Ruth hits his final 3 HRs in Pittsburgh
WPXI.com remembers that Babe Ruth walloped his final three dingers at Forbes Field in Oakland on May 25, 1935.
Baseball History on May 25 from Baseball Almanac
Baseball Almanac remembers many May 25 occurences including:
1941 - Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for the first time
1953 - Max Surkont of the Braves fans eight Reds in a row
May 25th - 1980s baseball
J. Daiel in his 80sbaseball.com entry for May 25 provides the history of:
1980 - Padres win on Barry Evans 2-out 9th inning Grand Slam
1981 - Yaz reaches a milestone
This Day in Baseball May 25
1922- Babe Ruth out as Yankees captain.
1923 - Ty Cobb surpasses Honus Wagner in the record books.
1975 - Dennis Eckersley shuts out world champion A’s in his MLB debut.
2008 - A milestone moment for Omar Visquel.