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1937 American League  Previous Year  Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L26 MANAGER(S) New York AL NYA 92 62 .597 ---- 1 3 2 45-32 47-30 22-23 15-11 Billy Vanson Detroit DEA 89 65 .578 3.0 2 4 1 43-34 46-31 17-20 17-9 Thomas Treece Chicago AL CHA 80 74 .519 12.0 8 9 11 42-35 38-39 25-16 9-17 Robert Rescigno St. Louis AL SLA 80 74 .519 12.0 4 10 4 38-39 42-35 24-16 13-13 Pat Carr Philadelphia PHA 78 76 .506 14.0 3 5 8 42-35 36-41 25-19 11-15 David Dick Boston AL BOA 62 92 .403 30.0 9 12 5 34-43 28-49 13-19 13-13 Steve Bivens OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 12 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L26 - W-L records at Home & on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 26 games of the season. Postseason World Series (0-0):   Boston Braves vs. New York Yankees

1937 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 NYA  6.07   935  5518  1620  256  71  200  601   639  .294  .362  .474   65   38   31   27   55   69  137
 DEA  5.99   923  5595  1736  292  65  138  524   646  .310  .368  .460   66   34   34   27   52   75  137
 PHA  5.19   799  5409  1556  257  58  124  532   664  .288  .350  .425   69   35   26   19   49   61  144
 SLA  5.10   785  5584  1649  273  60   97  464   658  .295  .349  .418   25   18   26   23   43   57  137
 CHA  4.92   758  5449  1572  270  58  114  460   673  .288  .343  .422  149   72   25   18   78   43  120
 BOA  4.84   745  5389  1435  220  62  138  466   828  .266  .325  .407   44   11   20   24   39   45  115
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  5.35  4945 32944  9568 1568 374  811 3047  4108  .290  .350  .435  418  208  162  138  316  350  790

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 NYA  4.53   698  3.83  1388  1383  134   549   933  23  11  29  .359  825  605  .733
 DEA  4.80   739  4.14  1391  1508  110   552   845  46   9  28  .350  842  619  .735
 PHA  4.94   760  4.45  1364  1595  128   396   554  47   6  23  .384  805  551  .684
 CHA  5.51   849  4.76  1389  1609  128   504   687  46   9  24  .414  806  529  .656
 SLA  5.60   862  5.10  1384  1634  135   555   678  58   6  24  .280  888  621  .699
 BOA  5.99   923  5.41  1353  1653  132   612   665  39   3  18  .337  865  601  .695
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  5.23  4831  4.61  8270  9382  767  3168  4362 259  44 146       5031 3526  .701

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Joe Dimaggio  (602) Hank Greenberg  (563) Lou Gehrig  (554) Bill Dickey  (551) Jimmie Foxx  (509) Johnny Mize  (495) Charlie Gehringer  (479) Harlond Clift  (444) Frank Demaree  (426) Bob Johnson  (423) Wally Moses  (423) Joe Cronin  (404) Vince Dimaggio  (403) Moose Solters  (390) Luke Appling  (389) Frankie Crosetti  (381) Gee Walker  (381) Pete Fox  (371) Dixie Walker  (363) Beau Bell  (359)

Cy Young Award Voting Lefty Gomez  (242) Tommy Bridges  (235) Red Ruffing  (212) Van Mungo  (164) Monty Stratton  (154) Paul Derringer  (135) Lefty Grove  (135) Bill Lee  (135) Bob Feller  (134) Bobo Newsom  (125) Lou Fette  (123) Jim Tobin  (117) Joe Krakauskas  (109) Russ Bauers  (102) Thornton Lee  (92) Lee Grissom  (91) Mace Brown  (89) Spud Chandler  (88) Whit Wyatt  (78) Elden Auker  (69)

Gold Gloves

P: Wes Ferrell C: Bill Dickey 1B: Jimmie Foxx 2B: Charlie Gehringer 3B: Billy Werber SS: Frankie Crosetti OF: Vince Dimaggio OF: Sam West OF: Lloyd Waner

