1925 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1925 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 77-76. They scored 828 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .299 batting average. The offense was powered by Rogers Hornsby, who led the team with 39 home runs and 143 RBI. Jim Bottomley led the team with 227 hits for a .367 average.
The team allowed 766 runs and had a team ERA of 4.36. Bill Sherdel was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Allen Sothoron racked up 67 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Les Bell | 3B | 153 | 586 | 80 | 167 | 11 | 88 | 4 | .334 | .422 | .756 | .285 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 153 | 619 | 92 | 227 | 21 | 128 | 3 | .413 | .578 | .991 | .367 |
| Jimmy Cooney | SS | 54 | 187 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .292 | .353 | .645 | .273 |
| Howard Freigau | SS | 9 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 138 | 504 | 133 | 203 | 39 | 143 | 5 | .489 | .756 | 1.245 | .403 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 50 | 175 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .301 | .331 | .632 | .269 |
| Specs Toporcer | SS | 83 | 268 | 38 | 76 | 2 | 26 | 7 | .373 | .384 | .757 | .284 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 122 | 462 | 112 | 158 | 12 | 57 | 6 | .423 | .535 | .958 | .342 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 30 | 73 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .312 | .384 | .696 | .274 |
| Max Flack | OF | 79 | 241 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 5 | .309 | .344 | .653 | .249 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 93 | 358 | 36 | 108 | 5 | 57 | 3 | .321 | .425 | .746 | .302 |
| Wattie Holm | OF | 13 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .246 | .259 | .505 | .207 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 78 | 243 | 33 | 76 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .365 | .424 | .789 | .313 |
| Ralph Shinners | OF | 74 | 251 | 39 | 74 | 7 | 36 | 8 | .330 | .430 | .760 | .295 |
| Jack Smith | OF | 80 | 243 | 53 | 61 | 4 | 31 | 20 | .308 | .379 | .687 | .251 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Gonzalez | C | 22 | 71 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .380 | .352 | .732 | .310 |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 94 | 317 | 37 | 88 | 3 | 32 | 0 | .373 | .360 | .733 | .278 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 37 | 87 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .293 | .299 | .592 | .253 |
| Ernie Vick | C | 14 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .257 | .313 | .570 | .188 |
| Bill Warwick | C | 13 | 41 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .370 | .488 | .858 | .293 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hi Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5329 | 828 | 1592 | 109 | 752 | 70 | .348 | .445 | .793 | .299 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Clough | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8.10 | 1.600 | |||
| Clyde Day | 17 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6.30 | 1.500 | |||
| Leo Dickerman | 29 | 18 | 130.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 40 | 79 | 5.58 | 1.637 | |||
| Eddie Dyer | 27 | 5 | 82.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 4.15 | 1.422 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 29 | 25 | 207 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 63 | 52 | 4.57 | 1.382 | |||
| Bill Hallahan | 6 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3.52 | 1.634 | |||
| Duster Mails | 21 | 16 | 131 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 4.60 | 1.550 | |||
| Gil Paulsen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Art Reinhart | 20 | 16 | 144.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 26 | 47 | 3.05 | 1.355 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 30 | 24 | 170 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 1 | 66 | 58 | 4.92 | 1.541 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 32 | 21 | 200 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 53 | 42 | 3.11 | 1.290 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 28 | 22 | 155.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 67 | 63 | 4.05 | 1.516 | |||
| Johnny Stuart | 15 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 6.13 | 1.617 | |||
| Team Totals | 258 | 153 | 1335.7 | 77 | 76 | .503 | 7 | 428 | 470 | 4.36 | 1.460 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Les Bell and Jim Bottomley | 153 |
| At Bats | Jim Bottomley | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jim Bottomley | 681 |
| Batting Average | Rogers Hornsby | .403 |
| On-Base % | Rogers Hornsby | .489 |
| Slugging % | Rogers Hornsby | .756 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby | 1.245 |
| Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 133 |
| Hits | Jim Bottomley | 227 |
| Total Bases | Rogers Hornsby | 381 |
| Doubles | Jim Bottomley | 44 |
| Triples | Jim Bottomley | 12 |
| Home Runs | Rogers Hornsby | 39 |
| RBI | Rogers Hornsby | 143 |
| Walks | Rogers Hornsby | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Les Bell and Ray Blades | 47 |
| Stolen Bases | Jack Smith | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Ray Blades | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Rogers Hornsby | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill Sherdel | 15 |
| Losses | Jesse Haines | 14 |
| Saves | Eddie Dyer | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Sherdel | .714 |
| ERA | Bill Sherdel | 3.11 |
| WHIP | Bill Sherdel | 1.290 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Haines | 207 |
| Games | Bill Sherdel | 32 |
| Games Started | Jesse Haines | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Allen Sothoron | 67 |
| Complete Games | Bill Sherdel | 17 |
| Shutouts | Leo Dickerman, Bill Sherdel, and Allen Sothoron | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Haines | 884 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Haines | 234 |
| Walks Allowed | Leo Dickerman | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Flint Rhem | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Leo Dickerman, Flint Rhem, and Allen Sothoron | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eddie Dyer and Duster Mails | 7 |
