| St. Louis Browns | |
| Season: | 1937 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Sportsman's Park |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 46–108 (.299) |
| League Place: | 8th |
| Owners: | Donald Lee Barnes |
| General Managers: | Bill DeWitt |
| Managers: | Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley |
| Radio: | KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Ray Schmidt, Allan Anthony) |
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.[1] Pitching was the problem - the team's ERA was 6.00 compared to the American League average of 4.62.
| 1937 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 121 | 491 | 128 | .261 | 4 | 61 | ||
| 3B | 155 | 571 | 175 | .306 | 29 | 118 | ||
| OF | 122 | 457 | 150 | .328 | 7 | 58 | ||
| OF | 156 | 642 | 218 | .340 | 14 | 117 | ||
| OF | 144 | 594 | 193 | .325 | 4 | 93 |
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 | ||
| 76 | 176 | 48 | .273 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 65 | 109 | 26 | .239 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 31 | 101 | 27 | .267 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 36 | 96 | 31 | .323 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 83 | 26 | .313 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 56 | 18 | .321 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 43 | 10 | .233 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 201.1 | 8 | 17 | 5.14 | 75 | ||
| 37 | 177.1 | 6 | 19 | 6.29 | 68 | ||
| 5 | 30.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.20 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.39 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 26 | 105.2 | 4 | 9 | 6.56 | 24 | ||
| 16 | 58.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.52 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 2.35 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mayfield
Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1937[4]