| 1925 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Games | 154 |
| Teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular Season | |
| SeasonMVP | AL:Roger Peckinpaugh (WSH) NL:Rogers Hornsby (STL) |
| 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 | |
The1925 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1925. The regular season ended on October 4, with thePittsburgh Pirates andWashington Senators as the regular season champions of theNational League andAmerican League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the22nd World Series on October 7 and ended with Game 7 on October 15. The Pirates defeated the Senators, four games to three, capturing their second championship in franchise history, since their previous in1909. Going into the season, the defendingWorld Series champions were theWashington Senators from the1924 season.
This was the fourth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to theMajor League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.
The 1925 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the1904 season (except for1919) and would be used until1961 in the American League and1962 in the National League.
Opening Day, April 14, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with theprevious season. The final day of the regular season was on October 4. TheWorld Series took place between October 7 and October 15.
The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimumhome run distance was 250 feet.[1][2][3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Senators | 96 | 55 | .636 | — | 53–22 | 43–33 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 64 | .579 | 8½ | 51–26 | 37–38 |
| St. Louis Browns | 82 | 71 | .536 | 15 | 45–32 | 37–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16½ | 43–34 | 38–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 18½ | 44–33 | 35–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27½ | 37–39 | 33–45 |
| New York Yankees | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28½ | 42–36 | 27–49 |
| Boston Red Sox | 47 | 105 | .309 | 49½ | 28–47 | 19–58 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 52–25 | 43–33 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 66 | .566 | 8½ | 47–29 | 39–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 73 | .523 | 15 | 44–32 | 36–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 76 | .503 | 18 | 48–28 | 29–48 |
| Boston Braves | 70 | 83 | .458 | 25 | 37–39 | 33–44 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 | 38–39 | 30–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 | 40–37 | 28–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 27½ | 37–40 | 31–46 |
The postseason began on October 7 and ended on October 15 with thePittsburgh Pirates defeating theWashington Senators in the1925 World Series in seven games.
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Washington Senators | 3 | ||
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | ||
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | Pat Moran | Jack Hendricks |
| New York Giants | Hughie Jennings | John McGraw |
| St. Louis Browns | Jimmy Austin | George Sisler |
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | Bill Killefer | Rabbit Maranville |
| Rabbit Maranville | George Gibson | |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Hughie Jennings |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Branch Rickey | Rogers Hornsby |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Harry Heilmann (DET) | .393 |
| OPS | Ty Cobb (DET) | 1.066 |
| 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 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| WHIP | Herb Pennock (NYY) | 1.220 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Rogers Hornsby1 (STL) | .403 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby (STL) | 1.245 |
| HR | Rogers Hornsby1 (STL) | 39 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby1 (STL) | 143 |
| R | Kiki Cuyler (PIT) | 144 |
| H | Jim Bottomley (STL) | 227 |
| SB | Max Carey (PIT) | 46 |
1 National LeagueTriple Crown batting winner
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Dazzy Vance (BRO) | 22 |
| L | Burleigh Grimes (BRO) | 19 |
| ERA | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 2.63 |
| K | Dazzy Vance (BRO) | 221 |
| IP | Pete Donohue (CIN) | 301.0 |
| SV | Guy Bush (CHC) Johnny Morrison (PIT) | 4 |
| WHIP | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 1.172 |
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics[9] | 88 | 23.9% | 869,703 | 63.5% | 11,295 |
| Chicago White Sox[10] | 79 | 19.7% | 832,231 | 37.2% | 10,808 |
| Detroit Tigers[11] | 81 | −5.8% | 820,766 | −19.1% | 10,659 |
| Washington Senators[12] | 96 | 4.3% | 817,199 | 39.9% | 10,753 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[13] | 95 | 5.6% | 804,354 | 9.2% | 10,446 |
| New York Giants[14] | 86 | −7.5% | 778,993 | −7.7% | 10,250 |
| New York Yankees[15] | 69 | −22.5% | 697,267 | −33.8% | 8,826 |
| Brooklyn Robins[16] | 68 | −26.1% | 659,435 | −19.5% | 8,564 |
| Chicago Cubs[17] | 68 | −16.0% | 622,610 | −13.2% | 8,086 |
| Cincinnati Reds[18] | 80 | −3.6% | 464,920 | −1.9% | 6,117 |
| St. Louis Browns[19] | 82 | 10.8% | 462,898 | −13.2% | 5,935 |
| Cleveland Indians[20] | 70 | 4.5% | 419,005 | −13.1% | 5,442 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[21] | 77 | 18.5% | 404,959 | 48.4% | 5,328 |
| Boston Braves[22] | 70 | 32.1% | 313,528 | 76.7% | 4,125 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[23] | 68 | 23.6% | 304,905 | 1.7% | 3,960 |
| Boston Red Sox[24] | 47 | −29.9% | 267,782 | −40.3% | 3,570 |
