1937 Cleveland Indians season
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
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | Frankie Pytlak | 125 | 397 | 125 | .315 | 1 | 44 |
1B | Hal Trosky | 153 | 601 | 179 | .298 | 32 | 128 |
2B | John Kroner | 86 | 283 | 67 | .237 | 2 | 26 |
SS | Lyn Lary | 156 | 644 | 187 | .290 | 8 | 77 |
3B | Odell Hale | 154 | 561 | 150 | .267 | 6 | 82 |
OF | Moose Solters | 152 | 589 | 190 | .323 | 20 | 109 |
OF | | 134 | 448 | 135 | .301 | 4 | 61 |
OF | Earl Averill | 156 | 609 | 182 | .299 | 21 | 92 |
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 |
Roy Hughes | 104 | 346 | 96 | .277 | 1 | 40 |
| 72 | 168 | 48 | .286 | 3 | 22 |
Roy Weatherly | 53 | 134 | 27 | .201 | 5 | 13 |
Jeff Heath | 20 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 8 |
Joe Becker | 18 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Hugh Alexander | 7 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Blas Monaco | 5 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 2 |
Ken Keltner | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Sodd | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
Mel Harder | 38 | 233.2 | 15 | 12 | 4.28 | 95 |
Denny Galehouse | 36 | 200.2 | 9 | 14 | 4.57 | 78 |
Willis Hudlin | 35 | 175.2 | 12 | 11 | 4.10 | 31 |
| 24 | 173.0 | 15 | 1 | 2.55 | 87 |
Bob Feller | 26 | 148.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.39 | 150 |
Earl Whitehill | 33 | 147.0 | 8 | 8 | 6.49 | 53 |
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 | 0 |
Carl Fischer | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 |
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 |
Joe Heving | 40 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4.83 | 35 |
| 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.55 | 32 |
Whit Wyatt | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.44 | 52 |
Ivy Andrews | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.37 | 16 |
Awards and honors
All Star Game
Earl Averill, Outfielder
Mel Harder, PitcherFarm system