The New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 season was the team's 23rd season in New York and its 25th overall. The team finished with a record of 69-85, in 7th place, 30 games behind the Washington Senators

1925 Washington Senators season

The Washington Senators won 96 games, lost 55, and finished in first place in the American League. Fueled by the excitement of winning their second AL pennant, the Senators led 3 games to 1 the World Series before succumbing to the Pittsburgh Pirates....

. New York was managed by Miller Huggins

Miller Huggins

Miller James Huggins , nicknamed "Mighty Mite", was a baseball player and manager. He managed the powerhouse New York Yankee teams of the 1920s and won six American League pennants and three World Series championships....

. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

This season was marred by Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...

's infamous "stomach ache" that kept him out a good portion of the season. It was the club's lowest finish, in both percentage and place in the standings, since their 7th place finish in 1913

1913 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the club's eleventh in New York and thirteenth overall. The team finished with a record of 57-94, coming in 7th place in the American League...

. It was also the first time they had finished below .500 since 1918

1918 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the 17th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 60-63, finishing 13.5 behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. Their home games were played at the Polo Grounds.- Roster :- Starters by position...

. The Yankees would regroup and it would be 40 years before they would finish below .500 again.

Regular season

Notable transactions

• May, 1925: Oscar Roettger
  Oscar Roettger
  Oscar Frederick Louis Roettger was an American first baseman and right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he first played as a pitcher for the New York Yankees from 1923–1924, and later returned to the major leagues with the Brooklyn Robins in 1927 and as a...
  
   and players to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the St. Paul Saints
  St. Paul Saints
  The St. Paul Saints are a professional baseball team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. The Saints are a member of the North Division of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
  
   for Mark Koenig
  Mark Koenig
  Mark Anthony Koenig was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 seasons from 1925–1936. He was the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees 1927 Murderers' Row team, and was the last surviving member of that legendary team...
  
  . The Yankees completed the deal by sending Fred Hofmann
  Fred Hofmann
  Fred Hofmann , nicknamed "Bootnose," was a catcher , coach and scout in Major League Baseball, as well a player and manager in the Minor Leagues. Listed at , , Hofmann batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.Hofmann began his baseball career as a grade school catcher in...
  
   to the Saints on May 15 and Ernie Johnson
  Ernie Johnson (shortstop)
  Ernest Rudolph Johnson was a Major League Baseball shortstop. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he played for the Chicago White Sox , St. Louis Terriers , St. Louis Browns , and New York Yankees...
  
   to the Saints on October 28.

Roster

1925 New York Yankees
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
2B		125	439	108	.246	4	38
OF		98	359	104	.290	25	66

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
	76	170	48	.282	5	17
	28	110	23	.209	0	4
	3	2	0	.000	0	0

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
	43	246.2	15	21	4.63	92

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
	3	19.1	1	1	6.52	11

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
	8	0	1	0	12.71	8