1937 Cincinnati Reds

56-98 • .364 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1937 Cincinnati Reds went 56-98 (.364) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 612 runs, allowed 707, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Alex Kampouris (17 HR, 71 RBI) and Lee Grissom (12-17, 3.26 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

56 Wins
98 Losses
.364 Win %
8th Rank
612 R 707 RA
Diff -95

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612 Runs Scored
707 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
449K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 6% below the 1937 league average (.271)
OBP .314 5% below the 1937 league average (.331)
SLG .359 6% below the 1937 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.94 1% worse than the 1937 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 612 12% below the 1937 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 449,908
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Avg per Game 5,623

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Ernie Lombardi 0.334 2 Frank McCormick 0.325 3 Buck Jordan 0.282 4 Ival Goodman 0.273 5 Jimmy Outlaw 0.273

Home Runs

1 Alex Kampouris 17 2 Ival Goodman 12 3 Chick Hafey 9 4 Ernie Lombardi 9 5 Billy Myers 7

RBI

1 Alex Kampouris 71 2 Ernie Lombardi 59 3 Ival Goodman 55 4 Lew Riggs 45 5 Billy Myers 43
1937 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ival Goodman 147 549 86 150 25 12 12 55 55 58 10 0.273
Alex Kampouris 146 458 62 114 21 4 17 71 60 65 2 0.249
Kiki Cuyler 117 406 48 110 12 4 0 32 36 50 10 0.271
Lew Riggs 122 384 43 93 17 5 6 45 24 17 4 0.242
Ernie Lombardi 120 368 41 123 22 1 9 59 14 17 1 0.334
Billy Myers 124 335 35 84 13 3 7 43 44 57 0 0.251
Les Scarsella 110 329 35 81 11 4 3 34 17 26 5 0.246
Buck Jordan 98 316 45 89 14 3 1 28 25 14 6 0.282
Chick Hafey 89 257 39 67 11 5 9 41 23 42 2 0.261
Hub Walker 78 221 33 55 9 4 1 19 34 24 7 0.249
Virgil Davis 76 209 19 56 10 1 3 33 23 15 0 0.268
Phil Weintraub 49 177 27 48 10 4 3 20 19 25 1 0.271
Jimmy Outlaw 49 165 18 45 7 3 0 11 3 31 2 0.273
Kiddo Davis 40 136 19 35 6 0 1 5 16 6 1 0.257
Charlie Gelbert 43 114 12 22 4 0 1 13 15 12 1 0.193
Frank McCormick 24 83 5 27 5 0 0 9 2 4 1 0.325
Paul Derringer 43 80 2 16 3 1 0 11 0 20 0 0.200
Peaches Davis 42 78 3 10 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.128
Al Hollingsworth 46 76 8 19 1 1 0 9 2 5 0 0.250
Lee Grissom 51 64 2 7 0 0 0 0 4 20 0 0.109
Charlie English 17 63 1 15 3 1 0 4 0 2 0 0.238
Eddie Miller 36 60 3 9 3 1 0 5 3 8 0 0.150
Gene Schott 50 49 5 7 2 0 0 4 1 14 0 0.143
Harry Craft 10 42 7 13 2 1 0 4 1 3 0 0.310
Gilly Campbell 18 40 3 11 2 0 0 2 5 1 0 0.275
Johnny Vander Meer 21 23 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 0.217
Bill Hallahan 21 21 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.095
Pinky Jorgensen 6 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.286
Dutch Mele 6 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.143
Dee Moore 7 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.077
Eddie Joost 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Joe Cascarella 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.091
Joe Dwyer 12 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.273
Ted Kleinhans 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Whitey Moore 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jake Mooty 15 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gus Brittain 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Don Brennan 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Arnie Moser 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harry Chozen 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Red Barrett 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Paul Gehrman 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jumbo Brown 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Gene Schott 2.97 2 Lee Grissom 3.26 3 Peaches Davis 3.59 4 Johnny Vander Meer 3.84 5 Al Hollingsworth 3.91

Wins

1 Lee Grissom 12 2 Peaches Davis 11 3 Paul Derringer 10 4 Al Hollingsworth 9 5 Gene Schott 4

Strikeouts

1 Lee Grissom 149 2 Paul Derringer 94 3 Al Hollingsworth 74 4 Peaches Davis 59 5 Gene Schott 56
1937 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lee Grissom 12 17 3.26 50 30 6 223.2 193 81 93 149
Paul Derringer 10 14 4.04 43 26 1 222.2 240 100 55 94
Peaches Davis 11 13 3.59 42 24 3 218.0 252 87 51 59
Al Hollingsworth 9 15 3.91 43 24 5 202.1 224 88 73 74
Gene Schott 4 13 2.97 37 17 1 154.1 150 51 48 56
Johnny Vander Meer 3 5 3.84 19 9 0 84.1 63 36 69 52
Bill Hallahan 3 9 6.14 21 9 0 63.0 90 43 29 18
Joe Cascarella 1 2 3.92 11 3 1 43.2 44 19 22 16
Jake Mooty 0 3 8.31 14 2 1 39.0 54 36 22 11
Whitey Moore 0 3 4.89 13 6 0 38.2 32 21 39 27
Ted Kleinhans 1 2 2.30 7 3 0 27.1 29 7 12 13
Don Brennan 1 1 6.75 10 0 0 16.0 25 12 10 6
Jumbo Brown 1 0 8.38 4 1 0 9.2 16 9 3 4
Paul Gehrman 0 1 2.89 2 1 0 9.1 11 3 5 1
Red Barrett 0 0 1.42 1 0 0 6.1 5 1 2 1

👥 Roster (43)

Red Barrett Don Brennan Gus Brittain Jumbo Brown Gilly Campbell Joe Cascarella Harry Chozen Harry Craft Kiki Cuyler Kiddo Davis Peaches Davis Virgil Davis +31 more

43 players

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The 1937 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1937 Cincinnati Reds finished 56-98, a .364 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NL. Runs came in at 612 scored against 707 allowed (-95). The team batting average of .254 was 6% below the 1937 league mark of .271. The staff ERA of 3.94 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.91. The 612 runs scored compare with a league average of 696 per club, 12% fewer.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 449,908 for the year. For power, Alex Kampouris led the way with 17 homers. Ival Goodman collected the most hits, 150. Lee Grissom led the pitchers with 12 wins. The 1937 roster runs to 43 players. The 1936 season and the 1938 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1937 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1937 Cincinnati Reds finished 56-98 (.364 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Alex Kampouris led the 1937 Cincinnati Reds with 17 home runs.
What was the 1937 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1937 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1937 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1937 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1937 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Alex Kampouris (17 HR, 71 RBI) and Lee Grissom (12-17, 3.26 ERA).
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