1937 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished seventh in the National League with a record of 61 wins and 92 losses.

1937 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Gerald Nugent
Manager(s)Jimmy Wilson
Local radio(Bill Dyer, Roger Griswold)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9557 0.625 — 50–25 45–32
Chicago Cubs 9361 0.604 3 46–32 47–29
Pittsburgh Pirates 8668 0.558 10 46–32 40–36
St. Louis Cardinals 8173 0.526 15 45–33 36–40
Boston Bees 7973 0.520 16 43–33 36–40
Brooklyn Dodgers 6291 0.405 33½ 36–39 26–52
Philadelphia Phillies 6192 0.399 34½ 29–45 32–47
Cincinnati Reds 5698 0.364 40 28–51 28–47

Record vs. opponents
1937 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —15–79–1311–1110–1014–811–119–13
Brooklyn 7–15—8–1412–10–16–1610–1112–107–15–1
Chicago 13–914–8—14–812–1014–89–1317–5
Cincinnati 11–1110–12–18–14—8–1411–111–217–15
New York 10–1016–610–1214–8—15–716–614–8
Philadelphia 8–1411–108–1411–117–15—11–115–17–2
Pittsburgh 11–1110–1213–921–16–1611–11—14–8
St. Louis 13–915–7–15–1715–78–1417–5–28–14—

Game log
Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss (via forfeit)
 Phillies loss
 Phillies tie
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1937 Game Log[2]
Overall Record: 61–92–2
^[a] The original schedule indicated single games on June 6 and 7 with St. Louis[49] which became a double-header on June 6.[50]
^[b] The second game on June 6, 1937, was forfeited in favor of the St. Louis Cardinals.[51] Contemporary newspaper accounts indicate a 9–0 final score as a result of the forfeiture,[52][53] but Baseball-Reference indicates a 0–0 score (as the game was not yet official) and Phillies loss.[2] The Phillies manager, Jimmy Wilson, was fined $100 (equivalent to $1,413.21 in 2019[54]) for the stalling tactic.[55]
^[c] The original schedule indicated single games on June 11 and 13 with Chicago[49] which became a double-header on June 13.[56]
^[d] The original schedule indicated single games on June 1 and July 4 with Boston[49] which became a double-header on July 4.[57]
^[e] The original schedule indicated single games on August 1 in Cincinnati and August 24 with Cincinnati[49] which became a double-header on August 1 in Cincinnati.
^[f] The original schedule indicated single games on May 24 and August 8 at St. Louis[49] which became a double-header on August 8.[58]
^[g] The second game on August 8, 1937, ended after twelve innings due to darkness with the score tied 6–6,[59] and an additional game was scheduled for September 14.
^[h] The original schedule indicated single games on August 29 and 30 with Chicago[49] which became a double-header on August 29.[60]
^[i] The original schedule indicated single games on September 5, 27, and 28 with Brooklyn.[49] Either the September 27 or the 28 game was changed to a double-header on September 5,[61] but the second game was postponed due to rain.[47][62] The game schedule reverted to the original plan.[49]
^[j] The original schedule indicated single games on September 10 and 12 at Brooklyn[49] which became a double-header on September 12.[63]
^[k] The September 15, 1937, game ended after thirteen innings due to darkness with the score tied 6–6,[64] and an additional game was scheduled for September 16.[65]
^[l] The original schedule indicated single games on September 19 and 20 at Pittsburgh[49] which became a double-header on September 19.[66]

Roster
1937 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
2BDel Young10936070.194024
OFChuck Klein115406132.3251557

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
Johnny Moore9630798.319959
Earl Grace8022347.211629
Jimmie Wilson398724.27618

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

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
Pete Sivess623117.044
Bob Allen312016.758

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
Elmer Burkart70006.194
Larry Crawford600015.002
Bobby Burke2000∞0

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
D Centreville Colts Eastern Shore League Patsy O'Rourke

[67]

References
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  11. Attendance was not available in contemporary news accounts of the game.
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