# 1937 Boston Red Sox season

The 1937 Boston Red Sox season was the 37th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League (AL) with a record of 80 wins and 72 losses, 21 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1937 World Series.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 57‍–‍20 | 45‍–‍32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 | 49‍–‍28 | 40‍–‍37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 | 50‍–‍28 | 33‍–‍43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 | 44‍–‍29 | 36‍–‍43 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28½ | 43‍–‍35 | 30‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46½ | 27‍–‍50 | 27‍–‍47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 | 25‍–‍51 | 21‍–‍57 |

### Record vs. opponents

1937 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

| 9 | Bobby Doerr | 2B |
| 8 | Doc Cramer | CF |
| 19 | Fabian Gaffke | RF |
| 4 | Joe Cronin | SS |
| 5 | Pinky Higgins | 3B |
| 2 | Rick Ferrell | C |
| 7 | Buster Mills | LF |
| 1 | Mel Almada | 1B |
| 12 | Wes Ferrell | P |

### Roster
## 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 |
| C | Gene Desautels | 96 | 305 | 74 | .243 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Jimmie Foxx | 150 | 569 | 162 | .285 | 36 | 127 |
| 2B | Eric McNair | 126 | 455 | 133 | .292 | 12 | 76 |
| SS | Joe Cronin | 148 | 570 | 175 | .307 | 18 | 110 |
| 3B | Pinky Higgins | 153 | 570 | 172 | .302 | 9 | 106 |
| OF | Doc Cramer | 133 | 560 | 171 | .305 | 0 | 51 |
| OF | Ben Chapman | 113 | 423 | 130 | .307 | 7 | 57 |
| OF | Buster Mills | 123 | 505 | 149 | .295 | 7 | 58 |

#### 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 |
| Fabian Gaffke | 54 | 184 | 53 | .288 | 6 | 34 |
| Dom Dallessandro | 68 | 147 | 34 | .231 | 0 | 11 |
| Bobby Doerr | 55 | 147 | 33 | .224 | 2 | 14 |
| Moe Berg | 47 | 141 | 36 | .255 | 0 | 20 |
| Mel Almada | 32 | 110 | 26 | .236 | 1 | 9 |
| Rick Ferrell | 18 | 65 | 20 | .308 | 1 | 4 |
| Ski Melillo | 26 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Peacock | 9 | 32 | 10 | .313 | 0 | 6 |
| Stew Bowers | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Daughters | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Lefty Grove | 32 | 262.0 | 17 | 9 | 3.02 | 153 |
| Bobo Newsom | 30 | 207.2 | 13 | 10 | 4.46 | 127 |
| Wes Ferrell | 12 | 73.1 | 3 | 6 | 7.61 | 31 |

#### 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 |
| Jack Wilson | 51 | 221.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.70 | 137 |
| Johnny Marcum | 37 | 183.2 | 13 | 11 | 4.85 | 59 |
| Archie McKain | 36 | 137.0 | 8 | 8 | 4.66 | 66 |
| Rube Walberg | 32 | 104.2 | 5 | 7 | 5.59 | 46 |
| Fritz Ostermueller | 25 | 86.2 | 3 | 7 | 4.98 | 29 |
| Joe Gonzales | 8 | 31.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.35 | 11 |
| Jim Henry | 3 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 5.28 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Ted Olson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.24 | 11 |
| Tommy Thomas | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.09 | 4 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| A1 | Little Rock Travelers | Southern Association | Doc Prothro |
| A | Hazleton Red Sox | New York–Pennsylvania League | Specs Toporcer |
| B | Rocky Mount Red Sox | Piedmont League | Nemo Leibold |
| C | Brockville Blues | Canadian–American League | Jesse Spring and John Grilli |
| C | Clarksdale Red Sox | Cotton States League | Red Barnes |
| C | Canton Terriers | Middle Atlantic League | Floyd "Pat" Patterson |
| D | Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox | Appalachian League | Hobe Brummette |
| D | Danville-Schoolfield Leafs | Bi-State League | Herb Brett |
| D | Opelousas Indians | Evangeline League | Harry Strohm |
| D | Moultrie Packers | Georgia–Florida League | Grant Gillis |
| D | Mansfield Red Sox | Ohio State League | Dewey Stover |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Little Rock, Canton, Mansfield