1937 Washington Senators

73-80 • .477 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1937 Washington Senators went 73-80 (.477) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 757 runs, allowed 841, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Buddy Lewis (10 HR, 79 RBI) and Jimmie DeShong (14-15, 4.90 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

73 Wins
80 Losses
.477 Win %
6th Rank
757 R 841 RA
Diff -84

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757 Runs Scored
841 Runs Allowed
-84 Run Diff
551K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .279 1% below the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .350 1% below the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .378 9% below the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 4.58 1% better than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 757 7% below the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 551,207
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Avg per Game 6,890

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Cecil Travis 0.344 2 John Stone 0.330 3 Buddy Lewis 0.314 4 Mel Almada 0.309 5 Buddy Myer 0.293

Home Runs

1 Buddy Lewis 10 2 Al Simmons 8 3 Joe Kuhel 6 4 John Stone 6 5 Mel Almada 4

RBI

1 John Stone 88 2 Al Simmons 84 3 Buddy Lewis 79 4 Cecil Travis 66 5 Buddy Myer 65
1937 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Lewis 156 668 107 210 32 6 10 79 52 44 11 0.314
Joe Kuhel 136 547 73 155 24 11 6 61 63 39 6 0.283
John Stone 139 542 84 179 33 15 6 88 66 36 6 0.330
Cecil Travis 135 526 72 181 27 7 3 66 39 34 3 0.344
Mel Almada 100 433 74 134 21 4 4 33 38 21 12 0.309
Buddy Myer 125 430 54 126 16 10 1 65 78 41 2 0.293
Al Simmons 103 419 60 117 21 10 8 84 27 35 3 0.279
Rick Ferrell 86 279 31 64 6 0 1 32 50 18 1 0.229
Fred Sington 78 228 27 54 15 4 3 36 37 33 1 0.237
Wally Millies 59 179 21 40 7 1 0 28 9 15 1 0.223
Ben Chapman 35 130 23 34 7 1 0 12 26 7 8 0.262
Ossie Bluege 42 127 12 36 4 2 1 13 13 9 1 0.283
Jimmy Wasdell 32 110 13 28 4 4 2 12 7 13 0 0.255
John Mihalic 38 107 13 27 5 2 0 8 17 9 2 0.252
Wes Ferrell 53 106 7 27 5 0 0 16 9 18 0 0.255
Jimmie DeShong 37 94 9 19 1 1 0 8 10 16 0 0.202
Jesse Hill 33 92 24 20 2 1 1 4 13 16 2 0.217
George Case 22 90 14 26 6 2 0 11 3 5 2 0.289
Monte Weaver 30 68 10 14 1 0 0 5 6 11 0 0.206
Shanty Hogan 21 66 4 10 4 0 0 5 6 8 0 0.152
Pete Appleton 35 59 3 11 0 1 0 7 0 12 0 0.186
Jimmy Bloodworth 15 50 3 11 2 1 0 8 5 8 0 0.220
Ed Linke 37 46 8 10 0 0 0 2 5 10 0 0.217
Ken Chase 14 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.034
Johnny Riddle 8 26 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.269
Bobo Newsom 13 25 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0.120
Carl Fischer 17 22 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.136
Joe Krakauskas 5 16 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 0.125
Syd Cohen 33 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Joe Cascarella 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.222
Bill Phebus 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 0.000
Milt Gray 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bucky Jacobs 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Joe Kohlman 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Frank Trechock 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Red Anderson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herb Crompton 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Mike Guerra 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jerry Lynn 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Dick Lanahan 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Alex Sabo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Bill Phebus 2.21 2 Joe Krakauskas 2.70 3 Syd Cohen 3.11 4 Wes Ferrell 3.94 5 Ken Chase 4.13

Wins

1 Jimmie DeShong 14 2 Monte Weaver 12 3 Wes Ferrell 11 4 Pete Appleton 8 5 Ed Linke 6

Strikeouts

1 Wes Ferrell 92 2 Jimmie DeShong 86 3 Pete Appleton 62 4 Ed Linke 61 5 Monte Weaver 44
1937 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmie DeShong 14 15 4.90 37 34 1 264.1 290 144 124 86
Wes Ferrell 11 13 3.94 25 24 0 207.2 214 91 88 92
Monte Weaver 12 9 4.20 30 26 0 188.2 197 88 70 44
Pete Appleton 8 15 4.39 35 18 2 168.0 167 82 72 62
Ed Linke 6 1 5.60 36 7 3 128.2 158 80 59 61
Ken Chase 4 3 4.13 14 9 0 76.1 74 35 60 43
Carl Fischer 4 5 4.38 17 11 2 72.0 74 35 31 30
Bobo Newsom 3 4 5.85 11 10 0 67.2 76 44 48 39
Syd Cohen 2 4 3.11 33 0 4 55.0 64 19 17 22
Bill Phebus 3 2 2.21 6 5 1 40.2 33 10 24 12
Joe Krakauskas 4 1 2.70 5 4 0 40.0 33 12 22 18
Joe Cascarella 0 5 8.07 10 4 1 32.1 50 29 23 10
Bucky Jacobs 1 1 4.84 11 1 0 22.1 26 12 11 8
Joe Kohlman 1 0 4.15 2 2 0 13.0 15 6 3 3
Dick Lanahan 0 1 12.71 6 2 0 11.1 16 16 13 2
Red Anderson 0 1 6.75 2 1 0 10.2 11 8 11 3

👥 Roster (41)

Mel Almada Red Anderson Pete Appleton Jimmy Bloodworth Ossie Bluege Joe Cascarella George Case Ben Chapman Ken Chase Syd Cohen Herb Crompton Jimmie DeShong +29 more

41 players

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The 1937 Washington Senators in brief

The 1937 Washington Senators won 73 games and lost 80, ending up 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 757 scored against 841 allowed (-84). At the plate the Washington Senators hit .279, 1% worse than the league's .281. The staff ERA of 4.58 was 1% better than the league average of 4.62. The 1937 Washington Senators scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (757 against 813).

Attendance at Griffith Stadium I totaled 551,207 for the year. For power, Buddy Lewis led the way with 10 homers. John Stone led in RBI with 88. Jimmie DeShong led the pitchers with 14 wins. Wes Ferrell struck out 92, the most on the club. The 1937 roster runs to 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Washington Senators

What was the 1937 Washington Senators record?
The 1937 Washington Senators finished 73-80 (.477 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Washington Senators in home runs?
Buddy Lewis led the 1937 Washington Senators with 10 home runs.
What was the 1937 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1937 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.58.
Did the 1937 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Washington Senators play?
The 1937 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1937 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Buddy Lewis (10 HR, 79 RBI) and Jimmie DeShong (14-15, 4.90 ERA).
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