1937 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record80–72 (.526)
League place5th (21 GB)
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersEddie Collins
ManagersJoe Cronin
RadioWAAB
(Fred Hoey)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 1937 Boston Red Sox season was the 37th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 80 wins and 72 losses, 21 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1937 World Series.

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10252 0.662 57–20 45–32
Detroit Tigers 8965 0.578 13 49–28 40–37
Chicago White Sox 8668 0.558 16 47–30 39–38
Cleveland Indians 8371 0.539 19 50–28 33–43
Boston Red Sox 8072 0.526 21 44–29 36–43
Washington Senators 7380 0.477 28½ 43–35 30–45
Philadelphia Athletics 5497 0.358 46½ 27–50 27–47
St. Louis Browns 46108 0.299 56 25–51 21–57

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston 10–1211–1112–10–17–1517–315–78–14–1
Chicago 12–1010–128–149–1315–718–414–8
Cleveland 11–1112–1011–117–15–113–918–4–111–11
Detroit 10–12–114–811–119–1314–815–716–6
New York 15–713–915–7–113–914–816–6–116–6–1
Philadelphia 3–177–159–138–148–1411–118–13–3
St. Louis 7–154–184–18–17–156–16–111–117–15
Washington 14–8–18–1411–116–166–16–113–8–315–7

Opening Day lineup

  9Bobby Doerr2B
  8Doc CramerCF
19Fabian Gaffke    RF
  4Joe CroninSS
  5Pinky Higgins3B
  2Rick FerrellC
  7Buster MillsLF
  1Mel Almada1B
12Wes FerrellP

Roster

1937 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CGene Desautels9630574.243027
1BJimmie Foxx150569162.28536127
2BEric McNair126455133.2921276
SSJoe Cronin148570175.30718110
3BPinky Higgins153570172.3029106
OFDoc Cramer133560171.305051
OFBen Chapman113423130.307757
OFBuster Mills123505149.295758

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Fabian Gaffke5418453.288634
Dom Dallessandro6814734.231011
Bobby Doerr5514733.224214
Moe Berg4714136.255020
Mel Almada3211026.23619
Rick Ferrell186520.30814
Ski Melillo265614.25006
Johnny Peacock93210.31306
Stew Bowers100----00
Bob Daughters100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lefty Grove32262.01793.02153
Bobo Newsom30207.213104.46127
Wes Ferrell1273.1367.6131

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jack Wilson51221.116103.70137
Johnny Marcum37183.213114.8559
Archie McKain36137.0884.6666
Rube Walberg32104.2575.5946
Fritz Ostermueller2586.2374.9829
Joe Gonzales831.0124.3511
Jim Henry315.1105.288

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Ted Olson110007.2411
Tommy Thomas90204.094

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
A1 Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Doc Prothro
A Hazleton Red Sox New York–Pennsylvania League Specs Toporcer
B Rocky Mount Red Sox Piedmont League Nemo Leibold
C Brockville Blues Canadian–American League Jesse Spring and John Grilli
C Clarksdale Red Sox Cotton States League Red Barnes
C Canton Terriers Middle Atlantic League Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Appalachian League Hobe Brummette
D Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Bi-State League Herb Brett
D Opelousas Indians Evangeline League Harry Strohm
D Moultrie Packers Georgia–Florida League Grant Gillis
D Mansfield Red Sox Ohio State League Dewey Stover

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Little Rock, Canton, Mansfield[1]

References

  1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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