July 7, 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first President to attend an All-Star game as he is invited to throw out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The President and the rest of the sellout crowd of 31,391 at the 5th Annual All-Star game had to deal with a very hot and muggy afternoon. The game-time temperature was reported to be 90 degrees.
The D.C. heat did not seem to bother the Yankees’ first baseman Lou Gehrig who drove in four runs with a home run and a double to lead the American League to an 8-3 victory over the National League.
Dizzy Dean, the star Cardinal pitcher is not only the losing pitcher of the game he also gets his toe fractured when Earl Averill hits a ball that nails Dean in the foot. After that injury Dizzy will end up changing his pitching delivery. The change in his delivery will lead to a very bad arm injury.
The Washington Senators were represented on the American League squad by 2nd Baseman – Buddy Myer, Catcher – Rick Ferrell, and Pitcher – Wes Ferrell. Yankees’ skipper Joe McCarthy who was managing the American League did not allow any of the three Senators to make it into the game. With the American League leading the National League squad 8 to 3 after six innings you would think one of the Senator players could have made an appearance.
Griffith Stadium,Dizzy Dean, Earl Averill, Buddy Myer,Rick Ferrell, Wes Ferrell, Joe McCarthy
Image note: Landis assumes camera pose. Washington D.C., July 7. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, High Commissioner of baseball, assumes his characteristic pose for the cameramen as he views the 1937 all-star game in the Capitol, 7/7/37
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The 1937 All-Star Game
All-Star Game Played on Wednesday, July 7, 1937 (D) at Griffith Stadium
NL 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 13 0 AL 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 x - 8 13 2
BOX+PBP WP: Gomez (1-0) LP: Dean (0-1) SV: Harder (1) HR: Gehrig (1)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE 1ST: Managers: Joe McCarthy (AL New York), Bill Terry (NL New York); Waner grounded out (third to first); Herman popped to catcher in foul territory; Vaughan singled to center; Medwick forced Vaughan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. National League 0, American League 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE 1ST: Rolfe grounded out (first unassisted); Gehringer lined to shortstop; DiMaggio walked; Gehrig struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. National League 0, American League 0. NATIONAL LEAGUE 2ND: Demaree flied to center; Mize flied to left; Hartnett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. National League 0, American League 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE 2ND: Averill singled to right; Cronin flied to right; Dickey singled [Averill to second]; West flied to center; Gomez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. National League 0, American League 0. NATIONAL LEAGUE 3RD: Bartell grounded out (shortstop to first); Dean flied to right; Waner flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. National League 0, American League 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE 3RD: Rolfe grounded out (shortstop to first); Gehringer grounded out (second to first); DiMaggio singled to center; Gehrig homered [DiMaggio scored]; Averill grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Dizzy Dean suffered a broken toe from the line drive; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. National League 0, American League 2. NATIONAL LEAGUE 4TH: BRIDGES REPLACED GOMEZ (PITCHING); Herman singled to left; Vaughan grounded out (pitcher to first) [Herman to second]; Medwick doubled [Herman scored]; Demaree popped to second; Mize grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. National League 1, American League 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE 4TH: HUBBELL REPLACED DEAN (PITCHING); Cronin flied to left; Dickey walked; West singled [Dickey to third]; Bridges struck out; Rolfe tripled to right [Dickey scored, West scored]; Gehringer singled [Rolfe scored]; BLANTON REPLACED HUBBELL (PITCHING); DiMaggio struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. National League 1, American League 5. NATIONAL LEAGUE 5TH: Hartnett singled to center; Bartell flied to left; OTT BATTED FOR BLANTON; Ott doubled to right [Hartnett to third]; Waner flied out to left [Hartnett scored]; Herman reached on an error by Rolfe [Ott to third]; Vaughan popped to first in foul territory; the umpires changed positions; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. National League 2, American League 5. AMERICAN LEAGUE 5TH: GRISSOM REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Gehrig struck out; Averill struck out; Cronin doubled to right; Dickey doubled to center [Cronin scored]; West popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. National League 2, American League 6. NATIONAL LEAGUE 6TH: Medwick singled to right; Demaree singled to left [Medwick to third]; Mize flied out to center [Medwick scored]; Hartnett forced Demaree (second to shortstop); WHITEHEAD RAN FOR HARTNETT; Bartell reached on an error by Rolfe [Whitehead to second]; COLLINS BATTED FOR GRISSOM; Collins singled to right [Whitehead out at home (right to catcher), Bartell to third (on throw to home)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. National League 3, American League 6. AMERICAN LEAGUE 6TH: MANCUSO REPLACED WHITEHEAD (PLAYING C ); MUNGO REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); FOXX BATTED FOR BRIDGES; Foxx grounded out (pitcher to first); Rolfe walked; Gehringer singled [Rolfe to second]; DiMaggio struck out; Gehrig doubled to center [Rolfe scored, Gehringer scored, Gehrig out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. National League 3, American League 8. NATIONAL LEAGUE 7TH: HARDER REPLACED FOXX (PITCHING); Waner grounded out (second to first); Herman singled to left; Vaughan forced Herman (second to shortstop); Medwick doubled [Vaughan to third]; Demaree grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. National League 3, American League 8. AMERICAN LEAGUE 7TH: Averill walked; Cronin lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Averill out at first]; Dickey flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. National League 3, American League 8. NATIONAL LEAGUE 8TH: Mize flied to left; Mancuso grounded out (third to first); Bartell singled; MOORE BATTED FOR MUNGO; Moore forced Bartell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. National League 3, American League 8. AMERICAN LEAGUE 8TH: WALTERS REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); West popped to second; Harder grounded out (second to first); Rolfe singled; Gehringer singled [Rolfe to third]; DiMaggio popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. National League 3, American League 8. NATIONAL LEAGUE 9TH: Waner grounded out (pitcher to first); Herman grounded out (first to pitcher); Vaughan singled; Medwick singled [Vaughan to third]; Demaree grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. National League 3, American League 8. Final Totals R H E LOB National League 3 13 0 11 American League 8 13 2 7
