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1937 New York Yankees

102-52 • .662 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1937 New York Yankees went 102-52 (.662) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 979 runs, allowed 671, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe DiMaggio (46 HR, 167 RBI) and Lefty Gomez (21-11, 2.33 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

102 Wins
52 Losses
.662 Win %
1st Rank
979 R 671 RA
Diff +308

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979 Runs Scored
671 Runs Allowed
+308 Run Diff
1,118K Attendance

📈 vs. 1937 AL Average

Batting Avg .283 1% above the 1937 league average (.281)
OBP .368 4% above the 1937 league average (.354)
SLG .456 10% above the 1937 league average (.414)
Team ERA 3.65 21% better than the 1937 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 979 20% above the 1937 league average (813 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,118,444
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Avg per Game 14,157

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1937

Batting Avg

1 Lou Gehrig 0.351 2 Joe DiMaggio 0.346 3 Bill Dickey 0.332 4 George Selkirk 0.328 5 Tommy Henrich 0.320

Home Runs

1 Joe DiMaggio 46 2 Lou Gehrig 37 3 Bill Dickey 29 4 George Selkirk 18 5 Tony Lazzeri 14

RBI

1 Joe DiMaggio 167 2 Lou Gehrig 159 3 Bill Dickey 133 4 Tony Lazzeri 70 5 George Selkirk 68
1937 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Red Rolfe 154 648 143 179 34 10 4 62 90 53 4 0.276
Joe DiMaggio 151 621 151 215 35 15 46 167 64 37 3 0.346
Frankie Crosetti 149 611 127 143 29 5 11 49 86 105 13 0.234
Lou Gehrig 157 569 138 200 37 9 37 159 127 49 4 0.351
Bill Dickey 140 530 87 176 35 2 29 133 73 22 3 0.332
Tony Lazzeri 126 446 56 109 21 3 14 70 71 76 7 0.244
Jake Powell 97 365 54 96 22 3 3 45 25 36 7 0.263
Myril Hoag 106 362 48 109 19 8 3 46 33 33 4 0.301
George Selkirk 78 256 49 84 13 5 18 68 34 24 8 0.328
Tommy Henrich 67 206 39 66 14 5 8 42 35 17 4 0.320
Don Heffner 60 201 23 50 6 5 0 21 19 19 1 0.249
Red Ruffing 54 129 11 26 3 0 1 10 13 24 0 0.202
Lefty Gomez 34 105 8 21 2 0 0 4 5 22 1 0.200
Bump Hadley 29 65 7 11 0 1 0 4 11 12 0 0.169
Joe Glenn 25 53 6 15 2 2 0 4 10 11 0 0.283
Roy Johnson 12 51 5 15 3 0 0 6 3 2 1 0.294
Monte Pearson 22 51 6 11 2 0 0 7 3 5 0 0.216
Johnny Murphy 39 35 2 8 3 0 0 6 2 14 0 0.229
Kemp Wicker 16 35 4 4 0 0 0 7 1 6 0 0.114
Pat Malone 28 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0.030
Spud Chandler 12 30 2 4 0 0 0 6 1 7 0 0.133
Arndt Jorgens 13 23 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0.130
Frank Makosky 26 16 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.312
Ivy Andrews 11 15 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.067
Johnny Broaca 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jack Saltzgaver 17 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.182
Joe Vance 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Babe Dahlgren 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1937

ERA

1 Lefty Gomez 2.33 2 Spud Chandler 2.84 3 Red Ruffing 2.98 4 Ivy Andrews 3.12 5 Monte Pearson 3.17

Wins

1 Lefty Gomez 21 2 Red Ruffing 20 3 Johnny Murphy 13 4 Bump Hadley 11 5 Monte Pearson 9

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Gomez 194 2 Red Ruffing 131 3 Monte Pearson 71 4 Bump Hadley 70 5 Pat Malone 49
1937 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Gomez 21 11 2.33 34 34 0 278.1 233 72 93 194
Red Ruffing 20 7 2.98 31 31 0 256.1 242 85 68 131
Bump Hadley 11 8 5.30 29 25 0 178.1 199 105 83 70
Monte Pearson 9 3 3.17 22 20 1 144.2 145 51 64 71
Johnny Murphy 13 4 4.17 39 4 10 110.0 121 51 50 36
Pat Malone 4 4 5.48 28 9 6 92.0 109 56 35 49
Kemp Wicker 7 3 4.40 16 10 0 88.0 107 43 26 14
Spud Chandler 7 4 2.84 12 10 0 82.1 79 26 20 31
Frank Makosky 5 2 4.97 26 1 3 58.0 64 32 24 27
Ivy Andrews 3 2 3.12 11 5 1 49.0 49 17 17 17
Johnny Broaca 1 4 4.70 7 6 0 44.0 58 23 17 9
Joe Vance 1 0 3.00 2 2 0 15.0 11 5 9 3

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. NY1 4-1

👥 Roster (28)

Ivy Andrews Johnny Broaca Spud Chandler Frankie Crosetti Babe Dahlgren Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig Joe Glenn Lefty Gomez Bump Hadley Don Heffner +16 more

28 players

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The 1937 New York Yankees in brief

The 1937 New York Yankees finished 102-52, a .662 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. In 1937 the franchise won the World Series. The run column shows 979 for and 671 against. Against a league average of .281, the 1937 New York Yankees batted .283. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.65 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.62.

The 979 runs scored compare with a league average of 813 per club, 20% more. The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,118,444 in attendance, about 14,157 a game. For power, Joe DiMaggio led the way with 46 homers. Lefty Gomez was the top winner, with 21 victories. Johnny Murphy saved 10 games. The World Series ended in a win against NY1 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1937 New York Yankees

What was the 1937 New York Yankees record?
The 1937 New York Yankees finished 102-52 (.662 win pct).
Did the 1937 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1937 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1937 New York Yankees in home runs?
Joe DiMaggio led the 1937 New York Yankees with 46 home runs.
What was the 1937 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1937 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.65.
Where did the 1937 New York Yankees play?
The 1937 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1937 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe DiMaggio (46 HR, 167 RBI) and Lefty Gomez (21-11, 2.33 ERA).
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