1937 Cincinnati Reds season
| 1937 Cincinnati Reds | |
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| Owner(s) | Powel Crosley, Jr. |
| General manager(s) | Warren Giles |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Dressen, Bobby Wallace |
| Local radio |
WCPO (Harry Hartman) WKRC |
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The 1937 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth and last in the National League with a record of 56–98, 40 games behind the New York Giants.
Offseason
- January 6, 1937: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Reds by the New York Giants.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 95 | 57 | 0.625 | — | 50–25 | 45–32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 3 | 46–32 | 47–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 10 | 46–32 | 40–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 15 | 45–33 | 36–40 |
| Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 16 | 43–33 | 36–40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | 0.405 | 33½ | 36–39 | 26–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 34½ | 29–45 | 32–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | 0.364 | 40 | 28–51 | 28–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 10–11 | 12–10 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 1–21 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 10–10 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 11–10 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 5–17–2 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 21–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 17–5–2 | 8–14 | — | |||||
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 |
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| C | Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi | 120 | 368 | 123 | .334 | 9 | 59 |
| OF | Hafey, ChickChick Hafey | 89 | 257 | 67 | .261 | 9 | 41 |
| OF | Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler | 117 | 406 | 110 | .271 | 0 | 32 |
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 |
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| Miller, EddieEddie Miller | 36 | 60 | 9 | .150 | 0 | 5 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Mooty, JakeJake Mooty | 14 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 8.31 | 11 |
| Cascarella, JoeJoe Cascarella | 11 | 43.2 | 1 | 2 | 3.92 | 16 |
| Brown, JumboJumbo Brown | 4 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 8.38 | 4 |
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 |
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| Brennan, DonDon Brennan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 6 |
| Barrett, RedRed Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 1 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Bernard "Mike" Kelly |
| A | Albany Senators | New York–Pennsylvania League | Bill McCorry |
| B | Waterloo Red Hawks | Western League | Lenny Backer |
| B | Durham Bulls | Piedmont League | Paul O'Malley |
| B | Peoria Reds | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Ben Tincup and Wayne Blackburn |
| C | Muskogee Reds | Western Association | Bill Hughes |
| D | Bisbee Bees | Arizona–Texas League | Mickey Shader |
| D | DeLand Reds | Florida State League | Lester "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Fremont Reds | Ohio State League | Hap Bohl |
References
- ↑ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007