1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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
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
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 |
| C | | 121 | 409 | 128 | .313 | 7 | 58 |
| 1B | | 137 | 556 | 169 | .304 | 1 | 53 |
| 2B | | 149 | 503 | 142 | .282 | 8 | 70 |
| 3B | | 90 | 300 | 73 | .243 | 1 | 26 |
| SS | | 129 | 378 | 90 | .238 | 1 | 42 |
| OF | | 132 | 466 | 155 | .333 | 4 | 73 |
| OF | | 120 | 430 | 126 | .293 | 0 | 37 |
| OF | | 112 | 372 | 102 | .274 | 5 | 38 |
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 |
| 125 | 380 | 96 | .253 | 4 | 37 |
| 118 | 350 | 83 | .237 | 5 | 42 |
| 51 | 117 | 24 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| 48 | 115 | 31 | .270 | 0 | 6 |
| 35 | 79 | 18 | .228 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | 77 | 24 | .312 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | 54 | 12 | .222 | 1 | 8 |
| 30 | 48 | 7 | .146 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 25 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 16 | 5 | .313 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 33 | 179.1 | 10 | 13 | 4.27 | 64 |
| 27 | 167 | 7 | 7 | 3.23 | 44 |
| 25 | 161 | 9 | 11 | 2.91 | 122 |
| 13 | 90.2 | 4 | 8 | 4.27 | 29 |
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 |
| 39 | 191.2 | 11 | 15 | 4.27 | 57 |
| 39 | 185.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.59 | 93 |
| 42 | 156.1 | 5 | 12 | 5.07 | 98 |
| 13 | 47.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.97 | 12 |
| 6 | 16.1 | 1 | 2 | 6.61 | 2 |
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 |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.13 | 29 |
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.52 | 15 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 | 12 |
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.67 | 9 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.64 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira
