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Marmel · 04-18-2003, 10:43 PM

1925

April

The White Sox and the A’s open the season tied for first place at 18-10. Just 2 games back are the Detroit Tigers. The Wave are 4 back. In the NL, the Cubs and Giants are tied for first with 17-11 records. The Dodgers and Reds are just 1 game back while the Phillies are 2 back.

On April 13, the Phillies Bob Shawkey threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory against the Braves. He fanned 8 men and walked none. The Phillies committed 2 errors on the day.

May

The San Francisco White Sox have pulled ahead in the AL with a 37-19 record, 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers and Highlanders are 7 and 8 games out respectively. The NL is a tight race so far. The Cubs stand in first, but only by 1 game over the Reds and Giants. The Dodgers are 4 out while the Phillies are 5 out.

June

The White Sox are still controlling the AL with a 52-29 record at the break. They are 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers are 9 back, and everybody else is 10 or more back. In the NL, the Giants are clinging to a 1 game lead over the Cubs. The Reds are right there, only 2 back.

The NL wins the All-Star game, 5-4, and Frank Frisch is named MVP. He went 2 for 3 with a homerun.

July

The LA Wave still cannot seem to get out of second place. They currently trail the White Sox by 4 games. In the NL we have a real good race. The Cubs have moved into first, leading the Giants by 2 games. The Phillies are 5 out while the Reds are 6 out.

August

Heading into the final month of play, the White Sox have a working margin of 6 games over the LA Waves. In the NL, the Cubs are holding on to a 3 game lead over the Giants.

On August 5th, the Phillies’ Paul Zahniser threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out 4 and walked 4.

September 10, 1925

The New York Giants have moved into a tie for first place with the Chicago Cubs/

September 26, 1925

The San Francisco White Sox have clinched the AL. They will make their 3rd consecutive World Series appearance. The Cubs have moved 3 up on the Giants and should clinch any day.

October 1, 1925

The Cubs have clinched the NL and will meet the White Sox for the title.

1925 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
San Francisco 97 65 .599 -- .236 2.73
Los Angeles 92 70 .568 5 .226 2.86
Detroit 91 71 .562 6 .232 2.89
New York (A) 84 78 .519 13 .231 2.88
Philadelphia (A) 81 81 .500 16 .238 3.38
Boston 76 86 .469 21 .236 3.47
Cleveland 66 96 .407 31 .236 3.77
Washington 61 101 .377 36 .210 3.16
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
Division
Chicago 95 67 .586 -- .236 2.85
New York (N) 94 68 .580 1 .236 3.16
Philadelphia (N) 86 76 .531 9 .227 3.09
Cincinnati 85 77 .525 10 .227 3.33
St. Louis 78 84 .481 17 .227 2.83
Brooklyn 77 85 .475 18 .222 3.36
Dallas 67 95 .414 28 .217 3.41
Pittsburgh 66 96 .407 29 .226 3.69

1925 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.305 Cy Williams(SF,AL)
.295 Tris Speaker(LA,AL)
.293 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL)
.292 Jim Curry(CLE,AL)
.289 Jimmy Welsh( SLN)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
48 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
39 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
34 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
33 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL)
31 Glenn Myatt(PHI,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
116 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
110 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
105 Ken Williams(SF,AL)
104 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL)
102 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.75 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL)
1.81 Colonel Snover(LA,AL)
1.86 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL)
1.91 Jim Park(DET,AL)
2.02 Pat Bohen(SLN)
TOP 5 in WINS :
26 Jim Park(DET,AL)
25 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL)
24 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL)
24 Fred Heimach(CHN,NL)
23 Cactus Keck(PHA,AL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
13 Les Howe(CIN)
10 Oscar Tuero(CHN)
9 King Lear(DET,AL)
9 Pete Standridge(SLN)
8 Axel Lindstrom(PHA)

World Series

The Series begins in San Francisco, but it is the Cubs who take both games and the 2-0 lead going to Chicago for games 3, 4 and 5.

