1925 San Francisco Seals season explained

San Francisco Seals
Season:	1925
Record:	128–71
League:	Pacific Coast League
Ballpark:	Recreation Park
City:	San Francisco
League Place:	1st
Manager:	Babe Ellison

The 1925 San Francisco Seals season was the 23rd season in the history of the San Francisco Seals baseball team. The 1925 team won the Pacific Coast League (PCL) pennant with a 128–71 record.^[1]

The team was selected by Minor League Baseball as the tenth greatest minor league team in baseball history.^[2] The 1925 Seals were also selected in 2003 by a panel of minor league experts as the second best team in the PCL's 100-year history.^[3]

Outfielder Paul Waner won the PCL batting championship with a .401 batting average and tallied 280 hits and 75 doubles.^[1] ^[4] Waner was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates after the 1925 season for $40,000.^[5] He went on to play 15 years for the Pirates and was later inducted into both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.

Right fielder Frank Brower had a .362 batting average and led the team with 36 home runs and 411 total bases.^[4] First baseman and manager Babe Ellison compiled a .325 batting average with 22 home runs.^[4] Ellison was inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2006. Smead Jolley also began his professional baseball career with the 1925 Seals. He joined the club late in the season and hit .447 in 34 games.^[4] Smolley went on to win PCL batting titles in 1927, 1928, and 1938. He was inducted in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2003.

Pitcher Doug "Buzz" McWeeny led the team with an .800 winning percentage (20–5 win–loss record) and a 2.70 earned run average (ERA).^[4] He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers after the 1925 season. In addition to McWeeny, three other San Francisco pitchers won 20 games: Guy Williams (21-10, 3.84 ERA); Bob Geary (20-12, 4.01 ERA), and Ollie Mitchell (20-8, 4.29 ERA).^[4]

1925 PCL standings

Team	W	L	Pct.
San Francisco Seals	128	71	.643
	116	84	.580
	103	91	.531
	105	93	.530
	92	104	.469
	88	112	.440
Sacramento	82	119	.408
	80	120	.400

^[1]

Players

Batting

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
LF		174	699	280	.401	11	130
RF		186	705	255	.362	36	163
CF	Gene Valla	177	769	256	.333	6	72
C		122	384	125	.326	20	85
1B		174	708	230	.325	22	160
SS		188	724	228	.315	3	97
2B		174	670	205	.306	20	126
OF		117	330	100	.303	4	41
3B		180	751	215	.286	10	77
C		101	266	71	.267	1	21

^[4] ^[2]

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average

Player	G	IP	W	L	PCT	ERA
	50	287	20	12	.625	4.01
Ollie Mitchell	43	277	20	8	.714	4.29
	49	263	20	5	.800	2.70
Guy Williams	46	246	21	10	.677	3.84
	43	209	16	4	.800	4.26
	36	193	15	15	.500	5.27
Bill Crockett	38	189	12	11	.522	4.38