1937 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1937 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 80-73. They scored 789 runs and belted 94 home runs to go along with a .282 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Medwick, who led the team with 31 home runs, 154 RBI, and 237 hits.
The team allowed 733 runs and had a team ERA of 3.98. Lon Warneke was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Dizzy Dean racked up 120 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frenchy Bordagaray | 3B | 96 | 300 | 43 | 88 | 1 | 37 | 11 | .331 | .367 | .698 | .293 |
| Jimmy Brown | 2B | 138 | 525 | 86 | 145 | 2 | 53 | 10 | .313 | .360 | .673 | .276 |
| Leo Durocher | SS | 135 | 477 | 46 | 97 | 1 | 47 | 6 | .262 | .245 | .507 | .203 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 17 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .242 | .281 | .523 | .219 |
| Don Gutteridge | 3B | 119 | 447 | 66 | 121 | 7 | 61 | 12 | .311 | .421 | .732 | .271 |
| Stu Martin | 2B | 90 | 223 | 34 | 58 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .353 | .309 | .662 | .260 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 145 | 560 | 103 | 204 | 25 | 113 | 2 | .427 | .595 | 1.022 | .364 |
| Dick Siebert | 1B | 22 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 | .237 | .516 | .184 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Pepper Martin | OF | 98 | 339 | 60 | 103 | 5 | 38 | 9 | .366 | .475 | .841 | .304 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 156 | 633 | 111 | 237 | 31 | 154 | 4 | .414 | .641 | 1.055 | .374 |
| Randy Moore | OF | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 115 | 461 | 76 | 123 | 5 | 43 | 13 | .317 | .349 | .666 | .267 |
| Don Padgett | OF | 123 | 446 | 62 | 140 | 10 | 74 | 4 | .357 | .457 | .814 | .314 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Herb Bremer | C | 11 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .257 | .242 | .499 | .212 |
| Bruce Ogrodowski | C | 90 | 279 | 37 | 65 | 3 | 31 | 2 | .267 | .323 | .590 | .233 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 80 | 234 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .277 | .265 | .542 | .231 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5476 | 789 | 1543 | 94 | 731 | 78 | .326 | .406 | .732 | .282 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nate Andrews | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Sheriff Blake | 14 | 2 | 43.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 3.71 | 1.442 | |||
| Johnnie Chambers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Dizzy Dean | 27 | 25 | 197.3 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1 | 120 | 33 | 2.69 | 1.181 | |||
| Paul Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 16 | 6 | 65.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 4.52 | 1.583 | |||
| Ray Harrell | 35 | 15 | 96.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 1 | 41 | 59 | 5.87 | 1.634 | |||
| Si Johnson | 38 | 21 | 192.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 64 | 43 | 3.32 | 1.378 | |||
| Nub Kleinke | 5 | 2 | 20.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4.79 | 1.546 | |||
| Howie Krist | 6 | 4 | 27.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4.23 | 1.588 | |||
| Bill McGee | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.57 | 1.214 | |||
| Mike Ryba | 38 | 8 | 135 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 57 | 40 | 4.13 | 1.422 | |||
| Tom Sunkel | 9 | 1 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2.76 | 1.195 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 36 | 33 | 238.7 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 0 | 87 | 69 | 4.53 | 1.462 | |||
| Bob Weiland | 41 | 34 | 264.3 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 105 | 94 | 3.54 | 1.426 | |||
| Abe White | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.828 | |||
| Jim Winford | 16 | 4 | 46.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 5.83 | 1.793 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 156 | 1392 | 80 | 73 | .523 | 4 | 571 | 448 | 3.98 | 1.432 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Medwick | 156 |
| At Bats | Joe Medwick | 633 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Medwick | 677 |
| Batting Average | Joe Medwick | .374 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Mize | .427 |
| Slugging % | Joe Medwick | .641 |
| OPS | Joe Medwick | 1.055 |
| Runs | Joe Medwick | 111 |
| Hits | Joe Medwick | 237 |
| Total Bases | Joe Medwick | 406 |
| Doubles | Joe Medwick | 56 |
| Triples | Don Gutteridge and Joe Medwick | 10 |
| Home Runs | Joe Medwick | 31 |
| RBI | Joe Medwick | 154 |
| Walks | Johnny Mize | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Don Gutteridge | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Terry Moore | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Brown | 26 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Leo Durocher | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lon Warneke | 18 |
| Losses | Bob Weiland | 14 |
| Saves | Dizzy Dean, Ray Harrell, Si Johnson, and Tom Sunkel | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Lon Warneke | .621 |
| ERA | Dizzy Dean | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Dizzy Dean | 1.181 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Weiland | 264.3 |
| Games | Bob Weiland | 41 |
| Games Started | Bob Weiland | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Dizzy Dean | 120 |
| Complete Games | Bob Weiland | 21 |
| Shutouts | Dizzy Dean | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Weiland | 1146 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lon Warneke | 120 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Weiland | 283 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Weiland | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lon Warneke | 32 |
| Wild Pitches | Ray Harrell and Lon Warneke | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Weiland | 5 |
