1937 Boston Red Sox

80-72 • .526 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1937 Boston Red Sox went 80-72 (.526) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 821 runs, allowed 775, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (36 HR, 127 RBI) and Lefty Grove (17-9, 3.02 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

80 Wins
72 Losses
.526 Win %
5th Rank
821 R 775 RA
Diff +46

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821 Runs Scored
775 Runs Allowed
+46 Run Diff
595K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 equal to the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .356 1% above the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .411 1% below the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.48 3% better than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 821 1% above the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 595,108
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Avg per Game 8,042

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Rick Ferrell 0.308 2 Ben Chapman 0.307 3 Joe Cronin 0.307 4 Doc Cramer 0.305 5 Pinky Higgins 0.302

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 36 2 Joe Cronin 18 3 Eric McNair 12 4 Pinky Higgins 9 5 Ben Chapman 7

RBI

1 Jimmie Foxx 127 2 Joe Cronin 110 3 Pinky Higgins 106 4 Eric McNair 76 5 Buster Mills 58
1937 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Cronin 148 570 102 175 40 4 18 110 84 73 5 0.307
Pinky Higgins 153 570 88 172 33 5 9 106 76 51 2 0.302
Jimmie Foxx 150 569 111 162 24 6 36 127 99 96 10 0.285
Doc Cramer 133 560 90 171 22 11 0 51 35 14 8 0.305
Buster Mills 123 505 85 149 25 8 7 58 46 41 11 0.295
Eric McNair 126 455 60 133 29 4 12 76 30 33 10 0.292
Ben Chapman 113 423 76 130 23 11 7 57 57 35 27 0.307
Gene Desautels 96 305 33 74 10 3 0 27 36 26 1 0.243
Fabian Gaffke 54 184 32 53 10 4 6 34 15 25 1 0.288
Dom Dallessandro 68 147 18 34 7 1 0 11 27 16 2 0.231
Bobby Doerr 55 147 22 33 5 1 2 14 18 25 2 0.224
Moe Berg 47 141 13 36 3 1 0 20 5 4 0 0.255
Mel Almada 32 110 17 26 6 2 1 9 15 6 0 0.236
Lefty Grove 32 91 6 13 1 0 0 6 12 39 0 0.143
Johnny Marcum 51 86 12 23 8 0 0 13 7 4 0 0.267
Jack Wilson 51 85 2 14 2 0 0 10 4 13 0 0.165
Bobo Newsom 31 75 9 19 4 1 0 4 2 14 0 0.253
Rick Ferrell 18 65 8 20 2 0 1 4 15 4 0 0.308
Oscar Melillo 26 56 8 14 2 0 0 6 5 4 0 0.250
Archie McKain 38 49 5 13 5 0 0 3 1 16 0 0.265
Rube Walberg 32 34 7 5 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.147
Wes Ferrell 18 33 7 12 2 0 1 9 7 3 0 0.364
Fritz Ostermueller 25 33 5 11 3 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.333
Johnny Peacock 9 32 3 10 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 0.312
Joe Gonzales 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Olson 11 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.300
Jim Henry 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Tommy Thomas 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Stew Bowers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Daughters 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 3.02 2 Jack Wilson 3.70 3 Joe Gonzales 4.35 4 Bobo Newsom 4.46 5 Archie McKain 4.66

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 17 2 Jack Wilson 16 3 Johnny Marcum 13 4 Bobo Newsom 13 5 Archie McKain 8

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 153 2 Jack Wilson 137 3 Bobo Newsom 127 4 Archie McKain 66 5 Johnny Marcum 59
1937 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 17 9 3.02 32 32 0 262.0 269 88 83 153
Jack Wilson 16 10 3.70 51 21 7 221.1 209 91 119 137
Bobo Newsom 13 10 4.46 30 27 0 207.2 193 103 119 127
Johnny Marcum 13 11 4.85 37 23 3 183.2 230 99 47 59
Archie McKain 8 8 4.66 36 18 2 137.0 152 71 64 66
Rube Walberg 5 7 5.59 32 11 1 104.2 143 65 46 46
Fritz Ostermueller 3 7 4.98 25 7 1 86.2 101 48 44 29
Wes Ferrell 3 6 7.61 12 11 0 73.1 111 62 34 31
Ted Olson 0 0 7.24 11 0 0 32.1 42 26 15 11
Joe Gonzales 1 2 4.35 8 2 0 31.0 37 15 11 11
Jim Henry 1 0 5.28 3 2 0 15.1 15 9 11 8
Tommy Thomas 0 2 4.09 9 0 0 11.0 16 5 4 4

👥 Roster (30)

Mel Almada Moe Berg Stew Bowers Ben Chapman Doc Cramer Joe Cronin Dom Dallessandro Bob Daughters Gene Desautels Bobby Doerr Rick Ferrell Wes Ferrell +18 more

30 players

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The 1937 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1937 the Boston Red Sox posted a 80-72 mark (.526) and finished 5th in the AL. The run column shows 821 for and 775 against. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.48 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62. Measured against the 813-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Fenway Park II was home in 1937, drawing a total attendance of 595,108.

Jimmie Foxx led the club in home runs with 36. The hits leader was Joe Cronin with 175. Lefty Grove was the top winner, with 17 victories. The 1937 roster runs to 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1936 season and the 1938 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1937 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1937 Boston Red Sox finished 80-72 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1937 Boston Red Sox with 36 home runs.
What was the 1937 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1937 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 1937 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1937 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1937 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (36 HR, 127 RBI) and Lefty Grove (17-9, 3.02 ERA).
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