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APRIL
1937
IN THE NEWS:
Babe Herman is sold by Cincinnati to Detroit.
IN THE NEWS:
Dizzy Dean, Paul Dean, and Joe Medwick have a scuffle
in a Tampa hotel lobby with New York News reporter
Jack Miley and Chicago Times writer Irv Kupcinet.
IN THE NEWS:
In an Indians-Giants exhibition game, Hank Leiber
is beaned by a Bob Feller fastball and will miss most
of the upcoming season.
IN THE NEWS:
The 1936 batting champ, Paul Waner, ends his holdout
and signs a contract with Pittsburgh.
IN THE NEWS:
Judge Landis declares Tommy Henrich a free agent,
voiding his Cleveland contract. This is another of
the cover-up situations Landis hated, and the balance
of the scale for letting Cleveland keep Bob Feller.
Henrich will sign with the Yankees 4 days later.
IN THE NEWS:
The Phillies open in Boston with a doubleheader
win against the Bees 2-1 and 10.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1937 » OPENING DAY | | Philadelphia Phillies
2, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
1, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Philadelphia Athletics
4, Washington Senators
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Gee Walker of the Tigers becomes the only player
to hit for the cycle on Opening Day when he performs
the feat against the Cleveland Indians, hitting in
reverse order for a HR, triple, double, and single.
Detroit wins 4-3.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1937 | | New York Giants
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Chicago Cubs
0 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
2, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Crosley Field | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
11, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Shibe Park | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1937 | | St. Louis Browns
15, Chicago White Sox
10 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are among 18 black
players who jump to the Dominican Republic league.
Negro League owners regard this as desertion and plan
to ban the players from the league. In May, Paige
will be banned for life.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1937 | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Chicago Cubs
2 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
14, Cincinnati Reds
11 at Crosley Field | | | Chicago White Sox
6, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Carl Hubbell's first start of the season is
a 3-hitter against the Boston Bees. For the Giants
ace, it is his 17th straight win, dating back to July
17 of last year.
Jersey City, now a Giants farm team, returns
to the International League with the largest crowd,
31,294, in minor league history.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1937 | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Chicago Cubs
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Detroit Tigers
10, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
2 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1937 | | New York Giants
3, Boston Braves
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
3, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Forbes Field | | | Chicago Cubs
13, St. Louis Cardinals
12 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
6, Boston Red Sox
5 at Fenway Park | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Cleveland Indians
3 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Washington Senators
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Giants rookie P Cliff Melton strikes out 13 in his
first ML game but loses to the Boston Bees 3-1.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1937 | | Boston Braves
3, New York Giants
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
10, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Baker Bowl | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Chicago Cubs
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | New York Yankees
9, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
11, Detroit Tigers
7 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
5, St. Louis Browns
4 at Cleveland Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1937 | | Boston Braves
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
5 at Ebbets Field | | | Boston Red Sox
12, Washington Senators
5 at Fenway Park | | | New York Yankees
7, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Yankee Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1937 | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In a game against the Reds, Cubs P Larry French
gets a bone broken in his right hand when he is hit
by Ernie Lombardi's line drive.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1937 | | Cincinnati Reds
10, Chicago Cubs
3 at Wrigley Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Boston Braves
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Chicago White Sox
2 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
11, St. Louis Browns
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
6, Washington Senators
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1937 | | New York Giants
9, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
6, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Chicago Cubs
5 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
6, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago White Sox
12, St. Louis Browns
0 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
12, Detroit Tigers
3 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
4, Washington Senators
2 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Duke All-American football star Ace Parker pinch-hits
a HR in his first ML at bat for the Athletics.
Parker will have just one more HR on his way to a
.117 average this year, but will do better on the
gridiron. He will score 2 TDs for the Brooklyn Dodgers
at Pittsburgh on November 21st and will eventually
be elected to the Football Hall of Fame. He, thereby
joins Hoyt Wilhelm and Earl Averill as one of just
3 Hall of Famers to hit a HR in their first at-bat.
After a long holdout, Dolph Camilli signs with
the Phillies.
| SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1937 | | New York Giants
11, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Boston Braves
10, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
15, Philadelphia Athletics
5 at Fenway Park | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
4, New York Yankees
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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