1937 Cleveland Indians

83-71 • .539 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1937 Cleveland Indians went 83-71 (.539) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 768, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Hal Trosky (32 HR, 128 RBI) and Johnny Allen (15-1, 2.55 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
4th Rank
817 R 768 RA
Diff +49

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817 Runs Scored
768 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
319K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .280 equal to the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .351 1% below the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .422 2% above the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.39 5% better than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 817 1% above the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games 15
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Total Attendance 319,884
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Avg per Game 21,325

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Moose Solters 0.323 2 Frankie Pytlak 0.315 3 Bruce Campbell 0.301 4 Earl Averill 0.299 5 Hal Trosky 0.298

Home Runs

1 Hal Trosky 32 2 Earl Averill 21 3 Moose Solters 20 4 Lyn Lary 8 5 Odell Hale 6

RBI

1 Hal Trosky 128 2 Moose Solters 109 3 Earl Averill 92 4 Odell Hale 82 5 Lyn Lary 77
1937 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lyn Lary 156 644 110 187 46 7 8 77 88 64 18 0.290
Earl Averill 156 609 121 182 33 11 21 92 88 65 5 0.299
Hal Trosky 153 601 104 179 36 9 32 128 65 60 3 0.298
Moose Solters 152 589 90 190 42 11 20 109 42 56 6 0.323
Odell Hale 154 561 74 150 32 4 6 82 56 41 9 0.267
Bruce Campbell 134 448 82 135 42 11 4 61 67 49 4 0.301
Frankie Pytlak 125 397 60 125 15 6 1 44 52 15 16 0.315
Roy Hughes 104 346 57 96 12 6 1 40 40 22 11 0.277
John Kroner 86 283 29 67 14 1 2 26 22 25 1 0.237
Billy Sullivan 72 168 26 48 12 3 3 22 17 7 1 0.286
Roy Weatherly 53 134 19 27 4 0 5 13 6 14 1 0.201
Mel Harder 38 86 5 15 4 0 0 10 5 33 0 0.174
Denny Galehouse 36 72 3 15 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 0.208
Johnny Allen 24 67 5 6 0 0 0 6 1 15 0 0.090
Jeff Heath 20 61 8 14 1 4 0 8 0 9 0 0.230
Willis Hudlin 35 59 8 10 2 0 0 5 5 17 1 0.169
Bob Feller 26 53 1 9 1 1 0 9 3 17 0 0.170
Earl Whitehill 33 49 6 11 1 0 0 6 5 7 1 0.224
Joe Becker 18 33 3 11 2 1 0 2 3 4 0 0.333
Lloyd Brown 31 24 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Joe Heving 40 19 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.263
Whit Wyatt 29 18 2 7 2 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.389
Ivy Andrews 20 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Hugh Alexander 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.091
Blas Monaco 5 7 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.286
Ken Keltner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Sodd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Carl Fischer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Jungels 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Johnny Allen 2.55 2 Bob Feller 3.39 3 Willis Hudlin 4.10 4 Mel Harder 4.28 5 Ivy Andrews 4.37

Wins

1 Johnny Allen 15 2 Mel Harder 15 3 Willis Hudlin 12 4 Bob Feller 9 5 Denny Galehouse 9

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 150 2 Mel Harder 95 3 Johnny Allen 87 4 Denny Galehouse 78 5 Earl Whitehill 53
1937 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mel Harder 15 12 4.28 38 30 2 233.2 269 111 86 95
Denny Galehouse 9 14 4.57 36 29 3 200.2 238 102 83 78
Willis Hudlin 12 11 4.10 35 23 2 175.2 213 80 43 31
Johnny Allen 15 1 2.55 24 20 0 173.0 157 49 60 87
Bob Feller 9 7 3.39 26 19 1 148.2 116 56 106 150
Earl Whitehill 8 8 6.49 33 22 2 147.0 189 106 80 53
Lloyd Brown 2 6 6.55 31 5 0 77.0 107 56 27 32
Whit Wyatt 2 3 4.44 29 4 0 73.0 67 36 40 52
Joe Heving 8 4 4.83 40 0 5 72.2 92 39 30 35
Ivy Andrews 3 4 4.37 20 4 0 59.2 76 29 9 16
Ken Jungels 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 0 1 0
Carl Fischer 0 1 27.00 2 0 0 0.2 2 2 1 1

👥 Roster (29)

Hugh Alexander Johnny Allen Ivy Andrews Earl Averill Joe Becker Lloyd Brown Bruce Campbell Bob Feller Carl Fischer Denny Galehouse Odell Hale Mel Harder +17 more

29 players

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The 1937 Cleveland Indians in brief

A 83-71 record (.539) put the 1937 Cleveland Indians 4th in the AL. With 817 runs scored and 768 given up, the 1937 differential was +49. The staff ERA of 4.39 was 5% better than the league average of 4.62. Measured against the 813-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Home games were played at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium, where 319,884 fans came through the gates.

Hal Trosky led the club in home runs with 32. Moose Solters collected the most hits, 190. Johnny Allen led the pitchers with 15 wins. Bob Feller struck out 150, the most on the club. The 1937 roster runs to 29 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1936 season and the 1938 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1937 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1937 Cleveland Indians finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Hal Trosky led the 1937 Cleveland Indians with 32 home runs.
What was the 1937 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1937 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1937 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1937 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1937 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Trosky (32 HR, 128 RBI) and Johnny Allen (15-1, 2.55 ERA).
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