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Bill Dickey .390 Johnny Mize .389 Charlie Gehringer .368 Hank Greenberg .361 Joe Medwick .358 Dolph Camilli .349 Rip Radcliff .348 Don Padgett .340 Sam West .339 Cecil Travis .339 Joe Dimaggio .337 Heinie Manush .336	On Base Percentage Bill Dickey .462 Dolph Camilli .459 Lou Gehrig .446 Johnny Mize .443 Hank Greenberg .443 Charlie Gehringer .428 Luke Appling .412 Jimmie Foxx .403 Pinky Whitney .398 Joe Medwick .395 Bob Johnson .395 Mel Ott .395	Slugging Percentage Hank Greenberg .696 Bill Dickey .688 Joe Dimaggio .663 Joe Medwick .639 Lou Gehrig .636 Johnny Mize .623 Jimmie Foxx .607 Dolph Camilli .560 Bob Johnson .538 Charlie Gehringer .538 Bruce Campbell .524 Moose Solters .519	On Base + Slugging Bill Dickey 1.150 Hank Greenberg 1.138 Lou Gehrig 1.083 Johnny Mize 1.066 Joe Dimaggio 1.038 Joe Medwick 1.035 Dolph Camilli 1.020 Jimmie Foxx 1.011 Charlie Gehringer 0.966 Bob Johnson 0.934 Bruce Campbell 0.906 Frank Demaree 0.905
At Bats Buddy Lewis 690 Joe Dimaggio 662 Wally Moses 661 Mike Kreevich 654 Joe Medwick 643 Gee Walker 639 Pete Fox 633 Joe Vosmik 633 Luke Appling 631 Frankie Crosetti 630 Moose Solters 613 Paul Waner 613	Runs Scored Hank Greenberg 145 Joe Dimaggio 144 Charlie Gehringer 132 Lou Gehrig 124 Jimmie Foxx 119 Harlond Clift 116 Luke Appling 115 Heinie Manush 114 Gene Moore 113 Buddy Lewis 111 Joe Medwick 111 Mike Kreevich 110	Hits Johnny Mize 237 Joe Medwick 230 Joe Dimaggio 223 Charlie Gehringer 222 Bill Dickey 217 Hank Greenberg 211 Luke Appling 208 Gee Walker 207 Pete Fox 204 Rip Radcliff 204 Buddy Lewis 201	Total Bases Joe Dimaggio 439 Joe Medwick 411 Hank Greenberg 407 Bill Dickey 383 Johnny Mize 380 Lou Gehrig 369 Jimmie Foxx 342 Wally Moses 329 Charlie Gehringer 325 Moose Solters 318 Frank Demaree 305 Rudy York 303
Doubles Joe Medwick 52 Hank Greenberg 45 Wally Moses 44 Bill Dickey 42 Billy Herman 41 Rip Radcliff 41 Harlond Clift 40 Frank Demaree 39 Sam West 39 Bruce Campbell 38 Charlie Gehringer 38 Johnny Mize 38	Triples Mike Kreevich 19 Bruce Campbell 18 Joe Dimaggio 15 Augie Galan 15 Don Gutteridge 15 John Stone 15 Ben Chapman 14 Gene Moore 14 Wally Moses 14 Gibby Brack 13 Lou Finney 13 Moose Solters 13	Home Runs Joe Dimaggio 52 Rudy York 52 Jimmie Foxx 48 Lou Gehrig 46 Hank Greenberg 43 Bill Dickey 40 Joe Medwick 37 Vince Dimaggio 31 Johnny Mize 31 Dolph Camilli 27 Harlond Clift 26 Bob Johnson 26	RBI Joe Dimaggio 164 Lou Gehrig 146 Bill Dickey 144 Joe Medwick 140 Jimmie Foxx 139 Hank Greenberg 138 Wally Moses 126 Johnny Mize 122 Dolph Camilli 116 Zeke Bonura 112 Beau Bell 110 Rudy York 108
Walks Lou Gehrig 124 Dolph Camilli 104 Mel Ott 102 Gus Suhr 101 Harlond Clift 99 Jimmie Foxx 98 Hank Greenberg 92 Joe Cronin 91 Bob Johnson 90 Luke Appling 89 Stan Hack 87 Billy Werber 85	Batters Strikeouts Vince Dimaggio 160 Hank Greenberg 118 Gibby Brack 113 Jimmie Foxx 106 Dolph Camilli 103 Harlond Clift 103 Frankie Crosetti 102 Joe Cronin 97 Don Gutteridge 96 Mel Ott 95 Alex Kampouris 93 Gene Moore 93	Stolen Bases Billy Werber 56 Frankie Pytlak 33 Mike Kreevich 29 Buddy Lewis 28 Luke Appling 25 Charlie Gehringer 25 Gee Walker 21 Augie Galan 19 Cookie Lavagetto 19 Mel Almada 18 Ben Chapman 18	Caught Stealing Billy Werber 19 Luke Appling 14 Gee Walker 11 Zeke Bonura 10 Ripper Collins 10 Red Rolfe 10 Arky Vaughan 10 Frank Demaree 9 Don Padgett 9 Dolph Camilli 8 Babe Phelps 8 Joe Vosmik 8
