May 25
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Events, births and deaths that occurred on May 25.
[edit] Events
- 1876 - Philadelphia and Louisville play to a 2-2 tie in 14 innings. It is the first tie in National League history.
- 1899 - Deacon Phillippe of the Louisville Colonels throws a no-hitter against the New York Giants, walking 2 and striking out 1 in a 7-0 win over Ed Doheny.
- 1906 - Martin Dihigo is born in Matanzas, Cuba. Over the course of his career, Dihigo will make seamless transitions between all nine positions and play in several countries. As a hitter he will lead the Negro Leagues in home runs in 1926 and 1935; as a pitcher he will win more than 300 games and defeat Satchel Paige while touring Cuba. He will be elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1977, becoming the only player in history to be inducted to the American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican and Venezuelan Halls of Fame.
- 1922 - After being thrown out at second trying to stretch a single, Babe Ruth throws dirt in the face of umpire George Hildebrand and then goes after a fan. Ruth is ejected, and eventually fined $500 and suspended one game by American League president Ban Johnson.
- 1929 - Pitcher Dizzy Dean signs a contract with the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League, a St. Louis Cardinals farm team.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth shows flashes of his past glory by hitting the last three home runs of his career in the Boston Braves 11-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ruth hits homers in the 1st inning (Red Lucas), 3rd inning (Guy Bush) and 7th inning (Bush again) along with a single in the 5th.
- 1951 - Willie Mays debuts for the New York Giants, striking out in the 1st inning against Bubba Church. Mays goes 0-5, but makes three good plays in the field.
- 1953 - Ralph Kiner hits the 300th HR of his carrer, off Al Corwin of the New York Giants at Forbes Field. Kiner is the 12th player to reach the mark.
- 1956 - 3B Tommy Brown of the Nashville Vols sets a probable Organized Ball record, when he reaches base for the 20th consecutive time. He has ten hits and ten walks during the streak.
- 1964 - Ground is broken for a new park for the St. Louis Cardinals. The stadium is expected to be ready in time for the 1966 season.
- 1965 - The National Brewery Co. buys 64,000 shares of stock in the Baltimore Orioles from Joe Iglehart. Jerry Hoffberger assumes the position of chairman of the board.
- 1981 - Bill Stein of the Texas Rangers hits a pinch-hit single off Doug Corbett to beat the Minnesota Twins. It is the 7th consecutive pinch-hit for Stein, breaking the American League record set by Bob Johnson in 1964.
- 1982 - Ferguson Jenkins strikes out Garry Templeton for the 3,000th K of his career. Jenkins is the 7th player to reach the plateau, but loses the game 2-1.
- 1983 - Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Jim Bibby and Jim Winn combine to walk seven straight batters, tying a 74 year old record.
- 1984 - The Boston Red Sox trade Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Buckner.
- 1989 - The Montreal Expos, hoping to add the last piece to a playoff contender, trade Brian Holman, Gene Harris, and 6' 10" Randy Johnson to the Seattle Mariners for Mark Langston. Mike Campbell goes to Montreal in July to complete the trade.
- 2005 - The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 - 1 in 12 innings, as manager Tony La Russa wins his 823d game with the Cardinals, passing Whitey Herzog for second place on the franchise list. La Russa is 218 victories behind Cardinals leader Red Schoendienst.
- 2006:
- The Houston Astros steal seven bases, the most by any team in the majors in nearly four years, in an 8 - 5 loss to the Washington Nationals. The Astros, whose club record is eight stolen bases, last stole seven on April 13, 1999, against San Francisco. Florida was the last team in the majors to steal that many, on May 27, 2002, against the Mets. Washington third-string catcher Matt LeCroy is benched during the seventh inning after allowing the seven stolen bases and committing two errors. "If my daddy was managing this team, I'm sure he would have done the same thing", LeCroy said.
- The Kansas City Royals blow an early 6-0 lead and drop their 13th straight game with a 13 - 8 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The skid is the second-longest ever for the Royals, who lost 19 straight the previous season and are a major league-worst 10-35.
- Rick Guttormson of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows flings a no-hitter against the Rakuten Golden Eagles, winning 6-0. It is the first no-hitter in Japan during interleague play.
- 2007 - Jamie Moyer beats the Braves. It marks his first win against Atlanta in 20 years and 2 days, the longest stretch between victories against a team in MLB history. Mike Morgan had been the previous record-holder.
- 2008 - In a doubleheader loss to the Marlins, Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel ties (in game one) and then breaks (in game two) the MLB record for career games played at the position. By reaching 2,584 games played, Vizquel passes a fellow Venezuelan, Luís Aparicio.
