1937 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | Philip K. Wrigley |
Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm |
Local radio |
WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (George Sutherland, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges) WJJD (John Harrington) |
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The 1937 Chicago Cubs season was the 66th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 62nd in the National League and the 22nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished second in the National League with a record of 93–61.
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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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 | Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett | 110 | 356 | 126 | .354 | 12 | 82 |
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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Meyer, DutchDutch Meyer | 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 |
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Carleton, TexTex Carleton | 32 | 208.1 | 16 | 8 | 3.15 | 105 |
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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Bryant, ClayClay Bryant | 38 | 135.1 | 9 | 3 | 4.26 | 75 |
Davis, CurtCurt Davis | 28 | 123.2 | 10 | 5 | 4.08 | 32 |
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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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Truck Hannah |
B | Moline Plowboys | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Mike Gazella |
B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Elmer Yoter |
C | Ponca City Angels | Western Association | Art Veltman |
D | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Johnny Mostil |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Moline[1]
Notes
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007