This article is about the baseball team. For the NFL team, see 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season.
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| Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
| Manager(s) | Pie Traynor |
| Local radio | KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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The 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 56th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 51st in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 86–68.
Offseason[edit]
- December 4, 1936: Ralph Birkofer and Cookie Lavagetto were traded by the Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Ed Brandt.[2]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Giants | 95 | 57 | – | .625 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | 3 | .604 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | 10 | .558 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 15 | .526 |
| Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | 16 | .520 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | 33½ | .405 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 34½ | .399 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | 40 | .364 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1937 National League Records
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 10–11 | 12–10 | 7–15–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 17–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 1–21 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 10–10 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 11–10 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 5–17–2 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 21–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 17–5–2 | 8–14 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup[edit]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Other batters[edit]
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 |
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| Traynor, PiePie Traynor | 5 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Brandt, EdEd Brandt | 33 | 176.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.11 | 74 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bauers, RussRuss Bauers | 34 | 187.2 | 13 | 6 | 2.88 | 118 |
| Weaver, JimJim Weaver | 32 | 109.2 | 8 | 5 | 3.20 | 44 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| B | Savannah Indians | Sally League | Bill Steinecke and Chick Autry |
| C | Hutchinson Larks | Western Association | Dick Goldberg, Dick Klinger and Hugh McMullen |
| D | Mt. Airy Reds | Bi-State League | Frank Packard and Walt Novak |
| D | Paducah Indians | KITTY League | Hugh McMullen, Ervin Brame, Lee Keller, Ralph Bishop, George Block and Pete Mondino |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah
References[edit]
- ^ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ^ Ralph Birkofer page at Baseball-Reference
External links[edit]
- 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cartoon on the pennant race
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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