The following are the baseball events of the year 1937 throughout the world. [edit] Champions [edit] Major League Baseball [edit] Other champions [edit] Awards and honors [edit] Statistical leaders 1American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner [edit] Major league baseball final standings [edit] American League final standings [edit] National League final standings [edit] Negro League Baseball final standings [edit] Negro National League final standings - Homestead beat Pittsburgh in a one-game play-off for the Pennant.
[edit] Events - May 27 - The New York Giants' Mel Ott's ninth-inning home run helps Carl Hubbell win a record 24th straight game in a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field.
- November 2 - American League batting champion Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers is named Most Valuable Player, receiving 78 out of a possible 80 points. Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees is a close second four points behind while Gehringer teammate Hank Greenberg, who collected 183 RBI, is a distant third. Gehringer also becomes the third Detroit player in four years to receive MVP honors.
[edit] Births [edit] January-April [edit] May-August [edit] September-December [edit] Deaths - January 18 - Michael Sexton, 73, president of the minor leagues from 1909 to 1931, during which time the minors expanded to record size and success, peaking with 47 leagues
- April 14 - Ned Hanlon, 79, manager of the Baltimore Orioles teams which won NL pennants in 1894-95-96 with their aggressive play, then of the Brooklyn champions of 1899-1900; pioneer of various offensive tactics, previously a center fielder for Detroit Wolverines
- April 15 - Emmett McCann, 35, shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox in the 1920s; later a minor league manager from 1931 to 1935
- April 18 - Hick Carpenter, 81, third baseman who played in 12 seasons, eight with the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association.
- May 23 - Danny Clark, 43, infielder for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, between 1922 and 1927
- May 27 - Frank Grant, 71, second baseman widely considered to have been the 19th century's greatest black player
- August 16 - Bunk Congalton, 62, Canadian-born outfielder who finished fourth in the American League batting race with a .320 average
- August 21 - George Wright, 90, pioneer of the sport who starred as a shortstop on the first professional team in 1869, then as captain of the powerhouse Boston teams from 1871-78; managed Providence to NL pennant in 1879
- September 20 - Harry Stovey, 80, first baseman and outfielder who was among the American Association's leading hitters; won five home run titles, led league in slugging, runs and triples multiple times; first player to hit 100 home runs, was seventh all-time in hits and first in runs upon retirement
- October 1 - Mickey Devine, 45, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and New York Giants between 1918 and 1925
- October 31 - Ed Walsh, Jr., 37, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, and son of Hall of Famer Ed Walsh. Stopped Joe Dimaggio's 61 game minor league record hitting streak.
- November 12 - Peek-A-Boo Veach, 75, pitcher and first baseman for three seasons; 1884,1887, and 1890.
- November 16 - Dick Burns, 73, pitcher/outfielder for three seasons. Pitched no-hitter on August 26, 1884.
- November 19 - Cub Stricker, 78, second baseman from 1882 to 1893 who had 1106 hits in his 11 season career.
- November 23 - Welday Walker, 77, he and his brother Moses Fleetwood Walker are officially recognized as the first African-Americans to play Major League Baseball. He played in five games for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings.
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