1925 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 15, 1925
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: Roger Peckinpaugh (WSH)
NL: Rogers Hornsby (SLC)
AL championsWashington Senators
  AL runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsPittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-upNew York Giants
World Series
ChampionsPittsburgh Pirates
  Runners-upWashington Senators
MLB seasons
1925 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Red Sox
White Sox
Indians
Tigers
Athletics
Browns
Yankees
Senators
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 Major League Baseball seasons
American League
1925 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Braves
Robins
Cubs
Reds
Giants
Phillies
Pirates
Cardinals
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 Major League Baseball seasons
National League

The 1925 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 15, 1925. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Pirates then defeated the Senators in the World Series, four games to three.

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.

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Harry Heilmann DET .393 Rogers Hornsby SLC .403
HR Bob Meusel NYY 33 Rogers Hornsby SLC 39
RBI Bob Meusel NYY 138 Rogers Hornsby SLC 143
Wins Eddie Rommel PHA
Ted Lyons CWS		 21 Dazzy Vance BKN 22
ERA Stan Coveleski WSH 2.84 Dolf Luque CIN 2.63
SO Lefty Grove PHA 116 Dazzy Vance BKN 221
SV Firpo Marberry WSH 15 Johnny Morrison PIT
Guy Bush CHC		 4
SB Johnny Mostil CWS 43 Max Carey PIT 46

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Washington Senators 3
NL Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Lee Fohl
Chicago White Sox Eddie Collins
Cleveland Indians Tris Speaker
Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb
New York Yankees Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Finished 2nd
St. Louis Browns George Sisler Finished 3rd
Washington Senators Bucky Harris Won 2nd straight AL pennant

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn Robins Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Bill Killefer, Rabbit Maranville and George Gibson
Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendricks Finished 3rd
New York Giants John McGraw Finished 2nd
Philadelphia Phillies Art Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates Bill McKechnie Won World Series
St. Louis Cardinals Branch Rickey and Rogers Hornsby

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Philadelphia Athletics[1] 88 23.9% 869,703 63.5% 11,295
Chicago White Sox[2] 79 19.7% 832,231 37.2% 10,808
Detroit Tigers[3] 81 -5.8% 820,766 -19.1% 10,659
Washington Senators[4] 96 4.3% 817,199 39.9% 10,753
Pittsburgh Pirates[5] 95 5.6% 804,354 9.2% 10,446
New York Giants[6] 86 -7.5% 778,993 -7.7% 10,250
New York Yankees[7] 69 -22.5% 697,267 -33.8% 8,826
Brooklyn Robins[8] 68 -26.1% 659,435 -19.5% 8,564
Chicago Cubs[9] 68 -16.0% 622,610 -13.2% 8,086
Cincinnati Reds[10] 80 -3.6% 464,920 -1.9% 6,117
St. Louis Browns[11] 82 10.8% 462,898 -13.2% 5,935
Cleveland Indians[12] 70 4.5% 419,005 -13.1% 5,442
St. Louis Cardinals[13] 77 18.5% 404,959 48.4% 5,328
Boston Braves[14] 70 32.1% 313,528 76.7% 4,125
Philadelphia Phillies[15] 68 23.6% 304,905 1.7% 3,960
Boston Red Sox[16] 47 -29.9% 267,782 -40.3% 3,570

Events

References

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