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What happened in history on this day: July 25?
On July 25 in ...
- 1913 - Carl Weilman strikes out six times in a 15-inning game.
- 1913 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Max Carey goes hitless, but scores five runs against Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1920 - Boston Red Sox turn triple-play, but Babe Ruth's 35th home run leads New York Yankees to 8-2 win.
- 1930 - Philadelphia Athletics triple steal in the first and fourth innings versus Cleveland Indians.
- 1939 - New York Yankees player Atley Donald sets American League rookie record with 12 consecutive wins.
- 1941 - Boston Red Sox player Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory).
- 1949 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Stan Musial hits for the cycle beating Brooklyn Dodgers 14-1.
- 1952 - CBC/Radio Canada TV covers a Montreal Royals baseball game, the first experimental Canadian telecast.
- 1961 - New York Yankees' Roger Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 in a double header.
- 1966 - New York Yankees' manager Casey Stengel elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1972 - National League beats American League 4-3 in 43rd All Star Game (Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia).
- 1978 - Bob Lemon replaces Billy Martin as New York Yankees' manager.
- 1978 - Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose sets National League record hitting in 38 consecutive games.
- 1990 - Kansas City Royals' player George Brett hits for the cycle.
- 1990 - Nadezhda Ryashkina of USSR sets 10km walk woman's record (41:56.23).
- 1990 - Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at San Diego Padres game.
- 1992 - (to August 9) Games of the XXV Olympiad are held in Barcelona, Spain.
- 1999 - Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France (cycling).
- 2002 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England. The Games run until August 4.
- 2004 - Paul Molitor and Dennis Eckersley are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Broadcaster Lon Simmons wins the Ford C. Frick Award and writer Murray Chass wins the J.G. Taylor Spink Award.
- 2004 - Lance Armstrong of Austin, Texas wins an unprecedented 6th consecutive Tour de France cycling title.
- 2005 - The 2004-2005 National Hockey League lockout ends.
- 2010 - Carl Pettersson of Sweden wins a one-shot victory (67) at the Canadian Open of golf at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario. He earns US$918,000 for the victory.
- 2010 - Alberto Contador of Spain wins his third Tour de France bicycle race in four years.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Texas Rangers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Houston Astros by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats San Diego Padres by score 12-4.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Cleveland Guardians by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Miami Marlins by score 11-2.
Births of sports figures on July 25
- 1940 - Birth of John Pennel; pole vaulter (James E Sullivan Award-1963).
- 1941 - Birth of Nate Thurmond; NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1954 - Birth of Walter Payton; NFL running back (Chicago Bears) (dies 1999).
- 1957 - Birth of Bogdan Musiol in German Democratic Republic; bobsled (Olympic-bronze-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on July 25
- 2016 - Death of Dwight Jones, American basketball player (born 1952).
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