1937 Cleveland Indians season
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Owner(s) | Alva Bradley |
General manager(s) | Cy Slapnicka |
Manager(s) | Steve O'Neill |
Local radio | WHK |
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The 1937 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 83–71, 19 games behind the New York Yankees.
Regular season
- April 20, 1937: Gee Walker of the Detroit Tigers' became the first (and to date only) man to hit for the cycle on Opening Day. Walker did it in reverse order (home run, triple, double, single) to lead the Tigers past the Indians 4–3 on April 20, 1937.[1]
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–3 | 15–7 | 8–14–1 | |||||
Chicago | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 18–4 | 14–8 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | 18–4–1 | 11–11 | |||||
Detroit | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 16–6 | |||||
New York | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 8–13–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–15 | 4–18 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | |||||
Washington | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16–1 | 13–8–3 | 15–7 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers
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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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OF | Campbell, BruceBruce Campbell | 134 | 438 | 135 | .301 | 4 | 61 |
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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Sullivan, BillyBilly Sullivan | 72 | 168 | 48 | .286 | 3 | 22 |
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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Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen | 24 | 173 | 15 | 1 | 2.55 | 87 |
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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Andrews, IvyIvy Andrews | 20 | 59.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.37 | 16 |
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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Brown, LloydLloyd Brown | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.55 | 32 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Milwaukee Brewers | American Association | Allen Sothoron |
A1 | New Orleans Pelicans | Southern Association | Larry Gilbert |
B | Montgomery Bombers | Southeastern League | Ken Penner, Harry Griswold and Bud Connolly |
C | Oswego Netherlands | Canadian–American League | Riley Parker |
C | Springfield Indians | Middle Atlantic League | Earl Wolgamot |
D | Troy Trojans | Alabama–Florida League | Charlie Moss |
D | Hopkinsville Hoppers | KITTY League | Red Smith |
D | Owensboro Oilers | KITTY League | Hughie Wise |
D | Newton-Conover Twins | North Carolina State League | Phil Lundeen, Buz Phillips and Ray Lindsey |
D | Fargo-Moorhead Twins | Northern League | Jack Knight |
D | Wausau Lumberjacks | Northern League | Dickie Kerr |
References
- ↑ SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007