The 1937 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 46 wins and 108 losses. Despite finishing last, the Browns as a team hit .285, which was higher than the American League average of .281. Pitching was the problem - the team's ERA was 6.00 compared to the American League average of 4.62.
Offseason December 2, 1936: Ray Pepper was purchased from the Browns by the Buffalo Bisons.Ray Pepper page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 13, 1937: Bill Trotter was signed as a free agent by the Browns.Bill Trotter page at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1937 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league 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 100 334 74 .222 3 28 1B 120 450 124 .276 3 35 2B 130 487 134 .275 1 40 SS Bill Knickerbocker 121 491 128 .261 4 61 3B Harlond Clift 155 571 175 .306 29 118 OF Sam West 122 457 150 .328 7 58 OF Beau Bell 156 642 218 .340 14 117 OF Joe Vosmik 144 594 193 .325 4 93
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 103 320 101 .316 0 31 Ben Huffman 76 176 48 .273 1 24 65 109 26 .239 1 12 Red Barkley 31 101 27 .267 0 14 36 96 31 .323 0 8 Eddie Silber 22 83 26 .313 0 4 20 56 18 .321 1 11 Tony Giuliani 19 53 16 .302 0 3 17 43 10 .233 1 3 5 11 1 .091 0 0 Mel Mazzera 7 7 2 .286 0 0 Tom Cafego 4 4 0 .000 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 Oral Hildebrand 30 201.1 8 17 5.14 75 Elon Hogsett 37 177.1 6 19 6.29 68 Les Tietje 5 30.0 1 2 4.20 5 2 12.2 1 1 6.39 10 1 4.0 0 1 13.50 1 Bob Muncrief 1 2.0 0 0 4.50 0
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 Jack Knott 38 191.1 8 18 4.89 74 27 150.1 9 12 7.36 46 28 143.1 4 11 5.84 43 34 122.1 2 9 5.81 37 Lou Koupal 26 105.2 4 9 6.56 24 Russ Van Atta 16 58.2 1 2 5.52 34 9 29.0 0 0 6.83 8 Harry Kimberlin 3 15.1 0 2 2.35 5 4 8.0 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 Tommy Thomas 17 0 1 0 7.04 10 15 2 2 1 7.61 12 9 0 0 0 5.91 6 5 0 1 0 10.29 4 3 0 0 0 6.52 1 3 0 0 0 12.79 3
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mayfield
Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1937Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
External links 1937 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference 1937 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com