1937 Detroit Tigers

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1937 Detroit Tigers went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 935 runs, allowed 841, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Hank Greenberg (40 HR, 183 RBI) and Roxie Lawson (18-7, 5.26 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
935 R 841 RA
Diff +94

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935 Runs Scored
841 Runs Allowed
+94 Run Diff
1,152K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .292 4% above the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .369 4% above the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .452 9% above the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.87 5% worse than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 935 15% above the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,152,400
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Avg per Game 14,966

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Gehringer 0.371 2 Hank Greenberg 0.337 3 Gee Walker 0.335 4 Pete Fox 0.331 5 Rudy York 0.307

Home Runs

1 Hank Greenberg 40 2 Rudy York 35 3 Gee Walker 18 4 Charlie Gehringer 14 5 Pete Fox 12

RBI

1 Hank Greenberg 183 2 Gee Walker 113 3 Rudy York 103 4 Charlie Gehringer 96 5 Pete Fox 82
1937 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gee Walker 151 635 105 213 42 4 18 113 41 74 23 0.335
Pete Fox 148 628 116 208 39 8 12 82 41 43 12 0.331
Hank Greenberg 154 594 137 200 49 14 40 183 102 101 8 0.337
Charlie Gehringer 144 564 133 209 40 1 14 96 90 25 11 0.371
Billy Rogell 146 536 85 148 30 7 8 64 83 48 5 0.276
Marv Owen 107 396 48 114 22 5 1 45 41 24 3 0.288
Rudy York 104 375 72 115 18 3 35 103 41 52 3 0.307
Jo-Jo White 94 305 50 75 5 7 0 21 50 40 12 0.246
Chet Laabs 72 242 31 58 13 5 8 37 24 66 6 0.240
Goose Goslin 79 181 30 43 11 1 4 35 35 18 0 0.238
Birdie Tebbetts 50 162 15 31 4 3 2 16 10 13 0 0.191
Mickey Cochrane 27 98 27 30 10 1 2 12 25 4 0 0.306
Tommy Bridges 34 96 9 23 2 1 0 8 5 26 0 0.240
Elden Auker 43 91 14 18 4 2 3 16 8 36 0 0.198
Roxie Lawson 37 81 11 21 3 0 0 6 6 14 0 0.259
Ray Hayworth 30 78 9 21 2 0 1 8 14 15 0 0.269
Gil English 18 65 6 17 1 0 1 6 6 4 1 0.262
Jake Wade 33 59 4 11 1 0 0 1 3 31 0 0.186
Cliff Bolton 27 57 6 15 2 0 1 7 8 6 0 0.263
Boots Poffenberger 29 51 5 11 3 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.216
George Gill 31 50 6 7 1 0 0 2 1 12 0 0.140
Charlie Gelbert 20 47 4 4 2 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.085
Flea Clifton 15 43 4 5 1 0 0 2 7 10 3 0.116
George Coffman 28 29 3 5 1 0 0 2 5 13 0 0.172
Babe Herman 17 20 2 6 3 0 0 3 1 6 2 0.300
Pat McLaughlin 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.100
Schoolboy Rowe 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.200
Jack Russell 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Clyde Hatter 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Vic Sorrell 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob Logan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Elden Auker 3.88 2 Tommy Bridges 4.07 3 George Coffman 4.37 4 George Gill 4.51 5 Boots Poffenberger 4.65

Wins

1 Roxie Lawson 18 2 Elden Auker 17 3 Tommy Bridges 15 4 George Gill 11 5 Boots Poffenberger 10

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bridges 138 2 Elden Auker 73 3 Jake Wade 69 4 Roxie Lawson 68 5 George Gill 40
1937 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Elden Auker 17 9 3.88 39 32 1 252.2 250 109 97 73
Tommy Bridges 15 12 4.07 34 31 0 245.1 267 111 91 138
Roxie Lawson 18 7 5.26 37 29 1 217.1 236 127 115 68
Jake Wade 7 10 5.39 33 25 0 165.1 160 99 107 69
Boots Poffenberger 10 5 4.65 29 16 3 137.1 147 71 79 35
George Gill 11 4 4.51 31 10 1 127.2 146 64 42 40
George Coffman 7 5 4.37 28 5 0 101.0 121 49 39 22
Jack Russell 2 5 7.59 25 0 4 40.1 63 34 20 10
Pat McLaughlin 0 2 6.34 10 3 0 32.2 39 23 16 8
Schoolboy Rowe 1 4 8.62 10 2 0 31.1 49 30 9 6
Vic Sorrell 0 2 9.00 7 2 1 17.0 25 17 8 11
Clyde Hatter 1 0 11.57 3 0 0 9.1 17 12 11 4
Bob Logan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 1

👥 Roster (31)

Elden Auker Cliff Bolton Tommy Bridges Flea Clifton Mickey Cochrane George Coffman Gil English Pete Fox Charlie Gehringer Charlie Gelbert George Gill Goose Goslin +19 more

31 players

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The 1937 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1937 the Detroit Tigers posted a 89-65 mark (.578) and finished 2nd in the AL. With 935 runs scored and 841 given up, the 1937 differential was +94. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .292, 4% better than the league's .281. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62. The 1937 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 15% (935 against 813).

The home park, Navin Field, recorded 1,152,400 in attendance, about 14,966 a game. The home run leader was Hank Greenberg, who hit 40. Gee Walker collected the most hits, 213. On the mound, Roxie Lawson won 18 games to lead the staff. Tommy Bridges struck out 138, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1937 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1937 Detroit Tigers finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Hank Greenberg led the 1937 Detroit Tigers with 40 home runs.
What was the 1937 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1937 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.87.
Did the 1937 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1937 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1937 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Greenberg (40 HR, 183 RBI) and Roxie Lawson (18-7, 5.26 ERA).
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