1937 Philadelphia Athletics

54-97 • .358 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics went 54-97 (.358) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 699 runs, allowed 854, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Bob Johnson (25 HR, 108 RBI) and Harry Kelley (13-21, 5.36 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

54 Wins
97 Losses
.358 Win %
7th Rank
699 R 854 RA
Diff -155

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699 Runs Scored
854 Runs Allowed
-155 Run Diff
523K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 5% below the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .341 4% below the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .397 4% below the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.85 5% worse than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 699 14% below the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 523,065
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Avg per Game 6,621

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Lynn Nelson 0.354 2 Wally Moses 0.320 3 Gene Hasson 0.306 4 Bob Johnson 0.306 5 Jesse Hill 0.293

Home Runs

1 Bob Johnson 25 2 Wally Moses 25 3 Frankie Hayes 10 4 Billy Werber 7 5 Earle Brucker 6

RBI

1 Bob Johnson 108 2 Wally Moses 86 3 Billy Werber 70 4 Rusty Peters 43 5 Frankie Hayes 38
1937 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wally Moses 154 649 113 208 48 13 25 86 54 38 9 0.320
Billy Werber 128 493 85 144 31 4 7 70 74 39 35 0.292
Bob Johnson 138 477 91 146 32 6 25 108 98 65 9 0.306
Skeeter Newsome 122 438 53 111 22 1 1 30 37 22 11 0.253
Lou Finney 92 379 53 95 14 9 1 20 20 16 2 0.251
Rusty Peters 116 339 39 88 17 6 3 43 41 59 4 0.260
Earle Brucker 102 317 40 82 16 5 6 37 48 30 1 0.259
Chubby Dean 104 309 36 81 14 4 2 31 42 10 2 0.262
Jesse Hill 70 242 32 71 12 3 1 37 31 20 16 0.293
Jack Rothrock 88 232 28 62 15 0 0 21 28 15 1 0.267
Frankie Hayes 60 188 24 49 11 1 10 38 29 34 0 0.261
Wayne Ambler 56 162 3 35 5 0 0 11 13 8 1 0.216
Bill Cissell 34 117 15 31 7 0 1 14 17 10 0 0.265
Lynn Nelson 74 113 18 40 6 2 4 29 6 13 1 0.354
Gene Hasson 28 98 12 30 6 3 3 14 13 14 0 0.306
Ace Parker 38 94 8 11 0 1 2 13 4 17 0 0.117
George Caster 37 90 6 19 4 0 0 11 2 24 0 0.211
Eddie Smith 40 73 4 17 6 0 0 3 2 11 1 0.233
Harry Kelley 41 71 6 16 5 0 0 8 2 5 0 0.225
Bill Conroy 26 60 4 12 1 1 0 3 7 9 1 0.200
Warren Huston 38 54 5 7 3 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.130
Buck Ross 28 49 6 5 0 0 0 0 5 24 0 0.102
Bud Thomas 35 47 3 6 1 0 1 5 4 25 0 0.128
Babe Barna 14 36 10 14 2 0 2 9 2 6 1 0.389
George Turbeville 31 26 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 0.231
Herman Fink 28 24 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.208
Al Williams 16 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.083
Doyt Morris 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.154
Eddie Yount 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Bill Kalfass 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Randy Gumpert 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Fred Archer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Eddie Smith 3.94 2 Herman Fink 4.05 3 George Caster 4.43 4 George Turbeville 4.77 5 Buck Ross 4.89

Wins

1 Harry Kelley 13 2 George Caster 12 3 Bud Thomas 8 4 Buck Ross 5 5 Lynn Nelson 4

Strikeouts

1 George Caster 100 2 Eddie Smith 79 3 Harry Kelley 68 4 Bud Thomas 54 5 Lynn Nelson 49
1937 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Caster 12 19 4.43 34 33 0 231.2 227 114 107 100
Harry Kelley 13 21 5.36 41 29 0 205.0 267 122 79 68
Eddie Smith 4 17 3.94 38 23 5 196.2 178 86 90 79
Bud Thomas 8 15 4.99 35 26 0 169.2 208 94 52 54
Buck Ross 5 10 4.89 28 22 0 147.1 183 80 63 37
Lynn Nelson 4 9 5.90 30 4 2 116.0 140 76 51 49
Herman Fink 2 1 4.05 28 3 1 80.0 82 36 35 18
George Turbeville 0 4 4.77 31 3 0 77.1 80 41 56 17
Al Williams 4 1 5.38 16 8 1 75.1 88 45 49 27
Randy Gumpert 0 0 12.00 10 1 0 12.0 16 16 15 5
Bill Kalfass 1 0 3.00 3 1 0 12.0 10 4 10 9
Chubby Dean 1 0 4.00 2 1 0 9.0 7 4 6 4
Fred Archer 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 4 2 0 2

👥 Roster (33)

Wayne Ambler Fred Archer Babe Barna Earle Brucker George Caster Bill Cissell Bill Conroy Chubby Dean Herman Fink Lou Finney Randy Gumpert Gene Hasson +21 more

33 players

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The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics won 54 games and lost 97, ending up 7th in the AL. The run column shows 699 for and 854 against. The team batting average of .267 was 5% below the 1937 league mark of .281. Pitchers allowed 4.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.62. The 699 runs scored compare with a league average of 813 per club, 14% fewer.

Shibe Park was home in 1937, drawing a total attendance of 523,065. Bob Johnson led the club in home runs with 25. The hits leader was Wally Moses with 208. The pitching staff's wins leader was Harry Kelley (13). George Caster struck out 100, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics finished 54-97 (.358 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Bob Johnson led the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics with 25 home runs.
What was the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.85.
Did the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1937 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1937 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Johnson (25 HR, 108 RBI) and Harry Kelley (13-21, 5.36 ERA).
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