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What happened in history on this day: August 25?
On August 25 in ...
- 1875 - Matthew Webb becomes first to swim English Channel (21 hours 45 minutes).
- 1886 - First international polo meet (US versus England).
- 1888 - Henry Slocum wins US Lawn Tennis Association singles title.
- 1904 - Jim Jefferies knocks out Jack Munroe and retains boxing heavyweight title.
- 1908 - Allen Winter wins US first $50,000 trotting race.
- 1920 - First US woman to win in Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey).
- 1921 - New York Yankees' pitcher Harry Harper hits three batters in an inning, tying record.
- 1922 - Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league baseball game.
- 1924 - Washington Senators' Walter Johnson second no-hitter beats Saint Louis Browns, 2-0 in 7 innings.
- 1925 - Helen Willis wins her third straight US Lawn Tennis Open.
- 1936 - Three Boston Braves' players hit twice in an inning getting two hits each.
- 1946 - Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship.
- 1950 - Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title.
- 1952 - Detroit Tigers' Virgil Trucks second no-hitter of year, beats New York Yankees, 1-0.
- 1960 - (to September 11) The Games of the XVII Olympiad are held in Rome, Italy.
- 1960 - AFL begins placing players' names on back of their jerseys.
- 1967 - Minnesota Twins' Dean Chance second no-hitter of month beats Cleveland Indians, 2-1.
- 1968 - New York Yankees' outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats the Detroit Tigers 6-5; he played right field in the second game and hit a home run.
- 1969 - Detriot Lions beat Boston Patriots 22-9 in Montréal (NFL expo).
- 1974 - Los Angeles Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup.
- 1976 - New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins 5-4 in 19 innings.
- 1979 - California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2.
- 1983 - Triple A baseball's Louisville breaks one million fan mark.
- 1985 - New York Mets' Dwight Goodin becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games, at age 20 years 9 months 9 days).
- 1986 - At Tiger Stadium, Oakland Athletics' rookie Mark McGwire hits his first major league home run off of Walt Terrell.
- 1990 - Li Hui Rong of China sets the triple jump women's record (47 feet 8.5 inches).
- 1991 - Carl Lewis runs 100m in 9.86 seconds.
- 2005 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Tony LaRussa wins his 2,195th career game, moving into third place in all-time major league history.
- 2019 - At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, USA, the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Porsche GT Team #911 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 9th overall is the Mercedes AMG Team Riley Motorsports #33 Mercedes AMG GT3 driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
- 2022 - At NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Houston Texans beats San Francisco 49ers by score 17-0.
- 2022 - At Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Kansas City Chiefs beats Green Bay Packers by score 17-10.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Oakland Athletics by score 13-4.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Boston Red Sox by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Colorado Rockies by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Cincinnati Reds by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Chicago White Sox by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Los Angeles Angels by score 8-3.
- 2023 - Simone Biles wins a record 8th all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
- 2023 - Twelve people are killed and about 80 injured in Mahamasina, Madagascar, as the sports stadium opens for the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games.
Births of sports figures on August 25
- 1910 - Birth of Pierre Musy in Switzerland; 4-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1936).
- 1942 - Birth of Margaret Murdock; American small bore rifle (Olympic-silver-1976).
- 1946 - Birth of Rollie Fingers; relief pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
Deaths of sports figures on August 25
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