1937 Washington Elite Giants

24-34 • .414 Win% • 4th in NN2

The 1937 Washington Elite Giants went 24-34 (.414) finishing 4th in the NN2. The club scored 199 runs, allowed 199, and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Team leaders included Wild Bill Wright (7 HR, 38 RBI) and Bill Byrd (4-3, 5.37 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

24 Wins
34 Losses
.414 Win %
4th Rank
199 R 199 RA
Diff 0

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⚡ Quick Stats

199 Runs Scored
199 Runs Allowed
0 Run Diff
30 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1937 NN2 Average

Batting Avg .294 3% above the 1937 league average (.286)
OBP .353 2% above the 1937 league average (.346)
SLG .450 8% above the 1937 league average (.416)
Team ERA 4.97 1% better than the 1937 league average (5.02)
Runs Scored 199 13% below the 1937 league average (228 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 30 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Jim West 0.397 2 Wild Bill Wright 0.375 3 Sammy Hughes 0.340 4 Henry Kimbro 0.286 5 Zollie Wright 0.273

Home Runs

1 Wild Bill Wright 7 2 Zollie Wright 5 3 Henry Kimbro 4 4 Bill Byrd 3 5 Jim West 3

RBI

1 Wild Bill Wright 38 2 Jim West 22 3 Zollie Wright 21 4 Henry Kimbro 16 5 Sammy Hughes 15
1937 Washington Elite Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Wild Bill Wright 38 152 27 57 8 11 7 38 6 0 0 0.375
Jim West 38 141 23 56 7 2 3 22 11 0 0 0.397
Henry Kimbro 34 133 24 38 5 3 4 16 15 0 0 0.286
Zollie Wright 35 128 21 35 3 1 5 21 12 0 0 0.273
Hoss Walker 38 126 17 29 5 1 1 15 12 0 0 0.230
Leroy Morney 34 114 12 30 6 1 0 13 12 0 1 0.263
Sammy Hughes 27 100 23 34 8 3 2 15 9 0 0 0.340
Felton Snow 23 78 13 19 2 0 1 8 14 0 0 0.244
Biz Mackey 21 62 8 16 3 0 1 8 8 0 0 0.258
Bill Byrd 22 41 11 15 3 1 3 10 3 0 0 0.366
Nish Williams 14 40 4 9 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0.225
Jimmy Direaux 15 28 7 11 4 0 0 3 3 0 1 0.393
Andy Porter 11 24 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.083
Roy Campanella 7 22 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.182
Tom Glover 10 22 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.091
Woody Williams 9 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Bob Griffith 2 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Arnold Waites 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jonas Gaines 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Jim Willis 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.667

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Tom Glover 3.04 2 Jimmy Direaux 4.62 3 Andy Porter 4.68 4 Bill Byrd 5.37

Wins

1 Bill Byrd 4 2 Tom Glover 4 3 Jimmy Direaux 3 4 Woody Williams 2 5 Bob Griffith 1

Strikeouts

1 Andy Porter 37 2 Bill Byrd 28 3 Tom Glover 26 4 Jimmy Direaux 22 5 Woody Williams 16
1937 Washington Elite Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmy Direaux 3 3 4.62 9 8 0 62.1 70 32 29 22
Andy Porter 1 6 4.68 10 8 0 59.2 65 31 17 37
Bill Byrd 4 3 5.37 9 7 0 53.2 61 32 16 28
Tom Glover 4 2 3.04 10 5 0 53.1 55 18 20 26
Woody Williams 2 2 5.22 9 5 1 29.1 34 17 13 16
Bob Griffith 1 1 5.82 2 2 0 17.0 17 11 6 13
Jonas Gaines 0 2 8.10 2 2 0 10.0 10 9 9 4
Arnold Waites 1 0 6.52 3 1 0 9.2 11 7 6 10
Jim Willis 0 1 15.19 2 0 0 5.1 10 9 5 1
Felton Snow 0 0 4.15 1 0 0 4.1 3 2 1 5
Sammy Hughes 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (20)

Bill Byrd Roy Campanella Jimmy Direaux Jonas Gaines Tom Glover Bob Griffith Sammy Hughes Henry Kimbro Biz Mackey Leroy Morney Andy Porter Felton Snow +8 more

20 players

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The 1937 Washington Elite Giants in brief

The 1937 Washington Elite Giants won 24 games and lost 34, ending up 4th in the NN2. The Washington Elite Giants scored and allowed exactly 199 runs. Against a league average of .286, the 1937 Washington Elite Giants batted .294. Pitchers allowed 4.97 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 5.02. Measured against the 228-run league average, the offense was 13% behind.

The club's home park in 1937 was Griffith Stadium. Wild Bill Wright topped the Washington Elite Giants with 7 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Glover (4). The strikeout leader was Andy Porter with 37. In all, the roster shows 20 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Washington Elite Giants

What was the 1937 Washington Elite Giants record?
The 1937 Washington Elite Giants finished 24-34 (.414 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Washington Elite Giants in home runs?
Wild Bill Wright led the 1937 Washington Elite Giants with 7 home runs.
What was the 1937 Washington Elite Giants team ERA?
The 1937 Washington Elite Giants posted a team ERA of 4.97.
Did the 1937 Washington Elite Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Washington Elite Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Washington Elite Giants play?
The 1937 Washington Elite Giants played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Who led the 1937 Washington Elite Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wild Bill Wright (7 HR, 38 RBI) and Bill Byrd (4-3, 5.37 ERA).
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