The 1937 New York Yankees became the first team in Season 3 to win a series, as they took three of four games from the 1935 Chicago Cubs.
Lefty Gomez tossed a two-hit shutout to get the season started, while Joe DiMaggio hit .412 (7-for-17) to lead the Yankees at the plate. Frank Demaree batted .500 (8-for-16) for the Cubs.
Game #1: New York 3, Chicago 0
Lefty Gomez was remarkable, as the Yankee starter tossed a two-hit shutout and pitched to 28 hitters, just one over the minimum. In the top of the second, he faced a situation with runners on first and second with no one out, but Phil Cavaretta hit into a triple play. After Stan Hack led off the third with a single, Gomez retired the final 21 hitters. The Yankees got an RBI double from Jake Powell in the fourth, an RBI single from Myril Hoag in the sixth and a solo homer from Bill Dickey in the eighth.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Augie Galan 4 0 0 0 Frank Crosetti 4 0 1 0
Billy Herman 3 0 0 0 Red Rolfe 3 0 0 0
Chuck Klein 3 0 0 0 Joe DiMaggio 4 0 2 0
Gabby Hartnett 2 0 0 0 Lou Gehrig 2 1 0 0
Frank Demaree 3 0 1 0 Bill Dickey 4 1 1 1
Phil Cavarretta 3 0 0 0 Jake Powell 3 1 2 1
Stan Hack 3 0 1 0 Tony Lazzeri 4 0 1 0
Billy Jurges 3 0 0 0 Myril Hoag 4 0 1 1
Lon Warneke BXZ 2 0 0 0 Lefty Gomez AKZ 4 0 0 0
Freddie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 27 0 2 0 TOTALS 32 3 8 3
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 000 000 000 -- 0
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 101 01x -- 3
LOB--1935 CHICAGO CUBS 1, 1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 9. ERR--Phil
Cavarretta, Billy Jurges. 2B--Joe DiMaggio, Jake Powell.
HR--Bill Dickey. SB--Stan Hack.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lon Warneke BXZ [L] 7.00 8 3 3 4 3 1
Roy Henshaw BYW 1.00 0 0 0 0 2 0
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES
Lefty Gomez AKZ [W] 9.00 2 0 0 1 8 0
Game #2: New York 3, Chicago 2
The Cubs scored first, but the Yankees went ahead with two runs in the third inning, including an RBI single from Lou Gehrig. Gehrig added a solo homer in the fifth inning to make it 3-1. The Cubs’ Augie Galan hit a homer in the eighth to make it a one-run game, but the Yankees were able to close it out.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Augie Galan 4 1 2 1 Frank Crosetti 0 0 0 0
Billy Herman 4 0 1 0 Don Heffner 3 0 0 0
Chuck Klein 4 0 0 0 Red Rolfe 2 1 0 0
Gabby Hartnett 4 0 2 0 Joe DiMaggio 4 1 1 0
Frank Demaree 4 1 1 0 Lou Gehrig 3 1 2 2
Phil Cavarretta 4 0 0 0 Bill Dickey 4 0 1 0
Stan Hack 3 0 1 1 Jake Powell 4 0 1 0
Billy Jurges 3 0 0 0 Tony Lazzeri 3 0 0 0
Bill Lee BY 2 0 0 0 Myril Hoag 3 0 0 0
Freddie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 Red Ruffing BXZ 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 33 2 7 2 TOTALS 28 3 6 2
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 010 000 010 -- 2
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 002 010 00x -- 3
LOB--1935 CHICAGO CUBS 4, 1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 7. 2B--Gabby
Hartnett (2). HR--Augie Galan, Lou Gehrig. SACB--Red Rolfe.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bill Lee BY [L] 7.00 6 3 3 4 7 1
Charlie Root BXZ 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES
Red Ruffing BXZ [W] 8.00 6 2 2 0 3 1
Johnny Murphy C [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Game #3: Chicago 10, New York 3
The Cubs’ offense finally came to life, as they scored early and often and belted out 20 hits, including four apiece from Augie Galan and Frank Demaree. Stan Hack drove in four runs, including one in a four-run first inning that set the tone for this contest. Joe DiMaggio hit a three-run homer to close the deficit to 5-3 in the top of the fourth, but the Cubs came right back with three of their own in the bottom half of the frame, which included a two-run single by Hack.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Frank Crosetti 3 1 0 0 Augie Galan 5 2 4 0
Red Rolfe 4 1 1 1 Billy Herman 5 2 3 2
Joe DiMaggio 4 1 1 2 Chuck Klein 5 3 3 0
Lou Gehrig 1 0 0 0 Gabby Hartnett 5 0 1 2
Bill Dickey 4 0 1 0 Frank Demaree 5 2 4 1
Jake Powell 4 0 0 0 Phil Cavarretta 4 1 1 1
Tony Lazzeri 4 0 1 0 Stan Hack 4 0 3 4
Myril Hoag 3 0 0 0 Billy Jurges 4 0 1 0
Bump Hadley CY 1 0 0 0 Larry French BYZ 4 0 0 0
Tommy Henrich 1 0 0 0
George Selkirk 1 0 0 0
Don Heffner 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 3 4 3 TOTALS 41 10 20 10
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 300 000 -- 3
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 401 310 01x -- 10
LOB--1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 6, 1935 CHICAGO CUBS 8. 2B--Tony
Lazzeri, Red Rolfe, Gabby Hartnett, Augie Galan. 3B--Phil
Cavarretta. HR--Joe DiMaggio. SB--Stan Hack, Chuck Klein,
Augie Galan.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bump Hadley CY [L] 4.00 14 8 8 1 1 0
Ivy Andrews CZ 2.00 3 1 1 0 1 0
Kemp Wicker CRZ 2.00 3 1 1 0 0 0
1935 CHICAGO CUBS
Larry French BYZ [W] 8.00 3 3 3 5 5 1
Fabian Kowalik DY 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Game #4: New York 6, Chicago 2
The Yankees got a solid pitching effort from Monte Pearson and big games from Red Rolfe, Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig to win the series. In a four-run third inning, DiMaggio had an RBI double, Gehrig had an RBI single and Myril Hoag had a two-run single. New York doubled its lead in the ninth on Gehrig’s two-run homer.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Frank Crosetti 5 0 0 0 Augie Galan 4 0 0 0
Red Rolfe 5 2 3 0 Billy Herman 4 0 0 0
Joe DiMaggio 5 1 3 1 Chuck Klein 2 1 0 0
Lou Gehrig 5 2 2 3 Gabby Hartnett 3 0 0 0
Bill Dickey 4 1 0 0 Frank Demaree 4 1 2 0
Jake Powell 4 0 1 0 Phil Cavarretta 3 0 1 1
Tony Lazzeri 2 0 1 0 Stan Hack 3 0 1 1
Myril Hoag 4 0 1 2 Billy Jurges 4 0 0 0
Monte Pearson BX 4 0 0 0 Tex Carleton CX 2 0 1 0
Freddie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0
Ken ODea 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 6 11 6 TOTALS 31 2 5 2
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 004 000 002 -- 6
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 010 001 000 -- 2
LOB--1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1935 CHICAGO CUBS 7. 2B--Joe
DiMaggio, Red Rolfe, Phil Cavarretta. HR--Lou Gehrig.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Monte Pearson BX [W] 8.00 4 2 2 5 2 0
Spud Chandler BYZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1935 CHICAGO CUBS
Tex Carleton CX [L] 7.00 8 4 4 3 9 0
Charlie Root BXZ 2.00 3 2 2 0 3 1
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