DonaldsonJohn

June 14, 1925: ‘Outlaw’ Swede Risberg defeats John Donaldson in Montana duel

  The towns of Scobey and Plentywood, 40 miles apart…

June 15, 1925: Athletics overcome 12-run deficit to knock off Cleveland

From 1910 through 1914, Philadelphia won four of five pennants…

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…
Jack Fournier (Trading Card DB)

July 2, 1925: A Rube Awakening: Brooklyn bats bombard Boston’s Marquard

Good-looking matchups on paper sometimes fail to deliver anywhere…

July 7, 1925: Bernie Neis’s historic clout leaves Braves Field

An ordinary doubleheader on a lazy Tuesday afternoon turned extraordinary…
Sisler, George

July 11, 1925: Browns’ George Sisler knocks in a career-high seven runs

The Washington Senators were feeling plenty good about themselves.…
Ebbets Field: Great, Historic, and Memorable Games in Brooklyn's Lost Ballpark

July 20, 1925: Dodgers’ Dazzy Vance ties NL record with 17 strikeouts

Hard-throwing Dazzy Vance was in agony. Brooklyn sportswriter…

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…

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…
He didn’t “dazzle” in the minors while suffering from a chronic sore arm. In 1920, while pitching in New Orleans, he had surgery following a poker incident and found himself cured. He broke in as a 31-year-old rookie in 1922 with Brooklyn.

September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history

The Brooklyn Robins were winding down a disappointing season.…
Stan Coveleskie (TRADING CARD DB)

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…