1937 Detroit Tigers Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,152,400, Avg. 16,947
Ballpark: Navin Field
Manager: Mickey Cochrane (16-13)
Manager: Del Baker (34-20)
Manager: Mickey Cochrane (26-20)
Manager: Del Baker (7-3)
Manager: Cy Perkins (6-9)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1937 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1937 Detroit Tigers Results

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1937 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Tigers scored 935 runs and allowed 841 runs. Hank Greenberg walloped 40 home runs for Detroit, while Rudy York and Gee Walker swatted 20 or more also. Hank Greenberg accounted for 183 RBI. Charlie Gehringer topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .371. Roxie Lawson led the team with 18 wins, and Elden Auker and Tommy Bridges added 15 or more victories as well Elden Auker recorded a 3.88 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker, Mickey Cochrane, Del Baker and Cy Perkins coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Elden AukerPRRSeptember 21, 19106'2"194Norcatur, KS USA
Cliff BoltonCLRApril 10, 19075'9"160High Point, NC USA
Tommy BridgesPRRDecember 28, 19065'10"155Gordonsville, TN USA
Flea Clifton3BRRDecember 12, 19085'10"160Cincinnati, OH USA
Mickey CochraneCLRApril 6, 19035'10"180Bridgewater, MA USA
George CoffmanPRRDecember 11, 19106'0"155Veto, AL USA
Gil English2BRRJuly 2, 19095'11"180Glenola, NC USA
Pete FoxRFRRMarch 8, 19095'11"165Evansville, IN USA
Charlie Gehringer2BLRMay 11, 19035'11"180Fowlerville, MI USA
Charlie GelbertSSRRJanuary 26, 19065'11"170Scranton, PA USA
George GillPRRFebruary 13, 19096'1"185Catchings, MS USA
Goose GoslinLFLROctober 16, 19005'11"185Salem, NJ USA
Hank Greenberg1BRRJanuary 1, 19116'3"210New York, NY USA
Clyde HatterPRLAugust 7, 19085'11"170Poplar Hills, KY USA
Ray HayworthCRRJanuary 29, 19046'0"180High Point, NC USA
Babe HermanLFLLJune 26, 19036'4"190Buffalo, NY USA
Chet LaabsCFRRApril 30, 19125'8"175Milwaukee, WI USA
Roxie LawsonPRRApril 13, 19066'0"170Donnellson, IA USA
Bob LoganPRLFebruary 10, 19105'10"170Thompson, NE USA
Pat McLaughlinPRRAugust 17, 19106'2"175Taylor, TX USA
Marv Owen3BRRMarch 22, 19066'1"175Agnew, CA USA
Boots PoffenbergerPRRJuly 1, 19155'10"178Williamsport, MD USA
Billy RogellSSBRNovember 24, 19045'10"163Springfield, IL USA
Schoolboy RowePRRJanuary 11, 19106'4"210Waco, TX USA
Jack RussellPRROctober 24, 19056'1"178Paris, TX USA
Vic SorrellPRRApril 9, 19015'10"180Morrisville, NC USA
Birdie TebbettsCRRNovember 10, 19125'11"170Burlington, VT USA
Jake WadePLLApril 1, 19126'2"175Morehead City, NC USA
Gee WalkerLFRRMarch 19, 19085'11"188Gulfport, MS USA
Jo-Jo WhiteCFLRJune 1, 19095'11"165Red Oak, GA USA
Rudy YorkCRRAugust 17, 19136'1"209Ragland, AL USA



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