The Sox win game 3, but the Cubs come back and win the next two to win the Series 4-1. The Cubs are the 1925 Champs. It is their second title. The White Sox have lost 2 World Series in a row now.

Champion Review

The Cubs had 2 brilliant pitchers lead the way this season. Pete Schneider went 25-13 with a 1.86 ERA. Fred Heimach went 24-9 with a 2.34 ERA.

38 year old CF Ty Cobb batted .293 on the season, and had 14 homeruns. He also led the team with 31 stolen bases. RF Dick Cox batted .267 and hit 10 homeruns. 1B Vic Saier batted .251 and led the team with 23 homers. He also stole 29 bags.

(Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award

AL: CF Cy Williams, SF, (557 AB, .305 AVG, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 90 R, 170 Hits, .883 OPS) - This is Williams’ second Award. His first came in 1918.
NL: C Frank Snyder, CIN, (543 AB, .262 AVG, 48 HR, 116 RBI, 90 R, 142 Hits, .898 OPS)

Cy Young Award

AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 26-9, 1.91 ERA, 334.2IP, 340 Ks, 47 BB) - This is Park’s 3rd Cy Young in the last 4 years.
NL: Bob Shawkey, PHI, (Record: 24-8, 1.75 ERA, 334IP, 268 Ks, 112 BB)

Rookie of the Year Award

AL: Roy Meeker, LA, (Record: 9-5, 2.74 ERA, 167.2 IP, 76 Ks, 49 BB)
NL: RF Jimmy Welsh, SLN, (523 AB, .289 AVG, 19 HR, 69 RBI, 65 R, 151 Hits, .798 OPS)

1925-1926 Offseason

Retirees:

Eddie Ainsmith retires ...
Vic Aldridge retires ...
Harry Baumgartner retires ...
Marty Berghammer retires ...
Curly Brown retires ...
Donie Bush retires ...
Delos Drake retires ...
Del Gainer retires ...
Joe Giannini retires ...
Stuffy Mcinnis retires ...
Paul Meloan retires ...
Willie Mitchell retires ...
Ray Morgan retires ...
Ray Gordinier retires ...
Hap Myers retires ...
Les Nunamaker retires ...
Howdy Caton retires ...
Jim Scott retires ...
Amos Strunk retires ...
Beals Becker retires ...
George Burns retires ...
Art Butler retires ...
Hank Gowdy retires ...
Arnold Hauser retires ...
Oscar Horstmann retires ...
Norm Mcneil retires ...
Dave Keefe retires ...
Gene Paulette retires ...
Harry Spratt retires ...
Al Gould retires ...
Zack Wheat retires ...
Babe Borton retires ...
Ted Cather retires ...
Deacon Jones retires ...
Bert Gallia retires ...
George Mohart retires ...
Wesley Callahan retires ...
Rollie Naylor retires ...
Joe Mathes retires ...
Billy Mullen retires ...
Del Paddock retires ...
Lee Dashner retires ...
Herbert Hill retires ...
Ray Schalk retires ...
Swede Risberg retires ...
Dutch Schliebner retires ...
Guy Cooper retires ...
Dutch Ruether retires ...
Ernie Koob retires ...
William Fischer retires ...
Jack Powell retires ...
Erwin Renfer retires ...
Reb Russell retires ...
Al Huenke retires ...
Herb Kelly retires ...
Joe Oeschger retires ...
John Potts retires ...
Johnny Rawlings retires ...
BOS: Benny Kauff retires ...
BOS: Josh Devore retires ...
SF: Scott Perry retires ...
SF: Wally Mayer retires ...
SF: Tom Mcguire retires ...
DET: Elmer Jacobs retires ...
DET: Scotty Ingerton retires ...
DET: Ping Bodie retires ...
DET: Carl Manda retires ...
NYA: Fred Snodgrass retires ...
LA: Sam Mayer retires ...
DAL: Karl Kolseth retires ...
DAL: Ginger Shinault retires ...
DAL: Jay Kirke retires ...
BRO: Jimmy Esmond retires ...
BRO: Frank Bruggy retires ...
CIN: Leo Callahan retires ...
CIN: Ray Francis retires ...
NY1: Fred Merkle retires ...
PHI: Tilly Walker retires ...
PIT: Harry Hooper retires ...
SLN: Ray Keating retires ...
SLN: Rube Marquard retires ...
He will be in the Hall Of Fame!
SLN: Jake Northrop retires ...

