1937 Major League Baseball season

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1937 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 19 – October 10, 1937
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Charlie Gehringer (DET)
NL: Joe Medwick (SLC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons

The 1937 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 19 to October 10, 1937. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. In a rematch of the prior year's postseason, the Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to one.

Awards and honors[edit]

Statistical leaders[edit]

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Charlie Gehringer DET .371 Joe Medwick SLC .374
HR Joe DiMaggio NYY 46 Joe Medwick STL
Mel Ott NYG		 31
RBI Hank Greenberg DET 184 Joe Medwick SLC 154
Wins Lefty Gomez NYY 21 Carl Hubbell NYG 22
ERA Lefty Gomez NYY 2.33 Jim Turner BSB 2.38
SO Lefty Gomez NYY 194 Carl Hubbell NYG 159
SV Clint Brown CWS 18 Mace Brown PIT
Cliff Melton NYG		 7
SB Ben Chapman WSH/BSR
Billy Werber PHA		 35 Augie Galan CHC 23

Standings[edit]

Postseason[edit]

Bracket[edit]

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL New York Giants 1

Managers[edit]

American League[edit]

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Jimmy Dykes Finished 3rd
Cleveland Indians Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker and Cy Perkins Finished 2nd
New York Yankees Joe McCarthy Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley
Washington Senators Bucky Harris

National League[edit]

Team Manager Comments
Boston Bees Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs Charlie Grimm Finished 2nd
Cincinnati Reds Chuck Dressen and Bobby Wallace
New York Giants Bill Terry Won NL pennant
Philadelphia Phillies Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates Pie Traynor Finished 3rd
St. Louis Cardinals Frankie Frisch

Home field attendance[edit]

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Detroit Tigers[1] 89 7.2% 1,072,276 22.4% 13,926
New York Yankees[2] 102 0.0% 998,148 2.2% 12,635
New York Giants[3] 95 3.3% 926,887 10.6% 12,358
Chicago Cubs[4] 93 6.9% 895,020 28.0% 11,475
Chicago White Sox[5] 86 6.2% 589,245 33.7% 7,653
Cleveland Indians[6] 83 3.8% 564,849 12.9% 7,242
Boston Red Sox[7] 80 8.1% 559,659 -10.7% 7,563
Brooklyn Dodgers[8] 62 -7.5% 482,481 -1.5% 6,348
Pittsburgh Pirates[9] 86 2.4% 459,679 23.4% 5,893
St. Louis Cardinals[10] 81 -6.9% 430,811 -3.9% 5,385
Philadelphia Athletics[11] 54 1.9% 430,738 51.0% 5,452
Cincinnati Reds[12] 56 -24.3% 411,221 -11.8% 5,140
Washington Senators[13] 73 -11.0% 397,799 4.8% 4,972
Boston Bees[14] 79 11.3% 385,339 13.1% 5,070
Philadelphia Phillies[15] 61 13.0% 212,790 -14.6% 2,876
St. Louis Browns[16] 46 -19.3% 123,121 32.0% 1,578

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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