1937 Season

30 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1937 Major League Baseball season was played by 30 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Joe DiMaggio led with 46 home runs, Hank Greenberg led with 183 RBI, and Joe Medwick led with 237 hits. This page carries the 1937 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1937 Bracket
World Series NYA def. NY1 (4-1)
ALC KCM def. CAG (4-1)

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1937 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Joe Medwick .374 2 Charlie Gehringer .371 3 Johnny Mize .364 4 Paul Waner .354 5 Lou Gehrig .351

OPS qualified

1 Lou Gehrig 1.116 2 Hank Greenberg 1.105 3 Joe DiMaggio 1.085 4 Joe Medwick 1.056 5 Dolph Camilli 1.034

Home Runs all players

1 Joe DiMaggio 46 2 Hank Greenberg 40 3 Lou Gehrig 37 4 Jimmie Foxx 36 5 Rudy York 35

RBI all players

1 Hank Greenberg 183 2 Joe DiMaggio 167 3 Lou Gehrig 159 4 Joe Medwick 154 5 Bill Dickey 133

Hits all players

1 Joe Medwick 237 2 Paul Waner 219 3 Beau Bell 218 4 Joe DiMaggio 215 5 Gee Walker 213

Runs all players

1 Joe DiMaggio 151 2 Red Rolfe 143 3 Lou Gehrig 138 4 Hank Greenberg 137 5 Charlie Gehringer 133

Stolen Bases all players

1 Ben Chapman 35 2 Billy Werber 35 3 Henry Milton 33 4 Augie Galan 23 5 Gee Walker 23
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1937 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Lefty Gomez 2.33 2 Jim Turner 2.38 3 Monty Stratton 2.40 4 Johnny Allen 2.55 5 Cliff Melton 2.61

WHIP qualified

1 Monty Stratton 1.09 2 Jim Turner 1.09 3 Cliff Melton 1.09 4 Slick Castleman 1.13 5 Charlie Root 1.15

Wins all pitchers

1 Carl Hubbell 22 2 Lefty Gomez 21 3 Lou Fette 20 4 Cliff Melton 20 5 Red Ruffing 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Lefty Gomez 194 2 Bobo Newsom 166 3 Carl Hubbell 159 4 Lefty Grove 153 5 Bob Feller 150

Saves all pitchers

1 Clint Brown 18 2 Johnny Murphy 10 3 Mace Brown 7 4 Cliff Melton 7 5 Jack Wilson 7
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📋 Standings

NAL

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 51-18 Cincinnati Tigers 34-19 Chicago American Giants 35-23 Indianapolis Athletics 17-21 Birmingham Black Barons 16-23 Detroit Stars 15-24 Memphis Red Sox 14-28 St. Louis Stars 5-31

American League

New York Yankees ★ 102-52 Detroit Tigers 89-65 Chicago White Sox 86-68 Cleveland Indians 83-71 Boston Red Sox 80-72 Washington Senators 73-80 Philadelphia Athletics 54-97 St. Louis Browns 46-108

National League

New York Giants ★ 95-57 Chicago Cubs 93-61 Pittsburgh Pirates 86-68 St. Louis Cardinals 81-73 Boston Bees 79-73 Brooklyn Dodgers 62-91 Philadelphia Phillies 61-92 Cincinnati Reds 56-98

NN2

Homestead Grays ★ 41-17 Newark Eagles 36-22 Philadelphia Stars 27-31 Washington Elite Giants 24-34 New York Black Yankees 21-31 Pittsburgh Crawfords 18-32

The 1937 season in brief

1937 belonged, by record, to the Kansas City Monarchs: 51-18. The St. Louis Stars finished at the bottom of the 1937 table at 5-31. Race by race in 1937, the New York Giants (95-57) held off the Chicago Cubs (93-61) in the National League, the Homestead Grays ran away with the Negro National League at 41-17, the Kansas City Monarchs won the Negro American League going away, 51-18 against 34-19 for the Cincinnati Tigers, and the New York Yankees ran away with the American League at 102-52. Negro American League and Negro National League standings appear here too, as MLB counts those 1937 Negro Leagues seasons as major league. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants, 4 games to 1. Earlier rounds sent through the Kansas City Monarchs over the Chicago American Giants in the series the bracket labels ALC (4-1). On the home run tile, Joe DiMaggio sat first with 46, ahead of Hank Greenberg with 40. Among qualified hitters, Joe Medwick had the top batting average, .374, with Charlie Gehringer next at .371. Qualification for that 1937 board is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Among qualified pitchers, Lefty Gomez had the lowest ERA, 2.33; Jim Turner followed at 2.38. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1937 leaders page.

1937 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1937?
The New York Yankees won the 1937 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1937?
30 teams played in the 1937 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1937?
Joe DiMaggio led with 46 home runs in 1937.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1937?
Hank Greenberg led with 183 RBI in 1937.
Who led MLB in hits in 1937?
Joe Medwick led with 237 hits in 1937.
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