League Outlook

Commissioners note: I took this dynasty as a chance to mess with league numbers, which is why they have varied from year to year recently. While this season’s BA numbers are lower than I would like, the rest of the stuff I am happy with, so I will leave it until 1945, or so. Again, this is not a serious historical reply, so I am not bothered by the historical inaccuracies. If you are, well, I doubt you made it this far.

The San Francisco White Sox are quite frustrated with the last two World Series. Management thinks the White Sox nickname is haunting them (even though they did win a Series in San Francisco). They have decided to change their name to the Westerners. (Commissioners note: I can no longer stand the sound of San Francisco White Sox)

The rest of the league is heathy as can be. Expansion may occur next season!

Free Agency, of Note

Outside of 1 player, this is the worst FA group of players I have seen yet, however…..

The defending Champion Cubs have signed one of the best players in the game today. SS Rogers Hornsby inked a 3 year deal to play for the Cubs. He is (8/5/6).

Amateur Draft

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Washington pick: LF Mel Ott
Pittsburgh pick: 2B Joe Cronin
Cleveland pick: P Ernie Nevers
Dallas pick: 1B Babe Herman
Boston pick: RF Paul Waner
Brooklyn pick: P Alvin Crowder
St. Louis pick: RF Danny Taylor
Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Tony Lazzeri
New York (A) pick: P Rudy Kneisch
Cincinnati pick: P Tommy Thomas
Philadelphia (N) pick: P Johnny Werts
Detroit pick: P Sam Gibson
Los Angeles pick: P Norm Lehr
New York (N) pick: P Joe Poetz
Chicago pick: C Jack Cummings
San Francisco pick: P Hal Goldsmith

