1937 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1937 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 81–73 (.526) 4th Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Frankie Frisch KMOX(France Laux, Jim Alt)KWK(Ray Schmidt, Johnny O'Hara, Allan Anthony) The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 56th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 46th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 81–73 during the season and finished fourth in the National League. Offseason At the start of January 1937, general manager Branch Rickey named Robert L. Finch vice president of all Cardinals minor league baseball teams.Rickey Names Finch Cardinal Official Los Angeles Times January 3, 1937 A7 Their star pitcher, Dizzy Dean, spent the preseason in a contract dispute, even threatening to quit baseball. He finally signed for an estimated $24,000 and a lifetime supply of Cracker Jack and hot wings on March 19.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N1AsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zcoEAAAAIBAJ&dq=1937%20st%20louis%20cardinals&pg=4594%2C4752536 Dean Biggest 'Bust' of Year Spartanburg Herald-Journal December 21, 1937 9 Regular season As the season was set to begin, the Cardinals were considered the favorites to win the National League and face the New York Yankees in the 1937 World Series.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1eMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2075,7641833 Yankees, Cardinals Scribes' Favorites Sarasota Herald-Tribune March 24, 1937 9 Outfielder Joe Medwick won the MVP Award this year, batting .374, with 31 home runs and 154 RBIs. He also won the Triple Crown, the last National League player to do so. Conversely, Dizzy Dean battled injuries, staged a mid-game strike, engaged in multiple fights and was even suspended for a time. Dean finished with a 13–10 record and only one win after the All-Star Break and was named the "biggest bust of the year" by an Associated Press poll after the season. Season summary The Cardinals started their season strongly, winning seven of their first eight games and jumping out to a 1½-game lead by the end of April. They were in second place as late as June 27, just half a game out of first place with a record of 35–24. However, they never rose any higher, spending the rest of the year in either third or fourth place, ending the season by losing six of eight and with their largest deficit of the year of 15 games out of first place.1937 Cardinals Schedule and Results Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1937 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 29 Nate Andrews 27 Sheriff Blake 31 Johnnie Chambers 17 Dizzy Dean 21 Paul Dean 16 Jesse Haines 27 Ray Harrell 12 Si Johnson 24 Nubs Kleinke 22 Howie Krist 24 Bill McGee 19 Mike Ryba 28 Tom Sunkel 18 Lon Warneke 20 Bob Weiland 22 Abe White 27 Jim Winford Catchers 30 Herb Bremer  9 Bruce Ogrodowski  8 Mickey Owen Infielders 14 Frenchy Bordagaray 15 Jimmy Brown  2 Leo Durocher  3 Frankie Frisch  5 Don Gutteridge  6 Stu Martin 10 Johnny Mize 22 Dick Siebert Outfielders  1 Pepper Martin  7 Joe Medwick 22 Randy Moore 11 Terry Moore  4 Don Padgett Manager  3 Frankie Frisch Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares 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 C Bruce Ogrodowski 90 279 65 .233 3 31 1B Johnny Mize 145 560 204 .364 25 113 2B Jimmy Brown 138 525 145 .276 2 53 SS Leo Durocher 135 477 97 .203 1 47 3B Don Gutteridge 119 447 121 .271 7 61 OF Joe Medwick 156 633 237 .374 31 154 OF Don Padgett 123 446 140 .314 10 74 OF Terry Moore 115 461 123 .267 5 43 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 Pepper Martin 98 339 103 .304 5 38 Frenchy Bordagaray 96 300 88 .293 1 37 Mickey Owen 80 234 54 .231 0 20 Stu Martin 90 223 58 .260 1 17 Dick Siebert 22 38 7 .184 0 2 Herb Bremer 11 33 7 .212 0 3 Frankie Frisch 17 32 7 .219 0 4 Randy Moore 8 7 0 .000 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 Bob Weiland 41 264.1 15 14 3.54 105 Lon Warneke 36 238.2 18 11 4.53 87 Dizzy Dean 27 197.1 13 10 2.69 120 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 Si Johnson 38 192.1 12 12 3.32 64 Mike Ryba 38 135.0 9 6 4.13 57 Ray Harrell 35 96.2 3 7 5.87 41 Jesse Haines 16 65.2 3 3 4.52 18 Jim Winford 16 46.1 2 4 5.83 17 Howie Krist 6 27.2 3 1 4.23 6 Nub Kleinke 5 20.2 1 1 4.79 9 Bill McGee 4 14.0 1 0 2.57 9 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 Sheriff Blake 14 0 3 0 3.71 20 Tom Sunkel 9 0 0 1 2.76 9 Abe White 5 0 1 0 6.75 2 Nate Andrews 4 0 0 0 4.00 6 Johnnie Chambers 2 0 0 0 18.00 1 Paul Dean Paul Dean (baseball) 1 0 0 0 inf 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton AA Rochester Red Wings International League Ray Blades AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Bill Killefer A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Johnny Watwood, Mike Cvengros and Ira Smith A Cedar Rapids Raiders Western League Cap Crossley B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League George Payne B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Hal Anderson B Columbus Red Birds Sally League Fred Hofmann B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Marty Purtell C Pine Bluff Judges Cotton States League Leroy "Cowboy" Jones C Jacksonville Jax East Texas League Tony Robello C Portsmouth Red Birds Middle Atlantic League Benny Borgmann C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Clay Hopper C Union City Springers Alabama–Florida League Tommy West D Albuquerque Cardinals Arizona–Texas League Bill DeLancey D Monett Red Birds Arkansas–Missouri League Ken Blackman and Joe Davis D Martinsville Manufacturers Bi-State League Bill Rea and Arnold Anderson D Kinston Eagles Coastal Plain League Krim Bess and Vernon Taylor D Cambridge Cardinals Eastern Shore League Fred Lucas D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Don Motlow and Fred Hawn D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Jimmie Sanders D Albany Travelers Georgia–Florida League Bob Rice D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League John Antonelli D Grand Island Red Birds Nebraska State League Joe McDermott D Mitchell Kernels Nebraska State League Bud Knox D Shelby Cardinals North Carolina State League George Silvey D Caruthersville Pilots Northeast Arkansas League Harrison Wickel D Newport Cardinals Northeast Arkansas League Thorpe Hamilton D Crookston Pirates Northern League Julian Wera and Erwin Schueren D Duluth Dukes Northern League Dutch Dorman D Fostoria Red Birds Ohio State League John Cavanaugh, Red Jenkins, Rex Bowen and Harry Aldrick D Monessen Cardinals Pennsylvania State Association John Lynch and Ollie Vanek D Midland Cardinals West Texas–New Mexico League Wray Query and Joe Davis LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (AA), Cedar Rapids, Mobile, Jacksonville, Springfield, Albuquerque, DuluthMidland club folded, July 9, 1937Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1937 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1937 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis Cardinals