1937 Philadelphia Phillies

61-92 • .399 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies went 61-92 (.399) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 869, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Dolph Camilli (27 HR, 80 RBI) and Wayne LaMaster (15-19, 5.31 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

61 Wins
92 Losses
.399 Win %
7th Rank
724 R 869 RA
Diff -145

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724 Runs Scored
869 Runs Allowed
-145 Run Diff
294K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 1% above the 1937 league average (.271)
OBP .333 1% above the 1937 league average (.331)
SLG .391 2% above the 1937 league average (.382)
Team ERA 5.05 29% worse than the 1937 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 724 4% above the 1937 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 294,228
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Avg per Game 3,976

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Pinky Whitney 0.341 2 Dolph Camilli 0.339 3 Chuck Klein 0.325 4 Johnny Moore 0.319 5 Earl Browne 0.292

Home Runs

1 Dolph Camilli 27 2 Chuck Klein 15 3 Morrie Arnovich 10 4 Johnny Moore 9 5 Leo Norris 9

RBI

1 Dolph Camilli 80 2 Pinky Whitney 79 3 Morrie Arnovich 60 4 Johnny Moore 59 5 Chuck Klein 57
1937 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hersh Martin 141 579 102 164 35 7 8 49 69 66 11 0.283
George Scharein 146 511 44 123 20 1 0 57 36 47 13 0.241
Pinky Whitney 138 487 56 166 19 4 8 79 43 44 6 0.341
Dolph Camilli 131 475 101 161 23 7 27 80 90 82 6 0.339
Morrie Arnovich 117 410 60 119 27 4 10 60 34 32 5 0.290
Chuck Klein 115 406 74 132 20 2 15 57 39 21 3 0.325
Leo Norris 116 381 45 98 24 3 9 36 21 53 3 0.257
Del Young 109 360 36 70 9 2 0 24 18 55 6 0.194
Earl Browne 105 332 42 97 19 3 6 52 21 41 4 0.292
Johnny Moore 96 307 46 98 16 2 9 59 18 18 2 0.319
Bill Atwood 87 279 27 68 15 1 2 32 30 27 3 0.244
Earl Grace 80 223 19 47 10 1 6 29 33 15 0 0.211
Bucky Walters 56 137 15 38 6 0 1 16 5 16 1 0.277
Claude Passeau 50 107 13 21 5 0 1 11 3 39 0 0.196
Jimmie Wilson 39 87 15 24 3 0 1 8 6 4 1 0.276
Wayne LaMaster 51 79 3 15 1 0 0 5 1 27 0 0.190
Hugh Mulcahy 56 73 9 11 2 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.151
Syl Johnson 32 48 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 15 0 0.146
Orville Jorgens 52 35 2 5 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.143
Walter Stephenson 10 23 1 6 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.261
Fred Tauby 11 20 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 0.000
Howie Gorman 13 19 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.211
Hal Kelleher 30 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.176
Gene Corbett 7 12 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Elmer Burkart 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Pete Sivess 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Earl Allen 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bill Andrus 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bobby Burke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Crawford 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Masters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leon Pettit 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Claude Passeau 4.34 2 Orville Jorgens 4.41 3 Bucky Walters 4.75 4 Syl Johnson 5.02 5 Hugh Mulcahy 5.13

Wins

1 Wayne LaMaster 15 2 Claude Passeau 14 3 Bucky Walters 14 4 Hugh Mulcahy 8 5 Syl Johnson 4

Strikeouts

1 Wayne LaMaster 135 2 Claude Passeau 135 3 Bucky Walters 87 4 Hugh Mulcahy 54 5 Syl Johnson 46
1937 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Passeau 14 18 4.34 50 34 2 292.1 348 141 79 135
Bucky Walters 14 15 4.75 37 34 0 246.1 292 130 86 87
Wayne LaMaster 15 19 5.31 50 30 4 220.1 255 130 82 135
Hugh Mulcahy 8 18 5.13 56 25 3 215.2 256 123 97 54
Orville Jorgens 3 4 4.41 52 11 3 140.2 159 69 68 34
Syl Johnson 4 10 5.02 32 15 3 138.0 155 77 22 46
Hal Kelleher 2 4 6.63 27 2 0 58.1 72 43 31 20
Pete Sivess 1 1 7.04 6 2 0 23.0 30 18 11 4
Elmer Burkart 0 0 6.19 7 0 0 16.0 20 11 9 4
Earl Allen 0 1 6.75 3 1 0 12.0 18 9 8 8
Larry Crawford 0 0 15.00 6 0 0 6.0 12 10 1 2
Leon Pettit 0 1 11.25 3 1 0 4.0 6 5 4 0
Walt Masters 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 5 4 1 0
Bobby Burke 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (32)

Earl Allen Bill Andrus Morrie Arnovich Bill Atwood Earl Browne Elmer Burkart Bobby Burke Dolph Camilli Gene Corbett Larry Crawford Howie Gorman Earl Grace +20 more

32 players

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The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

A 61-92 record (.399) put the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies 7th in the NL. With 724 runs scored and 869 given up, the 1937 differential was -145. Against a league average of .271, the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies batted .273. The staff ERA of 5.05 was 29% worse than the league average of 3.91. The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies outscored the average club by 4% (724 against 696).

Attendance at Baker Bowl totaled 294,228 for the year. Dolph Camilli topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 27 home runs. The hits leader was Pinky Whitney with 166. Wayne LaMaster was the top winner, with 15 victories. The 1937 roster runs to 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1936 season and the 1938 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies finished 61-92 (.399 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Dolph Camilli led the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies with 27 home runs.
What was the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 5.05.
Did the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1937 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1937 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dolph Camilli (27 HR, 80 RBI) and Wayne LaMaster (15-19, 5.31 ERA).
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