1937 Lafayette White Sox Roster
Evangeline League (EL) - Class: D
Team Record: 73-61
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Bobby Goff (73-61)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Ballpark: Parkdale Park
Attendance: 100,000, Avg. 1,493
1937 Lafayette White Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 73-61
Finished 1st in the EL
Manager: Bobby Goff (73-61)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Ballpark: Parkdale Park
Attendance: 100,000, Avg. 1,493
Playoffs - Lafayette White Sox 1 game, Rayne Rice Birds 0 - One game playoff for first place.
Playoffs - Lake Charles Skippers 4 games, Lafayette White Sox 2
The Lafayette White Sox of the Evangeline League ended the 1937 season with a record of 73 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the EL.
Bobby Goff served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. C. Anderson | ||||||
| Barnette | ||||||
| Buck Brown | ||||||
| Tommy Canavan | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Fred Chumley | R | R | December 25, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | TX, TX US |
| Coffee | ||||||
| Henry Culp | ||||||
| Jess Fatheree | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Henry Gagain | R | October 31, 1915 | 6'0" | 175 | Waterbury, CT US | |
| Carlisle Gilmore | R | R | 6'2" | 172 | ||
| Bobby Goff | R | March 8, 1902 | 5'7" | 140 | TX, US | |
| Willard Hillin | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Kenneth Keating | ||||||
| Jack Kramer | R | R | January 5, 1918 | 6'2" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Earl Lurtz | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Jack McClintock | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| J. D. McKellar | ||||||
| Jack Mentz | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| C. B. Meyers | ||||||
| Walter Minters | ||||||
| Ismael Montalvo | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | MX, MX | |
| Auby Murrell | R | January 24, 1915 | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Russell Needham | R | R | February 3, 1917 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Cliff Neighbors | R | R | April 13, 1915 | 6'1" | 163 | Mercer County, MO US |
| Willard Ochoa | ||||||
| Victor Oehler | R | February 25, 1912 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ernest Richardson | ||||||
| Jim Robertson | R | April 15, 1918 | 5'11" | 165 | Albany, OR US | |
| Dick Rock | ||||||
| L. Rose | ||||||
| Don Smith | L | 5'8" | 155 | |||
| Harold Snyder | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Ernest Spence | R | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Ernest Sunderland | ||||||
| J. Tate | ||||||
| Roy Weissenborn | R | R | August 10, 1914 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| F. Williamson |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
