1937 Joplin Miners Roster
Team Record: 76-66
Finished 4th in the WL
Manager: Benny Bengough (76-66)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Attendance: 59,745, Avg. 841
Playoffs - Joplin Miners 3 games, Muskogee Reds 2
Finals - Springfield Cardinals 4 games, Joplin Miners 3
The Joplin Miners of the Western League ended the 1937 season with a record of 76 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the WL.
Benny Bengough served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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James Adlam | R | R | June 17, 1914 | 5'10" | 168 | Milwaukee, WI US |
Benny Bengough | R | R | July 27, 1898 | 5'7" | 168 | Niagara Falls, NY US |
Ray Clark | R | R | 6'3" | 188 | ||
Bruce Cushing | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Gerard DeLion | R | R | October 3, 1912 | 6'6" | 175 | |
Russ Derry | L | R | October 7, 1916 | 6'1" | 180 | Princeton, MO US |
Joseph Foran | R | R | 5'11" | 200 | ||
Jack Gartland | R | November 25, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Al Gerheauser | L | L | June 24, 1917 | 6'3" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
Eddie Gibb | R | October 10, 1919 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
John Kaeser | ||||||
Eddie Kearse | R | R | February 23, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
Al Lien | S | L | February 2, 1915 | 6'2" | 180 | Canby, OR US |
Mike Milosevich | R | R | January 13, 1915 | 5'10" | 172 | Zeigler, IL US |
Earl Porter | R | R | February 12, 1914 | 6'0" | 195 | Lourle, MT US |
Rufus Ransdell | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Carl Ross | February 19, 1908 | , KS US | ||||
Russell Scherbarth | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Marvin Sizemore | ||||||
Charley Smeltzer | R | January 4, 1915 | 5'11" | 182 | ||
Frank Stapleton | L | 5'11" | 178 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.