1937 AL
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The 1937 season of the American League was the thirty-seventh season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 157 | 102 | 52 | 3 | .650 | -.- | 979 (6.24) | 671 (4.27) | 0.283 | 0.365 | 0.456 | 3.65 | 0.972 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 89 | 65 | 1 | .574 | 13.0 | 935 (6.03) | 841 (5.43) | 0.292 | 0.367 | 0.452 | 4.87 | 0.976 |
| 3 | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 86 | 68 | 0 | .558 | 16.0 | 780 (5.06) | 730 (4.74) | 0.280 | 0.348 | 0.400 | 4.17 | 0.971 |
| 4 | Cleveland Indians | 156 | 83 | 71 | 2 | .532 | 19.0 | 817 (5.24) | 768 (4.92) | 0.280 | 0.349 | 0.423 | 4.39 | 0.974 |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 154 | 80 | 72 | 2 | .519 | 21.0 | 821 (5.33) | 775 (5.03) | 0.281 | 0.354 | 0.411 | 4.48 | 0.970 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | 158 | 73 | 80 | 5 | .462 | 28.5 | 757 (4.79) | 841 (5.32) | 0.279 | 0.349 | 0.379 | 4.58 | 0.972 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | 154 | 54 | 97 | 3 | .351 | 46.5 | 699 (4.54) | 854 (5.55) | 0.267 | 0.341 | 0.397 | 4.85 | 0.967 |
| 8 | St. Louis Browns | 156 | 46 | 108 | 2 | .295 | 56.0 | 715 (4.58) | 1023 (6.56) | 0.285 | 0.346 | 0.399 | 6.00 | 0.972 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The American League won the fifth midsummer classic at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC on Wednesday, July 7, 1937 by a score of 8 to 3. The league's manager was Joe McCarthy.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the American League champion New York Yankees defeated the National League's New York Giants, 4 games to 1.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Charlie Gehringer, a second baseman with the Detroit Tigers. In the award's voting, he had 78 out of a possible 80 points and 6 first place votes.
[edit] Notable events
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