1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 7, 1937
Venue	Griffith Stadium
City	Washington, D.C.
Managers	Bill Terry (NYG) Joe McCarthy (NYY)
Attendance	31,391
Ceremonial first pitch	President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Radio	CBS NBC Mutual
Radio announcers	France Laux, Bill Dyer and Arch McDonald (CBS) Tom Manning and Warren Brown (NBC) Bob Elson and Tony Wakeman (Mutual)
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The 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the fifth playing of the midsummer classic between the All-Stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 7, 1937, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., the home of the Washington Senators of the American League. The American League defeated the National League, 8 to 3.

The game, attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is remembered because of a play in which Earl Averill of the Indians hit a ball that struck Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean on the toe, breaking it; complications from this injury shortened the career of the future Hall of Fame pitcher.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Dizzy Dean Cardinals 4 C Gabby Hartnett Cubs 5 1B Johnny Mize Cardinals 1 2B Billy Herman Cubs 4 3B Arky Vaughan Pirates 4 SS Dick Bartell Giants 2 LF Joe Medwick Cardinals 4 CF Frank Demaree Cubs 2 RF Paul Waner Pirates 4 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Cy Blanton Pirates 1 P Lee Grissom Reds 1 P Carl Hubbell Giants 5 P Van Mungo Dodgers 3 P Bucky Walters Phillies 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Ernie Lombardi Reds 2 C Gus Mancuso Giants 2 1B Ripper Collins Cubs 3 2B Burgess Whitehead Giants 2 SS Billy Jurges Cubs 1 OF Pepper Martin Cardinals 4 OF Gene Moore Bees 1 OF Jo-Jo Moore Giants 4 OF Mel Ott Giants 4

American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Lefty Gomez Yankees 5 C Bill Dickey Yankees 4 1B Lou Gehrig Yankees 5 2B Charlie Gehringer Tigers 5 3B Red Rolfe Yankees 1 SS Joe Cronin Red Sox 4 LF Sam West Browns 5 CF Earl Averill Indians 5 RF Joe DiMaggio Yankees 2 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Tommy Bridges Tigers 4 P Wes Ferrell Senators 2 P Lefty Grove Red Sox 4 P Mel Harder Indians 4 P Johnny Murphy Yankees 1 P Monty Stratton [1] White Sox 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Rick Ferrell Senators 5 C Luke Sewell White Sox 1 1B Jimmie Foxx Red Sox 5 1B Hank Greenberg Tigers 1 2B Buddy Myer Senators 2 3B Harlond Clift Browns 1 OF Beau Bell Browns 1 OF Doc Cramer Red Sox 2 OF Wally Moses Athletics 1 OF Gee Walker [1] Tigers 1

Game

Seven of the American League All-Star players, from left to right Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. All seven would eventually be elected to the Hall of Fame.

All-Star Game managers Joe McCarthy (left) and Bill Terry (right).

Umpires

Position	Umpire	League
Home Plate	Bill McGowan	American
First Base	Babe Pinelli	National
Second Base	John Quinn	American
Third Base	George Barr	National

The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – McGowan and Barr swapped positions, also Pinelli and Quinn swapped positions. ^[2]

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Paul Waner	Pirates	RF	1	Red Rolfe	Yankees	3B
2	Billy Herman	Cubs	2B	2	Charlie Gehringer	Tigers	2B
3	Arky Vaughan	Pirates	3B	3	Joe DiMaggio	Yankees	RF
4	Joe Medwick	Cardinals	LF	4	Lou Gehrig	Yankees	1B
5	Frank Demaree	Cubs	CF	5	Earl Averill	Indians	CF
6	Johnny Mize	Cardinals	1B	6	Joe Cronin	Red Sox	SS
7	Gabby Hartnett	Cubs	C	7	Bill Dickey	Yankees	C
8	Dick Bartell	Giants	SS	8	Sam West	Browns	LF
9	Dizzy Dean	Cardinals	P	9	Lefty Grove	Red Sox	P

Game summary

Wednesday, July 7, 1937 1:30 pm (ET) at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	13	0
American League	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	-	8	13	2
WP: Lefty Gomez (1–0)   LP: Dizzy Dean (0–1)   Sv: Mel Harder (1) Home runs: NL: None AL: Lou Gehrig (1)

References

1. Player declined or was unable to play.
2. "American League 8, National League 3". Retrosheet. July 7, 1937. Retrieved October 23, 2016.

External links

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball-Reference
• Video of FDR at the 1937 All-Star Game