Aug. 25
Today in sports history
Today is Aug. 25. On this date in:
1922: The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 26-23 in the highest-scoring game in Major League Baseball history.
1928: Arsenal and Chelsea introduced numbered shirts in English Football League matches.
1938: New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio hit his 100th career home run in his 395th game, reaching the milestone faster than any previous major league player.
1946: Ben Hogan defeated Ed Oliver match play at the PGA Championship final at Portland Golf Club, earning the first major championship victory of his Hall of Fame career.
1965: Boston Celtics center Bill Russell signed a contract that made him the NBA’s highest-paid player, earning one dollar more than rival Wilt Chamberlain.
1966: Barron Hilton sold the San Diego Chargers to a group headed by Eugene Klein and Sam Schulman.
1977: Tim Horton and Alex Delvecchio were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, honoring two of the NHL’s most accomplished stars. Canada’s famous coffee franchise is named for Horton, who died in a traffic accident.
1985: New York Mets ace Dwight Gooden defeated the San Diego Padres 9-3 to become the youngest 20-game winner of the modern era at age 20.
1986: Oakland Athletics rookie Mark McGwire hit the first home run of his major league career, beginning a path that would lead to 583 career homers.
1991: Michael Schumacher made his Formula One debut for Jordan at the Belgian Grand Prix, starting seventh before a clutch failure ended his race on the opening lap.
1991: Carl Lewis reclaimed the 100-meter world record at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, winning in 9.86 seconds.
1996: Tiger Woods defeated Steve Scott on the 38th hole of the final at Pumpkin Ridge to become the first golfer to win three consecutive U.S. Amateur championships.
2003: Pete Sampras formally announced his retirement during a ceremony at the U.S. Open, ending a career in which he won 14 major singles championships and spent 286 weeks at No. 1.
2003: Los Angeles Sparks guard Nikki Teasley finished the season as the first WNBA player to average more than 10 points, five assists and five rebounds per game.
2011: Robinson Canó, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson hit grand slams as the New York Yankees became the first major league team to hit three in one game, defeating the Oakland Athletics 22-9.
2018: Aryna Sabalenka defeated Carla Suárez Navarro in the Connecticut Open final to capture her first WTA singles title.
2020: Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito threw the first no-hitter of the pandemic-shortened MLB season, striking out 13 Pirates in a 4-0 victory.
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