The A’s move into first place to stay with a 12 – 5 win over the Indians at Cleveland. Philadelphia scores nine runs in the last two innings to give the win to Lefty Grove.

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The A’s move into first place to stay with a 12 – 5 win over the Indians at Cleveland. Philadelphia scores nine runs in the last two innings to give the win to Lefty Grove.

At Detroit, Tommy Bridges gives up three hits in stopping the Yankees, 3 – 1, and dropping the Bombers to second place as they will not retake first.

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At Detroit, Tommy Bridges gives up three hits in stopping the Yankees, 3 – 1, and dropping the Bombers to second place as they will not retake first.

Washington wins a doubleheader from Philadelphia and moves into first place. Bump Hadley wins the opener, 5 – 3, and Ad Liska adds a three-hit, 4 – 0 shutout in the nitecap, beating George Earnshaw. Joe Judge’s three-run homer in the 8th puts the game away.

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Washington wins a doubleheader from Philadelphia and moves into first place. Bump Hadley wins the opener, 5 – 3, and Ad Liska adds a three-hit, 4 – 0 shutout in the nitecap, beating George Earnshaw. Joe Judge’s three-run homer in the 8th puts the game away.

In Boston, Mel Ott hits for the cycle in New York’s 5 – 4, 10-inning loss to the Braves in a doubleheader nightcap. Ott’s home run in the 7th lands half-way up in the right field bleachers, the longest home run to that section since 1915. Joe Dugan matches Ott’s four hits and scores the winner. The Braves also win the opener, 4 – 3.

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In Boston, Mel Ott hits for the cycle in New York’s 5 – 4, 10-inning loss to the Braves in a doubleheader nightcap. Ott’s home run in the 7th lands half-way up in the right field bleachers, the longest home run to that section since 1915. Joe Dugan matches Ott’s four hits and scores the winner. The Braves also win the opener, 4 – 3.

Yankee OF Bob Meusel swipes second base, third base, and home in the 3rd inning as New York tops Detroit, 6 – 2. Lou Gehrig contributes a homer and two doubles to back Dutch Ruether’s pitching.

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Yankee OF Bob Meusel swipes second base, third base, and home in the 3rd inning as New York tops Detroit, 6 – 2. Lou Gehrig contributes a homer and two doubles to back Dutch Ruether’s pitching.

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5/16/1925: With the Yankees playing in Detroit, Earle Combs hit a solo homer into the right field bleachers off Ed Wells to lead off the top of the ninth inning. Wells had just entered the game. However, with two out in the bottom of the frame, home plate umpire Brick Owens stopped the game due to the weather conditions, since there lightning and thunder in the area and the sky had grown dark due to the storm. Combs lost what would have been his first major league dinger to the poor conditions. Eleven other batters’ statistics were affected by the loss of the ninth inning.

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5/16/1925: With the Yankees playing in Detroit, Earle Combs hit a solo homer into the right field bleachers off Ed Wells to lead off the top of the ninth inning. Wells had just entered the game. However, with two out in the bottom of the frame, home plate umpire Brick Owens stopped the game due to the weather conditions, since there lightning and thunder in the area and the sky had grown dark due to the storm. Combs lost what would have been his first major league dinger to the poor conditions. Eleven other batters’ statistics were affected by the loss of the ninth inning.

Thanks to a scoring change made after the game by a panel of sportswriters who reverse a 1st-inning hit into an error, Bob Groom of the Browns no-hits the White Sox, 4 – 0, in the second game of a doubleheader. Yesterday, Groom’s teammate Ernie Koob also threw a no-hitter against the Pale Hose.

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Thanks to a scoring change made after the game by a panel of sportswriters who reverse a 1st-inning hit into an error, Bob Groom of the Browns no-hits the White Sox, 4 – 0, in the second game of a doubleheader. Yesterday, Groom’s teammate Ernie Koob also threw a no-hitter against the Pale Hose.

Giants spitballer Jeff Tesreau’s no-hit bid against Pittsburgh is spoiled with two outs in the 9th when Joe Kelly lines a single. Tesreau retires the last batter to win, 2 – 0.

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Giants spitballer Jeff Tesreau’s no-hit bid against Pittsburgh is spoiled with two outs in the 9th when Joe Kelly lines a single. Tesreau retires the last batter to win, 2 – 0.

Pirates OF Ed Mensor will draw eight walks all year, but one of them comes in the 3rd inning against New York, ending Christy Mathewson’s string of perfect control at 47 innings. Mathewson takes a 7 – 1 lead into the 8th, but Ham Hyatt roasts a fastball into the RF stands to lead off and the Bucs follow with five singles. Matty holds on for a 7 – 4 win.

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Pirates OF Ed Mensor will draw eight walks all year, but one of them comes in the 3rd inning against New York, ending Christy Mathewson’s string of perfect control at 47 innings. Mathewson takes a 7 – 1 lead into the 8th, but Ham Hyatt roasts a fastball into the RF stands to lead off and the Bucs follow with five singles. Matty holds on for a 7 – 4 win.