⭐ League Leader

1937 New York Giants

95-57 • .625 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1937 New York Giants went 95-57 (.625) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 732 runs, allowed 602, and played home games at Polo Grounds IV. Team leaders included Mel Ott (31 HR, 95 RBI) and Carl Hubbell (22-8, 3.20 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

95 Wins
57 Losses
.625 Win %
1st Rank
732 R 602 RA
Diff +130

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732 Runs Scored
602 Runs Allowed
+130 Run Diff
1,022K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 2% above the 1937 league average (.271)
OBP .333 1% above the 1937 league average (.331)
SLG .403 6% above the 1937 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.43 12% better than the 1937 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 732 5% above the 1937 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumPolo Grounds IV
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 1,022,006
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Avg per Game 13,626

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Ripple 0.317 2 Jo-Jo Moore 0.310 3 Sam Leslie 0.309 4 Dick Bartell 0.306 5 Mel Ott 0.294

Home Runs

1 Mel Ott 31 2 Dick Bartell 14 3 Wally Berger 12 4 Johnny McCarthy 10 5 Harry Danning 8

RBI

1 Mel Ott 95 2 Jimmy Ripple 66 3 Johnny McCarthy 65 4 Dick Bartell 62 5 Jo-Jo Moore 57
1937 New York Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jo-Jo Moore 142 580 89 180 37 10 6 57 46 37 7 0.310
Burgess Whitehead 152 574 64 164 15 6 5 52 28 20 7 0.286
Mel Ott 151 545 99 160 28 2 31 95 102 69 7 0.294
Dick Bartell 128 516 91 158 38 2 14 62 40 38 5 0.306
Lou Chiozza 117 439 49 102 11 2 4 29 20 30 6 0.232
Jimmy Ripple 121 426 70 135 23 3 5 66 29 20 3 0.317
Johnny McCarthy 114 420 53 117 19 3 10 65 24 37 2 0.279
Harry Danning 93 292 30 84 12 4 8 51 18 20 0 0.288
Gus Mancuso 86 287 30 80 17 1 4 39 17 20 1 0.279
Wally Berger 59 199 40 58 11 2 12 43 18 30 3 0.291
Sam Leslie 72 191 25 59 7 2 3 30 20 12 1 0.309
Hank Leiber 51 184 24 54 7 3 4 32 15 27 1 0.293
Carl Hubbell 39 97 4 21 4 0 0 6 0 13 0 0.216
Cliff Melton 46 82 3 10 0 0 0 5 1 21 0 0.122
Hal Schumacher 45 81 9 18 2 0 2 7 3 16 0 0.222
Kiddo Davis 56 76 20 20 10 0 0 9 10 7 1 0.263
Blondy Ryan 21 75 10 18 3 1 1 13 6 8 0 0.240
Harry Gumbert 34 72 3 13 0 0 1 5 1 15 0 0.181
Slick Castleman 23 57 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 22 0 0.070
Mickey Haslin 27 42 8 8 1 0 0 5 9 3 1 0.190
Al Smith 33 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.120
Dick Coffman 42 19 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.368
Ed Madjeski 5 15 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.200
Freddie Fitzsimmons 6 10 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.300
Tom Baker 13 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.222
Phil Weintraub 6 9 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.333
Hy Vandenberg 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Lohrman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Brennan 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jumbo Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ben Cantwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Frank Gabler 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Cliff Melton 2.61 2 Dick Coffman 3.04 3 Carl Hubbell 3.20 4 Slick Castleman 3.31 5 Hal Schumacher 3.60

Wins

1 Carl Hubbell 22 2 Cliff Melton 20 3 Hal Schumacher 13 4 Slick Castleman 11 5 Harry Gumbert 10

Strikeouts

1 Carl Hubbell 159 2 Cliff Melton 142 3 Hal Schumacher 100 4 Slick Castleman 78 5 Harry Gumbert 65
1937 New York Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Hubbell 22 8 3.20 39 32 4 261.2 261 93 55 159
Cliff Melton 20 9 2.61 46 27 7 248.0 216 72 55 142
Hal Schumacher 13 12 3.60 38 29 1 217.2 222 87 89 100
Harry Gumbert 10 11 3.68 34 24 1 200.1 194 82 62 65
Slick Castleman 11 6 3.31 23 23 0 160.1 148 59 33 78
Al Smith 5 4 4.20 33 9 0 85.2 91 40 30 41
Dick Coffman 8 3 3.04 42 1 3 80.0 93 27 31 30
Tom Baker 1 0 4.06 13 0 0 31.0 30 14 16 11
Freddie Fitzsimmons 2 2 4.61 6 4 0 27.1 28 14 8 13
Bill Lohrman 1 0 0.90 2 1 1 10.0 5 1 2 3
Don Brennan 1 0 6.75 6 0 0 9.1 12 7 9 1
Frank Gabler 0 0 10.00 6 0 0 9.0 20 10 2 3
Jumbo Brown 1 0 1.04 4 0 0 8.2 5 1 5 4
Hy Vandenberg 0 1 7.88 1 1 0 8.0 10 7 6 2
Ben Cantwell 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 6 4 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-1

👥 Roster (32)

Tom Baker Dick Bartell Wally Berger Don Brennan Jumbo Brown Ben Cantwell Slick Castleman Lou Chiozza Dick Coffman Harry Danning Kiddo Davis Freddie Fitzsimmons +20 more

32 players

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The 1937 New York Giants in brief

The 1937 New York Giants won 95 games and lost 57, ending up 1st in the NL. The club won the pennant. Runs came in at 732 scored against 602 allowed (+130). At the plate the New York Giants hit .278, 2% better than the league's .271. The New York Giants staff finished with a 3.43 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.91.

League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the New York Giants scored 5% more. Attendance at Polo Grounds IV totaled 1,022,006 for the year. The home run leader was Mel Ott, who hit 31. Jo-Jo Moore collected the most hits, 180. Carl Hubbell led the pitchers with 22 wins. In the World Series, the New York Giants lost to NYA 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 New York Giants

What was the 1937 New York Giants record?
The 1937 New York Giants finished 95-57 (.625 win pct).
How did the 1937 New York Giants finish?
The 1937 New York Giants finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1937 New York Giants in home runs?
Mel Ott led the 1937 New York Giants with 31 home runs.
What was the 1937 New York Giants team ERA?
The 1937 New York Giants posted a team ERA of 3.43.
Did the 1937 New York Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1937 New York Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 New York Giants play?
The 1937 New York Giants played home games at Polo Grounds IV.
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