1937 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1937 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1937 in baseball. Sports season

1937 MLB season
League	American League (AL) National League (NL)
Sport	Baseball
Duration	Regular season: April 9 – October 3, 1937 World Series: October 6–10, 1937
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Charlie Gehringer (DET) NL: Joe Medwick (SLC)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Detroit Tigers
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	New York Giants
MLB seasons
← 1936 1938 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons

American League

Bees

Dodgers

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals Locations of teams for the 1936–1937 National League seasons

National League

The 1937 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1937. 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 Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., with the American League winning, 8–3.

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

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, Earl Mack
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	34,023	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

American League

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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

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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

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	8	8	5	3	4

NL	New York Giants	1	1	1	7	2

Managerial changes

Off-season

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

In-season

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

American League

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 Gomez (NYY)	21
L	Harry Kelley (PHA)	21
ERA	Lefty Gomez (NYY)	2.33
K	Lefty Gomez (NYY)	194
IP	Wes Ferrell (WSH/BRS)	281.0
SV	Clint Brown (CWS)	18

American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

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

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

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Most Valuable Player	Joe Medwick (SLC)	Charlie Gehringer (DET)

Other awards

Baseball Hall of Fame

Main article: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Nap Lajoie
Tris Speaker
Cy Young
Connie Mack (manager)
John McGraw (manager)
Morgan Bulkeley (executive)
Ban Johnson (executive)
George Wright (executive/pioneer contributor)

Further information: 1937 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

Home field attendance

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

References

"Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
"Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

External links

1937 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

1937 MLB season by team

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