1937 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1937 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 37th season in the major leagues, and their 38th season overall . They finished with a record of 86â68, good enough for third place in the American League, 16 games behind the first place New York Yankees.
(Pat Flanagan, George Sutherland)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WGN
(Bob Elson)
WIND
(Russ Hodges)
WJJD
(John Harrington)
| 1937 Chicago White Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Owners | J. Louis Comiskey |
| General manager | Harry Grabiner |
| Managers | Jimmy Dykes |
| Radio | WBBM (Pat Flanagan, George Sutherland) WCFL (Hal Totten) WGN (Bob Elson) WIND (Russ Hodges) WJJD (John Harrington) |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | .662 | â | 57âââ20 | 45âââ32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 | 49âââ28 | 40âââ37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47âââ30 | 39âââ38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 | 50âââ28 | 33âââ43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 | 44âââ29 | 36âââ43 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28½ | 43âââ35 | 30âââ45 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46½ | 27âââ50 | 27âââ47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 | 25âââ51 | 21âââ57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | â | 10â12 | 11â11 | 12â10â1 | 7â15 | 17â3 | 15â7 | 8â14â1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12â10 | â | 10â12 | 8â14 | 9â13 | 15â7 | 18â4 | 14â8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11â11 | 12â10 | â | 11â11 | 7â15â1 | 13â9 | 18â4â1 | 11â11 | |||||
| Detroit | 10â12â1 | 14â8 | 11â11 | â | 9â13 | 14â8 | 15â7 | 16â6 | |||||
| New York | 15â7 | 13â9 | 15â7â1 | 13â9 | â | 14â8 | 16â6â1 | 16â6â1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 3â17 | 7â15 | 9â13 | 8â14 | 8â14 | â | 11â11 | 8â13â3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7â15 | 4â18 | 4â18â1 | 7â15 | 6â16â1 | 11â11 | â | 7â15 | |||||
| Washington | 14â8â1 | 8â14 | 11â11 | 6â16 | 6â16â1 | 13â8â3 | 15â7 | â | |||||
Opening Day lineup
- Rip Radcliff, LF
- Larry Rosenthal, CF
- Dixie Walker, RF
- Zeke Bonura, 1B
- Luke Appling, SS
- Jackie Hayes, 2B
- Boze Berger, 3B
- Luke Sewell, C
- Vern Kennedy, P
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Appling, SS | 154 | 574 | 98 | 182 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 86 | 28 | .317 | 18 |
| Boze Berger, 3B | 52 | 130 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 24 | .238 | 1 |
| Zeke Bonura, 1B | 116 | 447 | 79 | 154 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 100 | 49 | 24 | .345 | 5 |
| Merv Connors, 3B | 28 | 103 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 19 | .233 | 2 |
| Jimmy Dykes, 1B, 3B | 30 | 85 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | .306 | 0 |
| Mule Haas, 1B | 54 | 111 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 10 | .207 | 1 |
| Jackie Hayes, 2B | 143 | 573 | 63 | 131 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 79 | 41 | 37 | .229 | 1 |
| Mike Kreevich, CF | 144 | 583 | 94 | 176 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 73 | 43 | 45 | .302 | 10 |
| Tony Piet, 3B, 2B | 100 | 332 | 34 | 78 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 32 | 36 | .235 | 14 |
| Rip Radcliff, LF | 144 | 584 | 105 | 190 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 53 | 25 | .325 | 6 |
| Tony Rensa, C | 26 | 57 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | .298 | 3 |
| Larry Rosenthal, CF | 58 | 97 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | .289 | 1 |
| Luke Sewell, C | 122 | 412 | 51 | 111 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 46 | 18 | .269 | 4 |
| Merv Shea, C | 25 | 71 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | .211 | 1 |
| Hank Steinbacher, LF | 26 | 73 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | .260 | 2 |
| Dixie Walker, RF | 154 | 593 | 105 | 179 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 95 | 78 | 26 | .302 | 1 |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Brown, P | 53 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .222 | 0 |
| Sugar Cain, P | 18 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .182 | 0 |
| Italo Chelini, P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Bill Cox, P | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| Bill Dietrich, P | 29 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | .182 | 0 |
| Vern Kennedy, P | 32 | 87 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 17 | .230 | 0 |
| Thornton Lee, P | 30 | 71 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | .211 | 0 |
| Ted Lyons, P | 23 | 67 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | .211 | 0 |
| Johnny Rigney, P | 22 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .167 | 0 |
| Monty Stratton, P | 22 | 60 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | .200 | 0 |
| John Whitehead, P | 26 | 58 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .224 | 0 |
Team totals |
154 | 5277 | 780 | 1478 | 280 | 76 | 67 | 726 | 549 | 447 | .280 | 70 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Brown | 7 | 7 | 3.42 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 100.0 | 92 | 47 | 38 | 8 | 36 | 51 |
| Sugar Cain | 4 | 2 | 6.16 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 68.2 | 88 | 48 | 47 | 7 | 51 | 17 |
| Italo Chelini | 0 | 1 | 10.38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Cox | 1 | 0 | 0.71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Bill Dietrich | 8 | 10 | 4.90 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 143.1 | 162 | 93 | 78 | 15 | 72 | 62 |
| George Gick | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vern Kennedy | 14 | 13 | 5.09 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 221.0 | 238 | 150 | 125 | 16 | 124 | 116 |
| Thornton Lee | 12 | 10 | 3.52 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 204.2 | 209 | 91 | 80 | 16 | 60 | 80 |
| Ted Lyons | 12 | 7 | 4.15 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 169.1 | 182 | 86 | 78 | 21 | 45 | 45 |
| Johnny Rigney | 2 | 5 | 4.96 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 90.2 | 107 | 65 | 50 | 10 | 46 | 38 |
| Monty Stratton | 15 | 5 | 2.40 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 164.2 | 142 | 55 | 44 | 6 | 37 | 69 |
| John Whitehead | 11 | 8 | 4.07 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 165.2 | 191 | 84 | 75 | 14 | 56 | 45 |
Team totals |
86 | 68 | 4.17 | 154 | 154 | 21 | 1351.1 | 1435 | 730 | 626 | 115 | 532 | 533 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Gabby Street and Phil Todt |
| A1 | Dallas Steers | Texas League | Alex Gaston, Firpo Marberry and Ray Brubaker |
| C | Vicksburg Hill Billies | Cotton States League | Ray Brubaker and Al Libby |
| C | Longview Cannibals | East Texas League | Harry Faulkner and Wally Paschal |
| C | Dayton Ducks | Middle Atlantic League | Ducky Holmes |
| D | Rayne Rice Birds | Evangeline League | Harold Funk |