| 1925 MLB season | |
| League: | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | Regular season:World Series: |
| No Of Games: | 154 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | AL |
| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Washington Senators |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | New York Giants |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1925 World Series |
| Seasonslist: | List of MLB seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1924 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1924 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1926 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1926 |
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.
See also: Major League Baseball 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 season (except for) and would be used until in the American League and 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.
The 1925 season saw the stipulation that the minimum home run distance was 250 feet.[1] [2] [3]
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | Pat Moran | Jack Hendricks | |
| New York Giants | Hughie Jennings | John McGraw | |
| St. Louis Browns | Jimmy Austin | George Sisler |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Heilmann (DET) | .393 | ||
| Bob Meusel (NYY) | 33 | ||
| Harry Heilmann (DET) Bob Meusel (NYY) | 134 | ||
| Johnny Mostil (CWS) | 135 | ||
| Al Simmons (PHA) | 253 | ||
| Johnny Mostil (CWS) | 43 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lyons (CWS) Eddie Rommel (PHA) | 21 | ||
| Sad Sam Jones (NYY) | 21 | ||
| Stan Coveleski (WSH) | 2.84 | ||
| Lefty Grove (PHA) | 116 | ||
| Herb Pennock (NYY) | 277.0 | ||
| Firpo Marberry (WSH) | 16 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | .403 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | 39 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby1 (SLC) | 143 | ||
| Kiki Cuyler (PIT) | 144 | ||
| Jim Bottomley (SLC) | 227 | ||
| Max Carey (PIT) | 46 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 22 | ||
| Burleigh Grimes (BKN) | 19 | ||
| Dolf Luque (CIN) | 2.63 | ||
| Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 221 | ||
| Pete Donohue (CIN) | 301.0 | ||
| Guy Bush (CHC) Johnny Morrison (PIT) | 4 |
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |