On June 1, 1925, In the 8th inning Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees begins his historic consecutive-game streak when he pinch-hits for shortstop Pee Wee Wanninger, it will be his only appearance as a pinch hitter in his 17-year career. Gehrig will fly out to left field off future hall of Famer Walter…
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page May 6, 1925 At Yankee Stadium Mickey Cochrane hits his 1st homerun, a solo shot off Sam Jones to tie the game at 2. The A’s will win 6-2, scoring 4 runs in the 10th inning to beat the…
On May 6, 1925, Everett Scott’s streak of 1,307 games played comes to an end. The Yankee shortstop is replaced in the lineup by “Pee Wee” Wanninger. Scott’s streak, the longest in major league history, will eventually be broken by his teammate – Lou Gehrig.
NMay 4, 1925 At Yankee Stadium 25 year old rookie Lefty Grove records his first win pitching 4 innings in relief. The Philadelphia a’s were down 7-6 entering the 9th when Max Bishop took another future hall of famer Waite Hoyt deep to tie the game and the A’s push across another run on a…
1925 – At spring training, the New York Yankees whip the Brooklyn Robins, 16 – 9, but the headlines are about Babe Ruth. The Bambino collapses in the railroad station in Asheville, NC, and winds up in a New York City hospital. Ruth will undergo an operation for an ulcer on April 17th and will be in bed until May 26th.
The Yankees get four-time 20-game winner Urban Shocker from the Browns for pitchers Milt Gaston, Joe Giard, and Joe Bush. Shocker led the Browns in wins in each of the past five seasons and will be a mainstay on two pennant-winning staffs for New York. Bush had beaten the Browns 17 straight times after losing to them on June 12, 1922.
July 5 1924 Babe Ruth unconscious at Griffith Stadium in Washington during a game against the Senators. The Babe was out for 5 minutes after colliding with the wall going for a ball. Once he came to, Muller Huggins wanted to take him out, but Ruth wouldn’t hear of it. He finished playing…
Yankees Acquire Earle Combs Louisville Colonels star outfielder, who hit .380 last year for Louisville. Colonels owner Bill Kneblekamp gets $50,000, outfielder Elmer Smith and another player, and demands that the Yankees play an exhibition game in Louisville with a guarantee that Babe Ruth is in the lineup. This reportedly nets Kneblekamp an additional $5,000.
Major League Baseball Season Recap 1923 World Series – New York Yankees AL over New York Giants NL 4 games to 2 World Series MVP – Babe Ruth Award – Awards – </strong? Major League Cy Young Award Cy Young Award National League Cy Young Award American League MVP Awards – NL AL Babe Ruth Major League Rookie of The…
1923 – The Yankees sell Carl Mays (5-2), who is considered a troublemaker, to the Reds for $7500. The submariner will win 20 for the Reds next season.
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