On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 96 53 .644 --
Athletics 87 63 .580 9.5
Browns 81 69 .540 15.5
Tigers 79 72 .523 18.0
White Sox 76 75 .503 21.0
Indians 70 81 .464 27.0
Yankees 68 84 .447 29.5
Red Sox 45 105 .300 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 57 .623 --
Giants 86 64 .573 7.5
Reds 79 72 .523 15.0
Cardinals 75 75 .500 18.5
Braves 69 83 .454 25.5
Robins 68 83 .450 26.0
Cubs 67 84 .444 27.0
Phillies 65 85 .433 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Cox 4
2 Spencer Adams 2
2 John Bischoff 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Jenkins 2
1 Heinie Sand 2
1 Stuffy Stewart 2
4 Dick Cox 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Bischoff 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.36
2 Win Ballou 0.27
3 Claude Willoughby 0.20
4 Bob McGraw 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Claude Willoughby 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Win Ballou 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
3 Claude Willoughby 3
4 Bob McGraw 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clarence Mitchell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .403
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Harry Heilmann .387
4 Al Simmons .385
5 Jim Bottomley .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Bob Meusel 32
3 Ken Williams 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 143
2 Bob Meusel 132
3 Jim Bottomley 130
3 Harry Heilmann 130
5 Al Simmons 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Johnny Mostil 42
3 Kiki Cuyler 40
4 Sparky Adams 27
4 2 others tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.66
2 Stan Coveleski 2.88
3 Eppa Rixey 2.88
3 Art Reinhart 2.88
5 Herb Pennock 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Eppa Rixey 21
2 Eddie Rommel 21
4 Stan Coveleski 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 221
2 Dolf Luque 140
3 Lefty Grove 115
4 Walter Johnson 108
5 Slim Harriss 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Jess Doyle 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
3 Rube Walberg 7
5 Waite Hoyt 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .525
2 Al Simmons .492
3 Pie Traynor .457
4 Kiki Cuyler .429
5 Zack Wheat .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Bob Meusel 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 21
2 Babe Ruth 19
3 Lu Blue 14
4 Rogers Hornsby 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 1.00
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
3 Allan Sothoron 1.02
4 Pete Alexander 1.04
5 Hal Carlson 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ulrich 12
1 Rube Walberg 12
3 Pete Donohue 11
3 Joe Giard 11
5 2 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Dyer 3
2 Rube Walberg 2
3 Jess Doyle 1
3 Sam Gray 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .446
2 Zack Wheat .418
3 Sam Rice .417
4 Irish Meusel .415
5 Frankie Frisch .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Bob Meusel 7
3 Ben Paschal 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 32
2 Irish Meusel 29
2 Babe Ruth 29
4 Goose Goslin 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Lu Blue 7
4 Doc Gautreau 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 1.47
2 Dolf Luque 1.93
3 Urban Shocker 1.99
4 Dixie Davis 2.03
5 Benn Karr 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 5
1 Ted Blankenship 5
3 Larry Benton 4
3 Stan Coveleski 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 32
2 Vic Aldridge 27
2 Howard Ehmke 27
4 Rube Walberg 26
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Dyer 3
1 Sam Gray 3
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Joe Shaute 2
3 3 others tied 2