1937 St. Louis Stars

5-31 • .139 Win% • 8th in NAL

The 1937 St. Louis Stars went 5-31 (.139) finishing 8th in the NAL. The club scored 149 runs, allowed 244, and played home games at Metropolitan Park. Team leaders included Les Pearson (2 HR, 18 RBI) and John Griffin (2-2, 8.93 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

5 Wins
31 Losses
.139 Win %
8th Rank
149 R 244 RA
Diff -95

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⚡ Quick Stats

149 Runs Scored
244 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
8 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1937 NAL Average

Batting Avg .285 7% above the 1937 league average (.267)
OBP .344 5% above the 1937 league average (.328)
SLG .412 10% above the 1937 league average (.375)
Team ERA 7.99 71% worse than the 1937 league average (4.68)
Runs Scored 149 16% below the 1937 league average (177 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMetropolitan Park
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Home Games (est.) 18 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Luther Gilyard 0.426 2 Bill Carter 0.397 3 Les Pearson 0.321 4 Clarence Lamar 0.296 5 Willie Davis 0.259

Home Runs

1 Les Pearson 2 2 Joe Sparks 2 3 William Walker 2 4 Luther Gilyard 1 5 Clarence Lamar 1

RBI

1 Les Pearson 18 2 Bill Carter 13 3 Luther Gilyard 11 4 Joe Sparks 10 5 Teannie Edwards 8
1937 St. Louis Stars — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Les Pearson 26 106 25 34 3 4 2 18 12 2 0 0.321
Teannie Edwards 22 70 11 17 3 0 0 8 9 1 0 0.243
Joe Sparks 16 62 12 16 5 0 2 10 7 1 0 0.258
Luther Gilyard 15 61 17 26 5 3 1 11 3 0 1 0.426
Bill Carter 14 58 8 23 2 1 0 13 1 0 2 0.397
Willie Davis 15 54 10 14 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 0.259
Clarence Lamar 14 54 5 16 1 2 1 6 4 1 4 0.296
Johnny Reed 16 46 6 10 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 0.217
Tommy Johnson 13 38 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.211
William Walker 10 37 7 9 2 1 2 6 1 0 0 0.243
Ralph Shropshire 10 32 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.094
Marshall Riddle 7 29 6 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0.345
Glenn Dixon 9 28 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.143
John Chisum 7 22 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.227
Bill Hoskins 6 22 4 7 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 0.318
Butch Thurman 7 22 4 8 1 4 0 5 2 3 0 0.364
John Griffin 10 20 4 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.300
Lester Lockett 6 19 2 8 2 3 0 8 0 0 1 0.421
Marcellus Thomas 7 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.105
Joe May 5 16 3 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.375
Henry Williams 6 14 3 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.500
Joe Burke 3 13 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.231
Hiram Tanner 3 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
Joe Taylor 4 10 4 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0.600
Hill 4 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Dillard 1 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.600
McCreary 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Henry McCall 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Claude Miller 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.333
R. S. Smith 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Robert Dean 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pfiffer 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bledsoe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vail Jewell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Siebert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cornelius Augustus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cannonball Berry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wesley Hardeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Tommy Johnson 6.48 2 John Griffin 8.93

Wins

1 John Griffin 2 2 Tommy Johnson 2 3 Hill 1 4 Johnny Reed 1

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Johnson 31 2 John Griffin 16 3 Johnny Reed 11 4 Hill 10 5 Robert Dean 5
1937 St. Louis Stars — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy Johnson 2 9 6.48 13 11 0 90.1 132 65 38 31
John Griffin 2 2 8.93 10 3 0 43.1 59 43 27 16
Johnny Reed 1 2 5.13 5 3 0 26.1 32 15 12 11
Hill 1 1 7.20 2 2 0 15.0 26 12 1 10
Joe May 0 1 14.46 2 0 0 9.1 16 15 8 5
Claude Miller 0 1 16.20 3 2 0 8.1 14 15 6 2
Robert Dean 0 0 8.44 1 1 0 5.1 9 5 3 5
Glenn Dixon 0 2 3.86 2 2 0 4.2 5 2 4 2
Joe Sparks 0 1 16.88 1 1 0 2.2 7 5 2 4
Henry Williams 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0
Bill Carter 0 1 15.43 1 1 0 2.1 7 4 0 0
Wesley Hardeman 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 3 0 0
Cornelius Augustus 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 3 4 0
Cannonball Berry 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 4 2 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Cornelius Augustus Cannonball Berry Bledsoe Joe Burke Bill Carter John Chisum Willie Davis Robert Dean Dillard Glenn Dixon Teannie Edwards Luther Gilyard +26 more

38 players

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The 1937 St. Louis Stars in brief

In 1937 the St. Louis Stars posted a 5-31 mark (.139) and finished 8th in the NAL. Runs came in at 149 scored against 244 allowed (-95). Against a league average of .267, the 1937 St. Louis Stars batted .285. The St. Louis Stars staff finished with a 7.99 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.68. The 1937 St. Louis Stars scored 16% fewer runs than the average club (149 against 177).

Home games were played at Metropolitan Park. Les Pearson topped the St. Louis Stars with 2 home runs. John Griffin was the top winner, with 2 victories. Tommy Johnson struck out 31, the most on the club. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 St. Louis Stars

What was the 1937 St. Louis Stars record?
The 1937 St. Louis Stars finished 5-31 (.139 win pct).
Who led the 1937 St. Louis Stars in home runs?
Les Pearson led the 1937 St. Louis Stars with 2 home runs.
What was the 1937 St. Louis Stars team ERA?
The 1937 St. Louis Stars posted a team ERA of 7.99.
Did the 1937 St. Louis Stars win the World Series?
No. The 1937 St. Louis Stars did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 St. Louis Stars play?
The 1937 St. Louis Stars played home games at Metropolitan Park.
Who led the 1937 St. Louis Stars in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Les Pearson (2 HR, 18 RBI) and John Griffin (2-2, 8.93 ERA).
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