1937 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1937 Washington Senators Primary Logo (1936 to 1937).svg American League Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. 73 80 y 6th Clark Griffith and William Richardson Bucky Harris WJSV(Arch McDonald) List of Minnesota Twins seasons The 1937 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 80, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Offseason January 29, 1937: Red Kress, Carl Reynolds and cash were traded by the Senators to the Minneapolis Millers for Jimmy Wasdell.Red Kress page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WSH Notable transactions April 4, 1937: Al Simmons was purchased by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers for $15,000.Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference May 2, 1937: Shanty Hogan was traded by the Senators to Indianapolis Indians for Johnny Riddle. The trade was voided on May 20, with the players returned to their original teams.Shanty Hogan page at Baseball Reference June 21, 1937: Shanty Hogan was released by the Senators. Roster 1937 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers -- Red Anderson 18 Pete Appleton 11 Joe Cascarella 21,32 Ken Chase 14 Syd Cohen 15 Jimmie DeShong 12 Wes Ferrell 16 Carl Fischer 20 Bucky Jacobs 35 Joe Kohlman 36 Joe Krakauskas 20,33 Dick Lanahan 19 Ed Linke 12 Bobo Newsom 11,21 Bill Phebus 17 Monte Weaver Catchers 10 Herb Crompton 10 Rick Ferrell 20 Milt Gray 38 Mike Guerra  8 Shanty Hogan  9 Wally Millies -- Johnny Riddle 26,88 Alex Sabo Infielders 16 Jimmy Bloodworth 27 Ossie Bluege  7 Joe Kuhel  2 Buddy Lewis -- Jerry Lynn 24 John Mihalic  1 Buddy Myer  5 Cecil Travis -- Frank Trechock 26 Jimmy Wasdell Outfielders  4 Mel Almada 25 George Case  4 Ben Chapman 25 Jesse Hill  3 Al Simmons 31 Fred Sington  6 John Stone Manager 30 Bucky Harris Coaches 28 Nick Altrock 29 Earl McNeely Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 Rick Ferrell 86 279 64 .229 1 32 1B Joe Kuhel 136 547 155 .283 6 61 2B Buddy Myer 125 430 126 .293 1 65 SS Cecil Travis 135 526 181 .344 3 66 3B Buddy Lewis 156 668 210 .314 10 79 OF Al Simmons 103 419 117 .279 8 84 OF Mel Almada 100 433 134 .309 4 33 OF John Stone 139 542 179 .330 6 88 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 Fred Sington 78 228 54 .237 3 36 Wally Millies 59 179 40 .223 0 28 Ben Chapman 35 130 34 .262 0 12 Ossie Bluege 42 127 36 .283 1 13 Jimmy Wasdell 32 110 28 .255 2 12 John Mihalic 38 107 27 .252 0 8 Jesse Hill 33 92 20 .217 1 4 George Case 22 90 26 .289 0 11 Shanty Hogan 21 66 10 .152 0 5 Jimmy Bloodworth 15 50 11 .220 0 8 Johnny Riddle 8 26 7 .269 0 3 Milt Gray 2 6 0 .000 0 0 Frank Trechock 1 4 2 .500 0 0 Herb Crompton 2 3 1 .333 0 0 Mike Guerra 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Jerry Lynn 1 3 2 .667 0 0 Alex Sabo 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 Jimmie DeShong 37 264.1 14 15 4.90 86 Wes Ferrell 25 207.2 11 13 3.94 92 Monte Weaver 30 188.2 12 9 4.20 44 Bobo Newsom 11 67.2 3 4 5.85 39 Bill Phebus 6 40.2 3 2 2.21 12 Joe Krakauskas 5 40.0 4 1 2.70 18 Joe Kohlman 2 13.0 1 0 4.15 3 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 Pete Appleton 35 168.0 8 15 4.39 62 Ed Linke 36 128.2 6 1 5.60 61 Ken Chase 14 76.1 4 3 4.13 43 Carl Fischer 17 72.0 4 5 4.38 30 Joe Cascarella 10 32.1 0 5 8.07 10 Dick Lanahan 6 11.1 0 1 12.71 2 Red Anderson Red Anderson (baseball) 2 10.2 0 1 6.75 3 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 Syd Cohen 33 2 4 4 3.11 22 Bucky Jacobs 11 1 1 0 4.84 8 Farm system Minor League Baseball A1 Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Association Clyde Milan, Bill Rodgers and Calvin Griffith A Trenton Senators New York–Pennsylvania League Bud Shaney and Spencer Abbott B Charlotte Hornets Piedmont League Lee Head, Bill Rodgers and Alex McColl B Jacksonville Tars Sally League Alex McColl and Bill Steinecke B Selma Cloverleafs Southeastern League Babe Ganzel D Mayodan Senators Bi-State League Harry Daughtry D Salisbury Indians Eastern Shore League Jake Flowers D Sanford Lookouts Florida State League Bill Rodgers and Lee Head LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salisbury References 2 External links 1937 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1937 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) seasons Washington Senators season Washing