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May 8, 1925: Braves, Cubs celebrate National League’s Golden Jubilee
“By gory,” blurted Jack Manning to former teammate George…
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May 17, 1925: Cleveland’s Tris Speaker records 3,000th career hit
Tris Speaker was accustomed to flying around the basepaths. The…
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May 29, 1925: Syl Johnson, Bibb Falk, and the line drive that changed history
In late June of 1978 baseball historian Eugene Converse Murdock…
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June 1, 1925: Babe Ruth returns from ‘Bellyache Heard ‘Round the World’
Babe Ruth got a huge cheer when he stepped onto the field at…
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June 2, 1925: Tigers win 16-15 in a game as ‘wild as bedlam’
In what was described by Bert Walker of the Detroit Times as…
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June 2, 1925: Gehrig replaces Pipp as Miller Huggins shakes up Yankees lineup
In a ceremony at the White House in May 1925, President Calvin…
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June 3, 1925: Eddie Collins joins the 3,000-hit club
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, Eddie…
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June 4, 1925: Kiki Cuyler leads Forbes Field fireworks as Pirates pound Phillies
As June 1925 began, the race in the National League was close,…
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June 14, 1925: ‘Outlaw’ Swede Risberg defeats John Donaldson in Montana duel
The towns of Scobey and Plentywood, 40 miles apart…
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June 15, 1925: Athletics overcome 12-run deficit to knock off Cleveland
From 1910 through 1914, Philadelphia won four of five pennants…
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June 17, 1925: Tigers bat around twice in the 6th, Hooks Dauss earns 200th career win
Blowout games take on many different forms. There are blowouts…
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June 20, 1925: Cuyler, Carey, and Co. steamroll Brooklyn on Father’s Day
Promoted as a Father’s Day game because Sunday ball still ran…
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July 2, 1925: A Rube Awakening: Brooklyn bats bombard Boston’s Marquard
Good-looking matchups on paper sometimes fail to deliver anywhere…
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July 7, 1925: Bernie Neis’s historic clout leaves Braves Field
An ordinary doubleheader on a lazy Tuesday afternoon turned extraordinary…
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July 11, 1925: Browns’ George Sisler knocks in a career-high seven runs
The Washington Senators were feeling plenty good about themselves.…
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July 20, 1925: Dodgers’ Dazzy Vance ties NL record with 17 strikeouts
Hard-throwing Dazzy Vance was in agony. Brooklyn sportswriter…
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July 21, 1925: Red Sox rookie Roy Carlyle completes cycle against Chief Bender
On July 21, 1925, the Chicago White Sox (47-43) hosted the Boston…
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July 23, 1925: Lou Gehrig hits first of 23 career grand slams
At the end of the day on July 21, 1925, the Washington Senators…
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September 11, 1925: Walter Johnson wins 20th game of season for 12th and final time
“Many base ball critics have been trying to pass [him] out…
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September 12, 1925: Jackie Tavener’s three triples not enough for Tigers after Cleveland rallies in 13th
In 1925 the American League experienced a rebirth at shortstop…
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September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history
The Brooklyn Robins were winding down a disappointing season.…
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September 19, 1925: Ted Lyons misses out on no-hit bid as White Sox thump Washington, 17-0
This blowout game is memorable in many ways, yet it was slightly…
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September 22, 1925: Stanley Coveleski wins 20th game and secures AL ERA title
On August 27 the St. Louis Browns finished a sweep of Washington…
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September 24, 1925: Babe Ruth beats White Sox with extra-inning walkoff grand slam
In adding to his legend, Babe Ruth drove a pitch into Yankee…