THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

July 25 1918 : Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators pitched a four-hitter in 15 innings to beat the St. Louis Browns 1-0. The only hit off him in the first 11 innings was a triple by George Sisler. 1930 : The Philadelphia Athletics came up with a triple steal in the first inning and again in the fourth in a 14-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. 1939 : Atley Donald of the New York Yankees set a rookie pitching record in the AL with his 12th consecutive victory since May 9, a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Browns. 1941 : Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th and last game, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-6. 1949 : Stan Musial of St. Louis hit for the cycle, going 4-5 and driving in four runs to lead the Cardinals to a 14-1 rout of the Broolyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. 1956 : Roberto Clemente hit a game-winning inside-the park grand slam to give Pittsburgh a 9-8 win over the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field. 1961 : En route to his 61-homer season, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit four homers against the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader to give him 40 for the year. The Yankees took both games, 5-1 and 12-0, and Maris moved 25 games ahead of Babe Ruth’s 1927 pace. 1962 : Stan Musial of St. Louis became the all-time RBI leader in the NL. His two-run home run, in a 5-2 loss to Los Angeles, gave him 1,862 RBIs, passing Mel Ott. 1978 : Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds singled to left off New York’s Craig Swan in the third inning to set a NL record of hitting safely in 38 consecutive games. The Mets won 9-2.