| 1937 New York Yankees | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Series champions American League champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York City | |
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert | |
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |
| Managers | 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 3–2 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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 57–20 | 45–32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47–30 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 | 50–28 | 33–43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 | 44–29 | 36–43 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28½ | 43–35 | 30–45 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46½ | 27–50 | 27–47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 | 25–51 | 21–57 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–3 | 15–7 | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 18–4 | 14–8 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | 18–4–1 | 11–11 | |||||
| Detroit | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 16–6 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 16–6–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 3–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 8–13–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 4–18 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | |||||
| Washington | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16–1 | 13–8–3 | 15–7 | — | |||||
| 1937 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Bill Dickey | 140 | 530 | 176 | .332 | 29 | 133 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 157 | 569 | 200 | .351 | 37 | 159 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 126 | 446 | 109 | .244 | 14 | 70 |
| 3B | Red Rolfe | 154 | 648 | 179 | .276 | 4 | 62 |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | 149 | 611 | 143 | .234 | 11 | 49 |
| OF | Joe DiMaggio | 151 | 621 | 215 | .346 | 46 | 167 |
| OF | Myril Hoag | 106 | 362 | 109 | .301 | 3 | 46 |
| OF | Jake Powell | 97 | 365 | 96 | .263 | 3 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Selkirk | 78 | 256 | 84 | .328 | 18 | 68 |
| Tommy Henrich | 67 | 206 | 66 | .320 | 8 | 42 |
| Don Heffner | 60 | 201 | 50 | .259 | 0 | 21 |
| Joe Glenn | 25 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 4 |
| Roy Johnson | 12 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 6 |
| Arndt Jorgens | 13 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 17 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
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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| Lefty Gomez | 34 | 278.1 | 21 | 11 | 2.33 | 194 |
| Red Ruffing | 31 | 256.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.98 | 131 |
| Bump Hadley | 29 | 178.1 | 11 | 8 | 5.30 | 70 |
| Monte Pearson | 22 | 144.2 | 9 | 3 | 3.17 | 71 |
| Spud Chandler | 12 | 82.1 | 7 | 4 | 2.84 | 31 |
| Johnny Broaca | 7 | 55.0 | 1 | 4 | 4.70 | 9 |
| Joe Vance | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Malone | 28 | 92.0 | 4 | 4 | 5.48 | 49 |
| Kemp Wicker | 16 | 88.0 | 7 | 3 | 4.40 | 14 |
| Ivy Andrews | 11 | 49.0 | 3 | 2 | 3.12 | 17 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy | 39 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4.17 | 36 |
| Frank Makosky | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.97 | 27 |
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 |
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