1925 Major League Baseball season

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Sports season

1925 MLB season

League| Major League Baseball
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 14 – October 15, 1925
Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16
Regular Season
Season MVP| AL: Roger Peckinpaugh (WSH)
NL: Rogers Hornsby (SLC)
AL champions| Washington Senators
AL runners-up| Philadelphia Athletics
NL champions| Pittsburgh Pirates
NL runners-up| New York Giants
World Series
Champions| Pittsburgh Pirates
Runners-up| Washington Senators
MLB seasons

← 1924

1926 →

The 1925 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 15, 1925. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Pirates then defeated the Senators in the World Series, four games to three.

This was the fourth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.

## Standings[edit]

### American League[edit]

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American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Washington Senators | 96 | 55  | 0.636  | —  | 53–22  | 43–33
Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 64  | 0.579  | 8½  | 51–26  | 37–38
St. Louis Browns | 82 | 71  | 0.536  | 15  | 45–32  | 37–39
Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73  | 0.526  | 16½  | 43–34  | 38–39
Chicago White Sox | 79 | 75  | 0.513  | 18½  | 44–33  | 35–42
Cleveland Indians | 70 | 84  | 0.455  | 27½  | 37–39  | 33–45
New York Yankees | 69 | 85  | 0.448  | 28½  | 42–36  | 27–49
Boston Red Sox | 47 | 105  | 0.309  | 49½  | 28–47  | 19–58

### National League[edit]

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National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 58  | 0.621  | —  | 52–25  | 43–33
New York Giants | 86 | 66  | 0.566  | 8½  | 47–29  | 39–37
Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 73  | 0.523  | 15  | 44–32  | 36–41
St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 76  | 0.503  | 18  | 48–28  | 29–48
Boston Braves | 70 | 83  | 0.458  | 25  | 37–39  | 33–44
Brooklyn Robins | 68 | 85  | 0.444  | 27  | 38–39  | 30–46
Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 85  | 0.444  | 27  | 40–37  | 28–48
Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86  | 0.442  | 27½  | 37–40  | 31–46

## Postseason[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| World Series |

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| AL | Washington Senators | 3 |
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 |

## Managers[edit]

### American League[edit]

| Team  | Manager  | Comments

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Boston Red Sox | Lee Fohl |
Chicago White Sox | Eddie Collins |
Cleveland Indians | Tris Speaker |
Detroit Tigers | Ty Cobb |
New York Yankees | Miller Huggins |
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | Finished 2nd
St. Louis Browns | George Sisler | Finished 3rd
Washington Senators | Bucky Harris | Won 2nd straight AL pennant

### National League[edit]

| Team  | Manager  | Comments

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Boston Braves | Dave Bancroft |
Brooklyn Robins | Wilbert Robinson |
Chicago Cubs | Bill Killefer
Rabbit Maranville
George Gibson |
Cincinnati Reds | Jack Hendricks | Finished 3rd
New York Giants | John McGraw | Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Phillies | Art Fletcher |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Bill McKechnie | Won World Series
St. Louis Cardinals | Branch Rickey
Rogers Hornsby |

## League leaders[edit]

### American League[edit]

Hitting leaders  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | Harry Heilmann (DET) | .393
HR | Bob Meusel (NYY) | 33
RBI | Harry Heilmann (DET)
Bob Meusel (NYY) | 134
R | Johnny Mostil (CWS) | 135
H | Al Simmons (PHA) | 253
SB | Johnny Mostil (CWS) | 43
Pitching leaders  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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W | Ted Lyons (CWS)
Eddie Rommel (PHA) | 21
L | Sad Sam Jones (NYY) | 21
ERA | Stan Coveleski (WSH) | 2.84
K | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 116
IP | Herb Pennock (NYY) | 277.0
SV | Firpo Marberry (WSH) | 16

### National League[edit]

Hitting leaders  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | .403
HR | Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | 39
RBI | Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | 143
R | Kiki Cuyler (PIT) | 144
H | Jim Bottomley (SLC) | 227
SB | Max Carey (PIT) | 46

1 National League Triple Crown batting winner

Pitching leaders  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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W | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 22
L | Burleigh Grimes (BKN) | 19
ERA | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 2.63
K | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 221
IP | Pete Donohue (CIN) | 301.0
SV | Guy Bush (CHC)
Johnny Morrison (PIT) | 4

## Awards and honors[edit]

* League Award
* Roger Peckinpaugh, Washington Senators, SS
* Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis Cardinals, 2B

## Home field attendance[edit]

Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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Philadelphia Athletics[1] | 88  | 23.9%  | 869,703  | 63.5%  | 11,295
Chicago White Sox[2] | 79  | 19.7%  | 832,231  | 37.2%  | 10,808
Detroit Tigers[3] | 81  | -5.8%  | 820,766  | -19.1%  | 10,659
Washington Senators[4] | 96  | 4.3%  | 817,199  | 39.9%  | 10,753
Pittsburgh Pirates[5] | 95  | 5.6%  | 804,354  | 9.2%  | 10,446
New York Giants[6] | 86  | -7.5%  | 778,993  | -7.7%  | 10,250
New York Yankees[7] | 69  | -22.5%  | 697,267  | -33.8%  | 8,826
Brooklyn Robins[8] | 68  | -26.1%  | 659,435  | -19.5%  | 8,564
Chicago Cubs[9] | 68  | -16.0%  | 622,610  | -13.2%  | 8,086
Cincinnati Reds[10] | 80  | -3.6%  | 464,920  | -1.9%  | 6,117
St. Louis Browns[11] | 82  | 10.8%  | 462,898  | -13.2%  | 5,935
Cleveland Indians[12] | 70  | 4.5%  | 419,005  | -13.1%  | 5,442
St. Louis Cardinals[13] | 77  | 18.5%  | 404,959  | 48.4%  | 5,328
Boston Braves[14] | 70  | 32.1%  | 313,528  | 76.7%  | 4,125
Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 68  | 23.6%  | 304,905  | 1.7%  | 3,960
Boston Red Sox[16] | 47  | -29.9%  | 267,782  | -40.3%  | 3,570

## Events[edit]

* September 25 – Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals is fined $500 and stood down for the remainder of the season after refusing to take the field against the Brooklyn Robins.[17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
2. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. ^ "This Day In All Teams History – September 25th". nationalpastime.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* 1925 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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1925 MLB season by team

American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

1925 World Series

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Major League Baseball seasons

Pre-modern era|

| Beginnings|

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See also|

* Major League Baseball schedule
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