1937 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1937 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 102 52 y 1st Jacob Ruppert Ed Barrow Joe McCarthy 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 New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1937 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 24 Ivy Andrews 20 Johnny Broaca 13,24,35 Spud Chandler 11 Lefty Gomez 14 Bump Hadley 23,28,34 Frank Makosky 21 Pat Malone 19 Johnny Murphy 16 Monte Pearson 15 Red Ruffing 25 Joe Vance 20,25 Kemp Wicker Catchers  8 Bill Dickey 26 Joe Glenn 18 Arndt Jorgens Infielders  1 Frankie Crosetti  4 Lou Gehrig 10 Don Heffner  6 Tony Lazzeri  2 Red Rolfe 12 Jack Saltzgaver Outfielders  5 Joe DiMaggio 22,32 Tommy Henrich  9 Myril Hoag 22 Roy Johnson  7 Jake Powell  3 George Selkirk Other batters 28 Babe Dahlgren Manager -- Joe McCarthy Coaches 30 Earle Combs 29 Art Fletcher 31 Johnny Schulte 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 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 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 George Selkirk 7825684.3281868 Tommy Henrich 6720666.320842 Don Heffner 6020150.259021 Joe Glenn Joe Glenn (baseball) 255315.28304 Roy Johnson 1930s outfielder 125115.29406 Arndt Jorgens 13233.13003 Jack Saltzgaver 17112.18200 Babe Dahlgren 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 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 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 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 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 Johnny Murphy 39 13 4 10 4.17 36 Frank Makosky 26 5 2 3 4.97 27 1937 World Series 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 Minor League Baseball AA Kansas City Blues American Association Dutch Zwilling AA Newark Bears International League Ossie Vitt AA Oakland Oaks Pacific Coast League Billy Meyer A Binghamton Triplets New York–Pennsylvania League Bill Skiff B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Johnny Neun B Augusta Tigers Sally League Jack Mealey and Troy Agnew B Jackson Mississippians Southeastern League Ike Boone and Jack Mealey C Smiths Falls Beavers Canadian–American League Johnny Haddock C Akron Yankees Middle Atlantic League Leo Mackey C Joplin Miners Western Association Benny Bengough D Rogers Lions Arkansas–Missouri League Ted Mayer D Bassett Furniture Makers Bi-State League Ray White D Snow Hill Billies Coastal Plain League Dwight Wall and Peahead Walker D Norfolk Elks Nebraska State League Doc Bennett D Butler Yankees Pennsylvania State Association Lefty Jenkins 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 2 External links 1937 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1937 World Series 1937 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1930s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons