1937 – Brooklyn OF Johnny Cooney ties the major-league record with 4 extra-base hits: 3 doubles and a triple.
1937 – Brooklyn OF Johnny Cooney ties the major-league record with 4 extra-base hits: 3 doubles and a triple.
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 – 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.
Jimmie Foxx hits one way out of Fenway Park‚ the ball leaving the park to the right of the CF flag pole.
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.
Cubs 1B Ripper Collins fractures his right ankle sliding into home plate in a game with Pittsburgh.
Cubs 1B Ripper Collins fractures his right ankle sliding into home plate in a game with Pittsburgh.
Washington 3B Buddy Lewis makes four errors in a game with the A’s, tying the record set in 1901.
Washington 3B Buddy Lewis makes four errors in a game with the A’s, tying the record set in 1901.
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 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 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 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 Newport Canners vs. Johnson City Soldiers’ Appalachian League contest in Tennessee ends in the sixth inning when the teams run out of baseballs. Some angry fans show their displeasure by destroying the set of bleachers that had been their seats before the game’s abrupt ending.
The Newport Canners vs. Johnson City Soldiers’ Appalachian League contest in Tennessee ends in the sixth inning when the teams run out of baseballs. Some angry fans show their displeasure by destroying the set of bleachers that had been their seats before the game’s abrupt ending.
Joe Medwick again ties the major-league record with four extra-base hits in a game. It is the third time he has performed the feat.
Joe Medwick again ties the major-league record with four extra-base hits in a game. It is the third time he has performed the feat.
Cardinals C Mickey Owen becomes the third National League backstop ever to make an unassisted double play, as the Cards beat the Bees, 5 – 2.
Cardinals C Mickey Owen becomes the third National League backstop ever to make an unassisted double play, as the Cards beat the Bees, 5 – 2.
