1937 Brooklyn Dodgers

62-91 • .405 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers went 62-91 (.405) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 616 runs, allowed 772, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Cookie Lavagetto (8 HR, 70 RBI) and Max Butcher (11-15, 4.27 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
91 Losses
.405 Win %
6th Rank
616 R 772 RA
Diff -156

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616 Runs Scored
772 Runs Allowed
-156 Run Diff
489K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 3% below the 1937 league average (.271)
OBP .326 1% below the 1937 league average (.331)
SLG .354 7% below the 1937 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.13 6% worse than the 1937 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 616 11% below the 1937 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 489,437
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Avg per Game 6,439

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Manush 0.333 2 Babe Phelps 0.313 3 Goody Rosen 0.312 4 Buddy Hassett 0.304 5 Johnny Cooney 0.293

Home Runs

1 Cookie Lavagetto 8 2 Babe Phelps 7 3 Gibby Brack 5 4 Tom Winsett 5 5 Jim Bucher 4

RBI

1 Heinie Manush 73 2 Cookie Lavagetto 70 3 Babe Phelps 58 4 Buddy Hassett 53 5 Woody English 42
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Hassett 137 556 71 169 31 6 1 53 20 19 13 0.304
Cookie Lavagetto 149 503 64 142 26 6 8 70 74 41 13 0.282
Heinie Manush 132 466 57 155 25 7 4 73 40 24 6 0.333
Johnny Cooney 120 430 61 126 18 5 0 37 22 10 5 0.293
Babe Phelps 121 409 42 128 37 3 7 58 25 28 2 0.313
Jim Bucher 125 380 44 96 11 2 4 37 20 18 5 0.253
Woody English 129 378 45 90 16 2 1 42 65 55 4 0.238
Gibby Brack 112 372 60 102 27 9 5 38 44 93 9 0.274
Tom Winsett 118 350 32 83 15 5 5 42 45 64 3 0.237
Joe Stripp 90 300 37 73 10 2 1 26 20 18 1 0.243
Roy Spencer 51 117 5 24 2 2 0 4 8 17 0 0.205
Lindsay Brown 48 115 16 31 3 1 0 6 3 17 1 0.270
Tony Malinosky 35 79 7 18 2 0 0 3 9 11 0 0.228
Goody Rosen 22 77 10 24 5 1 0 6 6 6 2 0.312
Van Mungo 28 64 4 16 3 0 0 9 3 16 0 0.250
Max Butcher 40 62 3 10 3 0 0 3 2 17 0 0.161
Luke Hamlin 41 59 4 11 0 0 0 1 3 16 0 0.186
Fred Frankhouse 39 58 7 11 2 0 0 5 3 4 1 0.190
Eddie Wilson 36 54 11 12 4 1 1 8 17 14 1 0.222
Paul Chervinko 30 48 1 7 0 1 0 2 3 16 0 0.146
Roy Henshaw 43 48 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.167
Waite Hoyt 27 48 1 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 0 0.083
Eddie Morgan 31 48 4 9 3 0 0 5 9 7 0 0.188
Freddie Fitzsimmons 13 30 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.167
George Cisar 20 29 8 6 0 0 0 4 2 6 3 0.207
Jake Daniel 12 27 3 5 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.185
Johnny Hudson 13 27 3 5 4 0 0 2 3 9 0 0.185
Bert Haas 16 25 2 10 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.400
Randy Moore 13 22 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.136
Nick Polly 10 18 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.222
Art Parks 7 16 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.312
George Jeffcoat 21 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Ralph Birkofer 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.273
Harry Eisenstat 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.000
Elmer Klumpp 5 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.091
Sid Gautreaux 11 10 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.100
George Fallon 4 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Ben Cantwell 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Jim Lindsey 20 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Buck Marrow 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Baker 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Watson Clark 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Peterson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Van Mungo 2.91 2 Waite Hoyt 3.23 3 Jim Lindsey 3.52 4 Luke Hamlin 3.59 5 Harry Eisenstat 3.97

Wins

1 Max Butcher 11 2 Luke Hamlin 11 3 Fred Frankhouse 10 4 Van Mungo 9 5 Waite Hoyt 7

Strikeouts

1 Van Mungo 122 2 Roy Henshaw 98 3 Luke Hamlin 93 4 Fred Frankhouse 64 5 Max Butcher 57
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Max Butcher 11 15 4.27 39 24 0 191.2 203 91 75 57
Luke Hamlin 11 13 3.59 39 25 1 185.2 183 74 48 93
Fred Frankhouse 10 13 4.27 33 26 0 179.1 214 85 78 64
Waite Hoyt 7 7 3.23 27 19 0 167.0 180 60 30 44
Van Mungo 9 11 2.91 25 21 3 161.0 136 52 56 122
Roy Henshaw 5 12 5.07 42 16 2 156.1 176 88 69 98
Freddie Fitzsimmons 4 8 4.27 13 13 0 90.2 91 43 32 29
George Jeffcoat 1 3 5.13 21 3 0 54.1 58 31 27 29
Harry Eisenstat 3 3 3.97 13 4 0 47.2 61 21 11 12
Jim Lindsey 0 1 3.52 20 0 2 38.1 43 15 12 15
Ralph Birkofer 0 2 6.67 11 1 0 29.2 45 22 9 9
Ben Cantwell 0 0 4.61 13 0 0 27.1 32 14 8 12
Buck Marrow 1 2 6.61 6 3 0 16.1 19 12 9 2
Tom Baker 0 1 8.64 7 0 0 8.1 14 8 5 2
Jim Peterson 0 0 7.94 3 0 0 5.2 8 5 2 4
Watson Clark 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 4 2 3 0
Tom Winsett 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0

👥 Roster (43)

Tom Baker Ralph Birkofer Gibby Brack Lindsay Brown Jim Bucher Max Butcher Ben Cantwell Paul Chervinko George Cisar Watson Clark Johnny Cooney Jake Daniel +31 more

43 players

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The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers reads 62 wins and 91 losses, good for 6th in the NL. Runs came in at 616 scored against 772 allowed (-156). Against a league average of .271, the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .264. Pitchers allowed 4.13 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the Brooklyn Dodgers scored 11% fewer.

Ebbets Field was home in 1937, drawing a total attendance of 489,437. Cookie Lavagetto topped the Brooklyn Dodgers with 8 home runs. The RBI leader was Heinie Manush, with 73. Buddy Hassett collected the most hits, 169. On the mound, Luke Hamlin won 11 games to lead the staff. Van Mungo struck out 122, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 62-91 (.405 win pct).
Who led the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Cookie Lavagetto led the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers with 8 home runs.
What was the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 4.13.
Did the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cookie Lavagetto (8 HR, 70 RBI) and Max Butcher (11-15, 4.27 ERA).
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