# 1937 New York Yankees season

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

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Yankees | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 57‍–‍20 | 45‍–‍32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13 | 49‍–‍28 | 40‍–‍37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47‍–‍30 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19 | 50‍–‍28 | 33‍–‍43 |
| Boston Red Sox | 80 | 72 | .526 | 21 | 44‍–‍29 | 36‍–‍43 |
| Washington Senators | 73 | 80 | .477 | 28½ | 43‍–‍35 | 30‍–‍45 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 54 | 97 | .358 | 46½ | 27‍–‍50 | 27‍–‍47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 46 | 108 | .299 | 56 | 25‍–‍51 | 21‍–‍57 |

### Record vs. opponents

1937 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 7–15 | 17–3 | 15–7 | 8–14–1 |
| Chicago | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 18–4 | 14–8 |
| Cleveland | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 7–15–1 | 13–9 | 18–4–1 | 11–11 |
| Detroit | 10–12–1 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 16–6 |
| New York | 15–7 | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 16–6–1 |
| Philadelphia | 3–17 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 8–13–3 |
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 4–18 | 4–18–1 | 7–15 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 |
| Washington | 14–8–1 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16–1 | 13–8–3 | 15–7 | — |

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team 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 | 78 | 256 | 84 | .328 | 18 | 68 |
| Tommy Henrich | 67 | 206 | 66 | .320 | 8 | 42 |
| Don Heffner | 60 | 201 | 50 | .259 | 0 | 21 |
| Joe Glenn | 25 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 4 |
| Roy Johnson | 12 | 51 | 15 | .294 | 0 | 6 |
| Arndt Jorgens | 13 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 17 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| 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

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL New York Giants (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 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 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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, Butler