The1937 World Series featured the defending championNew York Yankees and theNew York Giants in a rematch of the1936 Series. The Yankees won in five games, for their second championship in a row and their sixth in 15 years (1923, 1927–28, 1932, 1936).

This was the Yankees' third Series win over the Giants (1923, 1936), finally giving them an overall edge in Series wins over the Giants with three Fall Classic wins to the Giants' two (after they lost the1921 and1922 Series to the Giants). Currently (as of 2020^[update]), theSt. Louis Cardinals are the only "Classic Eight"National League (1900–1961) team to hold a Series edge over the Bronx Bombers, with three wins to the Yankees' two. The 1937 victory by the Yankees also broke a three-way tie among themselves, thePhiladelphia Athletics and theBoston Red Sox for the most World Series wins all-time (five each). By the time the Athletics and Red Sox each won their sixth World Series (in 1972 and 2004, respectively), the Yankees had far outpaced both teams in world championships with 20 in 1972 and 26 in 2004.

The 1937 Series was the first in which a team (in this case, the Yankees) did not commit a singleerror, handling 179total chances (132putouts, 47assists) perfectly. Game 4 ended with the final World Series innings ever pitched by Hall of FamerCarl Hubbell, who during the ninth inning gave up Hall of FamerLou Gehrig's final Series home run.

ALNew York Yankees (4) vs. NLNew York Giants (1)

The Series opener was a battle of aces, as the Giants sent their "Mealticket",screwballerCarl Hubbell, who had won 22 games during the season, to the mound against the Bombers'Lefty Gomez, who had won 21. Hubbell and Gomez matched zeroes until the top of the fifth inning, whenJimmy Ripple singled, moved to third on another single byJohnny McCarthy, and scored the only Giant run of the game whenGus Mancuso hit into a double play.

Hubbell kept the Yankees at bay in the bottom half of the inning, but the wheels came off for him in the sixth. A walk and two singles loaded the bases with one out beforeJoe DiMaggio's two-run single put the Yankees up 2–1. An intentional walk reloaded the bases beforeBill Dickey's RBI single increased the lead to 3-1, thenGeorge Selkirk's two-run single following a force out at home chased King Carl. An error onTony Lazzeri's ground ball made it 6–1 Yankees, then Giant pitcherDick Coffman issued two walks, including one toRed Rolfe that forced in a run before DiMaggio flew out to end the inning.Tony Lazzeri added a home run in the eighth inning offAl Smith, while Gomez stymied the Giants, holding them to one run and six hits in acomplete game, 8–1 victory for a 1–0 Yankee lead in the Series.

For Game 2, the Yankees started veteranRed Ruffing against Giant rookieCliff Melton. Ruffing would give Melton a rude welcome to postseason play with both his arm and his bat.

The Giants touched Ruffing for a run in the first, asDick Bartell doubled andMel Ott drove him in with a single with one out. This did not faze Ruffing, who whiffed the next three batters to end the inning. As in Game 1, this would be the only Giant run of the day. Melton was able to neutralize the potent Bombers for the next four innings, giving up only two hits and striking out two. In the fifth, however, the Yankees chased the youngster from the game when they took a 2–1 lead on a leadoff double byMyril Hoag, then RBI singles byGeorge Selkirk and Ruffing.

Just as in Game 1, the pinstripers opened up the game in the sixth, when Selkirk and Ruffing came through again, this time with two-run doubles after two leadoff singles offHarry Gumbert. In the seventh, the Yankees tacked on two more runs offDick Coffman with leadoff single and walk, followed by aBill Dickey single that scoredJoe DiMaggio and a fly ball byMyril Hoag that platedLou Gehrig. Ruffing held the fort the rest of the way, scattering seven hits with one run and eight strikeouts. For the second straight game the Yankees won 8–1, for a 2–0 Series lead as the teams moved a few miles south to thePolo Grounds.

The Yankees struck first in Game 3 onTony Lazzeri's RBI single with two on in the second offHal Schumacher. Next inning,Lou Gehrig hit a one out single, and scored on a triple byBill Dickey, who then scored on a single byGeorge Selkirk. Gehrig added a sacrifice fly next inning with runners on first and third. The Yankees got one more run in the fifth when Selkirk reached second on an error and scored onMyril Hoag's single. The Giants scored their only run in the seventh whenJimmy Ripple singled with one out and scored onJohnny McCarthy's double. Monte Pearson needed last-out help from Johnny Murphy after loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth, inducingHarry Danning, the tying run at the plate, to fly out to centerfield. The Yankees now had a 3–0 lead in the series.

This is the second time in World Series history that a team that has lost the first three games has won a World Series game. This was Carl Hubbell's last World Series appearance. Hubbell allowed only six hits and walked one. Everyone in the NY Giants lineup except Hubbell hit safely. The Yankees scored the game's first run in the first whenRed Rolfe hit a leadoff triple and scored onJoe DiMaggio's sacrifice fly, but in the bottom of the second, three consecutive leadoff singles tied the game.Carl Hubbell's fielder's choice andJo-Jo Moore's single scored a run each.Ivy Andrews relievedBump Hadley and allowed an RBI single toDick Bartell. A two-out walk loaded the bases beforeHank Leiber's two-run single capped the inning's scoring. The Yankees scored a run in the third without a hit aided by three errors. The Giants added a run in the seventh onHarry Danning's RBI double with two on.Lou Gehrig homered in the ninth for the Yankees, who could get nothing else as the Giants' 7–3 win forced a Game 5.

Myril Hoag's home run leading off the second inning and aJoe DiMaggio blast in the third gaveLefty Gomez a 2–0 lead.Mel Ott's two-run home run in the bottom of the third tied it. The Yankees got the game-winning (and Series-winning) runs they needed in the fifth on aTony Lazzeri triple, an RBI single by Gomez and an RBI double byLou Gehrig.

1937 World Series(4–1):New York Yankees (A.L.) overNew York Giants (N.L.)

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