1937 St. Louis Browns season
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1937 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Donald Lee Barnes | |
| Manager(s) | Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley | |
| Local radio | KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (John O'Hara, Ray Schmidt, Allan Anthony) |
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The 1937 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 46 wins and 108 losses.
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Offseason
- December 2, 1936: Ray Pepper was purchased from the Browns by the Buffalo Bisons.[1]
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 |
Notable transactions
- April 13, 1937: Bill Trotter was signed as a free agent by the Browns.[2]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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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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| C | Rollie Hemsley | 100 | 334 | 74 | .222 | 3 | 28 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 120 | 450 | 124 | .276 | 3 | 35 |
| 2B | Tom Carey | 130 | 487 | 134 | .275 | 1 | 40 |
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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| Ethan Allen | 103 | 320 | 101 | .316 | 0 | 31 |
| Jim Bottomley | 65 | 109 | 26 | .239 | 1 | 12 |
| Nig Lipscomb | 36 | 96 | 31 | .323 | 0 | 8 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 20 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 1 | 11 |
| Tommy Heath | 17 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 1 | 3 |
| Sam Harshany | 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
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 Mills | 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 10 |
| Bill Miller | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |
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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| Jim Walkup | 27 | 150.1 | 9 | 12 | 7.36 | 46 |
| Julio Bonetti | 28 | 143.1 | 4 | 11 | 5.84 | 43 |
| Bill Trotter | 34 | 122.1 | 2 | 9 | 5.81 | 37 |
| Earl Caldwell | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 8 |
| Emil Bildilli | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 2 |
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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| Sheriff Blake | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.61 | 12 |
| Bill Strickland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.91 | 6 |
| George Hennessey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 |
| Nig Lipscomb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 1 |
| Ed Baecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.79 | 3 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Toledo Mud Hens | American Association | Fred Haney |
| A1 | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Zack Taylor |
| A | Des Moines Demons | Western League | Del Bissonette |
| B | Meridian Scrappers | Southeastern League | Leonard McNair, Emmett Lipscomb and Harry Whitehouse |
| B | Terre Haute Tots | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Walter Holke |
| C | Palestine Pals | East Texas League | Abe Miller |
| C | Johnstown Johnnies | Middle Atlantic League | Jacques Fournier |
| D | Easton Browns | Eastern Shore League | George Jacobs |
| D | Lafayette White Sox | Evangeline League | Bobby Goff |
| D | Mayfield Clothiers | KITTY League | Clarence Mitchell and Walter Holke |
| D | Fairbury Jeffs | Nebraska State League | Sonny Brookhaus |
| D | Osceloa Indians | Northeast Arkansas League | Elmer Kirchoff |
| D | Superior Blues | Northern League | Red Treadwell |
| D | Findlay Browns | Ohio State League | Grover Hartley |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mayfield
Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1937[3]
References
- ^ Ray Pepper page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bill Trotter page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
External links
- 1937 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1937 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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