1937

1937 in baseball
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1937.

Club competitions

Professional

Asia and Australia

• Japanese Professional Baseball League: Tokyo Kyojin (spring); Osaka Tigers (fall) (Details)
• Claxton Shield: New South Wales

Europe

• Hoofdklasse Honkbal: Blauw-Wit Amsterdam

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the New York Giants (NL), 4 - 1 (Details)
    • American League: New York Yankees (Details)
    • National League: New York Giants (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • Alabama-Florida League: Andalusia Bulldogs
  • American Association: Columbus Red Birds
  • Appalachian League: Pennington Gap Lee Bears
  • Arizona-Texas League: Albuquerque Cardinals
  • Arkansas-Missouri League: Rogers Lions
  • Bi-State League: Bassett Furniture Makers
  • Canadian-American League: Ogdensburg Colts
  • Cape Breton Colliery League: Sydney Steel Citians
  • Carolina League: Concord Weavers
  • Coastal Plain League: Snow Hill Billies
  • Cotton States League: El Dorado Lions
  • East Texas League: Jacksonville Jax
  • Eastern Shore League: Salisbury Indians
  • Evangeline League: Opelousas Indians
  • Florida State League: Gainesville G-Men
  • Georgia-Florida League: Cordele Reds
  • International League: Newark Bears
  • Kitty League: Mayfield Clothiers
  • Middle Atlantic League: Canton Terriers
  • Mountain State League: Beckley Bengals
  • Nebraska State League: Sioux Falls Canaries
  • New York-Penn League: Elmira Pioneers
  • North Carolina State League: Mooresville Moors
  • Northeast Arkansas League: Blytheville Giants
  • Northern League: Duluth Dukes
  • Ohio State League: Mansfield Red Sox
  • Pacific Coast League: San Diego Padres over Portland Beavers, 4-0, in the league finals
  • Pennsylvania State Association: Butler Yankees
  • Piedmont League: Norfolk Tars
  • South Atlantic League: Savannah Indians
  • Southeastern League: Mobile Shippers
  • Southern Association: Little Rock Travelers
  • Texas League: Fort Worth Cats
  • Three-I League: Moline Plow Boys
  • Western Association: Springfield Cardinals
  • Western International League: Tacoma Tigers
  • Western League: Cedar Rapids Raiders
  • West Texas-New Mexico League: Wink Spudders

• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Aguila de Veracruz defeated the Agrario de México in the finals, 3 - 0

• Negro Leagues
  • Negro American League: Kansas City Monarchs (Details)
  • Negro National League: Homestead Grays (Details)
  • East-West Game: The team representing the East defeated the team representing the West by a score of 7 - 2 at Comiskey Park (Details)

Winter Leagues

• Cuban Winter League: Marianao

Amateur

• National Baseball Congress World Series: Eason Oilers (Details)
• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Naniwa Shogyo High School (Osaka) defeat Chukyo University Senior High School (Aichi), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Chukyo University Senior High School (Aichi) defeat Kumamoto Kogyo High School (Kumamoto), 3 - 1 in the championship (Details)

Births

Category:Births in 1937

Deaths

Category:Deaths in 1937