1925 Leaders & Numbers

Rogers Hornsby became one of two players—Ted Williams is the other—to twice win the triple crown. Kiki Cuyler may not have matched some of Hornsby’s stats, but he stunningly represented the NL’s most potent and complete package of numbers. Al Simmons catapulted to superstar status and served notice that the A’s were priming to reclaim the AL penthouse after years in its outhouse. Tris Speaker was denied his second batting title at age 37 when Harry Heilmann passed him with six hits in a season-ending doubleheader. Another 37-year-old legend, Zack Wheat, gave one last great go at it before his oft-injured ankle finally got the best of him. Bob Meusel ramped it up as the de facto Yankee bopper in Babe Ruth’s intestinal absence. Stan Coveleski gave the Senators the steal of the year after being traded outright from the Indians for two unequivocal benchwarmers. Pete Donohue and Eppa Rixey each managed 21 wins for a Cincinnati team whose offense withered. There were 34 starting pitchers with winning records in 1925, but neither Dolf Luque (first in NL ERA) nor Herb Pennock (second in AL ERA) was one of them. Slim Harriss, on the other hand, made it to the .500 mark for the only time in nine years. Ted Lyons’ star emergence rose the White Sox to a winning record for the first time since the banishment of the Black Sox Eight. Lee Meadows, piling up wins for the champion Pirates, was likely thanking—from his knees—the front office folks who got him traded from the horrendous Phillies two years earlier.

The Ten Best National League Hitters, 1925
Name	Team	G	BA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HB	SB	CS
1. Rogers Hornsby	St. Louis	138	.403	504	133	203	41	10	39	143	83	2	5	3
2. Kiki Cuyler	Pittsburgh	153	.357	617	144	220	43	26	18	102	58	13	41	13
3. Jack Fournier	Brooklyn	145	.350	545	99	191	21	16	22	130	86	8	4	6
4. Jim Bottomley	St. Louis	153	.367	619	92	227	44	12	21	128	47	2	3	4
5. Zack Wheat	Brooklyn	150	.359	616	125	221	42	14	14	103	45	1	3	1
6. George Harper	Philadelphia	132	.349	495	86	173	35	7	18	97	28	6	10	8
7. Pie Traynor	Pittsburgh	150	.320	591	114	189	39	14	6	106	52	2	15	9
8. Max Carey	Pittsburgh	133	.343	542	109	186	39	13	5	44	66	4	46	11
9. Irish Meusel	New York	135	.328	516	82	169	35	8	21	111	26	3	5	4
10. Ray Blades	St. Louis	122	.342	462	112	158	37	8	12	57	59	6	6	8

The Ten Best American League Hitters, 1925
Name	Team	G	BA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HB	SB	CS
1. Harry Heilmann	Detroit	150	.393	573	97	225	40	11	13	134	67	1	6	6
2. Al Simmons	Philadelphia	153	.387	654	122	253	43	12	24	129	35	1	7	14
3. Ty Cobb	Detroit	121	.378	415	98	157	31	12	12	102	65	5	13	9
4. Goose Goslin	Washington	150	.334	601	116	201	34	20	18	133	53	6	27	8
5. Tris Speaker	Cleveland	117	.389	429	79	167	35	4	12	87	70	4	5	2
6. Ken Williams	St. Louis	102	.331	411	83	136	31	5	25	105	37	3	10	5
7. Bob Meusel	New York	156	.290	624	101	181	34	12	33	138	54	1	13	14
8. Sam Rice	Washington	152	.350	649	111	227	31	13	1	87	37	4	26	11
9. Al Wingo	Detroit	130	.370	440	104	163	34	10	5	68	69	0	14	13
10. George Sisler	St. Louis	150	.345	649	100	224	21	15	12	105	27	0	11	12

The Ten Best National League Pitchers, 1925
Name	Team	ERA	W	L	PCT	SV	G	GS	IP	TB	ER	BB	WP	HB	BK
1. Pete Donohue	Cincinnati	3.08	21	14	.600	2	42	38	301	319	103	49	0	2	0
2. Eppa Rixey	Cincinnati	2.88	21	11	.656	1	39	36	287.1	326	92	47	1	7	0
3. Dolf Luque	Cincinnati	2.63	16	18	.471	0	36	36	291	284	85	78	8	2	0
4. Dazzy Vance	Brooklyn	3.53	22	9	.710	0	31	31	265.1	271	104	66	3	10	0
5. Jack Scott	New York	3.15	14	15	.483	3	36	28	239.2	281	84	55	1	4	0
6. Bill Sherdel	St. Louis	3.11	15	6	.714	1	32	21	200	240	69	42	1	3	0
7. Larry Benton	Boston	3.09	14	7	.667	1	31	21	183.1	188	63	70	2	2	0
8. Pete Alexander	Chicago	3.39	15	11	.577	0	32	30	236	312	89	29	1	3	0
9. Lee Meadows	Pittsburgh	3.67	19	10	.655	1	35	31	255.1	305	104	67	5	8	1
10. Virgil Barnes	New York	3.53	15	11	.577	2	32	27	221.2	269	87	53	0	1	0

The Ten Best American League Pitchers, 1925
Name	Team	ERA	W	L	PCT	SV	G	GS	IP	TB	ER	BB	WP	HB	BK
1. Stan Coveleski	Washington	2.84	20	5	.800	0	32	32	241	251	76	73	2	2	0
2. Herb Pennock	New York	2.96	16	17	.485	2	47	31	277	300	91	71	3	2	0
3. Ted Lyons	Chicago	3.26	21	11	.656	3	43	32	262.2	295	95	83	5	2	0
4. Walter Johnson	Washington	3.07	20	7	.741	0	30	29	229	238	78	78	1	7	0
5. Ted Blankenship	Chicago	3.03	17	8	.680	1	40	23	232	251	78	69	4	0	0
6. Slim Harriss	Philadelphia	3.49	19	12	.613	1	46	33	252.2	287	98	95	2	6	0
7. Eddie Rommel	Philadelphia	3.69	21	10	.677	3	52	28	261	315	107	95	5	7	0
8. Sam Gray	Philadelphia	3.27	16	8	.667	3	32	28	203.2	232	74	63	5	3	0
9. Jake Miller	Cleveland	3.31	10	13	.435	2	32	22	190.1	219	70	62	0	7	0
10. Dutch Ruether	Washington	3.87	18	7	.720	0	30	29	233.1	256	96	105	1	8	0

Brown type indicates league leader.
Notes: Walks (BB) do not include intentional walks (IB). For pitchers, caught stealing (CS) also includes pickoffs.
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