1937 Detroit Tigers
[edit] Summary
The 1937 Detroit Tigers finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 935 runs and belted 150 home runs to go along with a .292 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Greenberg, who led the team with 40 home runs and 183 RBI. Gee Walker led the team with 213 hits for a .335 average.
The team allowed 841 runs and had a team ERA of 4.87. Leading the team in wins was Roxie Lawson, with 18. Tommy Bridges led the team with 138 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Flea Clifton | 3B | 15 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .240 | .140 | .380 | .116 |
| Gil English | 2B | 18 | 65 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .333 | .323 | .656 | .262 |
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | 144 | 564 | 133 | 209 | 14 | 96 | 11 | .458 | .520 | .978 | .371 |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 20 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .157 | .128 | .285 | .085 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | 154 | 594 | 137 | 200 | 40 | 183 | 8 | .436 | .668 | 1.104 | .337 |
| Marv Owen | 3B | 107 | 396 | 48 | 114 | 1 | 45 | 3 | .358 | .376 | .734 | .288 |
| Billy Rogell | SS | 146 | 536 | 85 | 148 | 8 | 64 | 5 | .376 | .403 | .779 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Fox | OF | 148 | 628 | 116 | 208 | 12 | 82 | 12 | .372 | .476 | .848 | .331 |
| Goose Goslin | OF | 79 | 181 | 30 | 43 | 4 | 35 | 0 | .367 | .376 | .743 | .238 |
| Babe Herman | OF | 17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .364 | .450 | .814 | .300 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 72 | 242 | 31 | 58 | 8 | 37 | 6 | .308 | .434 | .742 | .240 |
| Gee Walker | OF | 151 | 635 | 105 | 213 | 18 | 113 | 23 | .380 | .499 | .879 | .335 |
| Jo-Jo White | OF | 94 | 305 | 50 | 75 | 0 | 21 | 12 | .354 | .308 | .662 | .246 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Bolton | C | 27 | 57 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .354 | .351 | .705 | .263 |
| Mickey Cochrane | C | 27 | 98 | 27 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .452 | .490 | .942 | .306 |
| Ray Hayworth | C | 30 | 78 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .394 | .333 | .727 | .269 |
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | 50 | 162 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .238 | .290 | .528 | .191 |
| Rudy York | C | 104 | 375 | 72 | 115 | 35 | 103 | 3 | .375 | .651 | 1.026 | .307 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5516 | 935 | 1611 | 150 | 873 | 89 | .365 | .452 | .818 | .292 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Elden Auker | 39 | 32 | 252.7 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 1 | 73 | 97 | 3.88 | 1.373 | |||
| Tommy Bridges | 34 | 31 | 245.3 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 138 | 91 | 4.07 | 1.459 | |||
| Slick Coffman | 28 | 5 | 101 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 4.37 | 1.584 | |||
| George Gill | 31 | 10 | 127.7 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 1 | 40 | 42 | 4.51 | 1.472 | |||
| Clyde Hatter | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11.57 | 3.011 | |||
| Roxie Lawson | 37 | 29 | 217.3 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 1 | 68 | 115 | 5.26 | 1.615 | |||
| Bob Logan | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 2.857 | |||
| Pat McLaughlin | 10 | 3 | 32.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 6.34 | 1.682 | |||
| Boots Poffenberger | 29 | 16 | 137.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 3 | 35 | 79 | 4.65 | 1.646 | |||
| Schoolboy Rowe | 10 | 2 | 31.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8.62 | 1.853 | |||
| Jack Russell | 25 | 0 | 40.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 7.59 | 2.060 | |||
| Vic Sorrell | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9.00 | 1.941 | |||
| Jake Wade | 33 | 25 | 165.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 69 | 107 | 5.39 | 1.615 | |||
| Team Totals | 287 | 155 | 1377.9 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 11 | 485 | 635 | 4.87 | 1.565 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hank Greenberg | 154 |
| At Bats | Gee Walker | 635 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hank Greenberg | 701 |
| Batting Average | Charlie Gehringer | .371 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Gehringer | .458 |
| Slugging % | Hank Greenberg | .668 |
| OPS | Hank Greenberg | 1.104 |
| Runs | Hank Greenberg | 137 |
| Hits | Gee Walker | 213 |
| Total Bases | Hank Greenberg | 397 |
| Doubles | Hank Greenberg | 49 |
| Triples | Hank Greenberg | 14 |
| Home Runs | Hank Greenberg | 40 |
| RBI | Hank Greenberg | 183 |
| Walks | Hank Greenberg | 102 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Greenberg | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Gee Walker | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Fox | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pete Fox and Billy Rogell | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Roxie Lawson | 18 |
| Losses | Tommy Bridges | 12 |
| Saves | Jack Russell | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | George Gill | .733 |
| ERA | Elden Auker | 3.88 |
| WHIP | Elden Auker | 1.373 |
| Innings Pitched | Elden Auker | 252.7 |
| Games | Elden Auker | 39 |
| Games Started | Elden Auker | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Bridges | 138 |
| Complete Games | Elden Auker | 19 |
| Shutouts | Tommy Bridges | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Elden Auker | 1081 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Roxie Lawson | 127 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy Bridges | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Roxie Lawson | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Roxie Lawson | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Roxie Lawson | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elden Auker | 6 |
