On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 79 45 .637 --
Athletics 74 47 .612 3.5
White Sox 68 58 .540 12.0
Browns 66 59 .528 13.5
Tigers 64 60 .516 15.0
Indians 60 68 .469 21.0
Yankees 50 72 .410 28.0
Red Sox 36 88 .290 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 46 .623 --
Giants 73 57 .562 7.0
Reds 67 58 .536 10.5
Robins 61 63 .492 16.0
Cardinals 60 68 .469 19.0
Cubs 56 70 .444 22.0
Phillies 54 68 .443 22.0
Braves 55 72 .433 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 5
1 Heinie Mueller 5
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Wheat 6
2 Jim Bottomley 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Al Niehaus 4
3 Sam Rice 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Virgil Barnes 0.44
2 Sherry Smith 0.40
3 Tiny Osborne 0.38
4 Duster Mails 0.33
4 Allan Sothoron 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Barnes 4
1 Duster Mails 4
1 Jack Scott 4
1 Sherry Smith 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Win Ballou 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .390
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 Al Simmons .380
4 Ty Cobb .378
5 Jim Bottomley .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 34
2 Bob Meusel 25
2 Ken Williams 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
5 Al Simmons 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 123
2 Jack Fournier 112
3 Bob Meusel 111
4 Jim Bottomley 110
5 Al Simmons 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 32
3 Max Carey 30
4 Sparky Adams 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.73
2 Dolf Luque 2.78
3 Stan Coveleski 2.80
4 Larry Benton 2.95
5 Herb Pennock 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 19
2 Dazzy Vance 19
4 Ted Lyons 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Dolf Luque 128
3 Lefty Grove 99
4 Walter Johnson 90
5 Jack Scott 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Rube Walberg 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Edd Roush .463
2 Al Simmons .460
3 Al Wingo .432
4 Freddy Leach .413
5 Eddie Brown .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Zack Wheat 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Joe Harris 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 20
2 Hughie Critz 18
3 Edd Roush 17
3 Zack Wheat 17
5 Rogers Hornsby 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Al Wingo 5
3 Cliff Heathcote 4
3 Ralph Shinners 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00
2 Vic Aldridge 0.37
3 Herb Pennock 0.42
4 Hal Carlson 0.69
5 Earl Whitehill 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elam Vangilder 5
2 Ed Wells 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Ted Blankenship 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Ted Blankenship 18
2 Dolf Luque 18
4 George Uhle 15
5 Jakie May 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Win Ballou 1
2 Neal Brady 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .423
2 Edd Roush .414
3 Zack Wheat .403
4 Eddie Brown .394
5 Bubbles Hargrave .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Jack Fournier 6
3 Zack Wheat 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 33
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Jim Bottomley 28
4 Dick Cox 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Edd Roush 9
3 Max Carey 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.76
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.65
3 Vic Aldridge 1.71
4 Tom Zachary 1.84
5 Jake Miller 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elam Vangilder 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Joe Giard 5
2 Dutch Ruether 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Dolf Luque 30
3 Jakie May 28
4 Ted Blankenship 27
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Elam Vangilder 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .390
2 Rogers Hornsby .383
3 Harry Heilmann .378
4 Al Simmons .367
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Bob Meusel 30
3 Ken Williams 27
4 George Harper 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Bob Meusel 140
3 Rogers Hornsby 133
4 Jack Fournier 130
4 Al Simmons 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 39
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Sparky Adams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.73
2 Sam Gray 2.76
3 Herb Pennock 2.91
4 Bill Sherdel 2.92
5 Eppa Rixey 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 25
2 Dazzy Vance 24
3 Pete Donohue 22
3 Walter Johnson 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 249
2 Dolf Luque 138
3 Walter Johnson 119
4 Lefty Grove 99
5 Burleigh Grimes 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 5
4 2 others tied 5