1937 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1937 American League League ParkCleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Alva Bradley Cy Slapnicka Steve O'Neill WHK(Jack Graney) The 1937 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the American League with a record of 83–71, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Regular season April 20, 1937: Gee Walker of the Detroit Tigers' became the first (and to date only) man to hit for the cycle on Opening Day. Walker did it in reverse order (home run, triple, double, single) to lead the Tigers past the Indians 4–3 on April 20, 1937.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Roster 1937 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 15 Johnny Allen 19 Ivy Andrews 21 Lloyd Brown 14 Bob Feller 29 Carl Fischer 16 Denny Galehouse 18 Mel Harder 17 Joe Heving 12 Willis Hudlin 19 Ken Jungels 11 Earl Whitehill 20 Whit Wyatt Catchers 10 Joe Becker  8 Frankie Pytlak  9 Billy Sullivan Infielders  4 Odell Hale  5 Roy Hughes 25 Ken Keltner 22 John Kroner  1 Lyn Lary 24 Blas Monaco  7 Hal Trosky Outfielders  2 Hugh Alexander  3 Earl Averill 23 Bruce Campbell 24 Jeff Heath  6 Moose Solters  2 Roy Weatherly Other batters -- Bill Sodd Manager 26 Steve O'Neill Coaches 27 Wally Schang 28 George Uhle 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 RBICFrankie Pytlak125397125.3151441BHal Trosky153601179.298321282BJohn Kroner8628367.237226SSLyn Lary156644187.2908773BOdell Hale154561150.267682OFMoose Solters152589190.32320109 OF Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell (baseball) 134 448 135 .301 4 61OFEarl Averill156609182.2992192 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 RBIRoy Hughes10434696.277140 Billy Sullivan Billy Sullivan, Jr. 72 168 48 .286 3 22Roy Weatherly5313427.201513Jeff Heath206114.23008Joe Becker183311.33302Hugh Alexander7111.09100Blas Monaco572.28602Ken Keltner110.00001Bill Sodd110.00000 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 SOMel Harder38233.215124.2895Denny Galehouse36200.29144.5778Willis Hudlin35175.212114.1031 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (baseball) 24 173.0 15 1 2.55 87Bob Feller26148.2973.39150Earl Whitehill33147.0886.4953 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 Ken Jungels 2 3.0 0 0 0.00 0Carl Fischer20.20127.001 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOJoe Heving408454.8335 Lloyd Brown Lloyd Brown (baseball) 31 2 6 0 6.55 32Whit Wyatt292304.4452Ivy Andrews203404.3716 Awards and honors All Star Game Earl Averill, outfielder (starter) Mel Harder, pitcher Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Allen Sothoron A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Larry Gilbert B Montgomery Bombers Southeastern League Ken Penner, Harry Griswold and Bud Connolly C Oswego Netherlands Canadian–American League Riley Parker C Springfield Indians Middle Atlantic League Earl Wolgamot D Troy Trojans Alabama–Florida League Charlie Moss D Hopkinsville Hoppers KITTY League Red Smith D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Hughie Wise D Newton-Conover Twins North Carolina State League Phil Lundeen, Buz Phillips and Ray Lindsey D Fargo-Moorhead Twins Northern League Jack Knight D Wausau Lumberjacks Northern League Dickey Kerr Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 2 External links 1937 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleveland Indians Category:1930s in Cleveland