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What happened in history on this day: May 25?
On May 25 in ...
- 1868 - Australian Aboriginal Cricket tour of England begins versus Surrey Gentlemen.
- 1876 - First tie in National League history (Philadelphia Athletics and Louisville Grays, 2-2 in 14 innings).
- 1876 - 4th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Shirley wins in 2:44.75.
- 1895 - 20th Preakness: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 1:50.5.
- 1899 - 33rd Belmont Stakes: R Clawson aboard Jean Beraud wins in 2:23.
- 1900 - Eyre M Shaw, age 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in the Olympics.
- 1904 - 38th Belmont Stakes: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6.
- 1906 - After 20 straight wins, Boston Americans lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0.
- 1915 - Chicago Whales' pitcher Claude Hendrix no-hits Pittsburgh Rebels (Federal League), 10-0.
- 1922 - Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, in game of Boston Braves versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1935 - Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world athletics records in one hour.
- 1939 - Carl Storck becomes the second NFL president.
- 1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941.
- 1948 - 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills Country Club in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1953 - Milwaukee Braves' pitcher Max Surkont strikes out record eight Cincinnati Reds' players in a row.
- 1959 - US Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting black-white boxing is unconstitutional.
- 1960 - George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit homerun.
- 1963 - Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game.
- 1963 - Great Britain ends its amateur-professional classes in cricket.
- 1964 - Ground is broken for a new sports stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1965 - Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in first round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1966 - Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die.
- 1967 - Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon.
- 1968 - BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich.
- 1968 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill.
- 1969 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational.
- 1970 - Third ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat Los Angeles Stars, 4 games to 2.
- 1973 - Borussia Mönchengladbach wins second UEFA Cup at Mönchengladbach.
- 1975 - 29th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in four games.
- 1975 - Cleveland Indians' Dennis Eckersley debuts shutting out the Oakland Athletics 6-0.
- 1975 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
- 1977 - Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome.
- 1978 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2.
- 1979 - Raul Gonzáles of México completes 50,000-metre walk in record 3:41:38.4.
- 1980 - Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7 feet 8 inches).
- 1980 - Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins for a third time in car owner Jim Hall's revolutionary ground effect Chaparral car; the victory is Hall's second as an owner.
- 1980 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1981 - Texas Rangers' Bill Stein sets American League record with seven consecutive pinch hits.
- 1982 - Chicago Cubs' Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.
- 1983 - Kirk Gibson (Detroit Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Toronto Blue Jays) hit inside park homeruns.
- 1984 - Boston Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.
- 1984 - Detroit Tigers loss to Seattle Mariners 7-3 ends record-tying 17 consecutive wins.
- 1985 - Allan Border scores fourth successive first class 100 (versus Derbyshire).
- 1986 - 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida.
- 1986 - Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 2,000th hit.
- 1986 - Laurie Rinker wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1986 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 70th Indianapolis 500 race is held. An unmodified production yellow 1986 Corvette convertible is the official pace car, driven by retired Air Force General Chuck Yeager. The car is given to the race winner, Bobby Rahal.
- 1988 - PSV wins Europe Cup.
- 1989 - Seattle Mariners trade Mark Langston to Montreal Expos for Randy Johnson.
- 1989 - The Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League win their first Stanley Cup with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
- 1991 - NHL Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2.
- 1992 - New York Yankees score 9 runs before first out in 8th inning, beat Milwaukee Brewers 13-7.
- 1995 - The Quebec Nordiques (NHL) are sold and move to Denver, Colorado.
- 1997 - David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1997 - Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number.
- 1997 - Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic.
- 1997 - Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become first father and son to win 100 Major League Baseball games.
- 2002 - The Boston Celtics come back from 26 points down to defeat the New Jersey Nets in Game three of the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference Finals.
- 2005 - Liverpool F.C. wins the UEFA Champions League of soccer by defeating AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Istanbul.
- 2007 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament (Natsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
- 2007 - Danish former professional bicyclist Bjarne Riis admits to having used doping when winning the 1996 Tour de France.
