1925 Season

32 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1925 Major League Baseball season was played by 32 teams. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series, defeating the Washington Senators. Rogers Hornsby led with 39 home runs, Rogers Hornsby led with 143 RBI, and Al Simmons led with 253 hits. This page carries the 1925 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1925 Bracket
World Series PIT def. WS1 (4-3)
NNC KCM def. SLS (4-3)
NWS HIL def. KCM (5-1)

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1925 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Rogers Hornsby .403 2 Harry Heilmann .393 3 Tris Speaker .389 4 Al Simmons .387 5 Ty Cobb .378

OPS qualified

1 Rogers Hornsby 1.245 2 Ty Cobb 1.066 3 Tris Speaker 1.057 4 Harry Heilmann 1.026 5 Kiki Cuyler 1.021

Home Runs all players

1 Rogers Hornsby 39 2 Bob Meusel 33 3 Babe Ruth 25 4 Ken Williams 25 5 Gabby Hartnett 24

RBI all players

1 Rogers Hornsby 143 2 Bob Meusel 138 3 Harry Heilmann 134 4 Jack Fournier 130 5 Al Simmons 129

Hits all players

1 Al Simmons 253 2 Jim Bottomley 227 3 Sam Rice 227 4 Harry Heilmann 225 5 George Sisler 224

Runs all players

1 Kiki Cuyler 144 2 Johnny Mostil 135 3 Rogers Hornsby 133 4 Zack Wheat 125 5 Al Simmons 122

Stolen Bases all players

1 Max Carey 46 2 Johnny Mostil 43 3 Kiki Cuyler 41 4 Cool Papa Bell 30 5 Goose Goslin 27
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1925 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Bullet Rogan 1.74 2 Dolf Luque 2.63 3 Stan Coveleski 2.84 4 Eppa Rixey 2.88 5 Herb Pennock 2.96

WHIP qualified

1 Bullet Rogan 1.01 2 Steel Arm Tyler 1.11 3 Dolf Luque 1.17 4 Dazzy Vance 1.18 5 Nip Winters 1.18

Wins all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 22 2 Pete Donohue 21 3 Ted Lyons 21 4 Eppa Rixey 21 5 Eddie Rommel 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 221 2 Dolf Luque 140 3 Rats Henderson 125 4 Lefty Grove 116 5 Walter Johnson 108

Saves all pitchers

1 Firpo Marberry 15 2 Sarge Connally 8 3 Jess Doyle 8 4 Rube Walberg 7 5 Waite Hoyt 6
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📋 Standings

NNL

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 60-23 St. Louis Stars 65-30 Detroit Stars 55-39 Chicago American Giants 52-40 Memphis Red Sox 34-53 Cuban Stars West 20-31 Birmingham Black Barons 27-61 Indianapolis ABCs 17-53

ECL

Hilldale Club ★ 53-18 Harrisburg Giants 48-24 Baltimore Black Sox 33-31 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 36-36 Brooklyn Royal Giants 14-20 Cuban Stars East 16-26 Wilmington Potomacs 10-21 New York Lincoln Giants 7-41

American League

Washington Senators ★ 96-55 Philadelphia Athletics 88-64 St. Louis Browns 82-71 Detroit Tigers 81-73 Chicago White Sox 79-75 Cleveland Indians 70-84 New York Yankees 69-85 Boston Red Sox 47-105

National League

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 95-58 New York Giants 86-66 Cincinnati Reds 80-73 St. Louis Cardinals 77-76 Boston Braves 70-83 Brooklyn Robins 68-85 Philadelphia Phillies 68-85 Chicago Cubs 68-86

The 1925 season in brief

The best record in the 1925 standings belonged to the Hilldale Club, who finished 53-18. The New York Lincoln Giants finished at the bottom of the 1925 table at 7-41. Race by race in 1925, the Kansas City Monarchs (60-23) edged the St. Louis Stars (65-30) in the Negro National League, the Harrisburg Giants (48-24) finished a distant second to the Hilldale Club (53-18) in the Eastern Colored League, the Philadelphia Athletics (88-64) finished a distant second to the Washington Senators (96-55) in the American League, and the Pittsburgh Pirates owned the National League with a 95-58 mark, the New York Giants next at 86-66. The 1925 standings include the Eastern Colored League and Negro National League, Negro Leagues circuits that MLB now counts as major league, listed beside the American and National Leagues. The Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series over the Washington Senators, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Kansas City Monarchs over the St. Louis Stars in the series the bracket labels NNC (4-3) and the Hilldale Club over the Kansas City Monarchs in the series the bracket labels NWS (5-1). On the home run tile, Rogers Hornsby sat first with 39, ahead of Bob Meusel with 33. Among qualified hitters, Rogers Hornsby had the top batting average, .403, with Harry Heilmann next at .393. The 1925 leaders page lists every qualified line, and each club links to its own 1925 page.

1925 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1925?
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1925 World Series, beating the Washington Senators.
How many teams played in 1925?
32 teams played in the 1925 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1925?
Rogers Hornsby led with 39 home runs in 1925.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1925?
Rogers Hornsby led with 143 RBI in 1925.
Who led MLB in hits in 1925?
Al Simmons led with 253 hits in 1925.
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