1937 South Atlantic League season

1937 South Atlantic League season
League	South Atlantic League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 17 – September 6
Number of games	140
Number of teams	6
Regular season
League champions	Columbus Red Birds
Playoffs
League champions	Savannah Indians
Runners-up	Macon Peaches

The 1937 South Atlantic League was a Class B baseball season played between April 17 and September 6. Six teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.

The Savannah Indians won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Augusta Tigers ended their affiliation with the Detroit Tigers and began a new affiliation with the New York Yankees.
• The Jacksonville Tars began an affiliation with the Washington Senators.
• The Macon Peaches ended their affiliation with the Cincinnati Reds.

Teams

1937 South Atlantic League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Augusta Tigers	Augusta, Georgia	New York Yankees	Municipal Stadium
Columbia Senators	Columbia, South Carolina	Boston Bees	Dreyfus Park
Columbus Red Birds	Columbus, Georgia	St. Louis Cardinals	Golden Park
Jacksonville Tars	Jacksonville, Florida	Washington Senators	Durkee Field
Macon Peaches	Macon, Georgia	None	Luther Williams Field
Savannah Indians	Savannah, Georgia	Pittsburgh Pirates	Grayson Stadium

Map of teams

Augusta

Columbia

Columbus

Jackson-
ville

Macon

Savannah

South Atlantic League teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Columbus Red Birds finish the season with the best record for the second consecutive season.

Standings

South Atlantic League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Columbus Red Birds	79	59	.572	–
Macon Peaches	77	59	.566	1
Savannah Indians	78	60	.565	1
Jacksonville Tars	65	73	.471	14
Augusta Tigers	62	78	.443	17
Columbia Senators	52	84	.382	26

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Jack Bolling, Macon Peaches	.343
H	David Smith, Columbus Red Birds	184
R	Arky Biggs, Savannah Indians	106
2B	Ken Ouzts, Savannah Indians	37
3B	Jack Bolling, Macon Peaches	17
HR	Nick Etten, Savannah Indians	21
RBI	Herb Bremer, Columbus Red Birds	101
SB	Cecil Garriott, Columbus Red Birds	30

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Arthur Evans, Macon Peaches	23
ERA	Clarence Blethen, Savannah Indians	2.29
CG	Roy Walker, Jacksonville Tars	28
IP	Lakey Harkrader, Columbia Senators	295.0
SO	Lakey Harkrader, Columbia Senators	133

Playoffs

• The league expanded the playoffs to four teams.
• Both the semi-finals and finals were a best-of-five-series.
• The Savannah Indians won their fourth South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Macon Peaches in four games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Columbus	1
	3	Savannah	3
						3	Savannah	3
						2	Macon	1
	2	Macon	3
	4	Jacksonville	2

See also

• 1937 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website