1925 Major League Baseball season

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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
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
National League

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.

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.

Teams[edit]

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,500
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 26,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 20,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 43,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040

Schedule[edit]

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.

Rule changes[edit]

The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimum home run distance was 250 feet.[1][2][3]

Standings[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL Washington Senators 3
NL Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Managers[edit]

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

National League[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

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

Events[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Team, Imagine Sports Editorial (May 20, 2019). "Historic Baseball Field Changes & MLB Rules That Changed Baseball". Imagine Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "A guide to rules changes in MLB (and sports) history". MLB.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "This Day In All Teams History – September 25th". nationalpastime.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

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