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Events in Sports History in July 1925

Lenglen Wins Sixth Wimbledon Title

Jul 3 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen of France takes her 6th Wimbledon singles title with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Briton Joan Fry

  • Jul 4 MLB New York Yankees Herb Pennock beats Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove 1-0 in 15 innings in first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium

Wimbledon Men's Championship

Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-French final René Lacoste beats Jean Borotra 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6

Speaker Reaches 3000

Jul 17 Tris Speaker, is 5th to get 3,000 hits

  • Jul 19 19th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy

Yankees Buy Durocher

Jul 22 NY Yankees buy future Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Leo Durocher from Hartford Senators (Eastern League)

Lou Gehrig 1st Grand Slam

Jul 23 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers