1937 St. Louis Browns

46-108 • .299 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1937 St. Louis Browns went 46-108 (.299) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 715 runs, allowed 1,023, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Harlond Clift (29 HR, 118 RBI) and Jim Walkup (9-12, 7.36 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

46 Wins
108 Losses
.299 Win %
8th Rank
715 R 1023 RA
Diff -308

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715 Runs Scored
1023 Runs Allowed
-308 Run Diff
167K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .285 2% above the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .347 2% below the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .399 4% below the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 6.00 30% worse than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 715 12% below the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 167,437
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Avg per Game 2,146

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Beau Bell 0.340 2 Sam West 0.328 3 Joe Vosmik 0.325 4 Gerard Lipscomb 0.323 5 Rogers Hornsby 0.321

Home Runs

1 Harlond Clift 29 2 Beau Bell 14 3 Sam West 7 4 Bill Knickerbocker 4 5 Joe Vosmik 4

RBI

1 Harlond Clift 118 2 Beau Bell 117 3 Joe Vosmik 93 4 Bill Knickerbocker 61 5 Sam West 58
1937 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Beau Bell 156 642 82 218 51 8 14 117 53 54 2 0.340
Joe Vosmik 144 594 81 193 47 9 4 93 49 38 2 0.325
Harlond Clift 155 571 103 175 36 7 29 118 98 80 8 0.306
Bill Knickerbocker 121 491 53 128 29 5 4 61 30 32 3 0.261
Tom Carey 130 487 54 134 24 1 1 40 21 26 1 0.275
Sam West 122 457 68 150 37 4 7 58 46 28 1 0.328
Harry Davis 120 450 89 124 25 3 3 35 71 26 7 0.276
Rollie Hemsley 100 334 30 74 12 3 3 28 25 29 0 0.222
Ethan Allen 103 320 39 101 18 1 0 31 21 17 3 0.316
Ben Huffman 76 176 18 48 9 0 1 24 10 7 1 0.273
Jim Bottomley 65 109 11 26 7 0 1 12 18 15 1 0.239
Red Barkley 31 101 9 27 6 0 0 14 14 17 1 0.267
Gerard Lipscomb 36 96 11 31 9 1 0 8 11 10 0 0.323
Eddie Silber 22 83 10 26 2 0 0 4 5 13 0 0.313
Oral Hildebrand 30 70 9 14 3 0 0 7 2 2 0 0.200
Elon Hogsett 40 62 6 13 2 0 1 5 2 13 0 0.210
Jim Walkup 27 58 8 14 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 0.241
Jack Knott 38 57 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.140
Rogers Hornsby 20 56 7 18 3 0 1 11 7 5 0 0.321
Tony Giuliani 19 53 6 16 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.302
Julio Bonetti 28 47 4 7 1 0 0 1 4 11 0 0.149
Tommy Heath 17 43 4 10 0 2 1 3 10 3 0 0.233
Bill Trotter 34 33 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 17 0 0.030
Lou Koupal 26 32 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.094
Russ Van Atta 16 13 3 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.462
Sam Harshaney 5 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.091
Sheriff Blake 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Les Tietje 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Earl Caldwell 9 9 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Mel Mazzera 7 7 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Bill Strickland 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Harry Kimberlin 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Howard Mills 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Cafego 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tommy Thomas 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Emil Bildilli 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Baecht 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Hennessey 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Muncrief 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Les Tietje 4.20 2 Jack Knott 4.89 3 Oral Hildebrand 5.14 4 Russ Van Atta 5.52 5 Bill Trotter 5.81

Wins

1 Jim Walkup 9 2 Oral Hildebrand 8 3 Jack Knott 8 4 Elon Hogsett 6 5 Julio Bonetti 4

Strikeouts

1 Oral Hildebrand 75 2 Jack Knott 74 3 Elon Hogsett 68 4 Jim Walkup 46 5 Julio Bonetti 43
1937 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Oral Hildebrand 8 17 5.14 30 27 1 201.1 228 115 87 75
Jack Knott 8 18 4.89 38 22 2 191.1 220 104 91 74
Elon Hogsett 6 19 6.29 37 26 2 177.1 245 124 75 68
Jim Walkup 9 12 7.36 27 18 0 150.1 218 123 83 46
Julio Bonetti 4 11 5.84 28 16 1 143.1 190 93 60 43
Bill Trotter 2 9 5.81 34 12 1 122.1 150 79 50 37
Lou Koupal 4 9 6.56 26 13 0 105.2 150 77 55 24
Russ Van Atta 1 2 5.52 16 6 0 58.2 74 36 32 34
Sheriff Blake 2 2 7.61 15 1 1 36.2 55 31 20 12
Tommy Thomas 0 1 7.04 17 2 0 30.2 46 24 10 10
Les Tietje 1 2 4.20 5 4 0 30.0 32 14 17 5
Earl Caldwell 0 0 6.83 9 2 0 29.0 39 22 13 8
Bill Strickland 0 0 5.91 9 0 0 21.1 28 14 15 6
Harry Kimberlin 0 2 2.35 3 2 0 15.1 16 4 9 5
Howard Mills 1 1 6.39 2 2 0 12.2 16 9 10 10
Gerard Lipscomb 0 0 6.52 3 0 0 9.2 13 7 5 1
Emil Bildilli 0 1 10.13 4 1 0 8.0 12 9 3 2
George Hennessey 0 1 10.29 5 0 0 7.0 15 8 6 4
Ed Baecht 0 0 12.79 3 0 0 6.1 13 9 6 3
Bill Miller 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 4.0 7 6 4 1
Bob Muncrief 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 2.0 3 1 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Ethan Allen Ed Baecht Red Barkley Beau Bell Emil Bildilli Sheriff Blake Julio Bonetti Jim Bottomley Tom Cafego Earl Caldwell Tom Carey Harlond Clift +28 more

40 players

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The 1937 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1937 the St. Louis Browns posted a 46-108 mark (.299) and finished 8th in the AL. With 715 runs scored and 1023 given up, the 1937 differential was -308. The team batting average of .285 was 2% above the 1937 league mark of .281. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 6.00 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62.

The 715 runs scored compare with a league average of 813 per club, 12% fewer. Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 167,437 fans came through the gates. Harlond Clift led the club in home runs with 29. On the mound, Jim Walkup won 9 games to lead the staff. Oral Hildebrand struck out 75, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1937 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1937 St. Louis Browns finished 46-108 (.299 win pct).
Who led the 1937 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Harlond Clift led the 1937 St. Louis Browns with 29 home runs.
What was the 1937 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1937 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 6.00.
Did the 1937 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1937 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1937 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1937 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harlond Clift (29 HR, 118 RBI) and Jim Walkup (9-12, 7.36 ERA).
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