1937 Boston Red Sox season

1937 Boston Red Sox
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Fenway Park (Since 1912) Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901)
1937 Information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Eddie Collins
Manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Local radio	WAAB Fred Hoey
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The 1937 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 80 wins and 72 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

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

1937 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 12 Wes Ferrell 19 Joe Gonzales 10 Lefty Grove 21 Jim Henry 11 Johnny Marcum 20 Archie McKain 12 Bobo Newsom 28 Ted Olson 14 Fritz Ostermueller 32 Tommy Thomas 15 Rube Walberg 18 Jack Wilson		Catchers 22 Moe Berg 23 Gene Desautels  2 Rick Ferrell 23 Johnny Peacock Infielders  4 Joe Cronin  9 Bobby Doerr  3 Jimmie Foxx  5 Pinky Higgins  6 Eric McNair 24 Ski Melillo		Outfielders  1 Mel Almada  1 Ben Chapman  8 Doc Cramer 16 Dom Dallessandro 19 Fabian Gaffke  7 Buster Mills Other batters 32 Stew Bowers 21 Bob Daughters		Manager  4 Joe Cronin Coaches 30 Tom Daly 27 Bing Miller 31 Herb Pennock

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
SS	Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	148	570	175	.307	18	110
OF	Cramer, DocDoc 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
Gaffke, FabianFabian Gaffke	54	184	53	.288	6	34
Doerr, BobbyBobby 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
Grove, LeftyLefty Grove	32	262	17	9	3.02	153
Ferrell, WesWes 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
Gonzales, JoeJoe 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
Olson, TedTed Olson	11	0	0	0	7.24	11

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Brummitt
D	Danville-Schoolfield 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

References

• 1937 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
• 1937 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com