American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers is named Most Valuable Player

November 2, 1937 – American League batting champ Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers is named Most Valuable Player, receiving 78 out of a possible 80 points. The New York Yankees’ Joe DiMaggio is a close second, four points behind, while Gehringer’s teammate Hank Greenberg, who had 183 RBI, is a distant third. Gehringer also becomes the third Detroit player in four years to be named MVP.

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