Sports season
1925 MLB season |
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League | Major League Baseball |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | April 14 – October 15, 1925 |
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 |
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Regular Season |
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Season MVP | AL: Roger Peckinpaugh (WSH) NL: Rogers Hornsby (SLC) |
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AL champions | Washington Senators |
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AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
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NL champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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NL runners-up | New York Giants |
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World Series |
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Champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Runners-up | Washington Senators |
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MLB seasons |
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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
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
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
The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimum home run distance was 250 feet.[1][2][3]
Standings
American League | National League |
Postseason
Bracket
Managers
American League | National League |
League leaders
American League
National League
1 National League Triple Crown batting winner | |
Awards and honors
Home field attendance
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
References
- ^ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Team, Imagine Sports Editorial (May 20, 2019). "Historic Baseball Field Changes & MLB Rules That Changed Baseball". Imagine Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "A guide to rules changes in MLB (and sports) history". MLB.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ "This Day In All Teams History – September 25th". nationalpastime.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
External links
- 1925 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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