1925 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1925 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators (4-3)
- Negro League World Series: Hilldale Daisies over Kansas City Monarchs (5-1)
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] MLB Statistical Leaders
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[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
| American League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Washington Senators | 96 | 55 | .636 | -- |
| 2nd | Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 64 | .579 | 8.5 |
| 3rd | St. Louis Browns | 82 | 71 | .536 | 15.0 |
| 4th | Detroit Tigers | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16.5 |
| 5th | Chicago White Sox | 79 | 75 | .513 | 18.5 |
| 6th | Cleveland Indians | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27.5 |
| 7th | New York Yankees | 69 | 85 | .448 | 28.5 |
| 8th | Boston Red Sox | 47 | 105 | .309 | 49.5 |
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | |||||
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 58 | .621 | -- |
| 2nd | New York Giants | 86 | 66 | .566 | 8.5 |
| 3rd | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 73 | .523 | 15 |
| 4th | St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 76 | .503 | 18 |
| 5th | Boston Braves | 70 | 83 | .458 | 25 |
| 6th | Brooklyn Robins | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 |
| 7th | Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 |
| 8th | Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 27.5 |
[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings
[edit] Negro National League final standings
| Negro National League (West) | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| St. Louis Stars | 69 | 26 | .726 | |
| Chicago American Giants | 54 | 40 | .574 | |
| Detroit Stars | 53 | 40 | .570 | |
| Cuban Stars | 22 | 25 | .468 | |
| Memphis Red Sox | 30 | 48 | .385 | |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 24 | 49 | .329 | |
| Indianapolis ABCs | 17 | 57 | .230 | |
- Kansas City won the first half, St. Louis won the second half.
- Kansas City beat St. Louis 5 games to 3 games in a play-off.
[edit] Eastern Colored League final standings
| Eastern Colored League (East) | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Hilldale | 65 | 26 | .714 | |
| Baltimore Black Sox | 61 | 29 | .685 | |
| Harrisburg Giants | 41 | 19 | .683 | |
| Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 38 | 44 | .463 | |
| Brooklyn Royal Giants | 16 | 16 | .500 | |
| New York Lincoln Giants | 15 | 20 | .429 | |
| Cuban Stars | 22 | 30 | .423 | |
| Wilmington/Washington Potomacs | 12 | 21 | .364 | |
[edit] Events
- May 5 - Everett Scott is benched by Yankees manager Miller Huggins‚ ending his record of 1‚307 consecutive games played. He is replaced by rookie Pee-Wee Wanninger at shortstop in the 6–2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. His mark will be broken by Lou Gehrig on August 17, 1933.
- May 17 - Cleveland's Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit, off Tom Zachary, in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators.
- June 6 - Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox records his 3000th career hit.
[edit] Births
- February 9 - Vic Wertz
- February 13 - Mike Palm
- March 24 - Dick Kryhoski
- April 6 - Hal Schacker
- May 2 - Ralph Brickner
- May 12 - Yogi Berra
- June 8 - Del Ennis
- July 18 - Windy McCall
- August 1 - Bobby Balcena
- August 16 - Willie Jones
- August 31 - Paul Hinrichs
- September 18 - Harvey Haddix
- September 26 - Bobby Shantz
- November 9 - Bill Bruton
- November 18 - Gene Mauch
- November 19 - Chuck Comiskey
[edit] Deaths
- February 15 - Duke Farrell, 58, catcher for eight teams who batted .300 four times, led American Association in home runs and RBI in 1891; later a scout
- March 4 - John Montgomery Ward, 65, pitcher who posted 164-102 record on the mound, including 47 wins for 1879 champion Providence and 1880 perfect game, then became shortstop, batting over .325 three times; fifth player to reach 2000 hits; organized first players' union in 1888, formed 1890 Players League
- May 31 - Harry Deane, 79, played two seasons, and managed one in the National Association.
- April 18 - Charles Ebbets, 65, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers franchise since 1897
- August 2 - Patrick T. Powers, 63, founder of the minor leagues' governing body who served as its first president from 1901 to 1909
- August 15 - Arthur Soden, 80, owner of the NL's Boston franchise from the 1870s to the 1900s; NL president in 1882
- October 7 - Christy Mathewson, 45, pitcher for the New York Giants whose 373 victories included two no-hitters and thirteen 20-win seasons, reaching 30 four times including modern NL record of 37 in 1908; led NL in ERA and strikeouts five times each, wins and shutouts four times; set NL career records for wins, strikeouts, games and shutouts; had ERA under 2.00 five times with career 2.13 mark; pitched three shutouts in six days as star of 1905 World Series
- November 7 - Sam Kimber, 73, Brooklyn pitcher who threw no-hitter in 1884
- November 20 - John Coleman, 52, pitcher for the 1895 St. Louis Cardinals
- December 31 - Denny Sullivan, 67, third baseman for the Providence Grays 1879 National League champions and the 1880 Boston Red Caps
