Pat O'Farrell did not appear on the 1925 American League leader boards as often, or as prominently, as usual. Here are the categories in which he placed in the league's top ten batters:
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Category Total Finish Leader Total
OBP .409 6th Babe Ruth .474
OPS .875 8th Babe Ruth 1.172
Runs Created 123.9 5th Babe Ruth 175.3
RC/27 Outs 7.50 7th Babe Ruth 13.60
PA 684 1st
Doubles 36 T-8 Joe Jackson 50
Home Runs 13 T-8 Babe Ruth 34
RBI 97 T-7 Lou Gehrig 129
Runs 130 2nd Babe Ruth 131
Stolen Bases 69 2nd Sandy Piez 71
Bases on Balls 115 4th Babe Ruth 131
EB Hits 59 7th Babe Ruth 95
For only the second time in his career, Pat failed to place in the top ten in slugging percentage. His .467 mark was good for 11th place. He still hits in the three hole for the Red Sox, but he's led off for the American League All-Star team the past two seasons. He used to bat third, or even fourth, for the All-Stars as well.
Still, you have to realize the man just turned 38, and if these stats belonged to almost anyone in the game besides Pat O'Farrell, who would say they represented an "off year?"