1937 Philadelphia Phillies season

1937 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Baker Bowl (since 1887)
Philadelphia (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gerald Nugent
Manager(s)	Jimmy Wilson
Local radio	(Bill Dyer, Roger Griswold)
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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.

Offseason

• January 6, 1937: Chuck Sheerin was released by the Phillies.^[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 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers 41 Bob Allen -- Elmer Burkart 45 Bobby Burke 41 Larry Crawford 47 Syl Johnson 44 Orville Jorgens 43 Hal Kelleher 45 Wayne LaMaster -- Walt Masters 42 Hugh Mulcahy 48 Claude Passeau -- Leon Pettit 41 Pete Sivess 40 Bucky Walters		Catchers 11 Bill Atwood 10 Earl Grace 47 Walter Stephenson 12 Jimmy Wilson Infielders 22 Bill Andrus 27 Dolph Camilli 32 Gene Corbett 21 Leo Norris 20 George Scharein 25 Pinky Whitney 23 Del Young		Outfielders 34 Morrie Arnovich 24 Earl Browne 37 Howie Gorman 36 Chuck Klein 30 Hersh Martin 33 Johnny Moore 37 Fred Tauby		Manager 12 Jimmy Wilson Coaches 51 Hans Lobert

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
2B	Young, DelDel Young	109	360	70	.194	0	24
OF	Klein, ChuckChuck Klein	115	406	132	.325	15	57

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
Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore	96	307	98	.319	9	59
Grace, EarlEarl Grace	80	223	47	.211	6	29
Wilson, JimmieJimmie Wilson	39	87	24	.276	1	8

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
Sivess, PetePete Sivess	6	23	1	1	7.04	4
Allen, BobBob Allen	3	12	0	1	6.75	8

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
Burkart, ElmerElmer Burkart	7	0	0	0	6.19	4
Crawford, LarryLarry Crawford	6	0	0	0	15.00	2
Burke, BobbyBobby Burke	2	0	0	0	∞	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
D	Centreville Colts	Eastern Shore League	Patsy O'Rourke

^[2]

References

1. Chuck Sheerin page at Baseball-Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1937 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference