The 1937 Boston Red Sox season was the 37th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 80 wins and 72 losses, 21 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1937 World Series.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup 9 Bobby Doerr 2B 8 Doc Cramer CF19 Fabian Gaffke RF 4 Joe Cronin SS 5 Pinky Higgins 3B 2 Rick Ferrell C 7 Buster Mills LF 1 Mel Almada 1B12 Wes Ferrell P
Roster 1937 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Third base) (Bench) (Pitching)
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 C 96 305 74 .243 0 27 1B 150 569 162 .285 36 127 2B 126 455 133 .292 12 76 SS 148 570 175 .307 18 110 3B 153 570 172 .302 9 106 OF 133 560 171 .305 0 51 OF 113 423 130 .307 7 57 OF 123 505 149 .295 7 58
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 54 184 53 .288 6 34 68 147 34 .231 0 11 55 147 33 .224 2 14 47 141 36 .255 0 20 32 110 26 .236 1 9 18 65 20 .308 1 4 26 56 14 .250 0 6 9 32 10 .313 0 6 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 32 262.0 17 9 3.02 153 30 207.2 13 10 4.46 127 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 51 221.1 16 10 3.70 137 37 183.2 13 11 4.85 59 36 137.0 8 8 4.66 66 32 104.2 5 7 5.59 46 25 86.2 3 7 4.98 29 8 31.0 1 2 4.35 11 3 15.1 1 0 5.28 8
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 11 0 0 0 7.24 11 9 0 2 0 4.09 4
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Little Rock, Canton, MansfieldJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1937 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1937 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com