1937 Kansas City Monarchs season

January 2025 Kansas City Monarchs 1937 51–22–1 (51 22 1) Negro American League Ruppert Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 1st Andy Cooper The 1937 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team represented the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1937 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–22–1 (51 22 1) record and won the NAL pennant.1937 Kansas City Monarchs Seamheads.com September 6, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1937&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=roster The team featured four individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager/pitcher Andy Cooper, left fielder Willard Brown, and pitcher Hilton Smith. The team's leading batters were: Willard Brown - .380 batting average, .680 slugging percentage, 10 home runs, 57 RBIs in 53 games Second baseman Newt Allen - .314 batting average in 51 games 1937 Kansas City Monarchs Batting Seamheads.com September 6, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1937&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=bat&sort=BA_a The team's leading pitchers were Hilton Smith (11–4, 1.61 ERA), Vet Barnes (8–2, 2.27 ERA), and Johnny Markham (6–0, 4.43 ERA).1937 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting Seamheads.com September 6, 2020 https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/team.php?yearID=1937&teamID=KCM&LGOrd=2&tab=pit&sort=W_a The 1937 Monarchs adjusted ERA+ of 194 is the highest ever by a Major League team in a season, with the record previously being held by the 1872 Boston Red Stockings, who had an ERA+ of 193.Highest ERA+ by an MLB team in a season https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/team-pitching-season-finder.cgi live https://web.archive.org/web/20260415162922/https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/hKZDA April 15, 2026 April 15, 2026 Stathead References Category:1937 in sports in Missouri Category:Negro league baseball seasons Category:Kansas City Monarchs