1937 Boston Red Sox season
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1937 Boston Red Sox season
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| 1937 Boston Red Sox |
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| 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.
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Ted Olson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 11 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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[1]
Notes
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1937 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1937 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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