1937 New York Yankees

1937 New York Yankees
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1937 Uniform
Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
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

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

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

• All-Stars: Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Gomez, Johnny Murphy and Red Rolfe

Season standings

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

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

• 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

External links

• 1937 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com