1937 Washington Senators season

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1937  Washington Senators
Washington Senators Primary Logo (1936 to 1937).svg
League American League
Ballpark Griffith Stadium
City Washington, D.C.
Record73–80 (.477)
League place6th
Owners Clark Griffith and William Richardson
Managers Bucky Harris
Radio WJSV
(Arch McDonald)
  1936 Seasons 1938  

The 1937 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 80, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10252.66257204532
Detroit Tigers 8965.5781349284037
Chicago White Sox 8668.5581647303938
Cleveland Indians 8371.5391950283343
Boston Red Sox 8072.5262144293643
Washington Senators 7380.47728½43353045
Philadelphia Athletics 5497.35846½27502747
St. Louis Browns 46108.2995625512157

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYYPHASLBWSH
Boston 10–1211–1112–10–17–1517–315–78–14–1
Chicago 12–1010–128–149–1315–718–414–8
Cleveland 11–1112–1011–117–15–113–918–4–111–11
Detroit 10–12–114–811–119–1314–815–716–6
New York 15–713–915–7–113–914–816–6–116–6–1
Philadelphia 3–177–159–138–148–1411–118–13–3
St. Louis 7–154–184–18–17–156–16–111–117–15
Washington 14–8–18–1411–116–166–16–113–8–315–7

Notable transactions

Roster

1937 Washington Senators
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Rick Ferrell 8627964.229132
1B Joe Kuhel 136547155.283661
2B Buddy Myer 125430126.293165
SS Cecil Travis 135526181.344366
3B Buddy Lewis 156668210.3141079
OF Al Simmons 103419117.279884
OF Mel Almada 100433134.309433
OF John Stone 139542179.330688

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Fred Sington 7822854.237336
Wally Millies 5917940.223028
Ben Chapman 3513034.262012
Ossie Bluege 4212736.283113
Jimmy Wasdell 3211028.255212
John Mihalic 3810727.25208
Jesse Hill 339220.21714
George Case 229026.289011
Shanty Hogan 216610.15205
Jimmy Bloodworth 155011.22008
Johnny Riddle 8267.26903
Milt Gray 260.00000
Frank Trechock 142.50000
Herb Crompton 231.33300
Mike Guerra 330.00000
Jerry Lynn 132.66700
Alex Sabo 100----00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jimmie DeShong 37264.114154.9086
Wes Ferrell 25207.211133.9492
Monte Weaver 30188.21294.2044
Bobo Newsom 1167.2345.8539
Bill Phebus 640.2322.2112
Joe Krakauskas 540.0412.7018
Joe Kohlman 213.0104.153

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Pete Appleton 35168.08154.3962
Ed Linke 36128.2615.6061
Ken Chase 1476.1434.1343
Carl Fischer 1772.0454.3830
Joe Cascarella 1032.1058.0710
Dick Lanahan 611.10112.712
Red Anderson 210.2016.753

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Syd Cohen 332443.1122
Bucky Jacobs 111104.848

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
A1 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Clyde Milan, Bill Rodgers and Calvin Griffith
A Trenton Senators New York–Pennsylvania League Bud Shaney and Spencer Abbott
B Charlotte Hornets Piedmont League Lee Head, Bill Rodgers and Alex McColl
B Jacksonville Tars Sally League Alex McColl and Bill Steinecke
B Selma Cloverleafs Southeastern League Babe Ganzel
D Mayodan Senators Bi-State League Harry Daughtry
D Salisbury Indians Eastern Shore League Jake Flowers
D Sanford Lookouts Florida State League Bill Rodgers and Lee Head

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salisbury

References

  1. Red Kress page at Baseball Reference
  2. Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
  3. 1 2 Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference