1925 Major League Baseball season
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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.
| 1925 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| 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 |
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.
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.
The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimum home run distance was 250 feet.[1][2][3]
American 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
| 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 |
Bracket
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Washington Senators | 3 | ||
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | ||
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 |
American League
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National League
1 National League Triple Crown batting winner |
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| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics[4] | 88 | 23.9% | 869,703 | 63.5% | 11,295 |
| Chicago White Sox[5] | 79 | 19.7% | 832,231 | 37.2% | 10,808 |
| Detroit Tigers[6] | 81 | -5.8% | 820,766 | -19.1% | 10,659 |
| Washington Senators[7] | 96 | 4.3% | 817,199 | 39.9% | 10,753 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 95 | 5.6% | 804,354 | 9.2% | 10,446 |
| New York Giants[9] | 86 | -7.5% | 778,993 | -7.7% | 10,250 |
| New York Yankees[10] | 69 | -22.5% | 697,267 | -33.8% | 8,826 |
| Brooklyn Robins[11] | 68 | -26.1% | 659,435 | -19.5% | 8,564 |
| Chicago Cubs[12] | 68 | -16.0% | 622,610 | -13.2% | 8,086 |
| Cincinnati Reds[13] | 80 | -3.6% | 464,920 | -1.9% | 6,117 |
| St. Louis Browns[14] | 82 | 10.8% | 462,898 | -13.2% | 5,935 |
| Cleveland Indians[15] | 70 | 4.5% | 419,005 | -13.1% | 5,442 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[16] | 77 | 18.5% | 404,959 | 48.4% | 5,328 |
| Boston Braves[17] | 70 | 32.1% | 313,528 | 76.7% | 4,125 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[18] | 68 | 23.6% | 304,905 | 1.7% | 3,960 |
| Boston Red Sox[19] | 47 | -29.9% | 267,782 | -40.3% | 3,570 |
- 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.[20]
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