| 1937 International League season | |
|---|---|
| League | International League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 22 – September 12 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Buck Crouse, Buffalo/Baltimore |
| Governors' Cup Playoffs | |
| League champions | Newark Bears |
| Runners-up | Baltimore Orioles |
The 1937 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 22 and September 12. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Newark Bears won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in the final round of the playoffs.
| International League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Newark Bears | 109 | 43 | .717 | – |
| Montreal Royals | 82 | 67 | .550 | 25.5 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 78 | 74 | .513 | 31 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 75 | .503 | 32.5 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 74 | 79 | .484 | 35.5 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 74 | 80 | .481 | 36 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 63 | 88 | .417 | 45.5 |
| Jersey City Giants | 50 | 100 | .333 | 58 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | .353 |
| H | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 189 |
| R | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 120 |
| 2B | Jim Gleeson, Newark Bears | 47 |
| 3B | Johnny Hopp, Rochester Red Wings Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 14 |
| HR | Ab Wright, Baltimore Orioles | 37 |
| RBI | Ab Wright, Baltimore Orioles | 127 |
| SB | Johnny Hopp, Rochester Red Wings | 33 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Joe Beggs, Newark Bears Marvin Duke, Montreal Royals | 21 |
| L | Glen Gabler, Jersey City Giants | 24 |
| ERA | Ben Cantwell, Jersey City Giants | 1.65 |
| CG | Harry Smythe, Montreal Royals | 24 |
| SHO | Rip Sewell, Buffalo Bisons | 6 |
| SO | Nubs Kleinke, Rochester Red Wings | 150 |
| IP | Bill Harris, Buffalo Bisons | 257.0 |
| Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | ||||||||
| 1 | Newark | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Syracuse | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Newark | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Baltimore | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Montreal | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Baltimore | 4 | |||||||
The Newark Bears were an American Minor League Baseball team that played in the top-level International League from 1917 through the 1949 season, with the exception of the 1920 campaign and part of 1925. The Bears succeeded the Newark Indians, originally the Sailors, who played in the same circuit from 1902. During the Bears' lifetime, the International League was graded one step below the Major League Baseball level, Class AA through 1945 and Triple-A starting in 1946. The franchise played its home games at Ruppert Stadium in what is now known as the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey; the stadium was demolished in 1967. The 1932, 1937, 1938, and 1941 Bears were recognized as being among the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.
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