1937 Chicago White Sox

86-68 • .558 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1937 Chicago White Sox went 86-68 (.558) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 780 runs, allowed 730, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Zeke Bonura (19 HR, 100 RBI) and Monty Stratton (15-5, 2.40 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
780 R 730 RA
Diff +50

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780 Runs Scored
730 Runs Allowed
+50 Run Diff
742K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .280 equal to the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .350 1% below the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .400 4% below the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.17 10% better than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 780 4% below the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 742,000
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Avg per Game 9,636

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Zeke Bonura 0.345 2 Rip Radcliff 0.325 3 Luke Appling 0.317 4 Jimmy Dykes 0.306 5 Mike Kreevich 0.302

Home Runs

1 Zeke Bonura 19 2 Mike Kreevich 12 3 Dixie Walker 9 4 Boze Berger 5 5 Luke Appling 4

RBI

1 Zeke Bonura 100 2 Dixie Walker 95 3 Jackie Hayes 79 4 Rip Radcliff 79 5 Luke Appling 77
1937 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dixie Walker 154 593 105 179 28 16 9 95 78 26 1 0.302
Rip Radcliff 144 584 105 190 38 10 4 79 53 25 6 0.325
Mike Kreevich 144 583 94 176 29 16 12 73 43 45 10 0.302
Luke Appling 154 574 98 182 42 8 4 77 86 28 18 0.317
Jackie Hayes 143 573 63 131 27 4 2 79 41 37 1 0.229
Zeke Bonura 116 447 79 154 41 2 19 100 49 24 5 0.345
Luke Sewell 122 412 51 111 21 6 1 61 46 18 4 0.269
Tony Piet 100 332 34 78 15 1 4 38 32 36 14 0.235
Boze Berger 52 130 19 31 5 0 5 13 15 24 1 0.238
Mule Haas 54 111 8 23 3 3 0 15 16 10 1 0.207
Merv Connors 28 103 12 24 4 1 2 12 14 19 2 0.233
Larry Rosenthal 58 97 20 28 5 3 0 9 9 20 1 0.289
Vern Kennedy 32 87 12 20 1 1 2 9 0 17 0 0.230
Jimmy Dykes 30 85 10 26 5 0 1 23 9 7 0 0.306
Hank Steinbacher 26 73 13 19 4 1 1 9 4 7 2 0.260
Thornton Lee 30 71 5 15 3 2 0 4 1 16 0 0.211
Merv Shea 25 71 7 15 1 0 0 5 15 10 1 0.211
Monty Stratton 22 60 9 12 2 0 1 6 0 9 0 0.200
John Whitehead 26 58 7 13 1 0 0 5 4 10 0 0.224
Ted Lyons 23 57 6 12 0 0 0 3 9 14 0 0.211
Tony Rensa 26 57 10 17 5 1 0 5 8 6 3 0.298
Bill Dietrich 29 44 6 8 0 1 0 1 7 20 0 0.182
Johnny Rigney 22 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0.167
Sugar Cain 18 22 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.182
Clint Brown 53 18 1 4 0 0 0 3 5 5 0 0.222
Bill Cox 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Italo Chelini 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
George Gick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Monty Stratton 2.40 2 Clint Brown 3.42 3 Thornton Lee 3.52 4 John Whitehead 4.07 5 Ted Lyons 4.15

Wins

1 Monty Stratton 15 2 Vern Kennedy 14 3 Thornton Lee 12 4 Ted Lyons 12 5 John Whitehead 11

Strikeouts

1 Vern Kennedy 114 2 Thornton Lee 80 3 Monty Stratton 69 4 Bill Dietrich 62 5 Clint Brown 51
1937 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vern Kennedy 14 13 5.09 32 30 0 221.0 238 125 124 114
Thornton Lee 12 10 3.52 30 25 0 204.2 209 80 60 80
Ted Lyons 12 7 4.15 22 22 0 169.1 182 78 45 45
John Whitehead 11 8 4.07 26 24 0 165.2 191 75 56 45
Monty Stratton 15 5 2.40 22 21 0 164.2 142 44 37 69
Bill Dietrich 8 10 4.90 29 20 1 143.1 162 78 72 62
Clint Brown 7 7 3.42 53 0 18 100.0 92 38 36 51
Johnny Rigney 2 5 4.96 22 4 1 90.2 107 50 46 38
Sugar Cain 4 2 6.16 18 6 0 68.2 88 47 51 17
Bill Cox 1 0 0.71 3 2 0 12.2 9 1 5 8
Italo Chelini 0 1 10.38 4 0 0 8.2 15 10 0 3
George Gick 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (28)

Luke Appling Boze Berger Zeke Bonura Clint Brown Sugar Cain Italo Chelini Merv Connors Bill Cox Bill Dietrich Jimmy Dykes George Gick Mule Haas +16 more

28 players

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The 1937 Chicago White Sox in brief

A 86-68 record (.558) put the 1937 Chicago White Sox 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 780 scored against 730 allowed (+50). The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 4.17 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62. League clubs averaged 813 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 4% fewer. Comiskey Park was home in 1937, drawing a total attendance of 742,000.

For power, Zeke Bonura led the way with 19 homers. The hits leader was Rip Radcliff with 190. The pitching staff's wins leader was Monty Stratton (15). Vern Kennedy struck out 114, the most on the club. The saves leader was Clint Brown with 18. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1937 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1937 Chicago White Sox finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Zeke Bonura led the 1937 Chicago White Sox with 19 home runs.
What was the 1937 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1937 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Did the 1937 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1937 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1937 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Zeke Bonura (19 HR, 100 RBI) and Monty Stratton (15-5, 2.40 ERA).
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