1937 St. Louis Browns season
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Record | 46–108 (.299) |
League place | 8th |
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Owner(s) | Donald Lee Barnes |
General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
Manager(s) | Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley |
Local radio | KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (John O'Hara, Ray Schmidt, Allan Anthony) |
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The 1937 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 46 wins and 108 losses. Despite finishing last, the Browns as a team hit .285, which was higher than the American League average of .281.[1] Pitching was the problem - the teams ERA was 6.00 compared to the American League average of 4.62.[1]
Offseason
- December 2, 1936: Ray Pepper was purchased from the Browns by the Buffalo Bisons.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | .662 | -- |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 |
Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 |
Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 |
Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28½ |
Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46½ |
St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 |
Record vs. opponents
1937 American League Records
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1937: Bill Trotter was signed as a free agent by the Browns.[3]
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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C | Rollie Hemsley | 100 | 334 | 74 | .222 | 3 | 28 |
1B | Harry Davis | 120 | 450 | 124 | .276 | 3 | 35 |
2B | Tom Carey | 130 | 487 | 134 | .275 | 1 | 40 |
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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Ethan Allen | 103 | 320 | 101 | .316 | 0 | 31 |
Jim Bottomley | 65 | 109 | 26 | .239 | 1 | 12 |
Nig Lipscomb | 36 | 96 | 31 | .323 | 0 | 8 |
Rogers Hornsby | 20 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 1 | 11 |
Tommy Heath | 17 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 1 | 3 |
Sam Harshany | 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
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 Mills | 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 10 |
Bill Miller | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |
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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Jim Walkup | 27 | 150.1 | 9 | 12 | 7.36 | 46 |
Julio Bonetti | 28 | 143.1 | 4 | 11 | 5.84 | 43 |
Bill Trotter | 34 | 122.1 | 2 | 9 | 5.81 | 37 |
Earl Caldwell | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 8 |
Emil Bildilli | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 2 |
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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Sheriff Blake | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.61 | 12 |
Bill Strickland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 6 |
George Hennessey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 |
Nig Lipscomb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 1 |
Ed Baecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.79 | 3 |
Farm system
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mayfield
Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1937[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ray Pepper page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Bill Trotter page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
External links
- 1937 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1937 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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