1937 All-Star Game

The 1937 All-Star Game was held on July 7, 1937. The American League won the fifth midsummer classic by a score of 8 to 3. The game was held at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC in front of 31,391 fans.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Joe McCarthy and coaches ?.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Earl Averill	Cleveland Indians	OF
Beau Bell	St. Louis Browns	OF		did not play
Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	P
Harlond Clift	St. Louis Browns	3B		did not play
Doc Cramer	Boston Red Sox	OF		did not play
Joe Cronin	Boston Red Sox	SS
Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF
Rick Ferrell	Washington Senators	C		did not play
Wes Ferrell	Washington Senators	P		did not play
Jimmie Foxx	Boston Red Sox	1B
Lou Gehrig	New York Yankees	1B
Charlie Gehringer	Detroit Tigers	2B
Lefty Gomez	New York Yankees	P
Hank Greenberg	Detroit Tigers	1B		did not play
Lefty Grove	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Mel Harder	Cleveland Indians	P
Wally Moses	Philadelphia Athletics	OF		did not play
Johnny Murphy	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Buddy Myer	Washington Senators	2B		did not play
Red Rolfe	New York Yankees	3B
Luke Sewell	Chicago White Sox	C		did not play
Monty Stratton	Chicago White Sox	P		did not play
Gee Walker	Detroit Tigers	OF		did not play
Sam West	St. Louis Browns	OF

National League

The National League team was led by manager Bill Terry and coaches ?.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Dick Bartell	New York Giants	SS
Cy Blanton	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
Ripper Collins	Chicago Cubs	1B
Dizzy Dean	St. Louis Cardinals	P
Frank Demaree	Chicago Cubs	OF
Lee Grissom	Cincinnati Reds	P
Gabby Hartnett	Chicago Cubs	C
Billy Herman	Chicago Cubs	2B
Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	P
Billy Jurges	Chicago Cubs	SS		did not play
Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati Reds	C		did not play
Gus Mancuso	New York Giants	C
Pepper Martin	St. Louis Cardinals	OF		did not play
Joe Medwick	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
Johnny Mize	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
Gene Moore	Boston Bees	OF		did not play
Jo-Jo Moore	New York Giants	OF
Van Mungo	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
Mel Ott	New York Giants	OF
Arky Vaughan	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B
Bucky Walters	Philadelphia Phillies	P
Paul Waner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Burgess Whitehead	New York Giants	2B

The Game

Starting Lineups

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

Line Score

July 7, 1937 at Griffith Stadium (31391), day game - Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	13	0
American	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	0	x	8	13	2

Pitchers

National: Dizzy Dean (L) - Carl Hubbell - Cy Blanton - Lee Grissom - Van Mungo - Bucky Walters

American: Lefty Gomez (W) - Tommy Bridges - Mel Harder (SV)

Home Runs

American: Lou Gehrig (3rd)

Umpires

HP: Bill McGowan (AL), 1B: Babe Pinelli (NL), 2B: John Quinn (AL), 3B: George Barr (NL)

Led by Lou Gehrig's four RBI and his home run in the 3rd inning with Joe DiMaggio on base, the American League coasted easily to a 8-3 victory. Joe Medwick had four hits in the losing cause, and Dizzy Dean broke his toe on a line drive by Earl Averill which would prove to be a turning point in his career. He returned too soon after the injury, and by favoring his bad foot, developed a sore arm.