[edit] Births
- 1840 - Al Reach, outfielder, manager (d. 1928)
- 1845 - Lip Pike, outfielder, manager (d. 1893)
- 1850 - Charlie Cushman, manager (d. 1909)
- 1858 - Tip O'Neill, outfielder (d. 1915)
- 1863 - John Hofford, pitcher (d. 1915)
- 1883 - Heinie Heitmuller, outfielder (d. 1912)
- 1884 - Bill Kellogg, infielder (d. 1971)
- 1884 - Bill Lattimore, pitcher (d. 1919)
- 1887 - John Daley, infielder (d. 1988)
- 1892 - Doug Smith, pitcher (d. 1973)
- 1893 - Everett Bankston, outfielder (d. 1970)
- 1894 - Joe Judge, infielder (d. 1963)
- 1895 - Jim Riley, infielder (d. 1969)
- 1898 - Jimmie Keenan, pitcher (d. 1980)
- 1901 - Bud Connolly, infielder (d. 1964)
- 1901 - Doc Ozmer, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1904 - Buz Phillips, pitcher (d. 1964)
- 1905 - Martin Dihigo Hall of Famer (d. 1971)
- 1908 - Howard Craghead, pitcher (d. 1962)
- 1916 - Frank Drews, infielder (d. 1972)
- 1917 - Bert Hodge, infielder (d. 2001)
- 1918 - Johnny Beazley, pitcher (d. 1990)
- 1919 - Lindsey Nelson, announcer (b. 1995)
- 1923 - José Bache, minor league infielder; Salon de la Fama
- 1925 - Sungo Carrera, Negro League player
- 1925 - Don Liddle, pitcher (d. 2000)
- 1926 - Bill Sharman, minor league outfielder
- 1931 - Jim Marshall, infielder, manager
- 1932 - Jim Archer, pitcher
- 1935 - W.P. Kinsella, writer
- 1936 - Marshall Renfroe, pitcher (d. 1970)
- 1945 - Bill Dillman, pitcher
- 1946 - Mike Corkins, pitcher
- 1950 - Glenn Borgmann, catcher
- 1950 - John Montefusco, pitcher; All-Star
- 1954 - Bob Knepper, pitcher; All-Star
- 1955 - Suguru Egawa, NPB pitcher
- 1955 - Andres Mora, outfielder
- 1966 - Bill Haselman, catcher
- 1966 - Dave Hollins, infielder; All-Star
- 1968 - Will Pennyfeather, outfielder
- 1970 - Joey Eischen, pitcher
- 1970 - Luis Ortiz, infielder
- 1971 - Angel Echevarria, outfielder
- 1971 - Sean Maloney, pitcher
- 1973 - Mel Rosario, catcher
- 1973 - Todd Walker, infielder
- 1974 - Miguel Tejada, infielder; All-Star
- 1975 - In-sung Cho, KBO catcher
- 1975 - Randall Simon, infielder
- 1975 - Mike Vento, outfielder
- 1976 - Lariel Gonzalez, pitcher
- 1976 - Tim Bishop, minor league outfielder (d. 1997)
- 1977 - Albert Garza, minor league pitcher
- 1977 - Fernando Lunar, catcher
- 1978 - Travis Hughes, pitcher
- 1978 - Mike Vento, outfielder
- 1979 - Trey Lunsford, catcher
- 1979 - Chris Young, pitcher; All-Star
- 1980 - Scott Hairston, infielder
- 1981 - Danny Betancourt, Cuban League pitcher
- 1982 - Jason Kubel, outfielder
- 1982 - Brad Snyder, minor league outfielder
- 1984 - Chao-Kuan Wu, minor league catcher
- 1985 - Brad Lincoln, miknor league pitcher
- 1985 - Eric Young Jr., minor league infielder
- 1985 - Jared Goedert, minor league infielder
[edit] Deaths
- 1904 - John Hayes, outfielder (b. 1855)
- 1905 - Paul Cook, catcher (b. 1863)
- 1917 - Willie Sudhoff, pitcher (b. 1874)
- 1922 - Charlie Gessner, pitcher (b. 1863)
- 1924 - Carl Weilman, pitcher (b. 1889)
- 1928 - Max Fiske, pitcher (b. 1888)
- 1932 - Henry Boyle, pitcher (b. 1860)
- 1941 - Bob Higgins, catcher (b. 1886)
- 1942 - Bill James, pitcher (b. 1887)
- 1945 - Charlie Frye, pitcher (b. 1914)
- 1953 - Ray Grimes, infielder (b. 1893)
- 1959 - Dave Brain, infielder (b. 1879)
- 1963 - Hi West, pitcher (b. 1884)
- 1964 - Joe Martin, utility player (b. 1876)
- 1965 - Harry Biemiller, pitcher (b. 1897)
- 1969 - Joe F. McCarthy, minor league infielder (b. 1947)
- 1969 - Jim Riley, infielder (b. 1895)
- 1975 - Bruce Hartford, infielder (b. 1892)
- 1976 - Al Lakeman, catcher (b. 1918)
- 1988 - Charlie Perkins, pitcher (b. 1905)
- 1991 - Esther Lyman, AAGPBL catcher (b. 1927)
- 1992 - Otto Denning, catcher (b. 1912)
- 2008 - Geremi Gonzalez, pitcher (b. 1975)
