1937 New York Yankees

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1937 New York Yankees
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Major league affiliations
1937 Uniform
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Location
1937 Information
Owner(s) Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s) Joe McCarthy
Local television none
Local radio none
Baseball-Reference 1937 New York Yankees

1937 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Record: 102-52-2-1 Finished 1st in American League (1937 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 24, 1937, At Boston Red Sox

World Series Champs

Managed by Joe McCarthy

Coaches: Earle Combs, Art Fletcher and Johnny Schulte

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

The 1937 New York Yankees played the 35th season in team history. 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-to-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 field considerably, although the area remained a daunting target for right-handed power hitters such as Joe DiMaggio.

Awards and Honors[edit]

Season standings[edit]

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 102 52 .662 --
Detroit Tigers 89 65 .578 13
Chicago White Sox 86 68 .558 16
Cleveland Indians 83 71 .539 19
Boston Red Sox 80 72 .526 21
Washington Senators 73 80 .477 28½
Philadelphia Athletics 54 97 .358 46½
St. Louis Browns 46 108 .299 56

World Series[edit]

Main article: 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

Further Reading[edit]

  • Stanley Cohen: Yankees 1936–39, Baseball's Greatest Dynasty: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and the Birth of a New Era, Skyhorse Publishing, New York, NY, 2018. ISBN 978-1510720633
  • James P. Dawson: "Yankees Defeat Red Sox in Ninth on Rolfe's Triple With the Bases Filled; VANCE HURLS WELL AS YANKS WIN,5-1", New York Times, September 25, 1937, Page 12
  • Lew Freedman: DiMaggio's Yankees: A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-5906-3

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