1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
Manager(s) | Burleigh Grimes |
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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.[1]
- December 4, 1936: Ed Brandt was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cookie Lavagetto and Ralph Birkofer.[2]
- December 5, 1936: Lonny Frey was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Roy Henshaw and Woody English.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 95 | 57 | 0.625 | — | 50–25 | 45–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 93 | 61 | 0.604 | 3 | 46–32 | 47–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 10 | 46–32 | 40–36 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 15 | 45–33 | 36–40 |
Boston Bees | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 16 | 43–33 | 36–40 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 62 | 91 | 0.405 | 33½ | 36–39 | 26–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | 0.399 | 34½ | 29–45 | 32–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 98 | 0.364 | 40 | 28–51 | 28–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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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.[4]
- May 24, 1937: Randy Moore was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Paul Chervinko.[5]
- June 11, 1937: Tom Baker was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Freddie Fitzsimmons.[6]
- June 12, 1937: Waite Hoyt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[7]
- July 11, 1937: Ralph Birkofer was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lindsay Brown and cash.[8]
- July 23, 1937: Frank Skaff and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Jake Daniel.[9]
- August 9, 1937: Ben Cantwell was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.[10]
- September 10, 1937: Tot Pressnell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.[11]
- September 10, 1937: Ben Geraghty and Jack Radtke were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Fred Chapman.[12]
- 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.[13]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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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 |
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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 | ||||||
OF | Heinie Manush | ||||||
OF | Johnny Cooney | ||||||
OF | Gibby Brack |
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 |
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Jim Bucher | ||||||
Tom Winsett | ||||||
Roy Spencer | ||||||
Lindsay Brown | ||||||
Tony Malinosky | 35 | 79 | 18 | .228 | 0 | 3 |
Goody Rosen | ||||||
Eddie Wilson | ||||||
Paul Chervinko | ||||||
Eddie Morgan | ||||||
George Cisar | ||||||
Jake Daniel | ||||||
Johnny Hudson | ||||||
Bert Haas | ||||||
Randy Moore | ||||||
Nick Polly | ||||||
Art Parks | ||||||
Elmer Klumpp | ||||||
Sid Gautreaux | ||||||
George Fallon |
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 |
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Fred Frankhouse | ||||||
Van Mungo | ||||||
Waite Hoyt | ||||||
Freddie Fitzsimmons |
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 |
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Max Butcher | 39 | 191.2 | 11 | 15 | 4.27 | 57 |
Luke Hamlin | ||||||
Roy Henshaw | 42 | 156.1 | 5 | 12 | 5.07 | 98 |
Harry Eisenstat | ||||||
Buck Marrow |
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 |
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Jim Lindsey | ||||||
George Jeffcoat | ||||||
Ben Cantwell | ||||||
Ralph Birkofer | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.67 | 9 |
Tom Baker | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.64 | 2 |
Jim Peterson | ||||||
Watty Clark | ||||||
Tom Winsett |
Awards and honors
Farm System
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira
Notes
- ↑ Tony Malinosky at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ed Brandt at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Lonny Frey at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Roy Spencer at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Randy Moore at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Tom Baker at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Waite Hoyt at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ralph Birkofer at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Frank Skaff at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ben Cantwell at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Tot Pressnell at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Ben Geraghty at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnny Cooney at Baseball-Reference
References
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