1937 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,072,276, 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 StatisticsTeam Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the AL
Attendance: 1,072,276, 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 Roster
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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Regular Season Runs For: 933
Regular Season Runs Against: 839
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 23, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 25, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 28, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 29, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 12 | L | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 30, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
| May 1, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 3-0 | 2-2 | 5-2 | ||
| May 2, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 4-0 | 2-2 | 6-2 | ||
| May 3, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 5-0 | 2-2 | 7-2 | ||
| May 4, 1937 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 5-1 | 2-2 | 7-3 | ||
| May 5, 1937 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 5-2 | 2-2 | 7-4 | ||
| May 6, 1937 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 6-2 | 2-2 | 8-4 | ||
| May 7, 1937 | Washington Senators 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 7-2 | 2-2 | 9-4 | ||
| May 8, 1937 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 7-3 | 2-2 | 9-5 | ||
| May 9, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 7-4 | 2-2 | 9-6 | ||
| May 10, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 7-5 | 2-2 | 9-7 | ||
| May 11, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 7-6 | 2-2 | 9-8 | ||
| May 13, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 8-6 | 2-2 | 10-8 | ||
| May 14, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 8-6 | 2-3 | 10-9 | ||
| May 15, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 8-6 | 2-4 | 10-10 | ||
| May 16, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 8-6 | 3-4 | 11-10 | ||
| May 18, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 8-6 | 3-5 | 11-11 | ||
| May 19, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 8-6 | 4-5 | 12-11 | ||
| May 20, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 8-6 | 5-5 | 13-11 | ||
| May 21, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 8-6 | 6-5 | 14-11 | ||
| May 22, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 8-6 | 6-6 | 14-12 | ||
| May 23, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 13 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 8-6 | 7-6 | 15-12 | ||
| May 24, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 8-6 | 8-6 | 16-12 | ||
| May 25, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 8-6 | 8-7 | 16-13 | ||
| May 26, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 8-6 | 8-8 | 16-14 | ||
| May 27, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 8-6 | 9-8 | 17-14 | ||
| May 28, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 9-6 | 9-8 | 18-14 | ||
| May 28, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 10-6 | 9-8 | 19-14 | ||
| May 29, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 13 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 10-7 | 9-8 | 19-15 | ||
| May 30, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 18 | W | 11-7 | 9-8 | 20-15 | ||
| May 31, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 11-7 | 9-9 | 20-16 | ||
| May 31, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 11-7 | 9-10 | 20-17 | ||
| June 1, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 11-7 | 9-11 | 20-18 | ||
| June 2, 1937 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 12-7 | 9-11 | 21-18 | ||
| June 3, 1937 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 12-8 | 9-11 | 21-19 | ||
| June 4, 1937 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 13-8 | 9-11 | 22-19 | ||
| June 5, 1937 | New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 13-9 | 9-11 | 22-20 | ||
| June 6, 1937 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 14-9 | 9-11 | 23-20 | ||
| June 7, 1937 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 15-9 | 9-11 | 24-20 | ||
| June 8, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 16-9 | 9-11 | 25-20 | ||
| June 10, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 17-9 | 9-11 | 26-20 | ||
| June 11, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 18-9 | 9-11 | 27-20 | ||
| June 12, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 18-10 | 9-11 | 27-21 | ||
| June 12, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 19-10 | 9-11 | 28-21 | ||
| June 13, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 20-10 | 9-11 | 29-21 | ||
| June 15, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Washington Senators 8 | W | 20-10 | 10-11 | 30-21 | ||
| June 16, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Washington Senators 2 | L | 20-10 | 10-12 | 30-22 | ||
| June 19, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 6 | W | 20-10 | 11-12 | 31-22 | ||
| June 20, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 1 | W | 20-10 | 12-12 | 32-22 | ||
| June 20, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 20-10 | 13-12 | 33-22 | ||
| June 23, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 20-10 | 13-13 | 33-23 | ||
| June 24, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 20-10 | 13-14 | 33-24 | ||
| June 25, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 8 | L | 20-10 | 13-15 | 33-25 | ||
| June 26, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 20-10 | 14-15 | 34-25 | ||
| June 27, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 9 | L | 20-10 | 14-16 | 34-26 | ||
| June 29, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 20-10 | 14-17 | 34-27 | ||
| June 30, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 20-10 | 15-17 | 35-27 | ||
| July 1, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Chicago White Sox 15 | L | 20-10 | 15-18 | 35-28 | ||
| July 3, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 5 | W | 20-10 | 16-18 | 36-28 | ||
| July 4, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 20-10 | 17-18 | 37-28 | ||
| July 5, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 21-10 | 17-18 | 38-28 | ||
| July 5, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 22-10 | 17-18 | 39-28 | ||
| July 9, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 23-10 | 17-18 | 40-28 | ||
| July 10, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 23-11 | 17-18 | 40-29 | ||
| July 10, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 24-11 | 17-18 | 41-29 | ||
| July 11, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 25-11 | 17-18 | 42-29 | ||
| July 14, 1937 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 25-12 | 17-18 | 42-30 | ||
| July 15, 1937 | New York Yankees 13 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 25-13 | 17-18 | 42-31 | ||
| July 16, 1937 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 14 | W | 26-13 | 17-18 | 43-31 | ||
| July 17, 1937 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 27-13 | 17-18 | 44-31 | ||
| July 18, 1937 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 28-13 | 17-18 | 45-31 | ||
| July 19, 1937 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 29-13 | 17-18 | 46-31 | ||
| July 20, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 30-13 | 17-18 | 47-31 | ||
