1937 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1937 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1937 in baseball.

Sports season

1937 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 19 – October 10, 1937
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Regular season
Season MVP	AL: Charlie Gehringer (DET) NL: Joe Medwick (SLC)
AL champions	New York Yankees
AL runners-up	Detroit Tigers
NL champions	New York Giants
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions	New York Yankees
Runners-up	New York Giants
MLB seasons
← 1936 1938 →

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

• Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Morgan Bulkeley
  • Ban Johnson
  • Nap Lajoie
  • Connie Mack
  • John McGraw
  • Tris Speaker
  • George Wright
  • Cy Young
• MLB Most Valuable Player Award
  • American League: Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B
  • National League: Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals, OF
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Johnny Allen Cleveland Indians
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Bill McKechnie Boston Bees

Statistical leaders

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 CHW 18 Mace Brown PIT Cliff Melton NYG 7 SB Ben Chapman WSH/BSR Billy Werber PHA 35 Augie Galan CHC 23

Standings

American League 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

National League v t e National League W L Pct. GB Home Road New York Giants 95 57 0.625 — 50–25 45–32 Chicago Cubs 93 61 0.604 3 46–32 47–29 Pittsburgh Pirates 86 68 0.558 10 46–32 40–36 St. Louis Cardinals 81 73 0.526 15 45–33 36–40 Boston Bees 79 73 0.520 16 43–33 36–40 Brooklyn Dodgers 62 91 0.405 33½ 36–39 26–52 Philadelphia Phillies 61 92 0.399 34½ 29–45 32–47 Cincinnati Reds 56 98 0.364 40 28–51 28–47

Postseason

Bracket

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

Managers

American League

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

National League

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

Home Field Attendance

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

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.

External links

• 1937 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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