Hit by Pitch Buddy Lewis 7 Red Rolfe 7 Joe Vosmik 7 Don Padgett 6 Earl Averill 5 Dolph Camilli 5 Ripper Collins 5 Stan Hack 5 Stu Martin 5 Lloyd Waner 5	GIDP Jo-Jo Moore 23 Dixie Walker 23 Frank Demaree 22 Gus Suhr 22 Dick Bartell 20 Joe Dimaggio 20 Cookie Lavagetto 20 Buddy Hassett 19 Billy Herman 19 Joe Medwick 19	Errors Billy Herman 46 Frankie Crosetti 40 Luke Appling 36 Lee Handley 36 Dick Bartell 34 Joe Cronin 29 Harlond Clift 28 Tony Cuccinello 28 Skeeter Newsome 27 Billy Rogell 27 Buddy Myer 26	Earned Run Average Fred Frankhouse 2.70 Lefty Gomez 2.90 Jim Turner 2.93 Van Mungo 3.05 Danny Macfayden 3.07 Guy Bush 3.17 Waite Hoyt 3.22 Bill Lee 3.28 Luke Hamlin 3.32 Tommy Bridges 3.43 Monty Stratton 3.44 Dizzy Dean 3.44
Wins Tommy Bridges 23 Red Ruffing 21 Lefty Gomez 20 Lou Fette 18 Cliff Melton 18 Paul Derringer 17 Lefty Grove 17 Bill Lee 17 Danny Macfayden 16 Elden Auker 15 Tex Carleton 15 Waite Hoyt 15	Losses Jimmie Deshong 25 Wes Ferrell 24 Cy Blanton 22 Max Butcher 20 Mel Harder 18 Roxie Lawson 18 Cliff Melton 18 Denny Galehouse 17 Bob Weiland 17 Peaches Davis 16 Lee Grissom 16 Bucky Walters 16	Winning Percentage Tommy Bridges .793 Monty Stratton .737 Lefty Gomez .714 Red Ruffing .700 Waite Hoyt .682 Luke Hamlin .650 Bobo Newsom .636 Monte Weaver .632 Lefty Grove .630 Van Mungo .609 Paul Derringer .607 Eddie Smith .600	Games Pitched Jack Knott 88 Joe Bowman 85 Max Butcher 71 Syl Johnson 67 Joe Heving 61 Dick Coffman 55 Bill Hallahan 55 Jesse Haines 54 Clint Brown 52 Mace Brown 52 Lon Warneke 50 Johnny Murphy 49
Games Started Wes Ferrell 39 Cliff Melton 38 Jimmie Deshong 37 Lou Fette 37 Lefty Grove 37 Bob Weiland 37 Bill Lee 36 Carl Hubbell 35 Danny Macfayden 35 Bobo Newsom 35	Complete Games Tommy Bridges 16 Paul Derringer 16 Bill Lee 16 Danny Macfayden 14 Lou Fette 13	Games Finished Syl Johnson 39 Joe Heving 38 Clint Brown 36 Dick Coffman 36 Mike Ryba 35 Monte Weaver 35 Herman Fink 33 Max Butcher 32 George Gill 32	Saves Joe Krakauskas 18 Clint Brown 16 Syl Johnson 16 Herman Fink 14 Frank Makosky 10 Johnny Murphy 9 Dick Coffman 8 Jim Tobin 7
Shutouts Lefty Gomez 5 Danny Macfayden 5 Red Ruffing 4 Tommy Bridges 3 Tex Carleton 3 Lou Fette 3 Fred Frankhouse 3 Carl Hubbell 3 Eddie Smith 3 Monty Stratton 3 Jim Turner 3 John Whitehead 3	Innings Pitched Bill Lee 291.0 Lou Fette 283.3 Wes Ferrell 276.0 Cliff Melton 274.0 Jimmie Deshong 272.7 Lefty Grove 270.3 Carl Hubbell 268.3 Danny Macfayden 264.0 Bob Weiland 258.7 Tommy Bridges 257.0 Jim Turner 248.7 Red Ruffing 246.3	Hits Allowed Wes Ferrell 364 Jimmie Deshong 330 Bob Weiland 315 Carl Hubbell 304 Lefty Grove 302 Cliff Melton 301 Bill Lee 298 Lou Fette 297 Denny Galehouse 286 Lon Warneke 284 Claude Passeau 280 Roxie Lawson 275	Home Runs Allowed Lon Warneke 34 Red Ruffing 33 Wes Ferrell 32 Roxie Lawson 32 Carl Hubbell 29 Si Johnson 29 Jack Knott 27 Eddie Smith 27 Jimmie Deshong 26 Syl Johnson 26 Thornton Lee 26 Johnny Marcum 24
Walks Allowed Wes Ferrell 146 Lee Grissom 123 Jimmie Deshong 121 Bobo Newsom 120 Jack Wilson 113 Roxie Lawson 112 Bob Feller 106 Tex Carleton 105 Jack Knott 105 Lou Fette 102 Fred Frankhouse 100 Eddie Smith 99	Pitchers Strikeouts Lefty Gomez 206 Lee Grissom 200 Cliff Melton 200 Tommy Bridges 190 Lefty Grove 188 Carl Hubbell 183 Van Mungo 180 Bob Feller 169 Jack Wilson 169 Cy Blanton 158 Red Ruffing 152 Bill Lee 148

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