July 7 1937 All Star Game at Griffith Stadium
History of the MLB All-Star game - 1937
American League 8,
National League 3
The big story of the game at Griffith Stadium in Washington wasn't the presence of President Franklin Roosevelt. Nor was it the slugging of Lou Gehrig. Nor was it the rat-a-tat-tat bat of Joe Medwick, whose line drives singed the already broiling air all afternoon.
It was an innocuous-looking play, an infield out that ended the bottom of the third inning, that stole the show. It marked the beginning of the end of Dizzy Dean's spectacular career. A 30-game winner in 1934, a 28-game winner in 1935, a 24-game winner in 1936 and well on his way to another big season in 1937 with a 12-7 record, Dean had become, with the retirement of Babe Ruth, baseball's most magnetic performer, its biggest drawing card.
With two out, Dizzy fired to Earl Averill, who cracked a low screamer that hit Dean on the foot. Averill was thrown out and Dean headed for the clubhouse, his three-inning stint over. In the clubhouse, it was discovered that Dean's toe was broken. A minor injury, but Dean and Cardinals management were too nonchalant and he returned to the mound before the toe was healed. It affected his delivery, he injured his arm and his golden days were over -- at the age of 26.
Starting for the AL for the fourth time in five years -- and winning his third game -- was Lefty Gomez. He held the NL to one hit over his three innings and was beneficiary of a booming two-run homer in the third by Lou Gehrig.
The entire game, in fact, was symbolic of Yankee dominance. Red Rolfe singled and tripled and drove in two runs, Joe DiMaggio singled before Gehrig's homer, Bill Dickey singled and doubled, Gehrig added a double to his homer and drove in four runs.
Rosters:
NL All-Stars1Paul WanerRF2Billy Herman2B3Arky Vaughan3B4Joe MedwickLF5Frank DemareeCF6Johnny Mize1B7Gabby HartnettC8Dick BartellSS9Dizzy DeanPManagerBill TerryReservesErnie LombardiCGus MancusoCRipper Collins1BBurgess Whitehead2BBilly JurgesSSJo-Jo MooreLFPepper MartinRFGene MooreRFMel OttRFCy BlantonPLee GrissomPCarl HubbellPVan MungoPBucky WaltersP
AL All-Stars1Red Rolfe3B2Charlie Gehringer2B3Joe DiMaggioRF4Lou Gehrig1B5Earl AverillCF6Joe CroninSS7Bill DickeyC8Sam WestLF9Lefty GomezPManagerJoe McCarthyReservesRick FerrellCLuke SewellCJimmie Foxx1BHank Greenberg1BBuddy Myer2BHarlond Clift3BDoc CramerCFBeau BellRFWally MosesRFGee WalkerRFTommy BridgesPWes FerrellPLefty GrovePMel HarderPJohnny MurphyPMonty StrattonP
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