1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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1937  Brooklyn Dodgers
League National League
Ballpark Ebbets Field
City Brooklyn, New York
Owners Stephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company
President Stephen McKeever
Managers Burleigh Grimes
  1936
1938  

Former Dodgers pitcher Burleigh Grimes was brought in to manage the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers, but the team continued to struggle, finishing in sixth place.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9557.62550254532
Chicago Cubs 9361.604346324729
Pittsburgh Pirates 8668.5581046324036
St. Louis Cardinals 8173.5261545333640
Boston Bees 7973.5201643333640
Brooklyn Dodgers 6291.40533½36392652
Philadelphia Phillies 6192.39934½29453247
Cincinnati Reds 5698.3644028512847

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 15–79–1311–1110–1014–811–119–13
Brooklyn 7–158–1412–10–16–1610–1112–107–15–1
Chicago 13–914–814–812–1014–89–1317–5
Cincinnati 11–1110–12–18–148–1411–111–217–15
New York 10–1016–610–1214–815–716–614–8
Philadelphia 8–1411–108–1411–117–1511–115–17–2
Pittsburgh 11–1110–1213–921–16–1611–1114–8
St. Louis 13–915–7–15–1715–78–1417–5–28–14

Notable transactions

Roster

1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Babe Phelps 121409128.313758
1B Buddy Hassett 137556169.304153
2B Cookie Lavagetto 149503142.282870
3B Joe Stripp 9030073.243126
SS Woody English 12937890.238142
OF Heinie Manush 132466155.333473
OF Johnny Cooney 120430126.293037
OF Gibby Brack 112372102.274538

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jim Bucher 12538096.253437
Tom Winsett 11835083.237542
Roy Spencer 5111724.20504
Lindsay Brown 4811531.27006
Tony Malinosky 357918.22803
Goody Rosen 227724.31206
Eddie Wilson 365412.22218
Paul Chervinko 30487.14602
Eddie Morgan 31489.18805
George Cisar 20296.20704
Jake Daniel 12275.18503
Johnny Hudson 13275.18502
Bert Haas 162510.40002
Randy Moore 13223.13602
Nick Polly 10184.22202
Art Parks 7165.31300
Elmer Klumpp 5111.09102
Sid Gautreaux 11101.10002
George Fallon 482.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Fred Frankhouse 33179.110134.2764
Waite Hoyt 27167.0773.2344
Van Mungo 25161.09112.91122
Freddie Fitzsimmons 1390.2484.2729

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Max Butcher 39191.211154.2757
Luke Hamlin 39185.211133.5993
Roy Henshaw 42156.15125.0798
Harry Eisenstat 1347.2333.9712
Buck Marrow 616.1126.612

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
George Jeffcoat 211305.1329
Jim Lindsey 200123.5215
Ben Cantwell 130004.6112
Ralph Birkofer 110206.679
Tom Baker 70108.642
Jim Peterson 30007.944
Watty Clark 20007.710
Tom Winsett 100018.000

Awards and honors

Farm System

LevelTeamLeagueManager
A1 Knoxville Smokies Southern Association Neil Caldwell
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Bruno Betzel
A Davenport Blue Sox Western League John Fitzpatrick
B Clinton Owls Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Clyde Sukeforth
C Greenwood Dodgers Cotton States League Elmer Yoter
D Pocomoke City Red Sox Eastern Shore League Vic Keen
D Cordele Reds Georgia–Florida League Ivy Griffin
D Americus Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Dixie Parker
Bill Porter
Guy Lacy
D Beatrice Blues Nebraska State League Leon Riley
D Greensburg Green Sox Pennsylvania State Association Wilbur Cooper

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira

Notes

  1. Tony Malinosky at Baseball-Reference
  2. Ed Brandt at Baseball-Reference
  3. Lonny Frey at Baseball-Reference
  4. Roy Spencer at Baseball-Reference
  5. Randy Moore at Baseball-Reference
  6. Tom Baker at Baseball-Reference
  7. Waite Hoyt at Baseball-Reference
  8. Ralph Birkofer at Baseball-Reference
  9. Frank Skaff at Baseball-Reference
  10. Ben Cantwell at Baseball-Reference
  11. Tot Pressnell at Baseball-Reference
  12. Ben Geraghty at Baseball-Reference
  13. Johnny Cooney at Baseball-Reference

References