- 2008 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 race is held. Winner is Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 5: Saint Louis Blues beats Colorado Avalanche by score 5-4, Avalanche leads series 3-2.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Cleveland Astros by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Boston Red Sox by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Baltimore Orioles by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Miami Marlins by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Diego Padres by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats New York Mets by score 9-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Colorado Rockies by score 10-5.
Births of sports figures on May 25
- 1845 - Birth of William Muldoon in Belfast, New York, USA; boxing commissioner (help find PAL).
- 1897 - Birth of Alan Kippax; cricket player (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat).
- 1898 - Birth of Gene Tunney; world heavyweight boxing champion (1926-30).
- 1918 - Birth of Peder Lunde in Norway; yachtsman (Olympics-silver-1952).
- 1919 - Birth of Lindsey Nelson in Pulaski, Tennessee, USA; sportscaster (New York Mets).
- 1932 - Birth of K C Jones in Taylor, Texas, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1936 - Birth of Rusi Surti; cricket player (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Queensland 1969).
- 1938 - Birth of Ludmil Buldakova in USSR; volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1949 - Birth of Lalith Kaluperuma; cricket player (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982).
- 1953 - Birth of Donald Albert Weibring Junior in Quincy, Illinois, USA; PGA golfer (1979 Quad Cities).
- 1961 - Birth of Hiro Saito; wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary).
- 1962 - Birth of Amy Read in Birmingham, Michigan, USA; golfer (1994 Healthsouth Palm Beach-15th).
- 1962 - Birth of Zulqarnain; cricket player (last person in alphabetical order to play Test).
- 1964 - Birth of David Shaw in Saint Thomas; NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1965 - Birth of Stefka Kostadinova in Bulgaria; high jumper (world record 1987).
- 1966 - Birth of Bill Haselman in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA; catcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1966 - Birth of Dave Hollins in Buffalo, New York, USA; infielder (Minnesota Twins).
- 1966 - Birth of Melissa McNamara in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; LPGA golfer (1991 Stratton Mountain Classic).
- 1967 - Birth of Danny Gonzales; jockey.
- 1967 - Birth of Juan Jimenez; WLAF quarterback/receivers coach (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1967 - Birth of Luc Nilis; Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV).
- 1967 - Birth of Ruthie Bolton in McClain, Mississippi, USA; basketball guard (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Debbi Miho Koyama; LPGA golfer (1995 US Women's Open-28th).
- 1968 - Birth of Kendall Gill; NBA guard/forward (New Jersey Nets).
- 1968 - Birth of Nathalie Schneyder in San Francisco, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Shawn Bouwens; NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1970 - Birth of Danni Roche in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; field hockey midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Heather Simmons-Carrasco in Mountain View, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Joey Eischen in West Covina, California, USA; pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1970 - Birth of Robert Croft; cricket player (Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996-).
- 1970 - Birth of Sandra Dopfer in Lustenau, Austria; tennis star (1995 Futures-Lerida).
- 1971 - Birth of Alan Kline; NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Keith Hamilton; NFL defensive tackle (New York Giants).
- 1971 - Birth of Larry Thompson; Canadian Football League/NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, British Columbia Lions).
- 1971 - Birth of Tim Kroeker in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada; 110 metre hurdler (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Antonio Lang; NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1972 - Birth of Tony Ronaldson in Adelaide, South Australia; basketball forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Duncan Free; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Earl Mackey; NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1973 - Birth of Jeff Smith; NFL/WLAF corner (Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1973 - Birth of Josée Corbeil in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Maria Jose Gaidano in Buenos Aires, Argentina; tennis star (1993 Belgian doubles).
- 1973 - Birth of Racquel Spurlock; WNBA center (Houston Comets).
- 1974 - Birth of Dennis Stallings; linebacker (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1975 - Birth of Adam Saathoff in Tuscon, Arizona; running target (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Tarik Glenn; offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1982 - Birth of Alexandr Ivanov; Russian javelin thrower.
Deaths of sports figures on May 25
- 1916 - Jack Marsh, cricket player (aboriginal bowler played for New South Wales 1900-03), dies.
- 1958 - Rolland Beaumont, cricket player (5 Tests for South Africa), dies.
- 1974 - Frank Ward, cricket player (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies.
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