1937 Philadelphia Stars

27-31 • .466 Win% • 3rd in NN2

The 1937 Philadelphia Stars went 27-31 (.466) finishing 3rd in the NN2. The club scored 159 runs, allowed 191, and played home games at 44th & Parkside. Team leaders included Curtis Harris (1 HR, 18 RBI) and Sam Thompson (5-4, 4.19 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

27 Wins
31 Losses
.466 Win %
3rd Rank
159 R 191 RA
Diff -32

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159 Runs Scored
191 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
5 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1937 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .253 12% below the 1937 league average (.286)
OBP .317 9% below the 1937 league average (.346)
SLG .325 22% below the 1937 league average (.416)
Team ERA 4.90 2% better than the 1937 league average (5.02)
Runs Scored 159 30% below the 1937 league average (228 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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Stadium44th & Parkside
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Home Games (est.) 29 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Jud Wilson 0.317 2 Curtis Harris 0.309 3 Gene Benson 0.291 4 Paul Dixon 0.288 5 Andy Harvey 0.272

Home Runs

1 Paul Dixon 1 2 Jake Dunn 1 3 Curtis Harris 1 4 Slim Jones 1 5 Webster McDonald 1

RBI

1 Curtis Harris 18 2 Gene Benson 15 3 Jake Dunn 15 4 Paul Dixon 13 5 Andy Harvey 13
1937 Philadelphia Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curtis Harris 36 123 20 38 6 3 1 18 12 1 0 0.309
Jake Dunn 36 119 20 27 6 2 1 15 18 0 0 0.227
Gene Benson 32 110 17 32 5 0 0 15 16 0 2 0.291
Paul Dixon 32 104 17 30 5 0 1 13 10 1 0 0.288
Ted Page 27 99 17 26 2 1 0 8 8 1 1 0.263
Andy Harvey 28 92 10 25 5 1 0 13 4 0 0 0.272
Jud Wilson 23 82 10 26 6 2 0 13 4 0 0 0.317
Dewey Creacy 22 69 10 18 3 0 0 12 7 0 0 0.261
Bill Casey 24 68 6 14 1 0 0 8 4 0 0 0.206
Larry Brown 26 62 8 10 1 0 0 6 7 0 0 0.161
Obie Lackey 16 52 7 12 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 0.231
Slim Jones 12 36 6 12 7 0 1 7 4 1 0 0.333
Sam Thompson 10 23 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.174
Webster McDonald 11 22 3 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0.273
Rocky Ellis 12 19 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.053
Jim Missouri 11 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.067
Roy Parnell 3 13 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.385
Halley Harding 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Specs Roberts 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Laymon Yokely 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Robert Lacy 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Albert Overton 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Jim Missouri 3.00 2 Sam Thompson 4.19 3 Rocky Ellis 4.70 4 Webster McDonald 5.40

Wins

1 Sam Thompson 5 2 Rocky Ellis 4 3 Webster McDonald 3 4 Jim Missouri 3 5 Slim Jones 1

Strikeouts

1 Rocky Ellis 32 2 Jim Missouri 31 3 Sam Thompson 27 4 Webster McDonald 24 5 Laymon Yokely 13
1937 Philadelphia Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Thompson 5 4 4.19 10 8 0 66.2 71 31 13 27
Webster McDonald 3 3 5.40 11 11 0 63.1 72 38 13 24
Rocky Ellis 4 5 4.70 12 5 0 53.2 63 28 11 32
Jim Missouri 3 2 3.00 11 5 0 48.0 45 16 9 31
Laymon Yokely 0 3 7.94 6 3 0 22.2 29 20 16 13
Specs Roberts 0 1 3.86 7 1 1 21.0 25 9 11 8
Albert Overton 0 1 9.26 4 2 0 11.2 21 12 6 1
Robert Lacy 0 1 7.27 2 1 0 8.2 10 7 4 5
Slim Jones 1 0 5.06 1 1 0 5.1 6 3 3 1

👥 Roster (22)

Gene Benson Larry Brown Bill Casey Dewey Creacy Paul Dixon Jake Dunn Rocky Ellis Halley Harding Curtis Harris Andy Harvey Slim Jones Obie Lackey +10 more

22 players

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The 1937 Philadelphia Stars in brief

The 1937 Philadelphia Stars won 27 games and lost 31, ending up 3rd in the NN2. Runs came in at 159 scored against 191 allowed (-32). Against a league average of .286, the 1937 Philadelphia Stars batted .253. The Philadelphia Stars staff finished with a 4.90 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.02. League clubs averaged 228 runs that year, so the Philadelphia Stars scored 30% fewer.

The club's home park in 1937 was 44th & Parkside. Curtis Harris led the club in home runs with 1. Sam Thompson led the pitchers with 5 wins. The strikeout leader was Rocky Ellis with 32. In all, the roster shows 22 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1936 season and the 1938 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Philadelphia Stars

What was the 1937 Philadelphia Stars record?
The 1937 Philadelphia Stars finished 27-31 (.466 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Philadelphia Stars in home runs?
Paul Dixon led the 1937 Philadelphia Stars with 1 home runs.
What was the 1937 Philadelphia Stars team ERA?
The 1937 Philadelphia Stars posted a team ERA of 4.90.
Did the 1937 Philadelphia Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Philadelphia Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Philadelphia Stars play?
The 1937 Philadelphia Stars played home games at 44th & Parkside.
Who led the 1937 Philadelphia Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Curtis Harris (1 HR, 18 RBI) and Sam Thompson (5-4, 4.19 ERA).
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