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1937 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Expanded Standings Team W L WL% GB NewYorkY NYY 102 52 .662 -- Detroit DET 89 65 .578 13.0 ChicagoW CHW 86 68 .558 16.0 Clvlnd CLE 83 71 .539 19.0 BostonRS BOS 80 72 .526 21.0 Washngtn WSH 73 80 .477 28.5 Phildlpa PHA 54 97 .358 46.5 St.Louis SLB 46 108 .299 56.0 Race Charts from BaseballRace.com: AL Postseason World Series (4-1):   New York Yankees over New York Giants BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this league (what's this?)

1937 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 NYY  6.24   979  157  5487  1554  282  73  174  709   607  .283  .365  .456   60   36 116  6.58  5.88
 DET  6.03   935  155  5516  1611  309  62  150  656   711  .292  .367  .452   89   45 111  6.77  5.31
 BOS  5.33   821  154  5354  1506  269  64  100  601   557  .281  .354  .411   79   61  95  5.68  5.01
 CLE  5.24   817  156  5353  1499  304  76  103  570   551  .280  .349  .423   78   51 103  5.51  4.96
 CHW  5.06   780  154  5277  1478  280  76   67  549   447  .280  .348  .400   70   34  94  5.16  4.97
 WSH  4.79   757  158  5578  1559  245  84   47  591   503  .279  .349  .379   61   35  93  4.70  4.88
 SLB  4.58   715  156  5510  1573  327  44   71  514   510  .285  .346  .399   30   27  95  4.94  4.23
 PHA  4.54   699  154  5228  1398  278  60   94  583   557  .267  .341  .397   95   48  92  4.22  4.88
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  5.23  6503 1244 43303 12178 2294 539  806 4773  4443  .281  .355  .415  562  337

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 NYY  4.27   671  157  3.65  1396  1417   9.0   506  3.2   92   652   82    15     0  21 122  3.77  4.78
 CHW  4.74   730  154  4.17  1351  1435   9.3   532  3.5  115   533   70    14     0  21 111  4.74  4.74
 CLE  4.92   768  156  4.39  1364  1529   9.8   566  3.6   61   630   64     4     0  15 102  4.22  5.63
 BOS  5.03   775  154  4.48  1366  1518   9.9   597  3.9   92   682   74     6     0  14 106  4.97  5.09
 WSH  5.32   841  158  4.58  1398  1498   9.5   671  4.2   96   524   75     5     0  14  97  4.76  5.90
 PHA  5.55   854  154  4.85  1335  1490   9.7   613  4.0  105   469   65     6     0   9  97  5.30  5.80
 DET  5.43   841  155  4.87  1378  1521   9.8   635  4.1  102   485   70     6     0  11  96  5.82  5.04
 SLB  6.56  1023  156  6.00  1363  1768  11.3   653  4.2  143   468   55     2     0   8  80  6.58  6.54
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  5.23  6503 1244  4.62 10951 12176  10.0  4773  3.9  806  4443  555          59 113

League Miscellaneous Stats    Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 NYY  169  134  .972   .697    998,148  12,635  103-51  57-20 45-32 101  96 28.5 29.9   6   6  14 McCarthy
 DET  147  149  .976   .693  1,072,276  13,926   84-70  49-28 40-37 102 101 29.0 27.4   4   4  15 Cochrane, Baker, and Perkins
 CHW  174  173  .971   .694    589,245   7,653   82-72  47-30 39-38 100 100 29.8 29.3   2   2  11 Dykes
 CLE  157  153  .974   .671    564,849   7,242   81-73  50-28 33-43  98  97 28.6 29.2   2   2   7 O'Neill
 BOS  175  139  .970   .675    559,659   7,563   80-72  44-29 36-43 104 103 28.6 29.9   5   4  12 Cronin
 WSH  170  181  .972   .692    397,799   4,972   69-84  43-35 30-45  96  96 27.9 28.6   2   3  13 Harris
 PHA  198  150  .967   .685    430,738   5,452   62-89  27-50 27-47  98 102 26.9 26.2   0   1  11 Mack and Mack
 SLB  174  166  .972   .658    123,121   1,578   53-101 25-51 21-57 100 104 28.4 30.3   2   3  10 Hornsby and Bottomley
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results Most Valuable Player Charlie Gehringer DET .371/.458/.520 Triple Crown Winner Lefty Gomez NYY 21-11  2.33 194 SO

