1937 Chicago Cubs season
Major League Baseball team season
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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.
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| 1937 Chicago Cubs | |
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A 1937 postcard of Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, and Comiskey Field | |
| League | National League |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 93–61 (.604) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Owners | Philip K. Wrigley |
| General managers | Charles Weber |
| Managers | Charlie Grimm |
| Radio | WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM (George Sutherland, Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges) WJJD (John Harrington) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 95 | 57 | .625 | — | 50–25 | 45–32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 | 46–32 | 47–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | .558 | 10 | 46–32 | 40–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | .526 | 15 | 45–33 | 36–40 |
| Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | .520 | 16 | 43–33 | 36–40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | .405 | 33½ | 36–39 | 26–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | .399 | 34½ | 29–45 | 32–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | .364 | 40 | 28–51 | 28–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
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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 | Gabby Hartnett | 110 | 356 | 126 | .354 | 12 | 82 |
| 1B | Ripper Collins | 115 | 456 | 125 | .274 | 16 | 71 |
| 2B | Billy Herman | 138 | 564 | 189 | .335 | 8 | 65 |
| SS | Billy Jurges | 129 | 450 | 134 | .298 | 1 | 65 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 154 | 582 | 173 | .297 | 2 | 63 |
| OF | Joe Marty | 88 | 290 | 84 | .290 | 5 | 44 |
| OF | Augie Galan | 147 | 611 | 154 | .252 | 18 | 78 |
| OF | Frank Demaree | 154 | 615 | 199 | .324 | 17 | 115 |
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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| Phil Cavarretta | 106 | 329 | 94 | .286 | 5 | 56 |
| Ken O'Dea | 83 | 219 | 66 | .301 | 4 | 32 |
| Lonny Frey | 78 | 198 | 55 | .278 | 1 | 22 |
| Tuck Stainback | 72 | 160 | 37 | .231 | 0 | 14 |
| John Bottarini | 26 | 40 | 11 | .275 | 1 | 7 |
| Carl Reynolds | 7 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Garbark | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch 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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| Bill Lee | 42 | 272.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.54 | 108 |
| Tex 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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| Larry French | 42 | 208.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 100 |
| Charlie Root | 43 | 178.2 | 13 | 5 | 3.38 | 74 |
| Roy Parmelee | 33 | 145.2 | 7 | 8 | 5.13 | 55 |
| Clay Bryant | 38 | 135.1 | 9 | 3 | 4.26 | 75 |
| Curt Davis | 28 | 123.2 | 10 | 5 | 4.08 | 32 |
| Clyde Shoun | 37 | 93.0 | 7 | 7 | 5.61 | 43 |
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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| Bob Logan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.42 | 2 |
| Newt Kimball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
| Kirby Higbe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Farm system
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