1937 Washington Senators season

1937 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local radio	WJSV (Arch McDonald)
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The 1937 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 80, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Offseason

January 29, 1937: Red Kress, Carl Reynolds and cash were traded by the Senators to the Minneapolis Millers for Jimmy Wasdell.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	102	52	.662	--
Detroit Tigers	89	65	.578	13
Chicago White Sox	86	68	.558	16
Cleveland Indians	83	71	.539	19
Boston Red Sox	80	72	.526	21
Washington Senators	73	80	.477	28½
Philadelphia Athletics	54	97	.358	46½
St. Louis Browns	46	108	.299	56

Record vs. opponents

1937 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	10–12	11–11	12–10–1	7–15	17–3	15–7	8–14–1
Chicago	12–10	—	10–12	8–14	9–13	15–7	18–4	14–8
Cleveland	11–11	12–10	—	11–11	7–15–1	13–9	18–4–1	11–11
Detroit	10–12–1	14–8	11–11	—	9–13	14–8	15–7	16–6
New York	15–7	13–9	15–7–1	13–9	—	14–8	16–6–1	16–6–1
Philadelphia	3–17	7–15	9–13	8–14	8–14	—	11–11	8–13–3
St. Louis	7–15	4–18	4–18–1	7–15	6–16–1	11–11	—	7–15
Washington	14–8–1	8–14	11–11	6–16	6–16–1	13–8–3	15–7	—

Notable transactions

April 4, 1937: Al Simmons was purchased by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers for $15,000.^[2]
May 2, 1937: Shanty Hogan was traded by the Senators to Indianapolis Indians for Johnny Riddle. The trade was voided on May 20, with the players returned to their original teams.^[3]
June 21, 1937: Shanty Hogan was released by the Senators.^[3]

Roster

1937 Washington Senators

Roster

Pitchers

-- Red Anderson

18 Pete Appleton

11 Joe Cascarella

21,32 Ken Chase

14 Syd Cohen

15 Jimmie DeShong

12 Wes Ferrell

16 Carl Fischer

20 Bucky Jacobs

35 Joe Kohlman

36 Joe Krakauskas

20,33 Dick Lanahan

19 Ed Linke

12 Bobo Newsom

11,21 Bill Phebus

17 Monte Weaver

Catchers

10 Herb Crompton

10 Rick Ferrell

20 Milt Gray

38 Mike Guerra

8 Shanty Hogan

9 Wally Millies

-- Johnny Riddle

26,88 Alex Sabo

Infielders

16 Jimmy Bloodworth

27 Ossie Bluege

7 Joe Kuhel

2 Buddy Lewis

-- Jerry Lynn

24 John Mihalic

1 Buddy Myer

5 Cecil Travis

-- Frank Trechock

26 Jimmy Wasdell

Outfielders

4 Mel Almada

25 George Case

4 Ben Chapman

25 Jesse Hill

3 Al Simmons

31 Fred Sington

6 John Stone

Manager

30 Bucky Harris

Coaches

28 Nick Altrock

29 Earl McNeely

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Simmons, AlAl Simmons	103	419	117	.279	8	84

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Wasdell, JimmyJimmy Wasdell	32	110	28	.255	2	12

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Phebus, BillBill Phebus	6	40.2	3	2	2.21	12

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Appleton, PetePete Appleton	35	168	8	15	4.39	62
Linke, EdEd Linke	36	128.2	6	1	5.60	61
Anderson, RedRed Anderson	2	10.2	0	1	6.75	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A1	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Clyde Milan, Bill Rodgers and Calvin Griffith
A	Trenton Senators	New York–Pennsylvania League	Bud Shaney and Spencer Abbott
B	Charlotte Hornets	Piedmont League	Lee Head, Bill Rodgers and Alex McColl
B	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Alex McColl and Bill Steinecke
B	Selma Cloverleafs	Southeastern League	Babe Ganzel
D	Mayodan Senators	Bi-State League	Harry Daughtry
D	Salisbury Indians	Eastern Shore League	Jake Flowers
D	Sanford Lookouts	Florida State League	Bill Rodgers and Lee Head

References

External links

1937 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1937 All-Star Game 1937 World Series

Minnesota Twins

Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Twin Cities)

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring Training: Plant Field
Tinker Field
Hammond Stadium

Culture

Homer Hanky
Little Big League
Major League: Back to the Minors
Continental League
"The Piranhas"
AL Central tie-breaker games
- 2008
- 2009
Damn Yankees

Important figures

Senators Hall of Famers	Herb Carneal Goose Goslin Bucky Harris Walter Johnson Arch McDonald Sam Rice

Wall of Fame members	Rick Aguilera Bob Allison Earl Battey Bert Blyleven George Brophy Rod Carew Bob Casey Gary Gaetti Calvin Griffith Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Tom Kelly Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Carl Pohlad Kirby Puckett Brad Radke Jim Rantz Zoilo Versalles Frank Viola

World Series
Championships (3)

Pennants (6)

American League: 1924
1925
1933
1965
1987
1991

Division titles (10)

West: 1969; 1970; 1987; 1991
Central: 2002; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2009; 2010

Minor league affiliates

Triple-A: Rochester Red Wings
Double-A: Chattanooga Lookouts
A Adv.: Fort Myers Miracle
A: Cedar Rapids Kernels
Rookie Adv.: Elizabethton Twins
Rookie: GCL Twins; DSL Twins

Seasons (116)

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1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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