1937 New York Yankees season
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1937 American League Champions 1937 World Series Champions | |
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Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
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The 1937 New York Yankees season was their 35th season. The team finished with a record of 102–52, winning their 9th pennant, finishing 13 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the New York Giants in 5 games. This gave the Yankees a 3-to-2 edge in overall series play against the Giants.
1937 saw significant changes in the layout of Yankee Stadium, as concrete bleachers were built to replace the aging wooden structure, reducing the cavernous "death valley" of left center and center considerably, although the area remained a daunting target for right-handed power hitters such as Joe DiMaggio.
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | .662 | -- |
Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 |
Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 |
Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 |
Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 |
Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28½ |
Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46½ |
St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dickey, BillBill Dickey | 140 | 530 | 176 | .332 | 29 | 133 |
1B | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig | 157 | 569 | 200 | .351 | 37 | 159 |
2B | Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri | 126 | 446 | 109 | .244 | 14 | 70 |
3B | Rolfe, RedRed Rolfe | 154 | 648 | 179 | .276 | 4 | 62 |
SS | Crosetti, FrankieFrankie Crosetti | 149 | 611 | 143 | .234 | 11 | 49 |
OF | DiMaggio, JoeJoe DiMaggio | 151 | 621 | 215 | .346 | 46 | 167 |
OF | Hoag, MyrilMyril Hoag | 106 | 362 | 109 | .301 | 3 | 46 |
OF | Powell, JakeJake Powell | 97 | 365 | 96 | .263 | 3 | 45 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Selkirk, GeorgeGeorge Selkirk | 78 | 256 | 84 | .328 | 18 | 68 |
Henrich, TommyTommy Henrich | 67 | 206 | 66 | .320 | 8 | 42 |
Heffner, DonDon Heffner | 60 | 201 | 50 | .259 | 0 | 21 |
Glenn, JoeJoe Glenn | 25 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 4 |
Johnson, RoyRoy Johnson | 12 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 6 |
Jorgens, ArtArt Jorgens | 13 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
Saltzgaver, JackJack Saltzgaver | 17 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Dahlgren, BabeBabe Dahlgren | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Gomez, LeftyLefty Gomez | 34 | 278.1 | 21 | 11 | 2.33 | 194 |
Ruffing, RedRed Ruffing | 31 | 256.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.98 | 131 |
Hadley, BumpBump Hadley | 29 | 178.1 | 11 | 8 | 5.30 | 70 |
Pearson, MonteMonte Pearson | 22 | 144.2 | 9 | 3 | 3.17 | 71 |
Chandler, SpudSpud Chandler | 12 | 82.1 | 7 | 4 | 2.84 | 31 |
Broaca, JohnnyJohnny Broaca | 7 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 4.70 | 9 |
Vance, JoeJoe Vance | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Malone, PatPat Malone | 28 | 92 | 4 | 4 | 5.48 | 49 |
Wicker, KempKemp Wicker | 16 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 4.40 | 14 |
Andrews, IvyIvy Andrews | 11 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 3.12 | 17 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy | 39 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4.17 | 36 |
Makosky, FrankFrank Makosky | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.97 | 27 |
1937 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (1)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Giants – 1, Yankees – 8 | October 6 | Yankee Stadium | 60,573 |
2 | Giants – 1, Yankees – 8 | October 7 | Yankee Stadium | 57,675 |
3 | Yankees – 5, Giants – 1 | October 8 | Polo Grounds | 37,385 |
4 | Yankees – 3, Giants – 7 | October 9 | Polo Grounds | 44,293 |
5 | Yankees – 5, Giants – 2 | October 10 | Polo Grounds | 38,216 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Kansas City Blues | American Association | Dutch Zwilling |
AA | Newark Bears | International League | Ossie Vitt |
AA | Oakland Oaks | Pacific Coast League | Billy Meyer |
A | Binghamton Triplets | New York-Pennsylvania League | Bill Skiff |
B | Norfolk Tars | Piedmont League | Johnny Neun |
B | Augusta Tigers | Sally League | Jack Mealey and Troy Agnew |
B | Jackson Mississippians | Southeastern League | Ike Boone and Jack Mealey |
C | Smiths Falls Beavers | Canadian-American League | Johnny Haddock |
C | Akron Yankees | Middle Atlantic League | Leo Mackey |
C | Joplin Miners | Western Association | Benny Bengough |
D | Rogers Lions | Arkansas-Missouri League | Ted Mayer |
D | Bassett Furniture Makers | Bi-State League | Ray White |
D | Snow Hill Billies | Coastal Plain League | Dwight Wall and Peahead Walker |
D | Norfolk Elks | Nebraska State League | Doc Bennett |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark, Norfolk (Piedmont), Rogers, Bassett, Snow Hill, Butler[1]
Notes
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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