1925 Chicago Cubs

68-86 • .442 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1925 Chicago Cubs went 68-86 (.442) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 723 runs, allowed 773, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Gabby Hartnett (24 HR, 67 RBI) and Pete Alexander (15-11, 3.39 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
86 Losses
.442 Win %
8th Rank
723 R 773 RA
Diff -50

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723 Runs Scored
773 Runs Allowed
-50 Run Diff
629K Attendance

📈 vs. 1925 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 6% below the 1925 league average (.291)
OBP .329 5% below the 1925 league average (.347)
SLG .396 4% below the 1925 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.41 3% worse than the 1925 league average (4.27)
Runs Scored 723 7% below the 1925 league average (774 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 629,500
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Avg per Game 8,175

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1925

Batting Avg

1 Clarke Pittenger 0.312 2 Howard Freigau 0.307 3 Charlie Grimm 0.306 4 Art Jahn 0.301 5 Gabby Hartnett 0.289

Home Runs

1 Gabby Hartnett 24 2 Mandy Brooks 14 3 Charlie Grimm 10 4 Howard Freigau 8 5 Tommy Griffith 7

RBI

1 Charlie Grimm 76 2 Mandy Brooks 72 3 Howard Freigau 71 4 Gabby Hartnett 67 5 Sparky Adams 48
1925 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sparky Adams 149 627 95 180 29 8 2 48 44 15 26 0.287
Charlie Grimm 141 519 73 159 29 5 10 76 38 25 4 0.306
Howard Freigau 117 476 77 146 22 10 8 71 30 31 10 0.307
Gabby Hartnett 117 398 61 115 28 3 24 67 36 77 1 0.289
Cliff Heathcote 109 380 57 100 14 5 5 39 39 26 15 0.263
Mandy Brooks 90 349 55 98 25 7 14 72 19 28 10 0.281
Rabbit Maranville 75 266 37 62 10 3 0 23 29 20 6 0.233
Tommy Griffith 76 235 38 67 12 1 7 27 21 11 2 0.285
Art Jahn 58 226 30 68 10 8 0 37 11 20 2 0.301
Mike Gonzalez 70 197 26 52 13 1 3 18 13 15 2 0.264
Butch Weis 67 180 16 48 5 3 2 25 23 22 2 0.267
Clarke Pittenger 59 173 21 54 7 2 0 15 12 7 5 0.312
Bernie Friberg 44 152 12 39 5 3 1 16 14 22 0 0.257
Arnold Statz 38 148 21 38 6 3 2 14 11 16 4 0.257
Denver Grigsby 51 137 20 35 5 0 0 20 19 12 1 0.255
Ike McAuley 37 125 10 35 7 2 0 11 11 12 1 0.280
Hack Miller 24 86 10 24 3 2 2 9 2 9 0 0.279
Wilbur Cooper 32 82 12 17 2 1 2 10 1 4 0 0.207
Pete Alexander 32 79 7 19 4 1 2 12 1 5 0 0.241
Sheriff Blake 36 79 4 12 1 0 0 7 2 21 0 0.152
Tony Kaufmann 31 78 8 15 7 0 2 13 2 17 0 0.192
Guy Bush 42 57 3 11 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.193
Ralph Michaels 22 50 10 14 1 0 0 6 6 9 1 0.280
Percy Jones 28 39 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.154
Alex Metzler 9 38 2 7 2 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.184
Joe Munson 9 35 5 13 3 1 0 3 3 1 1 0.371
Bob Barrett 14 32 1 10 1 0 0 7 1 4 1 0.312
Gale Staley 7 26 2 11 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.423
Vic Keen 30 25 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.240
Bob O'Farrell 17 22 2 4 0 1 0 3 2 5 0 0.182
Elmer Jacobs 18 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.231
George Milstead 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
John Churry 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
C L Taylor 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Teddy Kearns 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Herbert Brett 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jumbo Brown 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Stueland 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mel Kerr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Osborn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1925

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 3.39 2 Wilbur Cooper 4.28 3 Guy Bush 4.30 4 Tony Kaufmann 4.50 5 Percy Jones 4.65

Wins

1 Pete Alexander 15 2 Tony Kaufmann 13 3 Wilbur Cooper 12 4 Sheriff Blake 10 5 Guy Bush 6

Strikeouts

1 Sheriff Blake 93 2 Guy Bush 76 3 Pete Alexander 63 4 Percy Jones 60 5 Tony Kaufmann 49
1925 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Alexander 15 11 3.39 32 30 0 236.0 270 89 29 63
Sheriff Blake 10 18 4.86 36 31 2 231.1 260 125 114 93
Wilbur Cooper 12 14 4.28 32 26 0 212.1 249 101 61 41
Tony Kaufmann 13 13 4.50 31 23 2 196.0 221 98 77 49
Guy Bush 6 13 4.30 42 15 4 182.0 213 87 52 76
Percy Jones 6 6 4.65 28 13 0 124.0 123 64 71 60
Vic Keen 2 6 6.26 30 8 1 83.1 125 58 41 19
Elmer Jacobs 2 3 5.17 18 4 1 55.2 63 32 22 19
George Milstead 1 1 3.00 5 3 0 21.0 26 7 8 7
Herbert Brett 1 1 3.63 10 1 0 17.1 12 7 3 6
Jumbo Brown 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 6.0 5 2 4 0
George Stueland 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 1 3 0
Bob Osborn 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 0 0 0

👥 Roster (40)

Sparky Adams Pete Alexander Bob Barrett Sheriff Blake Herbert Brett Mandy Brooks Jumbo Brown Guy Bush John Churry Wilbur Cooper Howard Freigau Bernie Friberg +28 more

40 players

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The 1925 Chicago Cubs in brief

In 1925 the Chicago Cubs posted a 68-86 mark (.442) and finished 8th in the NL. The Chicago Cubs scored 723 runs and allowed 773, a run differential of -50. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .275, 6% worse than the league's .291. The staff ERA of 4.41 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.27. Measured against the 774-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 629,500 fans came through the gates. Gabby Hartnett topped the Chicago Cubs with 24 home runs. Charlie Grimm led in RBI with 76. Sparky Adams collected the most hits, 180. Pete Alexander was the top winner, with 15 victories. The strikeout leader was Sheriff Blake with 93.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1925 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1925 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1925 Chicago Cubs finished 68-86 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1925 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Gabby Hartnett led the 1925 Chicago Cubs with 24 home runs.
What was the 1925 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1925 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1925 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1925 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1925 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1925 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1925 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gabby Hartnett (24 HR, 67 RBI) and Pete Alexander (15-11, 3.39 ERA).
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