# 1925 Major League Baseball season

The 1925 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1925. The regular season ended on October 4, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 22nd 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 in 1909. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Washington Senators from the 1924 season.
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.

## Schedule

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 the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.
Opening Day, April 14, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the previous season. The final day of the regular season was on October 4. The World Series took place between October 7 and October 15.

## Rule changes

The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimum home run distance was 250 feet.

## Teams

| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Lee Fohl |
| American League | Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 28,000 | Eddie Collins |
| American League | Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | Dunn Field | 21,414 | Tris Speaker |
| American League | Detroit Tigers | Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | Ty Cobb |
| American League | New York Yankees | New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 58,000 | Miller Huggins |
| American League | Philadelphia Athletics | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 33,500 | Connie Mack |
| American League | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | George Sisler |
| American League | Washington Senators | Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | Bucky Harris |
| National League | Boston Braves | Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 40,000 | Dave Bancroft |
| National League | Brooklyn Robins | New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 26,000 | Wilbert Robinson |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Cubs Park | 20,000 | Bill Killefer |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Cubs Park | 20,000 | Rabbit Maranville |
| National League | Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | Cubs Park | 20,000 | George Gibson |
| National League | Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 20,696 | Jack Hendricks |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 43,000 | John McGraw |
| National League | New York Giants | New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 43,000 | Hughie Jennings |
| National League | Philadelphia Phillies | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,000 | Art Fletcher |
| National League | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | Bill McKechnie |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Branch Rickey |
| National League | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 24,040 | Rogers Hornsby |

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican League :
| 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 |

### National League

vteNational League :
| 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 |

## Postseason
### Bracket

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

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| 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 |

### In-season

| Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
| Chicago Cubs | Bill Killefer | Rabbit Maranville |
| Chicago Cubs | Rabbit Maranville | George Gibson |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Hughie Jennings |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Branch Rickey | Rogers Hornsby |

## League leaders
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| 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 |
Pitching leaders :
| 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 |

### National League

Hitting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Rogers Hornsby$^1$ (SLC) | .403 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby (SLC) | 1.245 |
| HR | Rogers Hornsby$^1$ (SLC) | 39 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby$^1$ (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 |
| 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 |
| WHIP | Dolf Luque (CIN) | 1.172 |

## Awards and honors

* League Award: Rogers Hornsby (SLC, National); Roger Peckinpaugh (WSH, American)

## Home field attendance

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

## Events

* 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.