The 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the fifth playing of the midsummer classic between the All-Stars of the

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(AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising

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. The game was held on July 7, 1937, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., the home of the Washington Senators of the American League. The American League defeated the National League, 8 to 3. The game, attended by President

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, is remembered because of a play in which Earl Averill of the Indians hit a ball that struck Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean on the toe, breaking it; complications from this injury shortened the career of the future

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pitcher.

Rosters

Players in ''italics'' have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

National League

American League

Game

Umpires

The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – McGowan and Barr swapped positions, also Pinelli and Quinn swapped positions.

Starting lineups

Game summary

References

External links

Baseball Almanac

Baseball-Reference

Video of FDR at the 1937 All-Star Game
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Major League Baseball All-Star Game The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...

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