1937 Cincinnati Reds season

1937 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen, Bobby Wallace
Local radio	WCPO (Harry Hartman) WKRC
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The 1937 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 56–98, 40 games behind the New York Giants.

Offseason

• January 6, 1937: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Reds by the New York Giants.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
New York Giants	95	57	–	.625
Chicago Cubs	93	61	3	.604
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	68	10	.558
St. Louis Cardinals	81	73	15	.526
Boston Bees	79	73	16	.520
Brooklyn Dodgers	62	91	33½	.405
Philadelphia Phillies	61	92	34½	.399
Cincinnati Reds	56	98	40	.364

Record vs. opponents

1937 National League Records Sources:
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

1937 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 12 Red Barrett 28 Don Brennan 17 Jumbo Brown 17 Joe Cascarella 18 Peaches Davis 25 Paul Derringer 28 Paul Gehrman 32 Lee Grissom 21 Bill Hallahan 19 Al Hollingsworth 23 Ted Kleinhans 23,36 Whitey Moore 26 Jake Mooty 20 Gene Schott 27,31 Johnny Vander Meer		Catchers 1,38 Gus Brittain 35 Gilly Campbell  7 Harry Chozen 24 Spud Davis  2 Ernie Lombardi  1 Dee Moore Infielders 31 Charlie English  8 Charlie Gelbert 22 Eddie Joost 34 Buck Jordan  3 Alex Kampouris 12,30 Frank McCormick 33 Eddie Miller  5 Billy Myers  6 Jimmy Outlaw  9 Lew Riggs 11 Les Scarsella		Outfielders 15 Harry Craft  4 Kiki Cuyler  8 Kiddo Davis 10 Ival Goodman 14 Chick Hafey 29 Pinky Jorgensen 37 Dutch Mele 16 Hub Walker 15 Phil Weintraub Other batters 17 Joe Dwyer 26 Arnie Moser		Manager  7 Chuck Dressen 40 Bobby Wallace Coaches George Kelly Tom Sheehan

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	120	368	123	.334	9	59
OF	Hafey, ChickChick Hafey	89	257	67	.261	9	41
OF	Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler	117	406	110	.271	0	32

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
Miller, EddieEddie Miller	36	60	9	.150	0	5

Pitching

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
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty	14	39	0	3	8.31	11
Cascarella, JoeJoe Cascarella	11	43.2	1	2	3.92	16
Brown, JumboJumbo Brown	4	9.2	1	0	8.38	4

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
Brennan, DonDon Brennan	10	1	1	0	6.75	6
Barrett, RedRed Barrett	1	0	0	0	1.42	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Bernard "Mike" Kelly
A	Albany Senators	New York–Pennsylvania League	Bill McCorry
B	Waterloo Red Hawks	Western League	Lenny Backer
B	Durham Bulls	Piedmont League	Paul O'Malley
B	Peoria Reds	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Ben Tincup and Wayne Blackburn
C	Muskogee Reds	Western Association	Bill Hughes
D	Bisbee Bees	Arizona–Texas League	Mickey Shader
D	DeLand Reds	Florida State League	Lester "Pat" Patterson
D	Fremont Reds	Ohio State League	Hap Bohl

^[2]

References

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

External links

• 1937 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference