1937 International League season

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The 1937 International League season was noted for the performance of the Newark Bears, who went 109-43 and would become one of the few minor league teams to have a book written about their exploits (The '37 Newark Bears). The team was loaded with talent, including Joe Gordon, Charlie Keller and Atley Donald. The Bears set the International League record for wins in a 154-game schedule.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Newark Bears	109	43	.717	--	Ossie Vitt	New York Yankees
Montreal Royals	82	67	.550	25½	Rabbit Maranville	Pittsburgh Pirates
Syracuse Chiefs	78	74	.513	31	Mike Kelly	Cincinnati Reds
Baltimore Orioles	76	75	.503	32½	Guy Sturdy/Buck Crouse	None
Buffalo Bisons	74	79	.484	35½	Ray Schalk	None
Rochester Red Wings	74	80	.481	36	Ray Blades	St. Louis Cardinals
Toronto Maple Leafs	63	88	.417	45½	Dan Howley	None
Jersey City Giants	50	100	.333	58	Travis Jackson	New York Giants

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	1	Buffalo Bisons	4
	3	Syracuse Chiefs	0
						1	Newark Bears	4
						4	Balimore Orioles	0
	4	Baltimore Orioles	4
	2	Montreal Royals	1

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Charlie Keller, Newark, .353
• Runs Scored Keller, 120
• Hits Keller, 189
• Doubles Jim Gleeson, Newark, 47
• Triples Keller; Johnny Hopp, Rochester, 14
• Home Runs Ab Wright, Baltimore, 37
• Runs Batted In Wright, 127
• Stolen Bases Hopp, 33

Pitching

• Wins Joe Beggs, Newark; Marvin Duke, Montreal, 21
• Earned Run Average Ben Cantwell, Jersey City, 1.65
• Complete Games Harry Smythe, Montreal, 24
• Shutouts Rip Sewell, Buffalo, 6
• Strikeouts Nub Kleinke, Rochester, 150

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics. Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998