# 1937 International League season

The 1937 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 22 and September 12. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the post-season.
The Newark Bears won the Governors' Cup, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Albany Senators relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey and became the Jersey City Giants and became affiliated with the New York Giants.
* The Montreal Royals became affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.
* The Syracuse Chiefs ended their affiliation with the Boston Red Sox and became affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds.

## Teams

1937 International League :
| Team | City | MLB Affiliate | Stadium |
| Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore, Maryland | None | Oriole Park |
| Buffalo Bisons | Buffalo, New York | None | Offermann Stadium |
| Jersey City Giants | Jersey City, New Jersey | New York Giants | Roosevelt Stadium |
| Montreal Royals | Montreal, Quebec | Pittsburgh Pirates | Delorimier Stadium |
| Newark Bears | Newark, New Jersey | New York Yankees | Ruppert Stadium |
| Rochester Red Wings | Rochester, New York | St. Louis Cardinals | Red Wing Stadium |
| Syracuse Chiefs | Syracuse, New York | Cincinnati Reds | Municipal Stadium |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto, Ontario | None | Maple Leaf Stadium |

## Regular season
### Summary

* The Newark Bears set the league record for wins in a 154-game schedule with 109 victories.

### Standings

International League :
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Newark Bears | 109 | 43 | .717 | – |
| Montreal Royals | 82 | 67 | .550 | 25.5 |
| Syracuse Chiefs | 78 | 74 | .513 | 31 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 76 | 75 | .503 | 32.5 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 74 | 79 | .484 | 35.5 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 74 | 80 | .481 | 36 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 63 | 88 | .417 | 45.5 |
| Jersey City Giants | 50 | 100 | .333 | 58 |

## League Leaders
### Batting leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | .353 |
| H | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 189 |
| R | Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 120 |
| 2B | Jim Gleeson, Newark Bears | 47 |
| 3B | Johnny Hopp, Rochester Red Wings Charlie Keller, Newark Bears | 14 |
| HR | Ab Wright, Baltimore Orioles | 37 |
| RBI | Ab Wright, Baltimore Orioles | 127 |
| SB | Johnny Hopp, Rochester Red Wings | 33 |

### Pitching leaders

| Stat | Player | Total |
| W | Joe Beggs, Newark Bears Marvin Duke, Montreal Royals | 21 |
| L | Glen Gabler, Jersey City Giants | 24 |
| ERA | Ben Cantwell, Jersey City Giants | 1.65 |
| CG | Harry Smythe, Montreal Royals | 24 |
| SHO | Rip Sewell, Buffalo Bisons | 6 |
| SO | Nubs Kleinke, Rochester Red Wings | 150 |
| IP | Bill Harris, Buffalo Bisons | 257.0 |

## Playoffs

* The Newark Bears won their first Governors' Cup, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in four games. The Bears became the first team to go undefeated in the playoffs.

### Playoff bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup | Governors' Cup |
| 1 | Newark | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 0 | 1 | Newark | 4 |
| | | | 4 | Baltimore | 0 |
| 2 | Montreal | 1 | 4 | Baltimore | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore | 4 | | | |