1937 St. Louis Browns season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1937
1937 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants *All-Star Game, July 7 at Griffith Stadium: American League, 8-3-Awards and honors:*MLB Most Valuable Player Award**American League: Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B...

St. Louis Browns
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season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League

American League

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with a record of 46 wins and 108 losses.

Offseason

December 2, 1936: Ray Pepper
Ray Pepper
Raymond Watson Pepper was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from until , for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. Pepper's only season as a regular was , when he finished 10th in the American League in runs batted in with 101 and...

was purchased from the Browns by the Buffalo Bisons
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.

Notable transactions

April 13, 1937: Bill Trotter
Bill Trotter
William Felix Trotter was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in the majors, between and , for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...

was signed as a free agent by the Browns.

Roster

1937 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	100	334	74	.222	3	28
1B	120	450	124	.276	3	35
2B	130	487	134	.275	1	40

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
103	320	101	.316	0	31
65	109	26	.239	1	12
36	96	31	.323	0	8
20	56	18	.321	1	11
17	43	10	.233	1	3
5	11	1	.091	0	0

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
	2	12.2	1	1	6.39	10
	1	4	0	1	13.50	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
27	150.1	9	12	7.36	46
28	143.1	4	11	5.84	43
34	122.1	2	9	5.81	37
9	29	0	0	6.83	8
4	8	0	1	10.13	2

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
15	2	2	1	7.61	12
9	0	0	0	5.91	6
5	0	1	0	10.29	4
3	0	0	0	6.52	1
3	0	0	0	12.79	3

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mayfield

Terre Haute club folded, July 3, 1937

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