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
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Batting Average Gehringer-DET .371 Gehrig-NYY .351 DiMaggio-NYY .346 Bonura-CHW .345 Travis-WSH .344	On-base % Gehrig-NYY .473 Gehringer-DET .458 Greenberg-DET .436 Johnson-PHA .425 Dickey-NYY .417	Slugging % DiMaggio-NYY .673 Greenberg-DET .668 York-DET .651 Gehrig-NYY .643 Bonura-CHW .573	OPS Gehrig-NYY 1.116 Greenberg-DET 1.105 DiMaggio-NYY 1.085 York-DET 1.026 Dickey-NYY .987
Games Gehrig-NYY 157 Averill-CLE 156 Bell-SLB 156 Lary-CLE 156 Lewis-WSH 156	At Bats Lewis-WSH 668 Moses-PHA 649 Rolfe-NYY 648 Lary-CLE 644 Bell-SLB 642	Plate Appearances (approx.) Lary-CLE 741 Rolfe-NYY 740 Lewis-WSH 733 Crosetti-NYY 721 Moses-PHA 712	Runs DiMaggio-NYY 151 Rolfe-NYY 143 Gehrig-NYY 138 Greenberg-DET 137 Gehringer-DET 133
Hits Bell-SLB 218 DiMaggio-NYY 215 Walker-DET 213 Lewis-WSH 210 Gehringer-DET 209	Total Bases DiMaggio-NYY 418 Greenberg-DET 397 Gehrig-NYY 366 Moses-PHA 357 Trosky-CLE 329	Doubles Bell-SLB 51 Greenberg-DET 49 Moses-PHA 48 Vosmik-SLB 47 Lary-CLE 46	Triples Kreevich-CHW 16 Walker-CHW 16 DiMaggio-NYY 15 Stone-WSH 15 Greenberg-DET 14
Home Runs DiMaggio-NYY 46 Greenberg-DET 40 Gehrig-NYY 37 Foxx-BOS 36 York-DET 35	RBI Greenberg-DET 183 DiMaggio-NYY 167 Gehrig-NYY 159 Dickey-NYY 133 Trosky-CLE 128	Bases on Balls Gehrig-NYY 127 Greenberg-DET 102 Foxx-BOS 99 Clift-SLB 98 Johnson-PHA 98	Strikeouts Crosetti-NYY 105 Greenberg-DET 101 Foxx-BOS 96 Clift-SLB 80 Lazzeri-NYY 76
Stolen Bases Chapman-TOT 35 Werber-PHA 35 Walker-DET 23 Appling-CHW 18 Hill-TOT 18 Lary-CLE 18	Singles Lewis-WSH 162 Gehringer-DET 154 Fox-DET 149 Walker-DET 149 Bell-SLB 145	Adjusted OPS+ Gehrig-NYY 177 Greenberg-DET 172 DiMaggio-NYY 168 York-DET 151 Johnson-PHA 147	Runs Created Greenberg-DET 172 DiMaggio-NYY 171 Gehrig-NYY 171 Gehringer-DET 135 Moses-PHA 131
Adjusted Batting Runs Gehrig-NYY 74 Greenberg-DET 67 DiMaggio-NYY 60 Gehringer-DET 44 Johnson-PHA 38	Batting Wins Gehrig-NYY 6.6 Greenberg-DET 6.0 DiMaggio-NYY 5.4 Gehringer-DET 4.0 Clift-SLB 3.4 Dickey-NYY 3.4 Johnson-PHA 3.4	Extra-Base Hits Greenberg-DET 103 DiMaggio-NYY 96 Moses-PHA 86 Gehrig-NYY 83 Trosky-CLE 77	Times on Base Gehrig-NYY 331 Greenberg-DET 305 Gehringer-DET 300 DiMaggio-NYY 284 Clift-SLB 279
Offensive Win% Gehrig-NYY .823 Greenberg-DET .805 DiMaggio-NYY .797 Gehringer-DET .758 Bonura-CHW .740	Hit By Pitch Crosetti-NYY 12 Pytlak-CLE 7 Clift-SLB 6 Cronin-BOS 6 Mills-BOS 6 Piet-CHW 6	Sac. Hits Cramer-BOS 17 Walker-CHW 17 Kreevich-CHW 16 Hayes-CHW 15 Newsome-PHA 14	Caught Stealing Werber-PHA 13 Chapman-TOT 12 Appling-CHW 10 Solters-CLE 9 Fox-DET 8 Foxx-BOS 8 Lary-CLE 8 Mills-BOS 8
Power/Speed Number Walker-DET 20.2 Foxx-BOS 15.7 Greenberg-DET 13.3 Johnson-PHA 13.2 Moses-PHA 13.2	At Bats per Strikeout Cramer-BOS 40.0 Dean-PHA 30.9 Pytlak-CLE 26.5 Dickey-NYY 24.1 Radcliff-CHW 23.4	At Bats per Home Run York-DET 10.7 DiMaggio-NYY 13.5 Greenberg-DET 14.9 Gehrig-NYY 15.4 Foxx-BOS 15.8	Outs Crosetti-NYY 487 Lewis-WSH 473 Rolfe-NYY 472 Lary-CLE 471 Hayes-CHW 463
