1937 Chicago Cubs season
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.
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| Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
| Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm |
| Local radio | WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (George Sutherland, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges) WJJD (John Harrington) |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 95 | 57 | 0.625 | — | 50–25 | 45–32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 3 | 46–32 | 47–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 10 | 46–32 | 40–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 15 | 45–33 | 36–40 |
| Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 16 | 43–33 | 36–40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | 0.405 | 33½ | 36–39 | 26–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 34½ | 29–45 | 32–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | 0.364 | 40 | 28–51 | 28–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 10–11 | 12–10 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 1–21 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 10–10 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 11–10 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 5–17–2 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 21–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 17–5–2 | 8–14 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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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| C | Gabby Hartnett | 110 | 356 | 126 | .354 | 12 | 82 |
| 1B | Ripper Collins | 115 | 456 | 125 | .274 | 16 | 71 |
| 2B | Billy Herman | 138 | 564 | 189 | .335 | 8 | 65 |
| SS | Billy Jurges | 129 | 450 | 134 | .298 | 1 | 65 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 154 | 582 | 173 | .297 | 2 | 63 |
| OF | Joe Marty | 88 | 290 | 84 | .290 | 5 | 44 |
| OF | Augie Galan | 147 | 611 | 154 | .252 | 18 | 78 |
| OF | Frank Demaree | 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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Phil Cavarretta | 106 | 329 | 94 | .286 | 5 | 56 |
| Ken O'Dea | 83 | 219 | 66 | .301 | 4 | 32 |
| Lonny Frey | 78 | 198 | 55 | .278 | 1 | 22 |
| Tuck Stainback | 72 | 160 | 37 | .231 | 0 | 14 |
| John Bottarini | 26 | 40 | 11 | .275 | 1 | 7 |
| Carl Reynolds | 7 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Garbark | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Meyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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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| Bill Lee | 42 | 272.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.54 | 108 |
| Tex Carleton | 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Larry French | 42 | 208 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 100 |
| Charlie Root | 43 | 178.2 | 13 | 5 | 3.38 | 74 |
| Roy Parmelee | 33 | 145.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.13 | 55 |
| Clay Bryant | 38 | 135.1 | 9 | 3 | 4.26 | 75 |
| Curt Davis | 28 | 123.2 | 10 | 5 | 4.08 | 32 |
| Clyde Shoun | 37 | 93 | 7 | 7 | 5.61 | 43 |
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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| Bob Logan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.42 | 2 |
| Newt Kimball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
| Kirby Higbe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Truck Hannah |
| B | Moline Plowboys | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Mike Gazella |
| B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Elmer Yoter |
| C | Ponca City Angels | Western Association | Art Veltman |
| D | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Johnny Mostil |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Moline[1]
Notes
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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