1937 Boston Bees

79-73 • .520 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1937 Boston Bees went 79-73 (.520) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 579 runs, allowed 556, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Gene Moore (16 HR, 70 RBI) and Lou Fette (20-10, 2.88 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

79 Wins
73 Losses
.520 Win %
5th Rank
579 R 556 RA
Diff +23

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579 Runs Scored
556 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
454K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 9% below the 1937 league average (.271)
OBP .314 5% below the 1937 league average (.331)
SLG .338 11% below the 1937 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.22 18% better than the 1937 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 579 17% below the 1937 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 454,857
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Avg per Game 5,984

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Gil English 0.290 2 Gene Moore 0.283 3 Roy Johnson 0.277 4 Wally Berger 0.274 5 Tony Cuccinello 0.271

Home Runs

1 Gene Moore 16 2 Vince DiMaggio 13 3 Tony Cuccinello 11 4 Wally Berger 5 5 Roy Johnson 3

RBI

1 Tony Cuccinello 80 2 Gene Moore 70 3 Vince DiMaggio 69 4 Elbie Fletcher 38 5 Al Lopez 38
1937 Boston Bees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Cuccinello 152 575 77 156 36 4 11 80 61 40 2 0.271
Gene Moore 148 561 88 159 29 10 16 70 61 73 11 0.283
Rabbit Warstler 149 555 57 124 20 0 3 36 51 62 4 0.223
Elbie Fletcher 148 539 56 133 22 4 1 38 56 64 3 0.247
Vince DiMaggio 132 493 56 126 18 4 13 69 39 111 8 0.256
Debs Garms 125 478 60 124 15 8 2 37 37 33 2 0.259
Al Lopez 105 334 31 68 11 1 3 38 35 57 3 0.204
Gil English 79 269 25 78 5 2 2 37 23 27 3 0.290
Roy Johnson 85 260 24 72 8 3 3 22 38 29 5 0.277
Ray Mueller 64 187 21 47 9 2 2 26 18 36 1 0.251
Eddie Mayo 65 172 19 39 6 1 1 18 15 20 1 0.227
Wally Berger 30 113 14 31 9 1 5 22 11 33 0 0.274
Jim Turner 39 96 10 24 3 0 0 7 2 7 0 0.250
Lou Fette 36 92 6 22 1 0 0 11 4 11 0 0.239
Bobby Reis 45 86 10 21 5 0 0 6 13 12 2 0.244
Danny MacFayden 32 83 7 13 0 0 0 6 4 30 0 0.157
Guy Bush 33 54 4 6 1 0 0 3 4 16 0 0.111
Tommy Thevenow 21 34 5 4 0 1 0 2 4 2 0 0.118
Johnny Lanning 32 33 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.121
Ira Hutchinson 31 26 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.115
Frank Gabler 19 22 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.182
Milt Shoffner 6 16 3 2 1 0 1 4 1 6 0 0.125
Frank McGowan 9 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.083
Bob Smith 19 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Bill Weir 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Buck Jordan 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Johnny Riddle 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Vic Frazier 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy Urbanski 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Link Wasem 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Jim Turner 2.38 2 Milt Shoffner 2.53 3 Lou Fette 2.88 4 Danny MacFayden 2.93 5 Guy Bush 3.54

Wins

1 Lou Fette 20 2 Jim Turner 20 3 Danny MacFayden 14 4 Guy Bush 8 5 Johnny Lanning 5

Strikeouts

1 Lou Fette 70 2 Danny MacFayden 70 3 Jim Turner 69 4 Guy Bush 56 5 Johnny Lanning 37
1937 Boston Bees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lou Fette 20 10 2.88 35 33 0 259.0 243 83 81 70
Jim Turner 20 11 2.38 33 30 1 256.2 228 68 52 69
Danny MacFayden 14 14 2.93 32 32 0 246.0 250 80 60 70
Guy Bush 8 15 3.54 32 20 1 180.2 201 71 48 56
Johnny Lanning 5 7 3.93 32 11 2 116.2 107 51 40 37
Ira Hutchinson 4 6 3.73 31 8 0 91.2 99 38 35 29
Frank Gabler 4 7 5.09 19 9 2 76.0 84 43 16 19
Bob Smith 0 1 4.09 18 0 3 44.0 52 20 6 14
Milt Shoffner 3 1 2.53 6 5 1 42.2 38 12 9 13
Bill Weir 1 1 3.82 10 4 0 33.0 27 14 19 8
Vic Frazier 0 0 5.63 3 0 0 8.0 12 5 1 2
Bobby Reis 0 0 1.80 4 0 0 5.0 3 1 5 0

👥 Roster (30)

Wally Berger Guy Bush Tony Cuccinello Vince DiMaggio Gil English Lou Fette Elbie Fletcher Vic Frazier Frank Gabler Debs Garms Ira Hutchinson Roy Johnson +18 more

30 players

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The 1937 Boston Bees in brief

The record for the 1937 Boston Bees reads 79 wins and 73 losses, good for 5th in the NL. The Boston Bees scored 579 runs and allowed 556, a run differential of +23. The team batting average of .246 was 9% below the 1937 league mark of .271. Pitchers allowed 3.22 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. The 1937 Boston Bees scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (579 against 696).

Braves Field was home in 1937, drawing a total attendance of 454,857. For power, Gene Moore led the way with 16 homers. The RBI leader was Tony Cuccinello, with 80. On the mound, Lou Fette won 20 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Boston Bees

What was the 1937 Boston Bees record?
The 1937 Boston Bees finished 79-73 (.520 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Boston Bees in home runs?
Gene Moore led the 1937 Boston Bees with 16 home runs.
What was the 1937 Boston Bees team ERA?
The 1937 Boston Bees posted a team ERA of 3.22.
Did the 1937 Boston Bees win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Boston Bees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Boston Bees play?
The 1937 Boston Bees played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1937 Boston Bees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Gene Moore (16 HR, 70 RBI) and Lou Fette (20-10, 2.88 ERA).
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