1937 Chicago Cubs season explained

Chicago Cubs
Alt:A 1937 postcard showing the two official Chicago baseball fields: Wrigley Field and Comiskey Field.
Caption:A 1937 postcard of Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, and Comiskey Field
Season:1937
League:National League
Ballpark:Wrigley Field
City:Chicago
Owners:Philip K. Wrigley
General Managers:Charles Weber
Managers:Charlie Grimm
Radio:WGN
(Bob Elson)
WBBM
(George Sutherland, Pat Flanagan)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WIND
(Russ Hodges)
WJJD
(John Harrington)

The 1937 Chicago Cubs season was the 66th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 62nd in the National League and the 22nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League with a record of 93–61.

Regular season

Roster

1937 Chicago Cubs
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersOther battersManagerCoaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 110 356 126 .354 12 82
1B 115 456 125 .274 16 71
2B 138 564 189 .335 8 65
SS 129 450 134 .298 1 65
3B 154 582 173 .297 2 63
OF 88 290 84 .290 5 44
OF 147 611 154 .252 18 78
OF 154 615 199 .324 17 115

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
106 329 94 .286 5 56
83 219 66 .301 4 32
78 198 55 .278 1 22
72 160 37 .231 0 14
26 40 11 .275 1 7
7 11 3 .273 0 1
1 1 0 .000 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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
42 272.1 14 15 3.54 108
32 208.1 16 8 3.15 105

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
42 208.0 16 10 3.98 100
43 178.2 13 5 3.38 74
33 145.2 7 8 5.13 55
38 135.1 9 3 4.26 75
28 123.2 10 5 4.08 32
37 93.0 7 7 5.61 43

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
4 0 0 1 1.42 2
2 0 0 010.80 0
1 1 0 0 5.40 2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Moline[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007