# 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season

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.
* December 4, 1936: Ed Brandt was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cookie Lavagetto and Ralph Birkofer.
* December 5, 1936: Lonny Frey was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Roy Henshaw and Woody English.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 95 | 57 | .625 | — | 50‍–‍25 | 45‍–‍32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | .604 | 3 | 46‍–‍32 | 47‍–‍29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | .558 | 10 | 46‍–‍32 | 40‍–‍36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | .526 | 15 | 45‍–‍33 | 36‍–‍40 |
| Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | .520 | 16 | 43‍–‍33 | 36‍–‍40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | .405 | 33½ | 36‍–‍39 | 26‍–‍52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | .399 | 34½ | 29‍–‍45 | 32‍–‍47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | .364 | 40 | 28‍–‍51 | 28‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1937 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–10 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 9–13 |
| Brooklyn | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | 10–11 | 12–10 | 7–15–1 |
| Chicago | 13–9 | 14–8 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 17–5 |
| Cincinnati | 11–11 | 10–12–1 | 8–14 | — | 8–14 | 11–11 | 1–21 | 7–15 |
| New York | 10–10 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 14–8 |
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 11–10 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 7–15 | — | 11–11 | 5–17–2 |
| Pittsburgh | 11–11 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 21–1 | 6–16 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 |
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 15–7–1 | 5–17 | 15–7 | 8–14 | 17–5–2 | 8–14 | — |

### Notable transactions

* May 2, 1937: Roy Spencer was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.
* May 24, 1937: Randy Moore was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Paul Chervinko.
* June 11, 1937: Tom Baker was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
* June 12, 1937: Waite Hoyt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* July 11, 1937: Ralph Birkofer was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lindsay Brown and cash.
* July 23, 1937: Frank Skaff and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Jake Daniel.
* August 9, 1937: Ben Cantwell was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.
* September 10, 1937: Tot Pressnell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.
* September 10, 1937: Ben Geraghty and Jack Radtke were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Fred Chapman.
* 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.

### Roster
## 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 | 51 | 117 | 24 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Lindsay Brown | 48 | 115 | 31 | .270 | 0 | 6 |
| Tony Malinosky | 35 | 79 | 18 | .228 | 0 | 3 |
| Goody Rosen | 22 | 77 | 24 | .312 | 0 | 6 |
| Eddie Wilson | 36 | 54 | 12 | .222 | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Chervinko | 30 | 48 | 7 | .146 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Morgan | 31 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 5 |
| George Cisar | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.64 | 2 |
| Jim Peterson | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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 Parker Bill Porter Guy Lacy |
| D | Beatrice Blues | Nebraska State League | Leon Riley |
| D | Greensburg Green Sox | Pennsylvania State Association | Wilbur Cooper |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira