1937 St. Louis Browns season

1937 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	46–108 (.299)
League place	8th
Other information
Owner(s)	Donald Lee Barnes
General manager(s)	Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)	Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (John O'Hara, Ray Schmidt, Allan Anthony)
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The 1937 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 46 wins and 108 losses. Despite finishing last, the Browns as a team hit .285, which was higher than the American League average of .281.^[1] Pitching was the problem - the teams ERA was 6.00 compared to the American League average of 4.62.^[1]

Offseason

• December 2, 1936: Ray Pepper was purchased from the Browns by the Buffalo Bisons.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	102	52	.662	--
Detroit Tigers	89	65	.578	13
Chicago White Sox	86	68	.558	16
Cleveland Indians	83	71	.539	19
Boston Red Sox	80	72	.526	21
Washington Senators	73	80	.477	28½
Philadelphia Athletics	54	97	.358	46½
St. Louis Browns	46	108	.299	56

Record vs. opponents

1937 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	10–12	11–11	12–10–1	7–15	17–3	15–7	8–14–1
Chicago	12–10	—	10–12	8–14	9–13	15–7	18–4	14–8
Cleveland	11–11	12–10	—	11–11	7–15–1	13–9	18–4–1	11–11
Detroit	10–12–1	14–8	11–11	—	9–13	14–8	15–7	16–6
New York	15–7	13–9	15–7–1	13–9	—	14–8	16–6–1	16–6–1
Philadelphia	3–17	7–15	9–13	8–14	8–14	—	11–11	8–13–3
St. Louis	7–15	4–18	4–18–1	7–15	6–16–1	11–11	—	7–15
Washington	14–8–1	8–14	11–11	6–16	6–16–1	13–8–3	15–7	—

Notable transactions

• April 13, 1937: Bill Trotter was signed as a free agent by the Browns.^[3]

Roster

1937 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers 25 Ed Baecht 23 Emil Bildilli 14 Sheriff Blake 23 Julio Bonetti 20 Earl Caldwell 25 George Hennessey 18 Oral Hildebrand 16 Chief Hogsett -- Harry Kimberlin 17 Jack Knott 12,22 Lou Koupal 25 Bill Miller -- Lefty Mills -- Bob Muncrief 14 Bill Strickland 25 Tommy Thomas 19 Les Tietje  9 Bill Trotter 21 Russ Van Atta 24 Jim Walkup		Catchers 12 Tony Giuliani -- Sam Harshany 19,30 Tommy Heath 11 Rollie Hemsley 28 Ben Huffman Infielders 26 Red Barkley  2 Jim Bottomley  3 Tom Carey  7 Harlond Clift 27 Harry Davis  4 Rogers Hornsby  1 Bill Knickerbocker 15 Nig Lipscomb		Outfielders  8 Ethan Allen 10 Beau Bell 37 Tom Cafego 29 Eddie Silber  5 Joe Vosmik  6 Sam West Other batters 29 Mel Mazzera		Manager  2 Jim Bottomley  4 Rogers Hornsby Coaches  2 Jim Bottomley 26 Charley O'Leary

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	Hemsley, RollieRollie Hemsley	100	334	74	.222	3	28
1B	Davis, HarryHarry Davis	120	450	124	.276	3	35
2B	Carey, TomTom Carey	130	487	134	.275	1	40

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
Allen, EthanEthan Allen	103	320	101	.316	0	31
Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley	65	109	26	.239	1	12
Lipscomb, NigNig Lipscomb	36	96	31	.323	0	8
Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	20	56	18	.321	1	11
Heath, TommyTommy Heath	17	43	10	.233	1	3
Harshany, SamSam Harshany	5	11	1	.091	0	0

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
Mills, LeftyLefty Mills	2	12.2	1	1	6.39	10
Miller, BillBill Miller	1	4	0	1	13.50	1

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
Walkup, JimJim Walkup	27	150.1	9	12	7.36	46
Bonetti, JulioJulio Bonetti	28	143.1	4	11	5.84	43
Trotter, BillBill Trotter	34	122.1	2	9	5.81	37
Caldwell, EarlEarl Caldwell	9	29	0	0	6.83	8
Bildilli, EmilEmil Bildilli	4	8	0	1	10.13	2

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
Blake, SheriffSheriff Blake	15	2	2	1	7.61	12
Strickland, BillBill Strickland	9	0	0	0	5.91	6
Hennessey, GeorgeGeorge Hennessey	5	0	1	0	10.29	4
Lipscomb, NigNig Lipscomb	3	0	0	0	6.52	1
Baecht, EdEd Baecht	3	0	0	0	12.79	3

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	Fred Haney
A1	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Zack Taylor
A	Des Moines Demons	Western League	Del Bissonette
B	Meridian Scrappers	Southeastern League	Leonard McNair, Emmett Lipscomb and Harry Whitehouse
B	Terre Haute Tots	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Walter Holke
C	Palestine Pals	East Texas League	Abe Miller
C	Johnstown Johnnies	Middle Atlantic League	Jack Fournier
D	Easton Browns	Eastern Shore League	George Jacobs
D	Lafayette White Sox	Evangeline League	Bobby Goff
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Clarence Mitchell and Walter Holke
D	Fairbury Jeffs	Nebraska State League	Sonny Brookhaus
D	Osceloa Indians	Northeast Arkansas League	Elmer Kirchoff
D	Superior Blues	Northern League	Red Treadwell
D	Findlay Browns	Ohio State League	Grover Hartley

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mayfield

Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1937^[4]

References

1. Hollingsworth, Harry (1994). The Best & Worst Baseball Teams of All Time: From the '16 A's to the '27 Yanks to the Present!. United States: SPI Books. p. 197. ISBN 1561713082.
2. Ray Pepper page at Baseball-Reference
3. Bill Trotter page at Baseball-Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

External links

• 1937 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1937 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com