1937 New York Yankees season

1937 New York Yankees 1937 American League Champions 1937 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1937 Information
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
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

1937 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 24 Ivy Andrews 20 Johnny Broaca 13,24,35 Spud Chandler 11 Lefty Gomez 14 Bump Hadley 23,28,34 Frank Makosky 21 Pat Malone 19 Johnny Murphy 16 Monte Pearson 15 Red Ruffing 25 Joe Vance 20,25 Kemp Wicker		Catchers  8 Bill Dickey 26 Joe Glenn 18 Art Jorgens Infielders  1 Frankie Crosetti  4 Lou Gehrig 10 Don Heffner  6 Tony Lazzeri  2 Red Rolfe 12 Jack Saltzgaver		Outfielders  5 Joe DiMaggio 22,32 Tommy Henrich  9 Myril Hoag 22 Roy Johnson  7 Jake Powell  3 George Selkirk Other batters 28 Babe Dahlgren		Manager -- Joe McCarthy Coaches 30 Earle Combs 29 Art Fletcher 31 Johnny Schulte

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
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
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
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
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
Murphy, JohnnyJohnny Murphy	39	13	4	10	4.17	36
Makosky, FrankFrank Makosky	26	5	2	3	4.97	27

1937 World Series

Main article: 1937 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

References

• 1937 New York Yankees
• 1937 World Series
• 1937 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Preceded by New York Yankees 1936

American League Champions New York Yankees 1937

Succeeded by New York Yankees 1938