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AUGUST
1925

Saturday, August 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees buy Tony Lazzeri from the Pacific Coast League for spring delivery. Lazzeri will hit 60 HRs with 222 RBI at Salt Lake City and earn the nickname "Poosh-em-up" from his legion of Italian admirers.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1925
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 5 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1925
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 5 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, August 3rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1925
Chicago Cubs 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Giants 6 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 12, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Every player in each team's lineup has at least one putout in the Indians-Yankees game.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1925
Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 10, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 3 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, August 5th

IN THE NEWS: Cards RF Jack Smith charges in for a short fly ball and keeps on running, tagging 1B to double up the base runner before he can get back, for a rare unassisted double play.

Lefty Dickie Kerr, on the injured list since 1921, is reinstated and tries a comeback with the White Sox. He'll start twice, lose once, and after 10 relief chores, quit for good.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1925
Chicago Cubs 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 6th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1925
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Giants 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field
Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 9, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 10, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, August 7th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1925
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Giants 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at Forbes Field
Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 10, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 3, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, August 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Giants buy righthander Fred Fitzsimmons from Indianapolis.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1925
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, August 9th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1925
Chicago Cubs 8, Boston Braves 1 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 13, Boston Braves 3 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, August 10th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1925
Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 6, St. Louis Browns 4 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Tuesday, August 11th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1925
Boston Braves 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 4 at Forbes Field
Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 15, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Wednesday, August 12th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1925
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Giants 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Shibe Park
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Thursday, August 13th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1925
New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium
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Friday, August 14th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1925
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Boston Braves 8 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Forbes Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 10, Cleveland Indians 7 at League Park II
Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 0 at Griffith Stadium
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Saturday, August 15th

IN THE NEWS: Little Dickie Kerr, the southpaw who won two games for the White Sox in the 1919 WS, makes his first ML appearance since 1921. He has been playing semipro ball rather than accept Charles Comiskey's salary offer. When he relieves Red Faber in the third inning against the Tigers, play is stopped while admirers present him with a floral horseshoe. In two innings, he gives up three hits and walks 2. The White Sox go on to win 12-5.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1925
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 5 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
Washington Senators 6, New York Yankees 1 at Griffith Stadium
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Sunday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1925
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 6, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 11, Chicago White Sox 9 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 6 at League Park II
New York Yankees 3, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
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Monday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1925
New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I
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Tuesday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1925
Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
Cincinnati Reds 11, Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, August 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Phils finally solve Reds righthander Pete Donohue 5-4, after losing to him 20 straight times.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1925
Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 12, Cleveland Indians 8 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 20th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1925
Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 11, Boston Red Sox 7 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 21st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1925
Chicago White Sox 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 1, Washington Senators 0 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Boston Red Sox 7 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, August 22nd

IN THE NEWS: After a disastrous western trip, the Giants trail the Pirates by three as the leaders come to the Polo Grounds for a 5-game series. Before crowds of more than 50,000 at two weekend doubleheaders, the Pirates take three out of 4. On Monday they beat Wayland Dean 9-2, and the NL race is over. When the Giants go west again, McGraw will stay home. The Pirates boast a team BA of .307 and a deep pitching staff of five pitchers winning 15 to 19 games.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1925
Boston Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at League Park II
Washington Senators 20, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 10, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, August 23rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1925
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 6 at League Park II
Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, August 24th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1925
Boston Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 13, Chicago Cubs 6 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 13, Washington Senators 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, August 25th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1925
Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 19, Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Baker Bowl
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 14, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 8, Washington Senators 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, August 26th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1925
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Chicago Cubs 2 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 1, New York Yankees 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Washington Senators 8 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, August 27th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1925
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: Although Baker Bowl is considered a bandbox by some, the aggressive Kiki Cuyler of the Pirates hits two inside-the-park HRs there in a victory over the Phils.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1925
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 12, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Baker Bowl
Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 1, New York Yankees 0 at Sportsman's Park III
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Saturday, August 29th

IN THE NEWS: After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice. Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him for disobeying orders on the field and team rules off the field. In the showdown between the Bambino and the tiny manager, Jake Ruppert backs up his manager. Ruth is forced to apologize before he's reinstated nine days later. The day after his return to the lineup, Ruth hits HR number 300.

The city of Detroit gives a dinner for Ty Cobb honoring his 20 years in a Tiger uniform. He's given a trophy by the city and $10,000 by the club.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1925
Boston Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 12, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl
Washington Senators 12, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1925
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Washington Senators 9, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 7, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, New York Yankees 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Monday, August 31st

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1925
Boston Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Baker Bowl
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