1937 St. Louis Cardinals

81-73 • .526 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals went 81-73 (.526) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 789 runs, allowed 733, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Joe Medwick (31 HR, 154 RBI) and Lon Warneke (18-11, 4.53 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
4th Rank
789 R 733 RA
Diff +56

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⚡ Quick Stats

789 Runs Scored
733 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
548K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 NL Average

Batting Avg .281 4% above the 1937 league average (.271)
OBP .330 equal to the 1937 league average (.331)
SLG .405 6% above the 1937 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.98 2% worse than the 1937 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 789 13% above the 1937 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 548,941
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Avg per Game 6,861

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Joe Medwick 0.374 2 Johnny Mize 0.364 3 Don Padgett 0.314 4 Pepper Martin 0.304 5 Frenchy Bordagaray 0.293

Home Runs

1 Joe Medwick 31 2 Johnny Mize 25 3 Don Padgett 10 4 Don Gutteridge 7 5 Pepper Martin 5

RBI

1 Joe Medwick 154 2 Johnny Mize 113 3 Don Padgett 74 4 Don Gutteridge 61 5 Jimmy Brown 53
1937 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Medwick 156 633 111 237 56 10 31 154 41 50 4 0.374
Johnny Mize 145 560 103 204 40 7 25 113 56 57 2 0.364
Jimmy Brown 138 525 86 145 20 9 2 53 27 29 10 0.276
Leo Durocher 135 477 46 97 11 3 1 47 38 36 6 0.203
Terry Moore 115 461 76 123 17 3 5 43 32 41 13 0.267
Don Gutteridge 119 447 66 121 26 10 7 61 25 66 12 0.271
Don Padgett 123 446 62 140 22 6 10 74 30 43 4 0.314
Pepper Martin 98 339 60 103 27 8 5 38 33 50 9 0.304
Frenchy Bordagaray 96 300 43 88 11 4 1 37 15 25 11 0.293
Bruce Ogrodowski 90 279 37 65 10 3 3 31 11 17 2 0.233
Mickey Owen 80 234 17 54 4 2 0 20 15 13 1 0.231
Stu Martin 90 223 34 58 6 1 1 17 32 18 3 0.260
Bob Weiland 41 89 5 15 1 1 2 10 3 35 0 0.169
Lon Warneke 36 80 10 21 3 0 0 10 7 12 0 0.263
Dizzy Dean 27 66 8 15 1 0 1 5 3 11 0 0.227
Si Johnson 38 65 5 9 1 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.138
Mike Ryba 41 48 6 15 2 0 0 7 5 5 0 0.312
Dick Siebert 22 38 3 7 2 0 0 2 4 8 1 0.184
Herb Bremer 11 33 2 7 1 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.212
Frankie Frisch 17 32 3 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.219
Jesse Haines 16 22 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.182
Ray Harrell 35 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0.045
Sheriff Blake 14 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.300
Howie Krist 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Tom Sunkel 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Norbert Kleinke 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jim Winford 16 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.125
Randy Moore 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill McGee 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Abe White 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Nate Andrews 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Johnnie Chambers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Dean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Dizzy Dean 2.69 2 Si Johnson 3.32 3 Bob Weiland 3.54 4 Sheriff Blake 3.71 5 Mike Ryba 4.13

Wins

1 Lon Warneke 18 2 Bob Weiland 15 3 Dizzy Dean 13 4 Si Johnson 12 5 Mike Ryba 9

Strikeouts

1 Dizzy Dean 120 2 Bob Weiland 105 3 Lon Warneke 87 4 Si Johnson 64 5 Mike Ryba 57
1937 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Weiland 15 14 3.54 41 34 0 264.1 283 104 94 105
Lon Warneke 18 11 4.53 36 33 0 238.2 280 120 69 87
Dizzy Dean 13 10 2.69 27 25 1 197.1 200 59 33 120
Si Johnson 12 12 3.32 38 21 1 192.1 222 71 43 64
Mike Ryba 9 6 4.13 38 8 0 135.0 152 62 40 57
Ray Harrell 3 7 5.87 35 15 1 96.2 99 63 59 41
Jesse Haines 3 3 4.52 16 6 0 65.2 81 33 23 18
Jim Winford 2 4 5.83 16 4 0 46.1 56 30 27 17
Sheriff Blake 0 3 3.71 14 2 0 43.2 45 18 18 20
Tom Sunkel 0 0 2.76 9 1 1 29.1 24 9 11 9
Howie Krist 3 1 4.23 6 4 0 27.2 34 13 10 6
Norbert Kleinke 1 1 4.79 5 2 0 20.2 25 11 7 9
Bill McGee 1 0 2.57 4 1 0 14.0 13 4 4 9
Abe White 0 1 6.75 5 0 0 9.1 14 7 3 2
Nate Andrews 0 0 4.00 4 0 0 9.0 12 4 3 6
Johnnie Chambers 0 0 18.00 2 0 0 2.0 5 4 2 1
Paul Dean 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (33)

Nate Andrews Sheriff Blake Frenchy Bordagaray Herb Bremer Jimmy Brown Johnnie Chambers Dizzy Dean Paul Dean Leo Durocher Frankie Frisch Don Gutteridge Jesse Haines +21 more

33 players

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The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals won 81 games and lost 73, ending up 4th in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 789 runs and allowed 733, a run differential of +56. The team batting average of .281 was 4% above the 1937 league mark of .271. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.98 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.91. League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 13% more.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1937, drawing a total attendance of 548,941. Joe Medwick led the club in home runs with 31. Lon Warneke was the top winner, with 18 victories. The strikeout leader was Dizzy Dean with 120. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Joe Medwick led the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals with 31 home runs.
What was the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1937 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Medwick (31 HR, 154 RBI) and Lon Warneke (18-11, 4.53 ERA).
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