| July 21, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 30-14 | 17-18 | 47-32 | ||
| July 22, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 17 | W | 31-14 | 17-18 | 48-32 | ||
| July 23, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 16 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 31-15 | 17-18 | 48-33 | ||
| July 23, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 32-15 | 17-18 | 49-33 | ||
| July 25, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 33-15 | 17-18 | 50-33 | ||
| July 27, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 33-15 | 17-19 | 50-34 | ||
| July 28, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 33-15 | 18-19 | 51-34 | ||
| July 29, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 33-15 | 18-20 | 51-35 | ||
| July 30, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 33-15 | 18-21 | 51-36 | ||
| July 31, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 33-15 | 18-22 | 51-37 | ||
| August 1, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 33-15 | 18-23 | 51-38 | ||
| August 3, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | L | 33-15 | 18-24 | 51-39 | ||
| August 4, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Philadelphia Athletics 7 | W | 33-15 | 19-24 | 52-39 | ||
| August 5, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 33-15 | 20-24 | 53-39 | ||
| August 6, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 33-15 | 21-24 | 54-39 | ||
| August 7, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 33-15 | 22-24 | 55-39 | ||
| August 7, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 8 | L | 33-15 | 22-25 | 55-40 | ||
| August 8, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Washington Senators 1 | W | 33-15 | 23-25 | 56-40 | ||
| August 10, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 33-16 | 23-25 | 56-41 | ||
| August 12, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 33-17 | 23-25 | 56-42 | ||
| August 12, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 34-17 | 23-25 | 57-42 | ||
| August 13, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 35-17 | 23-25 | 58-42 | ||
| August 14, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 16 | W | 36-17 | 23-25 | 59-42 | ||
| August 14, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 7 at Detroit Tigers 20 | W | 37-17 | 23-25 | 60-42 | ||
| August 15, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 37-18 | 23-25 | 60-43 | ||
| August 17, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 37-18 | 24-25 | 61-43 | ||
| August 18, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 37-18 | 24-26 | 61-44 | ||
| August 19, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 12 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 37-18 | 25-26 | 62-44 | ||
| August 20, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 37-18 | 25-27 | 62-45 | ||
| August 21, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 5 | W | 37-18 | 26-27 | 63-45 | ||
| August 22, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 37-18 | 27-27 | 64-45 | ||
| August 22, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 11 at St. Louis Browns 3 | W | 37-18 | 28-27 | 65-45 | ||
| August 24, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 38-18 | 28-27 | 66-45 | ||
| August 24, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 38-19 | 28-27 | 66-46 | ||
| August 25, 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 39-19 | 28-27 | 67-46 | ||
| August 26, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 40-19 | 28-27 | 68-46 | ||
| August 27, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 40-20 | 28-27 | 68-47 | ||
| August 28, 1937 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 40-21 | 28-27 | 68-48 | ||
| August 29, 1937 | New York Yankees 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 40-22 | 28-27 | 68-49 | ||
| August 30, 1937 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 41-22 | 28-27 | 69-49 | ||
| August 31, 1937 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 12 | W | 42-22 | 28-27 | 70-49 | ||
| September 1, 1937 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 42-23 | 28-27 | 70-50 | ||
| September 2, 1937 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 43-23 | 28-27 | 71-50 | ||
| September 3, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 44-23 | 28-27 | 72-50 | ||
| September 4, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 44-24 | 28-27 | 72-51 | ||
| September 5, 1937 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 44-25 | 28-27 | 72-52 | ||
| September 6, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 45-25 | 28-27 | 73-52 | ||
| September 6, 1937 | St. Louis Browns 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 46-25 | 28-27 | 74-52 | ||
| September 8, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 47-25 | 28-27 | 75-52 | ||
| September 8, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 47-26 | 28-27 | 75-53 | ||
| September 9, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 9 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 48-26 | 28-27 | 76-53 | ||
| September 10, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 48-27 | 28-27 | 76-54 | ||
| September 11, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Chicago White Sox 5 | W | 48-27 | 29-27 | 77-54 | ||
| September 11, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 48-27 | 30-27 | 78-54 | ||
| September 12, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 48-27 | 31-27 | 79-54 | ||
| September 14, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 48-27 | 32-27 | 80-54 | ||
| September 15, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Washington Senators 3 | W | 48-27 | 33-27 | 81-54 | ||
| September 16, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 7 | L | 48-27 | 33-28 | 81-55 | ||
| September 18, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 48-27 | 33-29 | 81-56 | ||
| September 18, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 48-27 | 34-29 | 82-56 | ||
| September 19, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 48-27 | 35-29 | 83-56 | ||
| September 20, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 48-27 | 35-30 | 83-57 | ||
| September 21, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 12 | L | 48-27 | 35-31 | 83-58 | ||
| September 21, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 48-27 | 36-31 | 84-58 | ||
| September 22, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 48-27 | 37-31 | 85-58 | ||
| September 23, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 48-27 | 37-32 | 85-59 | ||
| September 24, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 48-27 | 37-33 | 85-60 | ||
| September 26, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 48-27 | 37-34 | 85-61 | ||
| September 26, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 48-27 | 37-35 | 85-62 | ||
| September 27, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 48-27 | 38-35 | 86-62 | ||
| September 28, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 48-27 | 39-35 | 87-62 | ||
| September 29, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 48-27 | 39-36 | 87-63 | ||
| September 30, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 3 at St. Louis Browns 10 | L | 48-27 | 39-37 | 87-64 | ||
| October 1, 1937 | Detroit Tigers 14 at St. Louis Browns 4 | W | 48-27 | 40-37 | 88-64 | ||
| October 2, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 48-28 | 40-37 | 88-65 | ||
| October 3, 1937 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 49-28 | 40-37 | 89-65 |
