1925 American League

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The 1925 season of the American League was the twenty-fifth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Washington Senators 152 96 55 1 .632 -.- 829 (5.45) 670 (4.41) 0.303 0.368 0.411 3.70 0.972
2 Philadelphia Athletics 153 88 64 1 .575 8.5 831 (5.43) 713 (4.66) 0.307 0.361 0.434 3.87 0.966
3 St. Louis Browns 154 82 71 1 .532 15.0 900 (5.84) 906 (5.88) 0.298 0.357 0.439 4.92 0.964
4 Detroit Tigers 156 81 73 2 .519 16.5 903 (5.79) 829 (5.31) 0.302 0.376 0.413 4.61 0.973
5 Chicago White Sox 154 79 75 0 .513 18.5 811 (5.27) 770 (5.00) 0.284 0.364 0.385 4.29 0.969
6 Cleveland Indians 155 70 84 1 .452 27.5 782 (5.05) 817 (5.27) 0.297 0.358 0.399 4.49 0.966
7 New York Yankees 156 69 85 2 .442 28.5 706 (4.53) 774 (4.96) 0.275 0.333 0.410 4.33 0.974
8 Boston Red Sox 152 47 105 0 .309 49.5 639 (4.20) 922 (6.07) 0.266 0.332 0.364 4.97 0.956

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Bob Meusel New York Yankees 156
At Bats Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics 654
Runs Scored Johnny Mostil Chicago White Sox 135
Hits Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics 253
Doubles Marty McManus St. Louis Browns 44
Triples Goose Goslin Washington Senators 20
Home Runs Bob Meusel New York Yankees 33
Total Bases Al Simmons Philadelphia Athletics 392
Runs Batted In Bob Meusel New York Yankees 138
Stolen Bases Johnny Mostil Chicago White Sox 43
Caught Stealing Johnny Mostil Chicago White Sox 20
Walks Willie Kamm
Johnny Mostil
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
90
Hit by Pitch Johnny Mostil Chicago White Sox 12
Strikeouts Marty McManus St. Louis Browns 69
Sacrifice Hits Bucky Harris Washington Senators 41
Batting Average Harry Heilmann Detroit Tigers 0.393
On-Base Percentage Tris Speaker Cleveland Indians 0.479
Slugging Percentage Ken Williams St. Louis Browns 0.613
On-Base plus Slugging Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 1.066
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Ty Cobb Detroit Tigers 170

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Ted Lyons
Eddie Rommel
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
21
Losses Sam Jones New York Yankees 21
Win-Loss Percentage Stan Coveleski Washington Senators 0.800
Appearances Firpo Marberry Washington Senators 55
Games Started Slim Harriss
Earl Whitehill
Tom Zachary
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
33
Complete Games Howard Ehmke
Sherry Smith
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
22
Shutouts Ted Lyons Chicago White Sox 5
Games Finished Firpo Marberry Washington Senators 39
Saves Firpo Marberry Washington Senators 15
Innings Pitched Herb Pennock New York Yankees 277.0
Batters Faced Eddie Rommel Philadelphia Athletics 1154
Hits Allowed Sherry Smith Cleveland Indians 296
Home Runs Allowed Dave Danforth St. Louis Browns 19
Base-on-Balls Allowed Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics 131
Hit Batsmen Howard Ehmke Boston Red Sox 11
Strikeouts Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics 116
Wild Pitches Lefty Grove Philadelphia Athletics 9
Balks Ed Wells
Ted Wingfield
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
3
Runs Allowed Sherry Smith Cleveland Indians 151
Earned Runs Allowed Sherry Smith Cleveland Indians 128
Earned Run Average Stan Coveleski Washington Senators 2.84
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Herb Pennock New York Yankees 1.220

Postseason[edit]

In the World Series, the American League champion Washington Senators were defeated by the National League's Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's League Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Roger Peckinpaugh, a shortstop with the Washington Senators. In the award's voting, he had 45 out of a possible 64 points.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]