1937 New York Yankees season
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| 1937 New York Yankees 1937 American League Champions 1937 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
| Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
The New York Yankees' 1937 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.
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[edit] 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 |
[edit] Roster
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1937 New York Yankees roster
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[edit] Game Log
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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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| Frankie Crosetti | 149 | 611 | 143 | .234 | 11 | 49 |
| Bill Dickey | 140 | 530 | 176 | .332 | 29 | 133 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 151 | 621 | 215 | .346 | 46 | 167 |
| Lou Gehrig | 157 | 569 | 200 | .351 | 37 | 159 |
| Myril Hoag | 106 | 362 | 109 | .301 | 3 | 46 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 126 | 446 | 109 | .244 | 14 | 70 |
| Jake Powell | 97 | 365 | 96 | .263 | 3 | 45 |
| Red Rolfe | 154 | 648 | 179 | .276 | 4 | 62 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Babe Dahlgren | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Glenn | 25 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Heffner | 60 | 201 | 50 | .259 | 0 | 21 |
| Tommy Henrich | 67 | 206 | 66 | .320 | 8 | 42 |
| Roy Johnson | 12 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 6 |
| Art Jorgens | 13 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 17 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| George Selkirk | 78 | 256 | 84 | .328 | 18 | 68 |
[edit] 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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| Spud Chandler | 12 | 82.3 | 7 | 4 | 2.84 | 31 |
| Lefty Gomez | 34 | 278.3 | 21 | 11 | 2.33 | 194 |
| Bump Hadley | 29 | 178.3 | 11 | 8 | 5.30 | 70 |
| Monte Pearson | 22 | 144.7 | 9 | 3 | 3.17 | 71 |
| Red Ruffing | 31 | 256.3 | 20 | 7 | 2.98 | 131 |
| Kemp Wicker | 16 | 88 | 7 | 3 | 4.40 | 14 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ivy Andrews | 11 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 3.12 | 17 |
| Johnny Broaca | 7 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 4.70 | 9 |
| Joe Vance | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Frank Makosky | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.97 | 27 |
| Pat Malone | 28 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5.48 | 49 |
| Johnny Murphy | 39 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 4.17 | 36 |
[edit] 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 |
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| Preceded by New York Yankees 1936 |
American League Champions New York Yankees 1937 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1938 |
| Preceded by New York Yankees 1936 |
World Series Champions New York Yankees 1937 |
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