1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season

the baseball team the NFL team 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Dodgers 1937 National League Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York 62 91 y 6th Stephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company Stephen McKeever Burleigh Grimes 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 Brooklyn Dodgers Record vs. opponents BRO 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 20 Tom Baker 19 Ralph Birkofer 15 Max Butcher 27 Ben Cantwell 17 Watty Clark 18 Harry Eisenstat 10 Freddie Fitzsimmons 11 Fred Frankhouse 12 Luke Hamlin 22 Roy Henshaw 34 Waite Hoyt 23 George Jeffcoat 19 Jim Lindsey -- Buck Marrow 16 Van Mungo -- Jim Peterson Catchers  8 Paul Chervinko 34 Elmer Klumpp 10 Randy Moore  9 Babe Phelps 14 Roy Spencer Infielders  7 Lindsay Brown  2 Jim Bucher 24 Jake Daniel  1 Woody English -- George Fallon  6 Buddy Hassett  7 Johnny Hudson  5 Cookie Lavagetto  4 Tony Malinosky 27 Eddie Morgan -- Nick Polly  3 Joe Stripp Outfielders 30 Gibby Brack -- George Cisar 25 Johnny Cooney  8 Sid Gautreaux -- Bert Haas 26 Heinie Manush -- Art Parks -- Goody Rosen 28 Eddie Wilson 29 Tom Winsett Manager 33 Burleigh Grimes Coaches 31 Andy High 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 Babe Phelps 121 409 128 .313 7 58 1B Buddy Hassett 137 556 169 .304 1 53 2B Cookie Lavagetto 149 503 142 .282 8 70 3B Joe Stripp 90 300 73 .243 1 26 SS Woody English 129 378 90 .238 1 42 OF Heinie Manush 132 466 155 .333 4 73 OF Johnny Cooney 120 430 126 .293 0 37 OF Gibby Brack 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 Jim Bucher 125 380 96 .253 4 37 Tom Winsett 118 350 83 .237 5 42 Roy Spencer Roy Spencer (baseball) 51 117 24 .205 0 4 Lindsay Brown Lindsay Brown (baseball) 48 115 31 .270 0 6 Tony Malinosky 35 79 18 .228 0 3 Goody Rosen 22 77 24 .312 0 6 Eddie Wilson Eddie Wilson (baseball) 36 54 12 .222 1 8 Paul Chervinko 30 48 7 .146 0 2 Eddie Morgan Eddie Morgan (baseball) 31 48 9 .188 0 5 George Cisar George Cisar (baseball) 20 29 6 .207 0 4 Jake Daniel 12 27 5 .185 0 3 Johnny Hudson 13 27 5 .185 0 2 Bert Haas 16 25 10 .400 0 2 Randy Moore 13 22 3 .136 0 2 Nick Polly 10 18 4 .222 0 2 Art Parks 7 16 5 .313 0 0 Elmer Klumpp 5 11 1 .091 0 2 Sid Gautreaux 11 10 1 .100 0 2 George Fallon George Fallon (baseball) 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 Fred Frankhouse 33 179.1 10 13 4.27 64 Waite Hoyt 27 167.0 7 7 3.23 44 Van Mungo 25 161.0 9 11 2.91 122 Freddie Fitzsimmons 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 Max Butcher 39 191.2 11 15 4.27 57 Luke Hamlin 39 185.2 11 13 3.59 93 Roy Henshaw 42 156.1 5 12 5.07 98 Harry Eisenstat 13 47.2 3 3 3.97 12 Buck Marrow 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 George Jeffcoat 21 1 3 0 5.13 29 Jim Lindsey Jim Lindsey (baseball) 20 0 1 2 3.52 15 Ben Cantwell 13 0 0 0 4.61 12 Ralph Birkofer 11 0 2 0 6.67 9 Tom Baker Tom Baker (1930s pitcher) 7 0 1 0 8.64 2 Jim Peterson Jim Peterson (baseball) 3 0 0 0 7.94 4 Watty Clark 2 0 0 0 7.71 0 Tom Winsett 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 Awards and honors 1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Van Mungo reserve Farm System 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 ParkerBill PorterGuy Lacy D Beatrice Blues Nebraska State League Leon Riley D Greensburg Green Sox Pennsylvania State Association Wilbur Cooper LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site https://web.archive.org/web/20091025002014/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html October 25, 2009 Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Category:1930s in Brooklyn Category:Flatbush, Brooklyn