Lou Gehrig returns to 1B and goes 4 for 4, including 3 doubles, off Schoolboy Rowe, but the New York Yankees lose to the Detroit Tigers, 8 – 3.

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Lou Gehrig returns to 1B and goes 4 for 4, including 3 doubles, off Schoolboy Rowe, but the New York Yankees lose to the Detroit Tigers, 8 – 3.

Satchel Paige pitches the first no-hitter in Greenlee Field as the Pittsburgh Crawfords defeat the New York Black Yankees, 6 – 0.
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Satchel Paige pitches the first no-hitter in Greenlee Field as the Pittsburgh Crawfords defeat the New York Black Yankees, 6 – 0.

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In the second game of a doubleheader, Satchel Paige pitches the first no-hitter in Greenlee Field as the Pittsburgh Crawfords defeat the New York Black Yankees, 6 – 0. Three Hall of Famers support Paige: Oscar Charleston at first base, Judy Johnson at third, and Josh Gibson in left field. Ted Radcliffe, who pitched in the first game, is behind the plate for Paige’s gem.

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7/15/1925: Tommy Griffith of the Cubs homered off Johnny Couch in Philadelphia with one out and no one on in the seventh inning. The bottom of that inning was not completed and the game called because of rain so the score reverted back to the previous inning and Griffith’s home run was eliminated.

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7/15/1925: Tommy Griffith of the Cubs homered off Johnny Couch in Philadelphia with one out and no one on in the seventh inning. The bottom of that inning was not completed and the game called because of rain so the score reverted back to the previous inning and Griffith’s home run was eliminated.

Babe Ruth ties his 1919 record of 29 home runs with a game-winner in the 13th to beat the St. Louis Browns, 13 – 10. Two days later, he will break it by hitting two off Chicago White Sox P Dickie Kerr.

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Babe Ruth ties his 1919 record of 29 home runs with a game-winner in the 13th to beat the St. Louis Browns, 13 – 10. Two days later, he will break it by hitting two off Chicago White Sox P Dickie Kerr.

The Boston Red Sox play their fourth doubleheader in six days, losing the opener, 2 – 1, to the St. Louis Browns. Tilly Walker’s RBI double in the 8th gives Boston its first score in 28 innings. Boston breaks out in the second game, pounding four Brownie pitchers for 18 hits to win, 17 – 4. Babe Ruth picks up the win, leaving after six innings.

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The Boston Red Sox play their fourth doubleheader in six days, losing the opener, 2 – 1, to the St. Louis Browns. Tilly Walker’s RBI double in the 8th gives Boston its first score in 28 innings. Boston breaks out in the second game, pounding four Brownie pitchers for 18 hits to win, 17 – 4. Babe Ruth picks up the win, leaving after six innings.

In the first game of a doubleheader with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns rookie George Sisler goes all the way, allowing 6 hits in winning, 5 – 2.

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In the first game of a doubleheader with the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns rookie George Sisler goes all the way, allowing 6 hits in winning, 5 – 2.

At Fenway Park, Dutch Leonard shuts out the Cleveland Naps, 4 – 0. Umpire Tom Connolly, tiring of the taunting from the Boston Red Sox bench, ejects eight Boston players.

At Fenway Park, Dutch Leonard shuts out the Cleveland Naps, 4 – 0. Umpire Tom Connolly, tiring of the taunting from the Boston Red Sox bench, ejects eight Boston players.

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At Fenway Park, Dutch Leonard shuts out the Cleveland Naps, 4 – 0. Umpire Tom Connolly, tiring of the taunting from the Boston Red Sox bench, ejects eight Boston players.

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Veteran Three-Finger Brown, sold to the Cincinnati Reds over the winter after a 5-6 year with the Chicago Cubs, loses his match-up with New York Giants rival Christy Mathewson, 4 – 2. Matty walks none to run his streak to 61 innings.

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Veteran Three-Finger Brown, sold to the Cincinnati Reds over the winter after a 5-6 year with the Chicago Cubs, loses his match-up with New York Giants rival Christy Mathewson, 4 – 2. Matty walks none to run his streak to 61 innings.