Events in Sports History in May 1925

Jimmie Foxx MLB Debut

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

MLB Hall of Fame 1st Baseman Jimmie Foxx

Cobb Six for Six

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

51st Kentucky Derby

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

Speaker Hits 3,000

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

Ruth Out of Bed

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