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What happened in history on this day: September 25?
On September 25 in ...
- 1882 - First baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester).
- 1908 - Chicago Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout (against Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1911 - Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1920 - Vern Bradburn of Winnipeg Victorias kicks 9 singles in a game.
- 1926 - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings.
- 1934 - Lou Gehrig plays in his 1500th consecutive Major League Baseball game.
- 1934 - Rainbow (US) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup.
- 1949 - Louis Suggs wins US Woman's Golf championship.
- 1956 - Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0.
- 1960 - Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds 7-1, ending 16 consecutive Sunday losses.
- 1962 - Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title.
- 1962 - Weatherly (US) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America's Cup.
- 1965 - At age 34, Willie Mays becomes the oldest Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs in a season. The Giants' center fielder was also the youngest to accomplish the feat hitting 51 homers in 1955.
- 1966 - Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see Chicago White Sox win 4-1.
- 1973 - Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium.
- 1976 - Montreal Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park.
- 1979 - The California Angels defeat the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, to win their first American League West title.
- 1986 - Houston Astros' Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0.
- 1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54 seconds.
- 1990 - First eight New York Yankeesl players hit safely versus Baltimore Orioles to tie record.
- 1990 - Oakland Athletics clinch third straight American League West title.
- 1998 - Sammy Sosa hits homerun number 66 to take the lead in the Major League Baseball homerun race. Less than an hour later Mark McGwire also hits his 66th.
- 2004 - Port Adelaide Power win their first premiership against Brisbane Lions in AFL Grand Final.
- 2021 - At the Grand Prix of Long Beach raceway in Long Beach, California, USA, the Grand Prix of Long Beach race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 6th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 9th overall is the Paul Miller Racing #1 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL pre-season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, USA, National Football League regular season game: Denver Broncos beats San Francisco 49ers by score 11-10.
- 2022 - At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, USA, National Football League regular season game: Green Bay Packers beats Tampa Bay Buccaneers by score 14-12.
- 2022 - At Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, National Football League regular season game: Atlanta Falcons beats Seattle Seahawks by score 27-23.
- 2022 - At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA, National Football League regular season game: Los Angeles Rams beats Arizona Cardinals by score 20-12.
- 2022 - At SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, USA, National Football League regular season game: Jacksonville Jaguars beats Los Angeles Chargers by score 38-10.
- 2022 - At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, National Football League regular season game: Carolina Panthers beats New Orleans Saints by score 22-14.
- 2022 - At FedExField in Landover, Maryland, USA, National Football League regular season game: Philadelphia Eagles beats Washington Commanders by score 24-8.
- 2022 - At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, National Football League regular season game: Cincinnati Bengals beats New York Jets by score 27-12.
- 2022 - At Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA, National Football League regular season game: Baltimore Ravens beats New England Patriots by score 37-26.
- 2022 - At U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, National Football League regular season game: Minnesota Vikings beats Detroit Lions by score 28-24.
- 2022 - At Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA, National Football League regular season game: Miami Dolphins beats Buffalo Bills by score 21-19.
- 2022 - At Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, National Football League regular season game: Indianapolis Colts beats Kansas City Chiefs by score 20-17.
- 2022 - At Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, National Football League regular season game: Tennessee Titans beats Las Vegas Raiders by score 24-22.
- 2022 - At Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, National Football League regular season game: Chicago Bears beats Houston Texans by score 23-20.
Births of sports figures on September 25
- 1887 - Birth of May Sutton Bundy; first US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904).
- 1905 - Birth of Red Smith in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; sportscaster/columnist (Fight Talk).
- 1918 - Birth of Phil Rizzuto in Brooklyn, New York, USA; sportscaster/shortstop (New York Yankees, Most Valuable Player 1950).
- 1926 - Birth of Sergei Filatov in USSR; equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1927 - Birth of Carl Braun; basketball player (New York Knicks).
- 1951 - Birth of Bob McAdoo; NBA forward/center (Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers).
- 1984 - Birth of Rashad McCants, National Basketball Association player.
Deaths of sports figures on September 25
- 1929 - Miller Huggins, New York Yankees manager, dies at age 50.
- 2014 - Death of Dorothy Tyler-Odam, British athlete (born 1920).
- 2016 - Death of Arnold Palmer at age 87; American golfer (US Open winner, British Open winner (twice), Masters winner (4 times), won 92 professional tournaments).
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