1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 56th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 51st in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 86–68.
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Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
Manager(s) | Pie Traynor |
Local radio | KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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Offseason
- December 4, 1936: Ralph Birkofer and Cookie Lavagetto were traded by the Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ed Brandt.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 95 | 57 | 0.625 | — | 50–25 | 45–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 3 | 46–32 | 47–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 10 | 46–32 | 40–36 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 15 | 45–33 | 36–40 |
Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 16 | 43–33 | 36–40 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | 0.405 | 33½ | 36–39 | 26–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 34½ | 29–45 | 32–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | 0.364 | 40 | 28–51 | 28–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | 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 | — |
Game log
1937 Game Log: 86–68 (Home: 46–32; Away: 40–36) | ||||||||
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April: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Away: 2–1)
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May: 18–10 (Home: 5–6; Away: 13–4)
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June: 12–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–9)
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July: 12–15 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–11)
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August: 15–16 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–9)
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September: 20–10 (Home: 13–8; Away: 7–2)
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October: 4–0 (Home: 4–0; Away: 0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Infielders
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Outfielders
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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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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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Pie Traynor | 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 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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Ed Brandt | 33 | 176.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.11 | 74 |
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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Russ Bauers | 34 | 187.2 | 13 | 6 | 2.88 | 118 |
Jim Weaver | 32 | 109.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.20 | 44 |
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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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Montreal Royals | International League | Walter "Rabbit" Maranville |
B | Savannah Indians | Sally League | Bill Steinecke and Chick Autry |
C | Hutchinson Larks | Western Association | Dick Goldberg, Dick Klinger and Hugh McMullen |
D | Mt. Airy Reds | Bi-State League | Frank Packard and Walt Novak |
D | Paducah Indians | KITTY League | Hugh McMullen, Ervin Brame, Lee Keller, Ralph Bishop, George Block and Pete Mondino |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah
References
- From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Ralph Birkofer page at Baseball-Reference
External links
- 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoon on the pennant race
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.