Nine Major League Baseball Players who debuted in 1925

Nine Major League Baseball Players who debuted in 1925

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    Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1925 Jimmie FoxxMickey CochraneLefty GroveBuddy MyerLeo DurocherBilly RogellFreddie FitzsimmonsMule HaasChuck Dressen   Lefty Grove  Lefty Grove starred for the great Orioles teams of the 1920s, delaying his appearance in the major leagues until he was 25. But he made up for the lost time, winning 300 games…

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In a trade of pitchers, the New York Giants send Jack Bentley and Wayland Dean to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jimmy Ring

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1925 – In a trade of pitchers, the New York Giants send Jack Bentley and Wayland Dean to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jimmy Ring. Bentley will return to the Giants before the end of next season.

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1925

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Major League Baseball Season Recap 1925 World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates NL over Washington Nationals (AL) AL 4 games to 3 Awards – MVP Awards – NL Rogers Hornsby AL Roger Peckinpaugh 1925,Offense remained up in 1925 as 14 players collected at least 200 hits. This group was paced by National League Triple Crown winner Rogers Hornsby and his .403…

The American League goes on record as opposing the use of rosin by pitchers

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The American League goes on record as opposing the use of rosin by pitchers, but the joint rules committee finally votes it in. The committee also agrees that future World Series games are set to start at 1:30 P.M.; 2nd-place money withheld from the eight Black Sox in 1920 is distributed to the other 1920 White Sox; and players signed by August 31st are declared eligible for World Series play. Finally, no times at bat will be charged in a fly ball advances a runner to second base or third base, as well as home.

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Cards player-manager Rogers Hornsby is named the MVP in the National League

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Cards player-manager Rogers Hornsby is named the MVP in the National League, gathering 73 out of a possible 80 votes. Hornsby was runner-up in 1924 to Dazzy Vance. Other strong contenders are Kiki Cuyler, the Pirates’ top hitter at .357; the Giants’ George Kelly; Pirates’ SS Glenn Wright; Brooklyn’s Vance; and Dave Bancroft, who hit .319 and topped NL shortstops in fielding average while managing the 5th-place Braves.

Bill Bruton Ties Doubles Record

November 9, 1925- Billy Bruton is born in Panola, Alabama.

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    November 9, 1925- Billy Bruton is born in Panola, Alabama. Bruton’s home run in the first regular season game at County Stadium in 1953 beat St. Louis. It proved to be his only home run of the season @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links