1937 Boston Red Sox season
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.
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Owner(s) | Tom Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Eddie Collins |
Manager(s) | Joe Cronin |
Local radio | WAAB (Fred Hoey) |
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Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | 0.662 | — | 57–20 | 45–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 13 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 16 | 47–30 | 39–38 |
Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 19 | 50–28 | 33–43 |
Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | 0.526 | 21 | 44–29 | 36–43 |
Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | 0.477 | 28½ | 43–35 | 30–45 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | 0.358 | 46½ | 27–50 | 27–47 |
St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | 0.299 | 56 | 25–51 | 21–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–3 | 15–7 | 8–14–1 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 18–4 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | 18–4–1 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 16–6 | |||||
New York | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 8–13–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 4–18 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16–1 | 13–8–3 | 15–7 | — |
Opening Day lineup
9 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
8 | Doc Cramer | CF |
19 | Fabian Gaffke | RF |
4 | Joe Cronin | SS |
5 | Pinky Higgins | 3B |
2 | Rick Ferrell | C |
7 | Buster Mills | LF |
1 | Mel Almada | 1B |
12 | Wes Ferrell | P |
Roster
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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 |
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SS | Joe Cronin | 148 | 570 | 175 | .307 | 18 | 110 |
OF | Doc Cramer | 133 | 560 | 171 | .305 | 0 | 51 |
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 |
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Fabian Gaffke | 54 | 184 | 53 | .288 | 6 | 34 |
Bobby Doerr | 55 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 2 | 14 |
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 |
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Lefty Grove | 32 | 262 | 17 | 9 | 3.02 | 153 |
Wes Ferrell | 12 | 73.1 | 3 | 6 | 7.61 | 31 |
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 |
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Joe Gonzales | 8 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 4.35 | 11 |
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 |
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Ted Olson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 11 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 | Jess 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-Scholfield 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]
Notes
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007