04-18-2003, 10:43 PM	#31
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	1925 April The White Sox and the A’s open the season tied for first place at 18-10. Just 2 games back are the Detroit Tigers. The Wave are 4 back. In the NL, the Cubs and Giants are tied for first with 17-11 records. The Dodgers and Reds are just 1 game back while the Phillies are 2 back. On April 13, the Phillies Bob Shawkey threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory against the Braves. He fanned 8 men and walked none. The Phillies committed 2 errors on the day. May The San Francisco White Sox have pulled ahead in the AL with a 37-19 record, 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers and Highlanders are 7 and 8 games out respectively. The NL is a tight race so far. The Cubs stand in first, but only by 1 game over the Reds and Giants. The Dodgers are 4 out while the Phillies are 5 out. June The White Sox are still controlling the AL with a 52-29 record at the break. They are 5 games better than the Waves. The Tigers are 9 back, and everybody else is 10 or more back. In the NL, the Giants are clinging to a 1 game lead over the Cubs. The Reds are right there, only 2 back. The NL wins the All-Star game, 5-4, and Frank Frisch is named MVP. He went 2 for 3 with a homerun. July The LA Wave still cannot seem to get out of second place. They currently trail the White Sox by 4 games. In the NL we have a real good race. The Cubs have moved into first, leading the Giants by 2 games. The Phillies are 5 out while the Reds are 6 out. August Heading into the final month of play, the White Sox have a working margin of 6 games over the LA Waves. In the NL, the Cubs are holding on to a 3 game lead over the Giants. On August 5th, the Phillies’ Paul Zahniser threw a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out 4 and walked 4. September 10, 1925 The New York Giants have moved into a tie for first place with the Chicago Cubs/ September 26, 1925 The San Francisco White Sox have clinched the AL. They will make their 3rd consecutive World Series appearance. The Cubs have moved 3 up on the Giants and should clinch any day. October 1, 1925 The Cubs have clinched the NL and will meet the White Sox for the title. 1925 Final Standings AL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division San Francisco 97 65 .599 -- .236 2.73 Los Angeles 92 70 .568 5 .226 2.86 Detroit 91 71 .562 6 .232 2.89 New York (A) 84 78 .519 13 .231 2.88 Philadelphia (A) 81 81 .500 16 .238 3.38 Boston 76 86 .469 21 .236 3.47 Cleveland 66 96 .407 31 .236 3.77 Washington 61 101 .377 36 .210 3.16 NL Standings : (Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA) Division Chicago 95 67 .586 -- .236 2.85 New York (N) 94 68 .580 1 .236 3.16 Philadelphia (N) 86 76 .531 9 .227 3.09 Cincinnati 85 77 .525 10 .227 3.33 St. Louis 78 84 .481 17 .227 2.83 Brooklyn 77 85 .475 18 .222 3.36 Dallas 67 95 .414 28 .217 3.41 Pittsburgh 66 96 .407 29 .226 3.69 1925 Statistical Leaders TOP 5 in BATTING AVG : .305 Cy Williams(SF,AL) .295 Tris Speaker(LA,AL) .293 Ty Cobb(CHN,NL) .292 Jim Curry(CLE,AL) .289 Jimmy Welsh( SLN) TOP 5 in HOMERUNS : 48 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 39 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 34 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 33 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL) 31 Glenn Myatt(PHI,NL) TOP 5 in RBI : 116 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL) 110 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL) 105 Ken Williams(SF,AL) 104 Jack Tobin(CIN,NL) 102 Bob Meusel(NY1,NL) TOP 5 in ERA : 1.75 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL) 1.81 Colonel Snover(LA,AL) 1.86 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL) 1.91 Jim Park(DET,AL) 2.02 Pat Bohen(SLN) TOP 5 in WINS : 26 Jim Park(DET,AL) 25 Pete Schneider( CHN,NL) 24 Bob Shawkey(PHI,NL) 24 Fred Heimach(CHN,NL) 23 Cactus Keck(PHA,AL) TOP 5 in SAVES : 13 Les Howe(CIN) 10 Oscar Tuero(CHN) 9 King Lear(DET,AL) 9 Pete Standridge(SLN) 8 Axel Lindstrom(PHA) World Series The Series begins in San Francisco, but it is the Cubs who take both games and the 2-0 lead going to Chicago for games 3, 4 and 5. The Sox win game 3, but the Cubs come back and win the next two to win the Series 4-1. The Cubs are the 1925 Champs. It is their second title. The White Sox have lost 2 World Series in a row now. Champion Review The Cubs had 2 brilliant pitchers lead the way this season. Pete Schneider went 25-13 with a 1.86 ERA. Fred Heimach went 24-9 with a 2.34 ERA. 38 year old CF Ty Cobb batted .293 on the season, and had 14 homeruns. He also led the team with 31 stolen bases. RF Dick Cox batted .267 and hit 10 homeruns. 