| 1937 Kansas City Monarchs | ||
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| League | Negro American League | |
| Ballpark | Ruppert Stadium | |
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Record | 51–22–1 (.696) | |
| League place | 1st | |
| Managers | Andy Cooper | |
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The 1937 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team represented the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League (NAL) during the 1937 baseball season. The team compiled a 51–22–1 (.696) record and won the NAL pennant.[1]
The team featured four individuals who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: manager/pitcher Andy Cooper, left fielder Willard Brown, and pitcher Hilton Smith.[1]
The team's leading batters were:
- Willard Brown - .380 batting average, .680 slugging percentage, 10 home runs, 57 RBIs in 53 games
- Second baseman Newt Allen - .314 batting average in 51 games
The team's leading pitchers were Hilton Smith (11–4, 1.61 ERA), Vet Barnes (8–2, 2.27 ERA), and Johnny Markham (6–0, 4.43 ERA).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1937 Kansas City Monarchs". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1937 Kansas City Monarchs Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "1937 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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