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APRIL
1925
IN THE NEWS:
Babe Ruth collapses in the railroad station in Asheville,
NC, and winds up in a New York hospital. He'll undergo
an operation for an ulcer on April 17th and will be
in bed till May 26th.
IN THE NEWS:
A's long-ball-hitting 1B Joe Hauser is standing
still near 1B, minding his own business, when his
knee gives way suddenly and the kneecap shatters all
by itself. He is out for the season. His other knee
will give out in a few years with the same amount
of provocation.
IN THE NEWS:
Stuffy McInnis is released by the Braves. He'll
sign with the Pirates, bat .368 in 59 games, and get
into his 5th WS.
IN THE NEWS:
In the first regular-season Cubs game to be
broadcast on the radio, Quin Ryan announces the contest
from the grandstand roof for WGN. Grover Alexander
wins for the Cubs 8-2 over the Pirates and adds
a single, double, and HR.
Cleveland defeats St. Louis 21-14, with
the Indians winning it with 12 in the 8th. Browns
manager George Sisler makes 4 errors at 1B.
Two future Hall of Famers make their ML debuts
for the A's in the same game. Lefty Grove starts against
Boston and leaves in the 4th after walking 4 and striking
out nobody. He gives up 5 runs on 6 hits. In the 8th,
Mickey Cochrane pinch-hits for C Cy Perkins, singles
and stays in behind the plate while the A's go on
to score 9 runs in the last 4 innings to win 9-8
in 10 innings. Grove, known as Groves in Baltimore,
is also listed that way in the New York Times
box score. Grove will become the first pitcher
to lead the AL in strikeouts and walks in the same
year.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1925 » OPENING DAY | | Boston Braves
5, New York Giants
4 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, St. Louis Cardinals
0 at Crosley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Washington Senators
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Boston Red Sox
8 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
21, St. Louis Browns
14 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1925 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Chicago Cubs
4 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
4, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago White Sox
9, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
5, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
3 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1925 | | New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
2 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, New York Yankees
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
3 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1925 | | New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Crosley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
9, Chicago White Sox
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, New York Yankees
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
3 at Shibe Park | | | Cleveland Indians
1, St. Louis Browns
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Charles Ebbets, Dodgers president, dies on the morning
of the opener at Ebbets Field, won by New York 7-1.
No NL games will be played on the 21st, the day of
his funeral. Ed McKeever, the new club president,
will catch a cold that turns into pneumonia and die
on May 27th.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1925 | | Philadelphia Phillies
14, Boston Braves
13 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
20, Chicago Cubs
5 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
12, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Washington Senators
0 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago White Sox
14, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1925 | | New York Giants
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Crosley Field | | | St. Louis Browns
11, Chicago White Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1925 | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Wrigley Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | Cleveland Indians
5, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
11, St. Louis Browns
10 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1925 | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Shibe Park | | | St. Louis Browns
9, Chicago White Sox
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Cardinals open at home and treat their fans
to a post-1900, NL-record, first-inning barrage
of 12 hits, scoring 11 runs to beat the Reds 12-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1925 | | New York Giants
6, Boston Braves
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
7 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Chicago Cubs
1 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
12, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
10, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1925 | | New York Giants
8, Boston Braves
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
8 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
9 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, St. Louis Cardinals
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
15, Boston Red Sox
4 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
1, Detroit Tigers
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
14, St. Louis Browns
9 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
2, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1925 | | Boston Braves
8, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Philadelphia Phillies
8 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, St. Louis Cardinals
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Boston Red Sox
6 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
8, St. Louis Browns
4 at League Park II | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1925 | | New York Giants
2, Boston Braves
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
9, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Pittsburgh Pirates
3 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
3, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
3, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Cleveland Indians
5 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
8, New York Yankees
7 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
With the Indians leading 7-2 at Chicago, the
umps forfeit the game to Cleveland when the crowd
storms onto the field and refuses to get off.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1925 | | Boston Braves
3, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
4, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
6, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1925 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
15, Boston Braves
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Washington Senators
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
12, Cleveland Indians
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
10, Detroit Tigers
8 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, New York Yankees
0 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1925 | | Cincinnati Reds
9, Chicago Cubs
3 at Crosley Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, New York Giants
5 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
9, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1925 | | Boston Braves
10, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
13, New York Giants
9 at Polo Grounds V | | | Detroit Tigers
11, St. Louis Browns
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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