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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

[2]

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

  1. ^ a b "1937 Kansas City Monarchs". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1937 Kansas City Monarchs Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "1937 Kansas City Monarchs Pitching Batting". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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