1937 – The Hellenic Societies of Chicago hold a day for Alex Kampouris of the visiting Reds. He gets a car, and the Cubs get a 22 – 6 win, as Kampouris makes 3 errors and fans twice.
1937 – In the first of two with the Yankees‚ Jimmie Foxx hits one way out of Fenway Park‚ the ball leaving the park to the right of the CF flag pole. The shot comes off New York’s Kemp Wicker and helps the Red Sox overpower the Yankees‚ 16 – 10, stopping New York’s win streak at 10. The Yawkeymen overcome a 6-run deficit. Buck Newsom is credited with his 11th win. In game 2‚ Bump Hadley outpitches Archie McKain to push New York’s lead to 11 1/2 games over Boston.
August 11, 1937 at Fenway park Lou Gehrig hits his final homerun. Moe Berg catching for Boston with Tommy Henrich congratulating Gehrig’s 1st inning 3 run homer. Cal Hubbard behind Berg is the home plate ump…Pinky Higgins in the distance is the Sox 3rd baseman. Gehrig was hit by Red Sox pitcher Tommy…
August 11, 1937 – At Fenway Park Catcher Jimmy Foxx of the Boston Red Sox points to the outfield as Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees prepares to bat. The Yankees will prevail 8-5 in 14 innings. DiMaggio went 2-5 and homered in the first off Lefty Grove. Fox went 3-7 in the losing…
19-year old Clair Bertram of the Pensacola Fliers
Washington 3B Buddy Lewis makes four errors in a game with the A’s, tying the record set in 1901.
Cubs 1B Ripper Collins fractures his right ankle sliding into home plate in a game with Pittsburgh.
The East beats the West, 7 – 2, in the 1937 East-West Game. Barney Morris gets the win while Wild Bill Wright gets three hits, two runs and two RBI.
The White Sox stop Boston’s winning streak of 12 games by pounding the Bosox‚ 13 – 0‚ after losing the opener‚ 7 – 6. The Red Sox win with 2 runs in the 9th. John Whitehead holds to the Red Sox to 4 hits in game 2‚ while Zeke Bonura provides a grand slam.
The Braves become the first National League team to lead off a game with back-to-back homers. At Wrigley Field, Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler both go deep to start the first inning off Tex Carleton, but Boston’s quick start isn’t enough when Chicago wins the contest 12-6.
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