1925 St. Louis Cardinals season

1925 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	44–67 (.396)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Branch Rickey and Rogers Hornsby
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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 77–76 during the season and finished 4th in the National League.

Regular season

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.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	58	0.621	—	52–25	43–33
New York Giants	86	66	0.566	8½	47–29	39–37
Cincinnati Reds	80	73	0.523	15	44–32	36–41
St. Louis Cardinals	77	76	0.503	18	48–28	29–48
Boston Braves	70	83	0.458	25	37–39	33–44
Brooklyn Robins	68	85	0.444	27	38–39	30–46
Philadelphia Phillies	68	85	0.444	27	40–37	28–48
Chicago Cubs	68	86	0.442	27½	37–40	31–46

Record vs. opponents

1925 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
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	—

Roster

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

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
2B	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	138	504	203	.403	39	143

Other batters

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
Cooney, JimmyJimmy Cooney	54	187	51	.273	0	18
González, MikeMike González	22	71	22	.310	0	4
Warwick, BillBill Warwick	13	41	12	.293	1	6

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Day, Pea RidgePea Ridge Day	17	40	2	4	6.30	13
Clough, EdEd Clough	3	10	0	1	8.10	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

• Rogers Hornsby, Most Valuable Player award

League leaders

• Rogers Hornsby, National League batting champion

Records

• Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Best slugging average by a second baseman, (.756).^[1]
• Rogers Hornsby, Major league record, Highest batting average in a five season span (.402 average from 1921 to 1925) ^[2]

Farm system

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

^[3]

References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
2. Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.43, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1925 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1925 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com