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Former Dodgers pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1954. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.-Career:Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard", Grimes was...

was brought in to manage the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

, but the team continued to struggle, finishing in sixth place.

Offseason

November 19, 1936: Tony Malinosky
Tony Malinosky
Anthony Francis Malinosky was a third baseman and shortstop in Major League baseball who played 35 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the season...

was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

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December 4, 1936: Ed Brandt
Ed Brandt
Edward Arthur Brandt was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1938. He played for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates....

was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

for Cookie Lavagetto
Cookie Lavagetto
Harry Arthur "Cookie" Lavagetto was a third baseman, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball. He is most widely known as the pinch hitter whose double ruined Bill Bevens' no-hitter in Game 4 of the 1947 World Series and gave his Brooklyn Dodgers a breathtaking victory over the New...

and Ralph Birkofer
Ralph Birkofer
Ralph Joseph Birkofer was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. His two main pitches were a sinking fastball and a curve.-External links:...

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December 5, 1936: Lonny Frey
Lonny Frey
Linus Reinhard Frey [Junior] was an infielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Brooklyn Dodgers , Chicago Cubs , Cincinnati Reds , New York Yankees and New York Giants...

was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...

for Roy Henshaw
Roy Henshaw
Roy Knikelbine Henshaw , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1933-1944. He played collegiately for the University of Chicago. Henshaw spent eight seasons in the Major Leagues as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St...

and Woody English
Woody English
Elwood George "Woody" English was an American shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for twelve seasons with the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers.- Early life :...

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Notable transactions

May 2, 1937: Roy Spencer was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

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May 24, 1937: Randy Moore
Randy Moore
Randolph Edward Moore born in Naples, Texas was an Outfielder for Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox , Boston Braves , Brooklyn Dodgers and St...

was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

for Paul Chervinko
Paul Chervinko
Paul Chervinko was a Major League Baseball catcher for parts of two seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers . He was a native of Trauger, Pennsylvania....

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June 11, 1937: Tom Baker was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

for Freddie Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Frederick Landis Fitzsimmons , nicknamed "Fat Freddie," was an American right-handed pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who played from 1925 to 1943 with the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers...

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June 12, 1937: Waite Hoyt
Waite Hoyt
Waite Charles Hoyt was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, one of the dominant pitchers of the 1920s, and the winningest pitcher for the New York Yankees during that decade...

was purchased by the Dodgers from the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

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July 11, 1937: Ralph Birkofer
Ralph Birkofer
Ralph Joseph Birkofer was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. His two main pitches were a sinking fastball and a curve.-External links:...

was traded by the Dodgers to the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

for Lindsay Brown
Lindsay Brown
John Lindsay Brown , is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop in the major leagues for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:...

and cash.
July 23, 1937: Frank Skaff
Frank Skaff
Francis Michael Skaff was an infielder, coach, manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. Skaff's half-season as acting manager of the Detroit Tigers is one of the most unusual, and tragic, happenstances in baseball annals.Skaff began 1966 as a Detroit coach...

and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
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for Jake Daniel
Jake Daniel
Handley Jacob Daniel was a professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily as a first baseman.-External links:...

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August 9, 1937: Ben Cantwell
Ben Cantwell
Benjamin Caldwell Cantwell was an American major league baseball pitcher from 1927-1937. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee.-External links:...

was purchased by the Dodgers from the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

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September 10, 1937: Tot Pressnell
Tot Pressnell
Forest Charles Pressnell , was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1938-1942. He pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs-External links:...

was purchased by the Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
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September 10, 1937: Ben Geraghty
Ben Geraghty
Benjamin Raymond Geraghty was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and one of the most successful and respected minor league managers of the 1950s....

and Jack Radtke
Jack Radtke
Jack William Radtke , is a former Major League Baseball player who was an infielder for the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:...

were traded by the Dodgers to the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
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for Fred Chapman.
October 4, 1937: Johnny Cooney
Johnny Cooney
John Walter Cooney was a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman, then a longtime coach, in American Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 10" and 165 pounds , Cooney batted right-handed but threw left-handed...

, Jim Bucher
Jim Bucher
James Quinter Bucher was an infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers , St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox . A native of Manassas, Virginia, Bucher batted left-handed and threw right-handed...

, Joe Stripp
Joe Stripp
Joseph Valentine Stripp , is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1928-1938. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St...

and Roy Henshaw
Roy Henshaw
Roy Knikelbine Henshaw , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1933-1944. He played collegiately for the University of Chicago. Henshaw spent eight seasons in the Major Leagues as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St...

were traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

for Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher , nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by...

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Roster

1937 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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	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
OF
OF
OF

Other batters

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI




35	79	18	.228	0	3

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

Other pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
39	191.2	11	15	4.27	57

42	156.1	5	12	5.07	98

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO



11	0	2	0	6.67	9
7	0	1	0	8.64	2

Farm System

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Elmira

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