1925 San Francisco Seals season

1925 San Francisco Seals
Minor league affiliations
	Pacific Coast League (since 1903);
Location
	Recreation Park (since 1907); San Francisco (since 1903);
Results
Record	128–71
League place	1st
Other information
Manager(s)	Babe Ellison
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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
Salt Lake City Bees	116	84	.580
Seattle Indians	103	91	.531
Los Angeles Angels	105	93	.530
Portland Beavers	92	104	.469
Oakland Oaks	88	112	.440
Sacramento	82	119	.408
Vernon Tigers	80	120	.400

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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	Paul Waner	174	699	280	.401	11	130
RF	Frank Brower	186	705	255	.362	36	163
CF	Gene Valla	177	769	256	.333	6	72
C	Sam Agnew	122	384	125	.326	20	85
1B	Babe Ellison	174	708	230	.325	22	160
SS	Hal Rhyne	188	724	228	.315	3	97
2B	Pete Kilduff	174	670	205	.306	20	126
OF	Tim Hendryx	117	330	100	.303	4	41
3B	Eddie Mulligan	180	751	215	.286	10	77
C	Archie Yelle	101	266	71	.267	1	21

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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
Bob Geary	50	287	20	12	.625	4.01
Ollie Mitchell	43	277	20	8	.714	4.29
Doug McWeeny	49	263	20	5	.800	2.70
Guy Williams	46	246	21	10	.677	3.84
Marty Griffin	43	209	16	4	.800	4.26
Jeff Pfeffer	36	193	15	15	.500	5.27
Bill Crockett	38	189	12	11	.522	4.38