July 19, 1937 at Griffith Stadium Negro League star Cool Papa Bell Homestead Grays slides into third base! Described as regal, noble, gentle, and soft-spoken, Bell was considered one of the fastest players in baseball history.
1937 – P Johnny Broaca is fined $250 and suspended indefinitely by the Yankees for jumping the club.
The Philadelphia Athletics snap a 15-game losing streak, beating the Chicago White Sox, 3 – 1.
Boston Red Sox Fabian Gaffke ties the American League record by scoring 5 runs against the St. Louis Browns.
The Cardinals’ Pepper Martin is fined $200 for violation of training rules.
The Phillies score six runs in the 7th inning to beat Hal Schumacher and the Giants, 6 – 3. With the bases loaded in the 1st, Giants OF Mel Ott starts an unusual 9-2-5 triple play. But the highlight of the game comes when umpire Bill Klem ejects Giants manager Bill Terry for the first time in Terry’s 15-year career.
Joe DiMaggio hits for the first of his two career cycles as he hits two home runs, a triple, double, and single, helping the Yankees maul the Senators, 16-2. The ‘Yankee Clipper’ will accomplish this feat again in 1948.Joe DiMaggio hits for the first of his two career cycles as he hits two home runs, a triple, double, and single, helping the Yankees maul the Senators, 16-2. The ‘Yankee Clipper’ will accomplish this feat again in 1948.
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…
On July 5, 1937, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits his first career grand slam. The blast, his 20th of the season, comes in the sixth inning against George “Rube” Walberg of the Boston Red Sox, and helps the Yankees to an 8-4 win and a sweep of their doubleheader.
Hal Trosky hits three home runs, helping the Indians beat the Browns at Sportsman’s Park, 14-4. The 24 year-old first baseman from Norway, Iowa will finish the season with 32 round-trippers.
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