May 1925 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

May 1 Future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Jimmie Foxx makes his MLB debut at 17 for Philadelphia A's; pinch-hits a single in 9-4 loss v Washington

Baseball History

May 5 Detroit center fielder Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 with 4 runs, 5 RBI and 16 TBs in Tigers' 14-8 win over the Browns at Sportsman's Park III, St. Louis

May 5 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak
May 6 Ty Cobb hits his 5th HR in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884
May 7 MBA Pittsburgh Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play
May 7 Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row

50th Preakness

May 8 50th Preakness: Clarence Kummer aboard Coventry wins in 1:59

Kentucky Derby

May 16 51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6

Baseball Record

May 17 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit

Baseball History

May 26 Babe Ruth is finally out of bed, 5 weeks after ulcer surgery

May 26 Future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Ty Cobb is first to collect 1,000 extra-base hits when he doubles in Detroit Tigers' 8-1 win against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park
May 30 Indianapolis 500: Race winner Peter DePaolo becomes first driver to complete 500 miles in under 5 hours, and have an average over 100 mph; Norman Batten drives 21 laps of relief while DePaolo has his hands bandaged due to blisters

Birthdays in Sport

May 1 Chuck Bednarik, Pro/College Football HOF center/linebacker (Uni of Pennsylvania; NFL C'ship 1949, 60; 10 × First-team All-Pro; 8 × Pro Bowl; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
May 2 David Ironside, South African cricketer (South African swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54), born in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique (d. 2005)
May 5 Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), born in Weston, Nebraska (d. 2017)

Yogi Berra (1925-2015)

May 12 American Baseball HOF catcher, coach and manager (18 x MLB All-Star; 13 x World Series; NY Yankees; AL MVP 1951, 54, 55), and Purple Heart recipient, born in St. Louis, Missouri

May 18 Nigel Howard, English cricket batsman and captain (4 Tests; Lancashire, MCC), born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire (d. 1979)
May 25 Don Liddle, American baseball player, born in Mount Carmel, Illinois (d. 2000)