The1937Cincinnati Reds season was a season in Americanbaseball. The team finished eighth and last in theNational League with a record of 56–98, 40 games behind theNew York Giants.

On December 2, 1936, the Reds purchased catcherSpud Davis and infielderCharlie Gelbert from theSt. Louis Cardinals. Davis played in 112 games with the Cardinals during the 1936 season, hitting .273 with four home runs and 59 RBI. Gelbert hit .229 with three home runs and 27 RBI in 93 games during the 1936 season.

Just over two weeks later, on December 19, Cincinnati sold pitcherLee Stine to theNew York Yankees. Stine appeared in 40 games with the Reds during the 1936 season, including 12 starts. He posted a 3–8 record with a 5.03 ERA in 121.2 innings pitched in his only season with the club.

On January 6, 1937, Cincinnati sold infielderTommy Thevenow to theNew York Giants. Thevenow hit .234 with 36 RBI in 106 games in his lone season with the team.

Just prior to the beginning of the regular season, Cincinnati made a couple of moves. On April 16, the Reds sold outfielderJack Rothrock to thePhiladelphia Athletics. Rothrock, who was acquired by the Reds in August 1936, did not appear in a game with the team. Three days later, Cincinnati sold left fielderBabe Herman to theDetroit Tigers. In 119 games during the 1936 season, Herman hit for a .279 batting average with 13 home runs and 71 RBI.

The Reds opened the 1937 season at home against theSt. Louis Cardinals on April 20, as the Cardinals, led by a 10 inning shutout pitching performance byDizzy Dean defeated the Reds 2–0 in front of 34,374 fans.

Cincinnati struggled in their first 10 games of the season, posting a 1–9 record and quickly falling into the basement of the National League. The Reds snapped out of their early struggles, winning their next four games, including a wild 21–10 win over thePhiladelphia Phillies on May 9.

On May 12, Cincinnati purchased first basemanBuck Jordan from theBoston Bees. Jordan had appeared in only eight games with the Bees at the time of the transaction, batting .250. In 1936, Jordan hit .323 with three home runs and 66 RBI in 138 games with Boston.

Cincinnati continued to struggled throughout the month of May, as at the end of the month, the team had a record of 11–25, remaining in last place, 12.5 games behind the National League leadingPittsburgh Pirates.

On June 6, the club purchased pitcherJumbo Brown from theNew York Yankees. Brown did not play in any games with the Yankees, as he was playing with their AA club, theNewark Bears of theInternational League. In 1936, Brown had a 1–4 record with a 5.91 ERA in 20 games with the Yankees.

Cincinnati put together a solid 13–8 record in their first 21 games during June, as the club moved into sixth place in the National League with a 24–33 record. The club then dropped their next five games, falling back into a tie for last place, with a 24–38 record, 14 games behind the pennant leadingChicago Cubs.

The Reds made a number of moves on July 3, as they sold pitcherJumbo Brown and leftfielderPhil Weintraub to theNew York Giants. Cincinnati also purchased pitcherJoe Cascarella from theWashington Senators. Cascarella had a 0–5 record with a 8.07 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched over ten games.

The team earned a record of 12–14 in July, as their record sat at 36–52 at the end of the month. Cincinnati sat in seventh place in the eight team league, 21 games behind theChicago Cubs for first place.

The Reds purchased centerfielderKiddo Davis from theNew York Giants on August 4. Davis hit .263 with nine RBI in 56 games with the Giants. Later in the month, on August 20, Cincinnati purchasedDusty Cooke from theBoston Red Sox. Cooke hit .345 with 18 home runs in 151 games with theMinneapolis Millers of theInternational League.

Cincinnati struggled to a 10–17 record during the month of August, as the club dropped back into last place with a 46–69 record at the end of the month, 24.5 games behind the pennant leadingChicago Cubs and one game behind theBrooklyn Dodgers for seventh place.

On September 1, the Reds purchased third basemanCharlie English from theNew York Yankees. English played with the Yankees AA club, theKansas City Blues of theAmerican Association. In 154 games, English hit .327 with 44 doubles and 15 triples. Three days later, the Reds made another purchase from the Yankees, as the acquired pitcherTed Kleinhans. Kleinhans earned a 15–9 record with a 4.03 ERA in 37 games with the Blues during the 1937 season. Kleinhans had previously pitched for Cincinnati in 1934, as he earned a 2–6 record with a 5.74 ERA in 24 games.

Cincinnati continued to struggle in September. Following a doubleheader, in which the Reds split the two games with theSt. Louis Cardinals on September 12, the club relievedChuck Dressen from his duties as manager. Dressen finished the season with a 51–78 record. Overall, in four seasons with the team, Dressen earned a 214–282 record. His replacement for the rest of the season wasBobby Wallace. Wallace, who was generally recognized as the top shortstop in the American League during his tenure with theSt. Louis Browns from 1902–11, had previous managing experience, as he was a player-manager with the Browns from 1911–12, where he earned a 57–134 record.

Under Wallace, the Reds limped to a 5–20 record, including finishing the regular season on a 14 game losing streak. Overall, Cincinnati finished the season with a 56–98 record, finishing in last place in the National League, 40 games behind the pennant winningNew York Giants.

Offensively, catcherErnie Lombardi led the Reds with a .334 batting average, as he added nine home runs and 59 RBI in 120 games. Second basemanAlex Kampouris hit .249 with a team-high 17 home runs and 71 RBI in 146 games. RightfielderIval Goodman led the team with 150 hits, as he batted .273 with 12 home runs and 55 RBI in 147 games, as well as tying for the team lead with 10 stolen bases. OutfielderKiki Cuyler hit .271 with 32 RBI, as well as tying Goodman with a team high 10 stolen bases.

On the pitching staff,Lee Grissom emerged as the ace of the team. Grissom earned a 12–17 record with a 3.26 ERA in 50 games, as he led the club with 14 complete games, 149 strikeouts, and 223.2 innings pitched.Paul Derringer was 10–14 with a 4.04 ERA in 43 games, which included 12 complete games. Despite a record of 4–13,Gene Schott led the Reds with a team best ERA of 2.97 in 37 games.

The Reds 56–98 was the worst record by the club since the 1934 season, in which the club earned a 52–99 record. The club won 18 fewer games than they did in 1936, when Cincinnati earned a 74–80 record. This marked the sixth consecutive season in which the club had finished with a record under .500. Attendance dropped to 411,221, which was 55,124 fewer fans than the 1936 season, and the lowest season attendance since the 1934 season.

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitchers batting data included in above table.

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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