Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939
99-53, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Joe McCarthy (99-53)
Scored 966 runs, Allowed 710 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-55
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 970,916 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 95 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 102
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Won World Series (4-0) over Chicago Cubs |

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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Andrews | 31 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | May 6, 1907 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Beggs | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 182 | Nov 4, 1910 | 1st | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Spud Chandler | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 181 | Sep 12, 1907 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frankie Crosetti | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Oct 4, 1910 | 7 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Babe Dahlgren | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Jun 15, 1912 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Dickey HOF | 31 | L | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 6, 1907 | 11 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Joe DiMaggio HOF | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 193 | Nov 25, 1914 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 145 | All-Star | |||
| Atley Donald | 27 | L | R | 6' 1" | 186 | Aug 19, 1910 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wes Ferrell | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Feb 2, 1908 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Gehrig HOF | 35 | L | L | 6' 0" | 200 | Jun 19, 1903 | 16 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Joe Glenn | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Nov 19, 1908 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lefty Gomez HOF | 29 | L | L | 6' 2" | 173 | Nov 26, 1908 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Joe Gordon HOF | 23 | R | R | 5' 10" | 180 | Feb 18, 1915 | 1st | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bump Hadley | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Jul 5, 1904 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tommy Henrich | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Feb 20, 1913 | 2 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | ||||
| Myril Hoag | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 9, 1908 | 7 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 70 | ||||
| Arndt Jorgens | 33 | R | R | 5' 9" | 160 | May 18, 1905 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Knickerbocker | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Dec 29, 1911 | 6 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Johnny Murphy | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Jul 14, 1908 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Monte Pearson | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Sep 2, 1908 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jake Powell | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Jul 15, 1908 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 43 | ||||
| Red Rolfe | 29 | L | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Oct 17, 1908 | 6 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| Red Ruffing HOF | 33 | R | R | 6' 1" | 205 | May 3, 1905 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All-Star | |||
| George Selkirk | 30 | L | R | 6' 1" | 182 | Jan 4, 1908 | 5 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 95 | ||||
| Lee Stine | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Nov 17, 1913 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Sundra | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Mar 27, 1910 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Vance | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Sep 16, 1905 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kemp Wicker | 31 | R | L | 5' 11" | 182 | Aug 13, 1906 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR |