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1937 Boston Red Sox (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936/1938)
80-72, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 821 runs, Allowed 775 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-72
Managed by Joe Cronin

Ballpark: Fenway Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 559,659 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 Stats / Schedule (1936/1938) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   80-72 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   21.0
Days in First:                   1 (last on April 20, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          20 (last on August 8)
Most Games under .500:           3 (last on May 23)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       23.0 (last on September 25)

Longest Winning Streak:         12 (July 28 to August 8)
Longest Losing Streak:           5 (July 17 to July 20, August 12 to August 15, and September 6 to September 8)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (July 22)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (August 12)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       8
Times Opponent Shutout:          6

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        80  72     821     775    .526

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           44  29     420     368    .603
Road           36  43     401     407    .456

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3   2      46      30    .600
May            13  13     136     131    .500
June           15  10     136     118    .600
July           18  12     180     154    .600
August         15  15     153     162    .500
September      15  18     162     161    .455
October         1   2       8      19    .333

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     35  28     351     320    .556
Second Half    45  44     470     455    .506
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        21  23     205     207    .477

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        27  20     338     302    .574

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
CHW            10  12      92     107    .455
CLE            11  11     124     121    .500
DET            12  10     132     111    .545
NYY             7  15     101     137    .318
PHA            17   3     143      87    .850
SLB            15   7     134     106    .682
WSH             8  14      95     106    .364

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 20     BOS @PHA  W  11-5        1-0     1    Tied       W Ferrell                         +
  2 Sat, Apr 24     BOS  NYY  L   5-6        1-1     3     1.0       J Murphy                          -
  3 Sun, Apr 25     BOS  NYY  L   3-9        1-2     6     1.5       P Malone                          --
  4 Mon, Apr 26     BOS  WSH  W  12-5        2-2     4     1.0       J Marcum                          +
  5 Fri, Apr 30     BOS  PHA  W  15-5        3-2     3     1.0       W Ferrell                         ++
  6 Sat, May  1     BOS @NYY  L   2-3        3-3     4     2.0       B Hadley                          -
  7 Sun, May  2     BOS @NYY  W   5-4        4-3     3     1.5       J Marcum                          +
  8 Tue, May  4     BOS @SLB  W  11-6        5-3     3     1.0       J Wilson                          ++
  9 Thu, May  6     BOS @SLB  W   2-1        6-3     3     0.5       J Marcum                          +++
 10 Fri, May  7     BOS @CHW  W   5-3        7-3     2     0.5       L Grove                           ++++
 11 Sat, May  8     BOS @CHW  L   5-6        7-4     2     0.5       B Dietrich                        -
 12 Sun, May  9     BOS @CLE  L   1-3        7-5     4     0.5       W Hudlin                          --
 13 Mon, May 10     BOS @CLE  L   5-6        7-6     5     1.5       J Heving                          ---
 14 Tue, May 11     BOS @CLE  W  11-4        8-6     3     1.5       J Marcum                          +
 15 Thu, May 13     BOS @DET  L   0-4        8-7     5     2.0       G Gill                            -
 16 Sat, May 15     BOS @WSH  L   4-5        8-8     4     2.0       P Appleton                        --
 17 Sun, May 16     BOS @WSH  W   6-5        9-8     3     1.5       A McKain                          +
 18 Mon, May 17     BOS @WSH  L   3-4        9-9     5     2.0       J DeShong                         -
 19 Tue, May 18     BOS  CLE  L   4-7        9-10    5     3.0       W Hudlin                          --
 20 Thu, May 20     BOS  CLE  L   5-16       9-11    6     2.5       W Hudlin                          ---
 21 Fri, May 21     BOS  DET  L   2-4        9-12    6     3.5       S Coffman                         ----
 22 Sat, May 22     BOS  DET  W  11-9       10-12    6     3.5       J Wilson                          +
 23 Sun, May 23     BOS  CHW  L   4-6       10-13    6     4.5       J Whitehead                       -
 24 Mon, May 24     BOS  CHW  W   9-5       11-13    5     4.5       R Walberg                         +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 25     BOS  SLB  W   4-2       12-13    5     4.5       L Grove                           ++
 26 Wed, May 26     BOS  SLB  W  11-9       13-13    5     4.5       W Ferrell                         +++
 27 Fri, May 28     BOS  WSH  W   7-0       14-13    5     3.5       J Marcum                          ++++
 28 Sat, May 29     BOS  WSH  W   4-2       15-13    4     4.0       A McKain                          +++++
 29 Sun, May 30     BOS  WSH  L   4-11      15-14    4     5.0       P Appleton                        -
 30 Mon, May 31     BOS  NYY  L   3-4       15-15    4     5.0       J Murphy                          --
 31                 BOS  NYY  W   8-2       16-15    4     5.0       R Walberg                         +
 32 Thu, Jun  3     BOS @CHW  L   4-11      16-16    5     5.5       V Kennedy                         -
 33 Sat, Jun  5     BOS @SLB  W  11-4       17-16    5     5.0       L Grove                           +
 34 Sun, Jun  6     BOS @SLB  W   6-5       18-16    5     4.5       J Marcum                          ++
 35                 BOS @SLB  L   2-3       18-17    5     4.5       J Bonetti                         -
 36 Mon, Jun  7     BOS @SLB  L   6-9       18-18    5     4.5       O Hildebrand                      --
 37 Tue, Jun  8     BOS @CLE  W  10-8       19-18    5     3.5       J Wilson                          +
 38 Wed, Jun  9     BOS @CLE  L   6-12      19-19    5     4.0       M Harder                          -
 39 Fri, Jun 11     BOS @DET  L   5-6       19-20    5     5.5       B Poffenberg                      --
 40 Sat, Jun 12     BOS @DET  L   2-3       19-21    5     5.0       R Lawson                          ---
 41                 BOS @DET  W   5-4       20-21    5     5.0       B Newsom                          +
 42 Sun, Jun 13     BOS @DET  L   1-3       20-22    5     6.0       E Auker                           -
 43 Tue, Jun 15     BOS  CHW  W   5-1       21-22    5     6.0       L Grove                           +
 44 Wed, Jun 16     BOS  CHW  W   3-2       22-22    5     6.0       B Newsom                          ++
 45 Thu, Jun 17     BOS  CHW  W   5-2       23-22    5     5.5       J Wilson                          +++
 46                 BOS  CHW  W   3-2       24-22    5     5.5       R Walberg                         ++++
 47 Fri, Jun 18     BOS  CLE  W   5-4       25-22    4     5.0       A McKain                          +++++
 48 Sun, Jun 20     BOS  CLE  W   5-2       26-22    4     5.5       L Grove                           ++++++
 49                 BOS  CLE  L   7-8       26-23    4     5.5       J Heving                          -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun 23     BOS  DET  W   6-5       27-23    4     5.0       J Wilson                          +
 51 Thu, Jun 24     BOS  DET  W   9-0       28-23    4     5.0       L Grove                           ++
 52 Fri, Jun 25     BOS  SLB  W   4-2       29-23    4     5.0       B Newsom                          +++
 53 Sat, Jun 26     BOS  SLB  L   1-7       29-24    4     5.0       J Walkup                          -
 54 Sun, Jun 27     BOS  SLB  W   8-0       30-24    4     4.5       J Wilson                          +
 55                 BOS  SLB  W  11-7       31-24    4     4.5       F Ostermuell                      ++
 56 Tue, Jun 29     BOS @WSH  -   2-2       31-24    3     5.0                                         ++
 57 Wed, Jun 30     BOS @WSH  L   4-6       31-25    4     6.0       W Ferrell                         -
 58 Thu, Jul  1     BOS @WSH  L   2-3       31-26    4     7.0       J DeShong                         --
 59 Fri, Jul  2     BOS  PHA  W   8-4       32-26    4     6.0       J Marcum                          +
 60 Sat, Jul  3     BOS  PHA  W   8-3       33-26    4     6.0       F Ostermuell                      ++
 61 Sun, Jul  4     BOS  PHA  W   7-6       34-26    3     5.5       J Wilson                          +++
 62                 BOS  PHA  W   4-2       35-26    3     5.5       B Newsom                          ++++
 63 Mon, Jul  5     BOS @NYY  L   0-15      35-27    4     7.5       R Ruffing                         -
 64                 BOS @NYY  L   4-8       35-28    4     7.5       S Chandler                        --
 65 Fri, Jul  9     BOS @PHA  W  12-11      36-28    4     7.5       R Walberg                         +
 66 Sat, Jul 10     BOS @PHA  W   9-2       37-28    4     7.0       L Grove                           ++
 67                 BOS @PHA  W   5-2       38-28    4     7.0       J Marcum                          +++
 68 Sun, Jul 11     BOS @PHA  W   9-4       39-28    4     6.5       J Wilson                          ++++
 69                 BOS @PHA  W   8-2       40-28    4     6.5       A McKain                          +++++
 70 Wed, Jul 14     BOS @SLB  W  15-6       41-28    2     6.5       B Newsom                          ++++++
 71 Thu, Jul 15     BOS @SLB  L   3-5       41-29    2     7.5       O Hildebrand                      -
 72 Fri, Jul 16     BOS @SLB  W   6-4       42-29    2     6.5       J Wilson                          +
 73 Sat, Jul 17     BOS @CHW  L   0-4       42-30    4     7.5       J Whitehead                       -
 74 Sun, Jul 18     BOS @CHW  L   5-6       42-31    4     9.0       C Brown                           --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75                 BOS @CHW  L   0-1       42-32    4     9.0       M Stratton                        ---
 76 Mon, Jul 19     BOS @CHW  L   4-6       42-33    4    10.0       J Rigney                          ----
 77 Tue, Jul 20     BOS @DET  L   9-10      42-34    4    11.5       R Lawson                          -----
 78 Wed, Jul 21     BOS @DET  W  10-3       43-34    4    11.5       L Grove                           +
 79 Thu, Jul 22     BOS @DET  L   4-17      43-35    4    11.5       J Wade                            -
 80 Fri, Jul 23     BOS @CLE  W   6-2       44-35    4    10.5       A McKain                          +
 81 Sat, Jul 24     BOS @CLE  L   5-6       44-36    4    10.5       J Heving                          -
 82 Sun, Jul 25     BOS @CLE  W   4-1       45-36    4    10.0       L Grove                           +
 83 Tue, Jul 27     BOS  SLB  L   5-8       45-37    4    11.0       L Koupal                          -
 84 Wed, Jul 28     BOS  SLB  W   5-4       46-37    4    10.0       B Newsom                          +
 85 Thu, Jul 29     BOS  SLB  W   5-3       47-37    4    10.0       A McKain                          ++
 86 Fri, Jul 30     BOS  DET  W   6-5       48-37    4    10.0       J Wilson                          +++
 87 Sat, Jul 31     BOS  DET  W  12-1       49-37    4     9.0       F Ostermuell                      ++++
 88 Sun, Aug  1     BOS  DET  W  11-4       50-37    3     9.0       J Wilson                          +++++
 89                 BOS  DET  -   2-2       50-37    3     9.0                                         +++++
 90 Tue, Aug  3     BOS  CLE  W  13-2       51-37    3     9.5       L Grove                           ++++++
 91 Wed, Aug  4     BOS  CLE  W   8-6       52-37    3     9.0       R Walberg                         +++++++
 92                 BOS  CLE  W   6-5       53-37    3     9.0       J Marcum                          ++++++++
 93 Thu, Aug  5     BOS  CLE  W   5-4       54-37    2     9.0       B Newsom                          +++++++++
 94 Fri, Aug  6     BOS  CHW  W   7-3       55-37    2     8.5       J Wilson                          ++++++++++
 95 Sat, Aug  7     BOS  CHW  W   5-4       56-37    2     8.5       L Grove                           +++++++++++
 96 Sun, Aug  8     BOS  CHW  W   7-6       57-37    2     9.0       J Marcum                          ++++++++++++
 97                 BOS  CHW  L   0-13      57-38    2     9.0       J Whitehead                       -
 98 Wed, Aug 11     BOS  NYY  L   5-8       57-39    2    11.0       J Murphy                          --
 99                 BOS  NYY  L   4-10      57-40    2    11.0       P Malone                          ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Thu, Aug 12     BOS  NYY  W  16-10      58-40    2    11.0       B Newsom                          +
101                 BOS  NYY  L   3-5       58-41    2    11.0       B Hadley                          -
102 Fri, Aug 13     BOS @WSH  L   0-3       58-42    2    11.0       P Appleton                        --
103 Sat, Aug 14     BOS @WSH  L   3-8       58-43    3    11.0       E Linke                           ---
104 Sun, Aug 15     BOS @WSH  L   3-8       58-44    4    11.5       W Ferrell                         ----
105                 BOS @WSH  L   3-9       58-45    4    11.5       M Weaver                          -----
106 Tue, Aug 17     BOS @PHA  W   6-1       59-45    4    12.0       J Wilson                          +
107 Wed, Aug 18     BOS @PHA  L   2-4       59-46    4    13.0       G Caster                          -
108 Thu, Aug 19     BOS @PHA  W   5-4       60-46    4    13.0       J Marcum                          +
109 Fri, Aug 20     BOS  WSH  L   1-3       60-47    4    14.0       M Weaver                          -
110 Tue, Aug 24     BOS @CLE  L   3-4       60-48    4    14.0       J Allen                           --
111 Wed, Aug 25     BOS @CLE  L   1-8       60-49    4    14.5       B Feller                          ---
112                 BOS @CLE  W   7-2       61-49    4    14.5       A McKain                          +
113 Thu, Aug 26     BOS @DET  L   5-6       61-50    4    15.5       R Lawson                          -
114 Fri, Aug 27     BOS @DET  W   8-5       62-50    4    15.5       J Wilson                          +
115 Sat, Aug 28     BOS @DET  W   3-0       63-50    4    14.5       L Grove                           ++
116 Sun, Aug 29     BOS @SLB  W   2-0       64-50    4    15.0       B Newsom                          +++
117                 BOS @SLB  L   3-8       64-51    4    15.0       J Knott                           -
118 Tue, Aug 31     BOS @CHW  L   6-7       64-52    4    15.5       V Kennedy                         --
119 Wed, Sep  1     BOS @CHW  W   2-0       65-52    4    14.5       L Grove                           +
120 Thu, Sep  2     BOS @CHW  L   2-4       65-53    4    15.0       T Lee                             -
121                 BOS @CHW  L   8-10      65-54    4    15.0       J Whitehead                       --
122 Sat, Sep  4     BOS  PHA  W   5-4       66-54    4    15.0       B Newsom                          +
123                 BOS  PHA  L   4-10      66-55    4    15.0       B Thomas                          -
124 Mon, Sep  6     BOS  WSH  W   6-2       67-55    4    16.5       L Grove                           +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 BOS  WSH  L   0-2       67-56    4    16.5       B Phebus                          -
126 Tue, Sep  7     BOS  WSH  L   5-11      67-57    4    17.5       J DeShong                         --
127                 BOS  WSH  L   4-5       67-58    4    17.5       M Weaver                          ---
128 Wed, Sep  8     BOS @NYY  L   2-3       67-59    5    19.5       R Ruffing                         ----
129                 BOS @NYY  L   6-9       67-60    5    19.5       F Makosky                         -----
130 Thu, Sep  9     BOS @NYY  W  13-7       68-60    4    18.5       A McKain                          +
131 Fri, Sep 10     BOS @NYY  W   4-3       69-60    4    17.5       L Grove                           ++
132 Sat, Sep 11     BOS @PHA  W   6-4       70-60    4    17.5       B Newsom                          +++
133 Sun, Sep 12     BOS @PHA  W  13-6       71-60    4    17.0       J Marcum                          ++++
134 Wed, Sep 15     BOS  CHW  L   3-5       71-61    4    18.0       C Brown                           -
135 Fri, Sep 17     BOS  CLE  L   1-4       71-62    4    19.0       J Allen                           --
136 Sat, Sep 18     BOS  CLE  L   6-7       71-63    5    20.5       J Heving                          ---
137 Mon, Sep 20     BOS  SLB  L   6-8       71-64    4    20.5       J Bonetti                         ----
138                 BOS  SLB  W   7-5       72-64    4    20.5       J Gonzales                        +
139 Tue, Sep 21     BOS  DET  W  12-7       73-64    5    20.5       L Grove                           ++
140                 BOS  DET  L   1-4       73-65    5    20.5       G Gill                            -
141 Wed, Sep 22     BOS  DET  L   4-6       73-66    5    22.0       T Bridges                         --
142 Thu, Sep 23     BOS  DET  W   4-3       74-66    4    21.0       J Henry                           +
143 Fri, Sep 24     BOS  NYY  L   1-5       74-67    5    22.0       J Vance                           -
144 Sat, Sep 25     BOS  NYY  L   2-5       74-68    5    23.0       L Gomez                           --
145 Sun, Sep 26     BOS  NYY  W   7-2       75-68    5    22.0       J Wilson                          +
146 Mon, Sep 27     BOS  PHA  W   6-2       76-68    5    22.0       B Newsom                          ++
147                 BOS  PHA  L   0-6       76-69    5    22.0       B Thomas                          -
148 Wed, Sep 29     BOS @WSH  W   3-1       77-69    5    21.0       L Grove                           +
149                 BOS @WSH  W   7-4       78-69    5    21.0       J Marcum                          ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Thu, Sep 30     BOS @WSH  L   3-4       78-70    5    20.0       W Ferrell                         -
151                 BOS @WSH  W   9-3       79-70    5    20.0       J Wilson                          +
152 Fri, Oct  1     BOS @NYY  W   4-2       80-70    5    19.0       B Newsom                          ++
153 Sat, Oct  2     BOS @NYY  L   3-11      80-71    5    20.0       R Ruffing                         -
154 Sun, Oct  3     BOS @NYY  L   1-6       80-72    5    21.0       M Pearson                         --

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