The 1925 season

1925 in baseball

-Champions:*World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Washington Senators *Negro League World Series: Hilldale Daisies over Kansas City Monarchs -Awards and honors:*League Award** Roger Peckinpaugh, Washington Senators, SS** Rogers Hornsby, St...

 was one of tragedy for the Brooklyn Robins

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

. Majority owner and team president Charles Ebbets

Charles Ebbets

Charles Hercules Ebbets, Sr. was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1902 to 1925.-Biography:...

 fell ill after returning home from spring training and died on the morning of April 18. Ed McKeever

Ed McKeever (baseball owner)

Edward J. McKeever was a construction contractor in Brooklyn in the early 1900s. Ed and his brother Stephen bought half of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team from Henry Medicus on January 2, 1912. Together with co-owner Charles Ebbets, they built what became Ebbets Field...

 took over as president, but he caught a cold at Ebbets' funeral and died within a week of pneumonia

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...

. Stephen McKeever became the principal owner and team manager Wilbert Robinson

Wilbert Robinson

Wilbert Robinson , nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball...

 was additionally given the position of president. Through it all, the woeful Robins finished in sixth place.

Offseason

• February 4, 1925: Bernie Neis
  Bernie Neis
  Bernard Edmund Neis , is an American former professional baseball player who played outfield from 1920-1927.-External links:...
  
   was traded by the Robins to the Boston Braves
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   for Cotton Tierney
  Cotton Tierney
  James Arthur Tierney [″Cotton″] was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1920 through 1925 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Robins.-External links:...
  
  .

Notable transactions

• May 1, 1925: Art Decatur
  Art Decatur
  Arthur Rue Decatur was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1922-1927 for the Brooklyn Robins and the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
   was traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   for Bill Hubbell
  Bill Hubbell
  Wilbert William Hubbell was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1919-1925. He attended college at the University of Idaho. He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Lakewood, Colorado.-External links:...
  
  .
• May 10, 1925: Tommy Griffith
  Tommy Griffith
  Tommy Griffith was a professional baseball player from 1913 to 1925. He was a right fielder. Griffith mainly played with the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Robins. With these teams, he never hit below .250 and has over 100 hits six times...
  
   was traded by the Robins to the Chicago Cubs
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   for Bob Barrett
  Bob Barrett (baseball)
  Robert Schley Barrett was an infielder in Major League Baseball.-Sources:...
  
  .

Roster

1925 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
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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
C		109	352	109	.310	3	44
1B		145	545	191	.350	22	130
2B		146	615	202	.328	1	62
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF

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
	93	265	68	.257	2	39
	1	1	0	.000	0	1

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
	36	207.2	10	14	5.03	47

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
	17	63.1	0	3	4.12	23
	14	36	1	0	3.00	13

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
	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

External links

• 1925 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet