Former Dodgers pitcher Burleigh Grimes was brought in to manage the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers, but the team continued to struggle, finishing in sixth place.
Offseason November 19, 1936: Tony Malinosky was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Tony Malinosky at Baseball-Reference December 4, 1936: Ed Brandt was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cookie Lavagetto and Ralph Birkofer.Ed Brandt at Baseball-Reference December 5, 1936: Lonny Frey was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Roy Henshaw and Woody English.Lonny Frey at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 2, 1937: Roy Spencer was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.Roy Spencer at Baseball-Reference May 24, 1937: Randy Moore was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Paul Chervinko.Randy Moore at Baseball-Reference June 11, 1937: Tom Baker was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Freddie Fitzsimmons.Tom Baker at Baseball-Reference June 12, 1937: Waite Hoyt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Waite Hoyt at Baseball-Reference July 11, 1937: Ralph Birkofer was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lindsay Brown and cash.Ralph Birkofer at Baseball-Reference July 23, 1937: Frank Skaff and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Jake Daniel.Frank Skaff at Baseball-Reference August 9, 1937: Ben Cantwell was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.Ben Cantwell at Baseball-Reference September 10, 1937: Tot Pressnell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.Tot Pressnell at Baseball-Reference September 10, 1937: Ben Geraghty and Jack Radtke were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Fred Chapman.Ben Geraghty at Baseball-Reference October 4, 1937: Johnny Cooney, Jim Bucher, Joe Stripp and Roy Henshaw were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Leo Durocher.Johnny Cooney at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 121 409 128 .313 7 58 1B 137 556 169 .304 1 53 2B 149 503 142 .282 8 70 3B 90 300 73 .243 1 26 SS 129 378 90 .238 1 42 OF 132 466 155 .333 4 73 OF 120 430 126 .293 0 37 OF 112 372 102 .274 5 38
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 125 380 96 .253 4 37 118 350 83 .237 5 42 51 117 24 .205 0 4 48 115 31 .270 0 6 35 79 18 .228 0 3 22 77 24 .312 0 6 36 54 12 .222 1 8 30 48 7 .146 0 2 31 48 9 .188 0 5 20 29 6 .207 0 4 12 27 5 .185 0 3 13 27 5 .185 0 2 16 25 10 .400 0 2 13 22 3 .136 0 2 10 18 4 .222 0 2 7 16 5 .313 0 0 5 11 1 .091 0 2 11 10 1 .100 0 2 4 8 2 .250 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 33 179.1 10 13 4.27 64 27 167.0 7 7 3.23 44 25 161.0 9 11 2.91 122 13 90.2 4 8 4.27 29
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 39 191.2 11 15 4.27 57 39 185.2 11 13 3.59 93 42 156.1 5 12 5.07 98 13 47.2 3 3 3.97 12 6 16.1 1 2 6.61 2
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 21 1 3 0 5.13 29 20 0 1 2 3.52 15 13 0 0 0 4.61 12 11 0 2 0 6.67 9 7 0 1 0 8.64 2 3 0 0 0 7.94 4 2 0 0 0 7.71 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 0
Awards and honors 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Van Mungo reserve
Farm System
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet