The 1937 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 80, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason January 29, 1937: Red Kress, Carl Reynolds and cash were traded by the Senators to the Minneapolis Millers for Jimmy Wasdell.Red Kress page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 4, 1937: Al Simmons was purchased by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers for $15,000.Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference May 2, 1937: Shanty Hogan was traded by the Senators to Indianapolis Indians for Johnny Riddle. The trade was voided on May 20, with the players returned to their original teams.Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference June 21, 1937: Shanty Hogan was released by the Senators.

Roster 1937 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C Rick Ferrell 86 279 64 .229 1 32 1B Joe Kuhel 136 547 155 .283 6 61 2B Buddy Myer 125 430 126 .293 1 65 SS Cecil Travis 135 526 181 .344 3 66 3B Buddy Lewis 156 668 210 .314 10 79 OF 103 419 117 .279 8 84 OF Mel Almada 100 433 134 .309 4 33 OF John Stone 139 542 179 .330 6 88

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 Fred Sington 78 228 54 .237 3 36 Wally Millies 59 179 40 .223 0 28 Ben Chapman 35 130 34 .262 0 12 Ossie Bluege 42 127 36 .283 1 13 32 110 28 .255 2 12 John Mihalic 38 107 27 .252 0 8 Jesse Hill 33 92 20 .217 1 4 George Case 22 90 26 .289 0 11 Shanty Hogan 21 66 10 .152 0 5 Jimmy Bloodworth 15 50 11 .220 0 8 Johnny Riddle 8 26 7 .269 0 3 Milt Gray 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Frank Trechock 1 4 2 .500 0 0 Herb Crompton 2 3 1 .333 0 0 Mike Guerra 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Jerry Lynn 1 3 2 .667 0 0 Alex Sabo 1 0 0 ---- 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 Jimmie DeShong 37 264.1 14 15 4.90 86 Wes Ferrell 25 207.2 11 13 3.94 92 Monte Weaver 30 188.2 12 9 4.20 44 Bobo Newsom 11 67.2 3 4 5.85 39 6 40.2 3 2 2.21 12 Joe Krakauskas 5 40.0 4 1 2.70 18 Joe Kohlman 2 13.0 1 0 4.15 3

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 35 168.0 8 15 4.39 62 Ed Linke 36 128.2 6 1 5.60 61 Ken Chase 14 76.1 4 3 4.13 43 Carl Fischer 17 72.0 4 5 4.38 30 Joe Cascarella 10 32.1 0 5 8.07 10 Dick Lanahan 6 11.1 0 1 12.71 2 2 10.2 0 1 6.75 3

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 Syd Cohen 33 2 4 4 3.11 22 Bucky Jacobs 11 1 1 0 4.84 8

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salisbury

References

External links 1937 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1937 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com