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1937 Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1937 MLB season |
| league | American League (AL) |
| National League (NL) | |
| sport | Baseball |
| duration | Regular season:{{Bulleted list |
| no_of_games | 154 |
| no_of_teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| season | Regular season |
| MVP | AL: Charlie Gehringer (DET) |
| NL: Joe Medwick (STL) | |
| MVP_link | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| conf1 | AL |
| conf1_champ | [New York Yankees](1937-new-york-yankees-season) |
| conf1_runner-up | [Detroit Tigers](1937-detroit-tigers-season) |
| conf2 | NL |
| conf2_champ | [New York Giants](1937-new-york-giants-mlb-season) |
| conf2_runner-up | [Chicago Cubs](1937-chicago-cubs-season) |
| finals | World Series |
| finals_link | 1937 World Series |
| finals_champ | [New York Yankees](1937-new-york-yankees-season) |
| finals_runner-up | [New York Giants](1937-new-york-giants-mlb-season) |
| seasonslist | List of MLB seasons |
| seasonslistnames | MLB |
| prevseason_link | 1936 Major League Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1936 |
| nextseason_link | 1938 Major League Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1938 |
National League (NL) | April 9 – October 3, 1937}}World Series:{{Bulleted list | October 6–10, 1937}} NL: Joe Medwick (STL) | conf1_runner-up = Detroit Tigers | conf2_runner-up = Chicago Cubs | finals_runner-up = New York Giants 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, capturing their sixth championship in franchise history, and their second in a four-World Series run. With this victory, the Yankees became the team with the most World Series victories, a feat that continues today.
The fifth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 7 at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., home of the Washington Senators. The American League won, 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 season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and 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 . The World Series took place between October 6 and October 10.
Rule changes
The 1937 season saw the following rule changes:
- Regarding night games, the National and American Leagues allowed teams to play up to seven night games per season at home as long as the visiting team agreed.
- It was decided to make the baseball slightly "deader" (that is, less effective off the bat), following poor pitching performances and stats of the previous season.
- New baseballs created would now have "Official Major League Baseball" stamped, as opposed to either National or American Leagues (although both leagues would frequently use their own branded balls through the end of the 20th century).
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 | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | National League}};" | Boston Bees | Brooklyn Dodgers | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | New York Giants | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 33,817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 22,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland Stadium* | 78,811* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 36,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 71,699 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 33,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 32,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts | National League Park | 41,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 35,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Crosley Field | 26,060 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 51,856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 |
Standings
American League
National League
Tie games
13 tie games (9 in AL, 4 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.
American League
- Boston Red Sox, 2
- Cleveland Indians, 2
- Detroit Tigers, 1
- New York Yankees, 3
- Philadelphia Athletics, 3
- St. Louis Browns, 2
- Washington Senators, 5
National League
- Brooklyn Dodgers, 2
- Cincinnati Reds, 1
- Philadelphia Phillies, 2
- St. Louis Cardinals, 3
Postseason
The postseason began on October 6 and ended on October 10 with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Giants in the 1937 World Series in five games.
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=AL | RD1-team1=New York Yankees | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=NL | RD1-team2=New York Giants | RD1-score2=1
Managerial changes
Off-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | [Brooklyn Dodgers](1937-brooklyn-dodgers-season) | [Detroit Tigers](1937-detroit-tigers-season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Stengel | Burleigh Grimes | |||
| Del Baker | Mickey Cochrane |
In-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | [Cincinnati Reds](1937-cincinnati-reds-season) | [Detroit Tigers](1937-detroit-tigers-season) | [Philadelphia Athletics](1937-philadelphia-athletics-season) | [St. Louis Browns](1937-st-louis-browns-season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Dressen | Bobby Wallace | |||||
| Mickey Cochrane | Del Baker | |||||
| Del Baker | Cy Perkins | |||||
| Connie Mack | Earle Mack | |||||
| Rogers Hornsby | Jim Bottomley |
League leaders
Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.
American League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Charlie Gehringer (DET) | .371 |
| OPS | Lou Gehrig (NYY) | 1.116 |
| HR | Joe DiMaggio (NYY) | 46 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg (DET) | 184 |
| R | Joe DiMaggio (NYY) | 151 |
| H | Beau Bell (SLB) | 218 |
| SB | Ben Chapman (BOS/WSH) | |
| Billy Werber (PHA) | 35 |
| 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/BOS) | 281.0 |
| SV | Clint Brown (CWS) | 18 |
| WHIP | Monty Stratton (CWS) | 1.087 |
1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner
National League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Joe Medwick2 (STL) | .374 |
| OPS | Joe Medwick (STL) | 1.056 |
| HR | Joe Medwick2 (STL) | |
| Mel Ott (NYG) | 31 | |
| RBI | Joe Medwick2 (STL) | 154 |
| R | Joe Medwick (STL) | 111 |
| H | Joe Medwick (STL) | 237 |
| SB | Augie Galan (CHC) | 23 |
2 National League Triple Crown batting winner
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 22 |
| L | Wayne LaMaster (PHI) | 19 |
| ERA | Jim Turner (BSN) | 2.38 |
| K | Carl Hubbell (NYG) | 159 |
| IP | Claude Passeau (PHI) | 292.1 |
| SV | Mace Brown (PIT) | |
| Cliff Melton (NYG) | 7 | |
| WHIP | Jim Turner (BSN) | 1.091 |
Awards and honors
Regular season
| Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards | BBWAA Award | National League | American League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Joe Medwick (STL) | Charlie Gehringer (DET) |
Other awards
| *The Sporting News* Awards | Award | National League | American League |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Joe Medwick (STL) | Charlie Gehringer (DET) | |
| Player of the Year | — | Johnny Allen (CLE) | |
| Manager of the Year | Bill McKechnie (BSN) | — | |
| Executive of the Year | — | Ed Barrow (NYY) |
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)
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 |
Venues
Over 78 home games, the Cleveland Indians played 63 games at League Park and 15 games at Cleveland Stadium. Only Sunday and Monday home games saw games played at Cleveland Stadium. This would be the 3rd of 12 seasons since that saw the Indians play at both venues.
References
References
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- "1937 American League Pitching Leaders".
- "1937 National League Batting Leaders".
- "1937 National League Pitching Leaders".
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