1937 Boston Red Sox season

1937 Boston Red Sox
1937 Boston Red Sox
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Owners	Tom Yawkey
Managers	Joe Cronin
Radio	WAAB; (Fred Hoey)

The 1937 Boston Red Sox season was the 37th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 80 wins and 72 losses.

Regular season

Season standings

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	102	52	0.662	—	57–20	45–32
Detroit Tigers	89	65	0.578	13	49–28	40–37
Chicago White Sox	86	68	0.558	16	47–30	39–38
Cleveland Indians	83	71	0.539	19	50–28	33–43
Boston Red Sox	80	72	0.526	21	44–29	36–43
Washington Senators	73	80	0.477	28½	43–35	30–45
Philadelphia Athletics	54	97	0.358	46½	27–50	27–47
St. Louis Browns	46	108	0.299	56	25–51	21–57

Record vs. opponents

1937 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	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	—

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

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

32 Stew Bowers
21 Bob Daughters

Manager

4 Joe Cronin

Coaches

30 Tom Daly (Third base)
27 Bing Miller (Bench)
31 Herb Pennock (Pitching)

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	Joe Cronin	148	570	175	.307	18	110
OF	Doc 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
Fabian Gaffke	54	184	53	.288	6	34
Bobby 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
Lefty Grove	32	262	17	9	3.02	153
Wes 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
Joe 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
Ted Olson	11	0	0	0	7.24	11

Farm system

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 Brummette
D	Danville-Scholfield 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^[1]

Notes

^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

[1] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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