1937 Washington Senators season
The 1937 Washington Senators won 73 games, lost 80, and finished in sixth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.
Offseason
- January 29, 1937: Red Kress, Carl Reynolds and cash were traded by the Senators to the Minneapolis Millers for Jimmy Wasdell.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- April 4, 1937: Al Simmons was purchased by the Senators from the Detroit Tigers for $15,000.
- May 2, 1937: Shanty Hogan was traded by the Senators to Indianapolis Indians for Johnny Riddle. The trade was voided on May 20, with the players returned to their original teams.
- June 21, 1937: Shanty Hogan was released by the Senators.
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 | Rick Ferrell | 86 | 279 | 64 | .229 | 1 | 32 |
| 1B | Joe Kuhel | 136 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 6 | 61 |
| 2B | Buddy Myer | 125 | 430 | 126 | .293 | 1 | 65 |
| SS | Cecil Travis | 135 | 526 | 181 | .344 | 3 | 66 |
| 3B | Buddy Lewis | 156 | 668 | 210 | .314 | 10 | 79 |
| OF | 103 | 419 | 117 | .279 | 8 | 84 | |
| OF | Mel Almada | 100 | 433 | 134 | .309 | 4 | 33 |
| OF | John Stone | 139 | 542 | 179 | .330 | 6 | 88 |
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 |
| Fred Sington | 78 | 228 | 54 | .237 | 3 | 36 |
| Wally Millies | 59 | 179 | 40 | .223 | 0 | 28 |
| Ben Chapman | 35 | 130 | 34 | .262 | 0 | 12 |
| Ossie Bluege | 42 | 127 | 36 | .283 | 1 | 13 |
| 32 | 110 | 28 | .255 | 2 | 12 | |
| John Mihalic | 38 | 107 | 27 | .252 | 0 | 8 |
| Jesse Hill | 33 | 92 | 20 | .217 | 1 | 4 |
| George Case | 22 | 90 | 26 | .289 | 0 | 11 |
| Shanty Hogan | 21 | 66 | 10 | .152 | 0 | 5 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 15 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 8 |
| Johnny Riddle | 8 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 3 |
| Milt Gray | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Trechock | 1 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Crompton | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Guerra | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Lynn | 1 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Sabo | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Jimmie DeShong | 37 | 264.1 | 14 | 15 | 4.90 | 86 |
| Wes Ferrell | 25 | 207.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.94 | 92 |
| Monte Weaver | 30 | 188.2 | 12 | 9 | 4.20 | 44 |
| Bobo Newsom | 11 | 67.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.85 | 39 |
| 6 | 40.2 | 3 | 2 | 2.21 | 12 | |
| Joe Krakauskas | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 1 | 2.70 | 18 |
| Joe Kohlman | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 3 |
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 |
| 35 | 168.0 | 8 | 15 | 4.39 | 62 | |
| Ed Linke | 36 | 128.2 | 6 | 1 | 5.60 | 61 |
| Ken Chase | 14 | 76.1 | 4 | 3 | 4.13 | 43 |
| Carl Fischer | 17 | 72.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.38 | 30 |
| Joe Cascarella | 10 | 32.1 | 0 | 5 | 8.07 | 10 |
| Dick Lanahan | 6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1 | 12.71 | 2 |
| 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 3 |
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 |
| Syd Cohen | 33 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.11 | 22 |
| Bucky Jacobs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.84 | 8 |