This article is: about the: 1925 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see
1925 in baseball.
Sports season
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 gamesββto three.
This was the fourth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursorββto the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.
Scheduleβ»
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 changesβ»
The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimum home run distance was 250 feet.
Teamsβ»
League
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Team
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City
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Stadium
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Capacity
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Manager
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American League
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Boston Red Sox
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Fenway Park
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35,000
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Lee Fohl
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Chicago White Sox
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Chicago, Illinois
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Comiskey Park
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28,000
|
Eddie Collins
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Cleveland Indians
|
Cleveland, Ohio
|
Dunn Field
|
21,414
|
Tris Speaker
|
Detroit Tigers
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Detroit, Michigan
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Navin Field
|
30,000
|
Ty Cobb
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New York Yankees
|
New York, New York
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Yankee Stadium
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58,000
|
Miller Huggins
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Shibe Park
|
33,500
|
Connie Mack
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St. Louis Browns
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Sportsman's Park
|
24,040
|
George Sisler
|
Washington Senators
|
Washington, D.C.
|
Griffith Stadium
|
27,000
|
Bucky Harris
|
National League
|
Boston Braves
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
Braves Field
|
40,000
|
Dave Bancroft
|
Brooklyn Robins
|
New York, New York
|
Ebbets Field
|
26,000
|
Wilbert Robinson
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Cubs Park
|
20,000
|
Bill Killefer, Rabbit Maranville, George Gibson
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Cincinnati Reds
|
Cincinnati, Ohio
|
Redland Field
|
20,696
|
Jack Hendricks
|
New York Giants
|
New York, New York
|
Polo Grounds
|
43,000
|
John McGraw, Hughie Jennings
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Baker Bowl
|
18,000
|
Art Fletcher
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Forbes Field
|
41,000
|
Bill McKechnie
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
Sportsman's Park
|
24,040
|
Branch Rickey, Rogers Hornsby
|
Standingsβ»
Postseasonβ»
Bracketβ»
Managerial changesβ»
Off-seasonβ»
In-seasonβ»
League leadersβ»
American Leagueβ»
National Leagueβ»
Awards and honorsβ»
Home field attendanceβ»
Team name
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Wins
|
%Β±
|
Home attendance
|
%Β±
|
Per game
|
Philadelphia Athletics
|
88
|
23.9%
|
869,703
|
63.5%
|
11,295
|
Chicago White Sox
|
79
|
19.7%
|
832,231
|
37.2%
|
10,808
|
Detroit Tigers
|
81
|
-5.8%
|
820,766
|
-19.1%
|
10,659
|
Washington Senators
|
96
|
4.3%
|
817,199
|
39.9%
|
10,753
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
95
|
5.6%
|
804,354
|
9.2%
|
10,446
|
New York Giants
|
86
|
-7.5%
|
778,993
|
-7.7%
|
10,250
|
New York Yankees
|
69
|
-22.5%
|
697,267
|
-33.8%
|
8,826
|
Brooklyn Robins
|
68
|
-26.1%
|
659,435
|
-19.5%
|
8,564
|
Chicago Cubs
|
68
|
-16.0%
|
622,610
|
-13.2%
|
8,086
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
80
|
-3.6%
|
464,920
|
-1.9%
|
6,117
|
St. Louis Browns
|
82
|
10.8%
|
462,898
|
-13.2%
|
5,935
|
Cleveland Indians
|
70
|
4.5%
|
419,005
|
-13.1%
|
5,442
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
77
|
18.5%
|
404,959
|
48.4%
|
5,328
|
Boston Braves
|
70
|
32.1%
|
313,528
|
76.7%
|
4,125
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
68
|
23.6%
|
304,905
|
1.7%
|
3,960
|
Boston Red Sox
|
47
|
-29.9%
|
267,782
|
-40.3%
|
3,570
|
Eventsβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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 β September 25th". nationalpastime.com. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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