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JUNE
1937

Tuesday, June 1st

IN THE NEWS: White Sox P Bill Dietrich pitches an 8-0 no-hitter against the Browns. It is the third no-hitter Luke Sewell has caught, having previously been behind the plate for Wes Ferrell in 1931 and Vern Kennedy in 1935.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 1, 1937
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at League Park II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 2nd

IN THE NEWS: NL President Ford Frick suspends Dizzy Dean for refusing to retract statements made after a balk call in the May 19th game, which led to an on-field brawl. Dean forces a meeting with the press at which he denies the statements, and his suspension is lifted a few days later.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 2, 1937
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 2, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Baker Bowl
New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 11, Washington Senators 8 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Josh Gibson is credited with a drive that hits just two feet below the rim of Yankee Stadium, about 580 feet from home plate. It is estimated that the ball would have traveled nearly 700 feet.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 3, 1937
Boston Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Braves Field
Chicago White Sox 11, Boston Red Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 2 at League Park II
Washington Senators 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 4th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 4, 1937
Boston Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 14, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Polo Grounds V
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Baker Bowl
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 10, Washington Senators 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 5th

IN THE NEWS: Gus Suhr's NL record of 822 consecutive games, started on September 11, 1931, ends when he attends his mother's funeral in San Francisco.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 5, 1937
Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 8, Washington Senators 6 at League Park II
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 6th

IN THE NEWS: Umpires declare the Cardinals winners of the second game with the Phils when the Phils stall and delay until a Sunday curfew of seven p.m. is reached.

One of baseball's rarest feats takes place when Woody English of the Dodgers wins a suit by hitting the sign of clothier Abe Stark at the base of the Ebbets Field scoreboard.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 6, 1937
Boston Braves 7, Chicago Cubs 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 0, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, St. Louis Browns 5 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 7th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 7, 1937
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago White Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 17, Washington Senators 5 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 8th

IN THE NEWS: The White Sox take first place from the Yankees, beating New York 5-4 for their 10th straight win.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 8, 1937
Cincinnati Reds 4, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park I
Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 8 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Tiger Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 9th

IN THE NEWS: Mickey Cochrane is taken off Detroit's active-player roster. 3B Marv Owen is sidelined with a broken bone in his hand, and Rudy York is recalled from Toledo to replace him.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 9, 1937
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Baker Bowl
Cleveland Indians 12, Boston Red Sox 6 at League Park II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 10th

IN THE NEWS: Bobo Newsom and Ben Chapman are traded by Washington to Boston for Wes and Rick Ferrell, and Mel Almada.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 10, 1937
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Baker Bowl
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Washington Senators 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 11th

IN THE NEWS: In one of the Giants' worst trades, popular Fred Fitzsimmons is sent to Brooklyn for rookie prospect Tom Baker.

It is Zeke Bonura Day at Comiskey Park. Zeke paces the White Sox to a 14-8 win over the Senators, as he knocks in five runs with a HR, two doubles, and a single, after receiving a car in pregame ceremonies.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 11, 1937
Chicago White Sox 14, Washington Senators 8 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 10, St. Louis Browns 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 12th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 12, 1937
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
Washington Senators 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 7, New York Yankees 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 13th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 13, 1937
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 2 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 1 at Polo Grounds V
New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 16, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Baker Bowl
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Baker Bowl
Chicago White Sox 9, Washington Senators 4 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 16, St. Louis Browns 9 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 8 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Boston Bees sell star OF Wally Berger to the New York Giants for $35,000 and P Frank Gabler.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 15, 1937
Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Giants 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Senators 8 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 16th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 16, 1937
New York Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 17th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 17, 1937
Philadelphia Phillies 13, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 7 at Yankee Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 18th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 18, 1937
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 19th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 19, 1937
Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 2 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Boston Braves 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 2, St. Louis Browns 1 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 20th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 20, 1937
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 2 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Boston Braves 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, June 21st

IN THE NEWS: Johnny Allen, off to a 4-0 start for Cleveland, has an appendectomy in Boston and will miss eight weeks of the season.

Tuesday, June 22nd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 22, 1937
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
New York Yankees 8, St. Louis Browns 5 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 11, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 23rd

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 23, 1937
New York Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Braves 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 6, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 14, Cleveland Indians 5 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, June 24th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 24, 1937
Chicago Cubs 10, New York Giants 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, St. Louis Browns 6 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, June 25th

IN THE NEWS: Cubs switch-hitter Augie Galan becomes the first NL player to hit HRs from both sides of the plate in the same game as Chicago beats Brooklyn 11-2.

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 25, 1937
Chicago Cubs 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Giants 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 7, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, June 26th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 26, 1937
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Boston Braves 0 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
St. Louis Browns 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, June 27th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 27, 1937
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Boston Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Forbes Field
New York Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 0 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 7 at Fenway Park
New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 0 at Shibe Park
Cleveland Indians 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, June 29th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 29, 1937
Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 11, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Sportsman's Park III
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 5 at League Park II
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Boston Red Sox 2, Washington Senators 2 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, June 30th

SCOREBOARD: JUNE 30, 1937
Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Boston Braves 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 10, St. Louis Browns 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Griffith Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)