Yankees History

In a lot of ways, 1937 was Lou Gehrig’s last hurrah.  1938 would be one of his worst seasons (although it was still very good by most standards) and of course 1939 was the season we saw Gehrig’s career cut short.   Man, did he come out in 1937 though.

While a lot was made about DiMaggio’s breakout season in 1937 in which he finished second for the MVP, it was actually Gehrig that led the team in OPS (1.116) and who finished fourth, providing one of the best one/two punches since, well, Ruth and Gehrig.  He finished second in hitting (.351), first in OBP (.473), first in OPS, third in runs (138), third in homeruns (37), first in walks (127) and third in RBIs (159).  Not too shabby for the Iron Horse.

Gehrig also got it done in the post season.  He hit an impressive .294/.455/.647 clip in the World Series with four runs and three RBIs.

Here are Gehrig’s numbers in 1937:

Games 157
AB 569
Runs 138
Hits 200
Doubles 37
Triples 9
Homeruns 37
RBIs 159
Walks 127
Strikeouts 49
Stolen Bases 4
Caught Stealing 3
BA .351
OBA .473
SLG% .643
OPS 1.116
RC 185
RCAA 100
RCAP 79
RC/G 12.93
ISO .292