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1925 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1925 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 44th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 34th season in the National League. The Cardinals went from 77–76 during the season and finished fourth in the National League.
| 1925 St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|
| National League |
| Sportsman's Park |
| St. Louis, Missouri |
| 77–76 (.503) |
| 4th |
| Sam Breadon |
| Branch Rickey and Rogers Hornsby |
| Seasons |
The 1925 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 44th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 34th season in the National League. The Cardinals went from 77–76 during the season and finished fourth in the National League.
Early in the 1925 season, second baseman Rogers Hornsby was named player-manager of the Cardinals, replacing Branch Rickey, whose professorial style of managing had gone over the heads of most of his players. Immediately after taking over, Hornsby told his fellow players, "Let's cut this baloney and just play ball." They went 64–51 the rest of the way.
The 1925 season also brought Hornsby's second triple crown. He posted a .403 batting average with 39 home runs and 143 RBI. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player, having barely missed the award in 1924. His .756 slugging percentage that year is the highest in the National League during the 20th century.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 58 | .621 | — | 52–25 | 43–33 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 66 | .566 | 8½ | 47–29 | 39–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 73 | .523 | 15 | 44–32 | 36–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 76 | .503 | 18 | 48–28 | 29–48 |
| Boston Braves | 70 | 83 | .458 | 25 | 37–39 | 33–44 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 | 38–39 | 30–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 | 40–37 | 28–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 68 | 86 | .442 | 27½ | 37–40 | 31–46 |
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| Boston | — | 13–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 12–10 |
| Brooklyn | 8–13 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 11–11 |
| Chicago | 10–12 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 8–14 |
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 10–12 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 8–13 | 12–10 |
| New York | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9 | — | 13–8 | 10–12 | 12–9 |
| Philadelphia | 16–6 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 6–16 | 8–13 | — | 8–14 | 7–15 |
| Pittsburgh | 15–7 | 17–5 | 10–12 | 13–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 |
| St. Louis | 10–12 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 9–12 | 15–7 | 8–14 | — |
| 1925 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| Ed Clough | ||||||
| Pea Ridge Day | ||||||
| Leo Dickerman | ||||||
| Eddie Dyer | ||||||
| Jesse Haines | ||||||
| Bill Hallahan | ||||||
| Duster Mails | ||||||
| Gil Paulsen | ||||||
| Art Reinhart | ||||||
| Flint Rhem | ||||||
| Bill Sherdel | ||||||
| Allen Sothoron | ||||||
| Johnny Stuart | Catchers | |||||
| Mike González | ||||||
| Bob O'Farrell | ||||||
| Walter Schmidt | ||||||
| Ernie Vick | ||||||
| Bill Warwick | ||||||
| Infielders |
Les Bell Jim Bottomley Jimmy Cooney Howard Freigau Rogers Hornsby Tommy Thevenow Specs Toporcer | | Outfielders Ray Blades Taylor Douthit Max Flack Chick Hafey Wattie Holm Heinie Mueller Ralph Shinners Jack Smith Other batters
Hy Myers | | Manager Rogers Hornsby Branch Rickey Coaches
Burt Shotton Joe Sugden |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bob O'Farrell | 94 | 317 | 88 | .278 | 3 | 32 |
| 1B | Jim Bottomley | 153 | 619 | 227 | .367 | 21 | 128 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 138 | 504 | 203 | .403 | 39 | 143 |
| SS | Specs Toporcer | 83 | 268 | 76 | .284 | 2 | 26 |
| 3B | Les Bell | 153 | 586 | 167 | .285 | 11 | 88 |
| OF | Ray Blades | 122 | 462 | 158 | .342 | 12 | 57 |
| OF | Chick Hafey | 93 | 358 | 108 | .302 | 5 | 57 |
| OF | Heinie Mueller | 78 | 243 | 76 | .313 | 1 | 26 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Shinners | 74 | 251 | 74 | .295 | 7 | 36 |
| Jack Smith | 80 | 243 | 61 | .251 | 4 | 31 |
| Max Flack | 79 | 241 | 60 | .249 | 0 | 28 |
| Jimmy Cooney | 54 | 187 | 51 | .273 | 0 | 18 |
| Tommy Thevenow | 50 | 175 | 47 | .269 | 0 | 17 |
| Walter Schmidt | 37 | 87 | 22 | .253 | 0 | 9 |
| Taylor Douthit | 30 | 73 | 20 | .274 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike González | 22 | 71 | 22 | .310 | 0 | 4 |
| Wattie Holm | 13 | 58 | 12 | .207 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Warwick | 13 | 41 | 12 | .293 | 1 | 6 |
| Ernie Vick | 14 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
| Howard Freigau | 9 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Hy Myers | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Haines | 29 | 207.0 | 13 | 14 | 4.57 | 63 |
| Bill Sherdel | 32 | 200.0 | 15 | 6 | 3.11 | 53 |
| Flint Rhem | 30 | 170.0 | 8 | 13 | 4.92 | 66 |
| Allan Sothoron | 29 | 155.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.05 | 67 |
| Art Reinhart | 20 | 144.2 | 11 | 5 | 3.05 | 26 |
| Duster Mails | 21 | 131.0 | 7 | 7 | 4.60 | 49 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Dickerman | 29 | 130.2 | 4 | 11 | 5.58 | 40 |
| Eddie Dyer | 27 | 81.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.20 | 25 |
| Pea Ridge Day | 17 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 6.30 | 13 |
| Ed Clough | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Stuart | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.13 | 14 |
| Bill Hallahan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 8 |
| Gil Paulsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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Rogers Hornsby, Most Valuable Player award
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Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion
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Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Best slugging average by a second baseman, (.756).
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Rogers Hornsby, Major league record, Highest batting average in a five-season span (.402 average from 1921 to 1925)
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Syracuse Stars | International League | Frank Shaughnessy and Harry Myers |
| A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Marv Goodwin and Pete Compton |
| C | Fort Smith Twins | Western Association | Carl Mitze |
- 1925 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1925 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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