# 1937 Washington Senators season

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.

## 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 4, 1937: Al Simmons was purchased by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers for $15,000.
* 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.
* June 21, 1937: Shanty Hogan was released by the Senators.

### 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 | Rick Ferrell | 86 | 279 | 64 | .229 | 1 | 32 |
| 1B | Joe Kuhel | 136 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 6 | 61 |
| 2B | Buddy Myer | 125 | 430 | 126 | .293 | 1 | 65 |
| SS | Cecil Travis | 135 | 526 | 181 | .344 | 3 | 66 |
| 3B | Buddy Lewis | 156 | 668 | 210 | .314 | 10 | 79 |
| OF | Al Simmons | 103 | 419 | 117 | .279 | 8 | 84 |
| OF | Mel Almada | 100 | 433 | 134 | .309 | 4 | 33 |
| OF | John Stone | 139 | 542 | 179 | .330 | 6 | 88 |

#### 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 |
| Fred Sington | 78 | 228 | 54 | .237 | 3 | 36 |
| Wally Millies | 59 | 179 | 40 | .223 | 0 | 28 |
| Ben Chapman | 35 | 130 | 34 | .262 | 0 | 12 |
| Ossie Bluege | 42 | 127 | 36 | .283 | 1 | 13 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | 32 | 110 | 28 | .255 | 2 | 12 |
| John Mihalic | 38 | 107 | 27 | .252 | 0 | 8 |
| Jesse Hill | 33 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 1 | 4 |
| George Case | 22 | 90 | 26 | .289 | 0 | 11 |
| Shanty Hogan | 21 | 66 | 10 | .152 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 15 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 8 |
| Johnny Riddle | 8 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 3 |
| Milt Gray | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Trechock | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Crompton | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Guerra | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lynn | 1 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Sabo | 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 |
| Jimmie DeShong | 37 | 264.1 | 14 | 15 | 4.90 | 86 |
| Wes Ferrell | 25 | 207.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.94 | 92 |
| Monte Weaver | 30 | 188.2 | 12 | 9 | 4.20 | 44 |
| Bobo Newsom | 11 | 67.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.85 | 39 |
| Bill Phebus | 6 | 40.2 | 3 | 2 | 2.21 | 12 |
| Joe Krakauskas | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 1 | 2.70 | 18 |
| Joe Kohlman | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Pete Appleton | 35 | 168.0 | 8 | 15 | 4.39 | 62 |
| Ed Linke | 36 | 128.2 | 6 | 1 | 5.60 | 61 |
| Ken Chase | 14 | 76.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.13 | 43 |
| Carl Fischer | 17 | 72.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.38 | 30 |
| Joe Cascarella | 10 | 32.1 | 0 | 5 | 8.07 | 10 |
| Dick Lanahan | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.71 | 2 |
| Red 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 |
| Syd Cohen | 33 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.11 | 22 |
| Bucky Jacobs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.84 | 8 |

## 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salisbury