 1937
In 1937 Des Moines went 32–31 to finish second in the first half then went 25–31 in the second half as the league was crumbling.All-Stars were catcher Bus Payton who hit .276, utility man Walt Menke who hit .293 and southpaw pitcher Art McDougall who went 16–11 with a 4.02 ERA.McDougall led the Western League in complete games (24) and innings (233) and was third in wins while teammate Gil Gebo (11–15, 4.63) was fourth in innings (216), games pitched (36) and losses.