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1937 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1937 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1937 in baseball.
1937 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 9 – October 3, 1937
World Series:
  • October 6 – October 10, 1937
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Charlie Gehringer (DET)
NL: Joe Medwick (SLC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1936–1937 National League seasons
National League

The 1937 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1936. The regular season ended on October 3, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 34th World Series on October 6 and ended with Game 5 on October 10. In the fifth iteration of this World Series matchup (and a rematch of the previous year), the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to one.

The fifth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 7, hosted by the Washington Senators at the Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., with the American League winning, 8–3.

Schedule[edit]

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1937 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 19, featured four teams across both leagues play. The final day of the regular season was on October 3 and featured all sixteen teams, the first since 1935. The World Series took place between October 6 and October 10.

Teams[edit]

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park
Cleveland Stadium* 		22,500
78,811* 		Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 36,000 Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker, Cy Perkins
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 71,699 Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack, Earle Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Rogers Hornsby, Jim Bottomley
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 32,000 Bucky Harris
National League Boston Bees Boston, Massachusetts National League Park 41,700 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers New York, New York Ebbets Field 35,000 Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Crosley Field 26,060 Chuck Dressen, Bobby Wallace
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 51,856 Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Frankie Frisch

Standings[edit]

American League[edit]

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 102 52 .662 — 57‍–‍20 45‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers 89 65 .578 13 49‍–‍28 40‍–‍37
Chicago White Sox 86 68 .558 16 47‍–‍30 39‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians 83 71 .539 19 50‍–‍28 33‍–‍43
Boston Red Sox 80 72 .526 21 44‍–‍29 36‍–‍43
Washington Senators 73 80 .477 28½ 43‍–‍35 30‍–‍45
Philadelphia Athletics 54 97 .358 46½ 27‍–‍50 27‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 46 108 .299 56 25‍–‍51 21‍–‍57

National League[edit]

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 95 57 .625 — 50‍–‍25 45‍–‍32
Chicago Cubs 93 61 .604 3 46‍–‍32 47‍–‍29
Pittsburgh Pirates 86 68 .558 10 46‍–‍32 40‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 .526 15 45‍–‍33 36‍–‍40
Boston Bees 79 73 .520 16 43‍–‍33 36‍–‍40
Brooklyn Dodgers 62 91 .405 33½ 36‍–‍39 26‍–‍52
Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 .399 34½ 29‍–‍45 32‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds 56 98 .364 40 28‍–‍51 28‍–‍47

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL New York Giants 1

Managerial changes[edit]

Off-season[edit]

Team Former Manager New Manager
Brooklyn Dodgers Casey Stengel Burleigh Grimes
Detroit Tigers Del Baker Mickey Cochrane

In-season[edit]

Team Former Manager New Manager
Cincinnati Reds Chuck Dressen Bobby Wallace
Detroit Tigers Mickey Cochrane Del Baker
Detroit Tigers Del Baker Cy Perkins
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Earle Mack
St. Louis Browns Rogers Hornsby Jim Bottomley

League leaders[edit]

American League[edit]

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Charlie Gehringer (DET) .371
HR Joe DiMaggio (NYY) 46
RBI Hank Greenberg (DET) 184
R Joe DiMaggio (NYY) 151
H Beau Bell (SLB) 218
SB Ben Chapman (BRS/WSH)
Billy Werber (PHA)		 35
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Lefty Gomez1 (NYY) 21
L Harry Kelley (PHA) 21
ERA Lefty Gomez1 (NYY) 2.33
K Lefty Gomez1 (NYY) 194
IP Wes Ferrell (WSH/BRS) 281.0
SV Clint Brown (CWS) 18

1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League[edit]

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Joe Medwick2 (SLC) .374
HR Joe Medwick2 (SLC)
Mel Ott (NYG)		 31
RBI Joe Medwick2 (SLC) 154
R Joe Medwick (SLC) 111
H Joe Medwick (SLC) 237
SB Augie Galan (CHC) 23

2 National League Triple Crown batting winner

Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Carl Hubbell (NYG) 22
L Wayne LaMaster (PHP) 19
ERA Jim Turner (BSB) 2.38
K Carl Hubbell (NYG) 159
IP Claude Passeau (PHP) 292.1
SV Mace Brown (PIT)
Cliff Melton (NYG)		 7

Awards and honors[edit]

Home field attendance[edit]

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Detroit Tigers[1] 89 7.2% 1,072,276 22.4% 13,926
New York Yankees[2] 102 0.0% 998,148 2.2% 12,635
New York Giants[3] 95 3.3% 926,887 10.6% 12,358
Chicago Cubs[4] 93 6.9% 895,020 28.0% 11,475
Chicago White Sox[5] 86 6.2% 589,245 33.7% 7,653
Cleveland Indians[6] 83 3.8% 564,849 12.9% 7,242
Boston Red Sox[7] 80 8.1% 559,659 -10.7% 7,563
Brooklyn Dodgers[8] 62 -7.5% 482,481 -1.5% 6,348
Pittsburgh Pirates[9] 86 2.4% 459,679 23.4% 5,893
St. Louis Cardinals[10] 81 -6.9% 430,811 -3.9% 5,385
Philadelphia Athletics[11] 54 1.9% 430,738 51.0% 5,452
Cincinnati Reds[12] 56 -24.3% 411,221 -11.8% 5,140
Washington Senators[13] 73 -11.0% 397,799 4.8% 4,972
Boston Bees[14] 79 11.3% 385,339 13.1% 5,070
Philadelphia Phillies[15] 61 13.0% 212,790 -14.6% 2,876
St. Louis Browns[16] 46 -19.3% 123,121 32.0% 1,578

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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