Games on July 4, 1937

The games of July 4, 1937

19 games were played on July 4, 1937, according to Retrosheet. The Cincinnati Tigers routed the Memphis Red Sox 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Bees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-9. Shutouts: the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), and the New York Yankees over the Washington Senators (7-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Giants 6-5 over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Philadelphia Athletics 4-2, the Kansas City Monarchs beat the Chicago American Giants 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Washington Elite Giants fell to the New York Black Yankees, 12-11, the Washington Elite Giants fell to the New York Black Yankees, 5-3, the Boston Bees topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Homestead Grays beat the Pittsburgh Crawfords 10-6, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, and the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5. The Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1937 and the next, Jul 5, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.