1937 NL
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The 1937 season of the National League was the sixty-second 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 Giants | 152 | 95 | 57 | 0 | .625 | -.- | 732 (4.82) | 602 (3.96) | 0.278 | 0.330 | 0.403 | 3.43 | 0.974 |
| 2 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 93 | 61 | 0 | .604 | 3.0 | 811 (5.27) | 682 (4.43) | 0.287 | 0.352 | 0.416 | 3.97 | 0.975 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 86 | 68 | 0 | .558 | 10.0 | 704 (4.57) | 646 (4.19) | 0.285 | 0.341 | 0.384 | 3.56 | 0.970 |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 81 | 73 | 3 | .516 | 15.0 | 789 (5.03) | 733 (4.67) | 0.282 | 0.329 | 0.406 | 3.98 | 0.973 |
| 5 | Boston Bees | 152 | 79 | 73 | 0 | .520 | 16.0 | 579 (3.81) | 556 (3.66) | 0.247 | 0.312 | 0.339 | 3.22 | 0.975 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 155 | 62 | 91 | 2 | .400 | 33.5 | 616 (3.97) | 772 (4.98) | 0.265 | 0.324 | 0.354 | 4.13 | 0.964 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 61 | 92 | 2 | .394 | 34.5 | 724 (4.67) | 869 (5.61) | 0.273 | 0.332 | 0.391 | 5.05 | 0.970 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Reds | 155 | 56 | 98 | 1 | .361 | 40.0 | 612 (3.95) | 707 (4.56) | 0.254 | 0.312 | 0.360 | 3.94 | 0.966 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] All-Star Game
The National League lost 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 Bill Terry.
[edit] Postseason
In the World Series, the National League champion New York Giants were defeated by the American League's New York Yankees, 4 games to 1.
[edit] Award winners
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Joe Medwick, an outfielder with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the award's voting, he had 70 out of a possible 80 points and 2 first place votes.
[edit] Notable events
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