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
- April 20, 1937: Gee Walker of the Detroit Tigers' became the first man to hit for the cycle on Opening Day. Walker did it in reverse order to lead the Tigers past the Indians 4–3 on April 20, 1937.
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 | 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
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 | 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 GameEarl Averill, outfielder
Mel Harder, pitcher