1B Vic Saier batted .251 and led the team with 23 homers. He also stole 29 bags. (Yet Unnamed) Best Batter Award AL: CF Cy Williams, SF, (557 AB, .305 AVG, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 90 R, 170 Hits, .883 OPS) - This is Williams’ second Award. His first came in 1918. NL: C Frank Snyder, CIN, (543 AB, .262 AVG, 48 HR, 116 RBI, 90 R, 142 Hits, .898 OPS) Cy Young Award AL: Jim Park, DET, (Record: 26-9, 1.91 ERA, 334.2IP, 340 Ks, 47 BB) - This is Park’s 3rd Cy Young in the last 4 years. NL: Bob Shawkey, PHI, (Record: 24-8, 1.75 ERA, 334IP, 268 Ks, 112 BB) Rookie of the Year Award AL: Roy Meeker, LA, (Record: 9-5, 2.74 ERA, 167.2 IP, 76 Ks, 49 BB) NL: RF Jimmy Welsh, SLN, (523 AB, .289 AVG, 19 HR, 69 RBI, 65 R, 151 Hits, .798 OPS) 1925-1926 Offseason Retirees: Eddie Ainsmith retires ... Vic Aldridge retires ... Harry Baumgartner retires ... Marty Berghammer retires ... Curly Brown retires ... Donie Bush retires ... Delos Drake retires ... Del Gainer retires ... Joe Giannini retires ... Stuffy Mcinnis retires ... Paul Meloan retires ... Willie Mitchell retires ... Ray Morgan retires ... Ray Gordinier retires ... Hap Myers retires ... Les Nunamaker retires ... Howdy Caton retires ... Jim Scott retires ... Amos Strunk retires ... Beals Becker retires ... George Burns retires ... Art Butler retires ... Hank Gowdy retires ... Arnold Hauser retires ... Oscar Horstmann retires ... Norm Mcneil retires ... Dave Keefe retires ... Gene Paulette retires ... Harry Spratt retires ... Al Gould retires ... Zack Wheat retires ... Babe Borton retires ... Ted Cather retires ... Deacon Jones retires ... Bert Gallia retires ... George Mohart retires ... Wesley Callahan retires ... Rollie Naylor retires ... Joe Mathes retires ... Billy Mullen retires ... Del Paddock retires ... Lee Dashner retires ... Herbert Hill retires ... Ray Schalk retires ... Swede Risberg retires ... Dutch Schliebner retires ... Guy Cooper retires ... Dutch Ruether retires ... Ernie Koob retires ... William Fischer retires ... Jack Powell retires ... Erwin Renfer retires ... Reb Russell retires ... Al Huenke retires ... Herb Kelly retires ... Joe Oeschger retires ... John Potts retires ... Johnny Rawlings retires ... BOS: Benny Kauff retires ... BOS: Josh Devore retires ... SF: Scott Perry retires ... SF: Wally Mayer retires ... SF: Tom Mcguire retires ... DET: Elmer Jacobs retires ... DET: Scotty Ingerton retires ... DET: Ping Bodie retires ... DET: Carl Manda retires ... NYA: Fred Snodgrass retires ... LA: Sam Mayer retires ... DAL: Karl Kolseth retires ... DAL: Ginger Shinault retires ... DAL: Jay Kirke retires ... BRO: Jimmy Esmond retires ... BRO: Frank Bruggy retires ... CIN: Leo Callahan retires ... CIN: Ray Francis retires ... NY1: Fred Merkle retires ... PHI: Tilly Walker retires ... PIT: Harry Hooper retires ... SLN: Ray Keating retires ... SLN: Rube Marquard retires ... He will be in the Hall Of Fame! SLN: Jake Northrop retires ... League Outlook Commissioners note: I took this dynasty as a chance to mess with league numbers, which is why they have varied from year to year recently. While this season’s BA numbers are lower than I would like, the rest of the stuff I am happy with, so I will leave it until 1945, or so. Again, this is not a serious historical reply, so I am not bothered by the historical inaccuracies. If you are, well, I doubt you made it this far. The San Francisco White Sox are quite frustrated with the last two World Series. Management thinks the White Sox nickname is haunting them (even though they did win a Series in San Francisco). They have decided to change their name to the Westerners. (Commissioners note: I can no longer stand the sound of San Francisco White Sox) The rest of the league is heathy as can be. Expansion may occur next season! Free Agency, of Note Outside of 1 player, this is the worst FA group of players I have seen yet, however….. The defending Champion Cubs have signed one of the best players in the game today. SS Rogers Hornsby inked a 3 year deal to play for the Cubs. He is (8/5/6). Amateur Draft Here is how the entire first round played out: Washington pick: LF Mel Ott Pittsburgh pick: 2B Joe Cronin Cleveland pick: P Ernie Nevers Dallas pick: 1B Babe Herman Boston pick: RF Paul Waner Brooklyn pick: P Alvin Crowder St. Louis pick: RF Danny Taylor Philadelphia (A) pick: 2B Tony Lazzeri New York (A) pick: P Rudy Kneisch Cincinnati pick: P Tommy Thomas Philadelphia (N) pick: P Johnny Werts Detroit pick: P Sam Gibson Los Angeles pick: P Norm Lehr New York (N) pick: P Joe Poetz Chicago pick: C Jack Cummings San Francisco pick: P Hal Goldsmith __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."