1937 in the Negro Leagues

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1937 in the Negro Leagues


Standings[edit]

BOLD indicates League Champion

Negro National League[edit]

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Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB
1 Homestead Grays 64 45 18 1 .714 --
2 Newark Eagles 60 36 22 2 .621 6.5
3 Philadelphia Stars 62 29 32 1 .475 15.0
4 New York Black Yankees 54 22 30 2 .423 17.5
5 Washington Elite Giants 63 24 36 3 .400 19.5
6 Pittsburgh Crawfords 55 18 36 1 .333 22.5

Negro American League[edit]

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Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB
1 Kansas City Monarchs 72 52 19 1 .732 --
2 Cincinnati Tigers 54 35 18 1 .660 8.0
3 Chicago American Giants 61 36 24 1 .600 10.5
4 Indianapolis Athletics 39 17 21 1 .447 18.5
5 Birmingham Black Barons 40 16 24 0 .400 20.5
6 Detroit Stars 39 15 24 0 .385 21.0
7 Memphis Red Sox 44 15 29 0 .341 23.5
8 St. Louis Stars 37 5 32 0 .135 30.0

Postseason:

  • Negro American League Championship: Kansas City Monarchs defeated Chicago American Giants, 5 games to 1 with 1 tie

Independent Teams[edit]

Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway

Leading Players[edit]

Batters[edit]

Pitchers[edit]

Postseason[edit]

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