Games on July 21, 1937

The games of July 21, 1937

On July 21, 1937, 14 games went into the books. The Kansas City Monarchs routed the Detroit Stars 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Homestead Grays over the Philadelphia Stars. Shutouts went on the board for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Bees 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 9-8 over the Philadelphia Athletics, the Cleveland Indians 8-7 over the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the New York Giants. Elsewhere, the Chicago American Giants fell to the Atlanta Black Crackers, 6-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Boston Bees, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Washington Senators, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 10-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the St. Louis Browns fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Bees, the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 20, 1937 and the next, Jul 22, 1937. The 1937 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.