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1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season


FieldValue
nameBrooklyn Dodgers
season1937
leagueNational League
ballparkEbbets Field
cityBrooklyn, New York
record
league_place6th
ownersStephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company
presidentStephen McKeever
managersBurleigh Grimes
Note

the baseball team

|}} 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.
  • December 4, 1936: Ed Brandt was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cookie Lavagetto and Ralph Birkofer.
  • December 5, 1936: Lonny Frey was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Roy Henshaw and Woody English.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • May 2, 1937: Roy Spencer was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.
  • May 24, 1937: Randy Moore was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Paul Chervinko.
  • June 11, 1937: Tom Baker was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
  • June 12, 1937: Waite Hoyt was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • July 11, 1937: Ralph Birkofer was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers for Lindsay Brown and cash.
  • July 23, 1937: Frank Skaff and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Jake Daniel.
  • August 9, 1937: Ben Cantwell was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants.
  • September 10, 1937: Tot Pressnell was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.
  • September 10, 1937: Ben Geraghty and Jack Radtke were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators for Fred Chapman.
  • 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.

Roster

1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C121409128.313758
1B137556169.304153
2B149503142.282870
3B9030073.243126
SS12937890.238142
OF132466155.333473
OF120430126.293037
OF112372102.274538

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
12538096.253437
11835083.237542
5111724.20504
4811531.27006
357918.22803
227724.31206
365412.22218
30487.14602
31489.18805
20296.20704
12275.18503
13275.18502
162510.40002
13223.13602
10184.22202
7165.31300
5111.09102
11101.10002
482.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
33179.110134.2764
27167.0773.2344
25161.09112.91122
1390.2484.2729

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
39191.211154.2757
39185.211133.5993
42156.15125.0798
1347.2333.9712
616.1126.612

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
211305.1329
200123.5215
130004.6112
110206.679
70108.642
30007.944
20007.710
100018.000

Awards and honors

Farm System

Bill Porter Guy Lacy LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/malinto01.shtml Tony Malinosky] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/branded01.shtml Ed Brandt] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freylo01.shtml Lonny Frey] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spencro01.shtml Roy Spencer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moorera01.shtml Randy Moore] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bakerto01.shtml Tom Baker] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hoytwa01.shtml Waite Hoyt] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/birkora01.shtml Ralph Birkofer] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/skafffr01.shtml Frank Skaff] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cantwbe01.shtml Ben Cantwell] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pressto01.shtml Tot Pressnell] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/geragbe01.shtml Ben Geraghty] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  13. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coonejo01.shtml Johnny Cooney] at ''Baseball-Reference''
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