ERA Gomez-NYY 2.33 Stratton-CHW 2.40 Allen-CLE 2.55 Ruffing-NYY 2.98 Grove-BOS 3.02	Wins Gomez-NYY 21 Ruffing-NYY 20 Lawson-DET 18 Auker-DET 17 Grove-BOS 17	Won-Loss % Allen-CLE .938 Murphy-NYY .765 Stratton-CHW .750 Ruffing-NYY .741 Gill-DET .733	BB + H per IP (WHIP) Stratton-CHW 1.087 Gomez-NYY 1.171 Ruffing-NYY 1.209 Allen-CLE 1.254 Lee-CHW 1.314
Hits Allowed/9IP Gomez-NYY 7.53 Stratton-CHW 7.76 Smith-PHA 8.15 Allen-CLE 8.17 Ruffing-NYY 8.50	Bases on Balls/9IP Stratton-CHW 2.02 Hudlin-CLE 2.20 Marcum-BOS 2.30 Ruffing-NYY 2.39 Lyons-CHW 2.39	Strikeouts/9IP Gomez-NYY 6.27 Wilson-BOS 5.57 Newsom-TOT 5.43 Grove-BOS 5.26 Bridges-DET 5.06	Games Brown-CHW 53 Wilson-BOS 51 Kelley-PHA 41 Newsom-TOT 41 Heving-CLE 40
Saves Brown-CHW 18 Murphy-NYY 10 Wilson-BOS 7 Malone-NYY 6 Heving-CLE 5 Smith-PHA 5	Innings Ferrell-TOT 281.0 Gomez-NYY 278.3 Newsom-TOT 275.3 DeShong-WSH 264.3 Grove-BOS 262.0	Strikeouts Gomez-NYY 194 Newsom-TOT 166 Grove-BOS 153 Feller-CLE 150 Bridges-DET 138	Games Started Newsom-TOT 37 Ferrell-TOT 35 DeShong-WSH 34 Gomez-NYY 34 Caster-PHA 33
Comp. Games Ferrell-TOT 26 Gomez-NYY 25 Ruffing-NYY 22 Grove-BOS 21 DeShong-WSH 20	Shutouts Gomez-NYY 6 Stratton-CHW 5 Appleton-WSH 4 Ruffing-NYY 4 Whitehead-CHW 4	Home Runs Allow. Ferrell-TOT 25 Knott-SLB 25 Caster-PHA 23 Lyons-CHW 21 Weaver-WSH 21	Bases On Balls Allow. Newsom-TOT 167 DeShong-WSH 124 Kennedy-CHW 124 Ferrell-TOT 122 Wilson-BOS 119
Hits Allowed Ferrell-TOT 325 DeShong-WSH 290 Grove-BOS 269 Harder-CLE 269 Newsom-TOT 269	SO to Walk Gomez-NYY 2.09 Ruffing-NYY 1.93 Stratton-CHW 1.86 Grove-BOS 1.84 Bridges-DET 1.52	Losses Kelley-PHA 21 Caster-PHA 19 Ferrell-TOT 19 Hogsett-SLB 19 Knott-SLB 18	Earned Runs Allow. Ferrell-TOT 153 Newsom-TOT 147 DeShong-WSH 144 Lawson-DET 127 Kennedy-CHW 125
Wild Pitches Turbeville-PHA 9 Kennedy-CHW 8 Ross-PHA 8 Walkup-SLB 8 Kelley-PHA 6 Lawson-DET 6 Newsom-TOT 6	Hit Batsmen Trotter-SLB 7 Auker-DET 6 Newsom-TOT 6 Whitehill-CLE 6 Allen-CLE 5 Appleton-WSH 5 Hogsett-SLB 5 Knott-SLB 5 Whitehead-CHW 5	Batters Faced Ferrell-TOT 1266 Newsom-TOT 1247 DeShong-WSH 1179 Gomez-NYY 1148 Grove-BOS 1127	Games Finished Brown-CHW 48 Murphy-NYY 30 Wilson-BOS 23 Cohen-WSH 21 Nelson-PHA 21
Adjusted ERA+ Stratton-CHW 192 Gomez-NYY 191 Allen-CLE 176 Grove-BOS 158 Ruffing-NYY 149	Oldest Player Hornsby-SLB 1896-04-27 (41) Walberg-BOS 1896-07-27 (40) Dykes-CHW 1896-11-10 (40) Koupal-SLB 1898-12-19 (38) Whitehill-CLE 1899-02-07 (38)	Youngest Player Feller-CLE 1918-11-03 (18) Doerr-BOS 1918-04-07 (19) Gumpert-PHA 1918-01-23 (19) Bloodworth-WSH 1917-07-26 (19) Alexander-CLE 1917-07-10 (19)

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Box Score and Play-by-Play
Starters P. Lefty Gomez (NYY) C. Bill Dickey (NYY) 1B. Lou Gehrig (NYY) 2B. Charlie Gehringer (DET) 3B. Red Rolfe (NYY) SS. Joe Cronin (BOS) LF. Sam West (SLB) CF. Earl Averill (CLE) RF. Joe DiMaggio (NYY)		Beau Bell (SLB) Tommy Bridges* (DET) Harlond Clift (SLB) Doc Cramer (BOS) Rick Ferrell (WSH) Wes Ferrell (WSH) Jimmie Foxx* (BOS) Hank Greenberg (DET) Lefty Grove (BOS)		Mel Harder* (CLE) Wally Moses (PHA) Johnny Murphy (NYY) Buddy Myer (WSH) Luke Sewell (CHW) Monty Stratton (CHW) Gee Walker (DET)

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