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.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1937 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 140 530 176 .332 29 133 1B 157 569 200 .351 37 159 2B 126 446 109 .244 14 70 3B 154 648 179 .276 4 62 SS 149 611 143 .234 11 49 OF 151 621 215 .346 46 167 OF 106 362 109 .301 3 46 OF 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 7825684.3281868 6720666.320842 6020150.259021 255315.28304 125115.29406 13233.13003 17112.18200 110.00000
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 34 278.1 21 11 2.33 194 31 256.1 20 7 2.98 131 29 178.1 11 8 5.30 70 22 144.2 9 3 3.17 71 12 82.1 7 4 2.84 31 7 55.0 1 4 4.70 9 2 15.0 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 28 92.0 4 4 5.48 49 16 88.0 7 3 4.40 14 11 49.0 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 39 13 4 10 4.17 36 26 5 2 3 4.97 27
1937 World Series
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Giants – 1, Yankees – 8 October 6Yankee Stadium 60,5732 Giants – 1, Yankees – 8 October 7Yankee Stadium 57,6753 Yankees – 5, Giants – 1 October 8Polo Grounds 37,3854 Yankees – 3, Giants – 7 October 9Polo Grounds 44,2935 Yankees – 5, Giants – 2 October 10Polo Grounds 38,216
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Newark, Norfolk (Piedmont), Rogers, Bassett, Snow Hill, ButlerJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1937 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1937 World Series 1937 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com