Bill Dickey #8 batted fifth, behind Lou Gehrig, during the 1937 season. When Dickey was off, George Selkirk #3 would bat behind Gehrig.
Lou Gehrig played in 7 World Series with the Yankees and the Yankees won 6 (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938). The one World Series Gehrig lost with the Yankees was in 1926.
As of 2013, the top three Yankees for lifetime hits are Derek Jeter (3304), Lou Gehrig (2721), and Babe Ruth (2518). Gehrig got his 2519th hit, passing Ruth, mid-way through the 1937 season (he had 2547 at the end of that year). Jeter got his 2722th hit about 2009 September 10. Thus, Gehrig held the record from mid-1937 till late 2009.
Lou Gehrig played in 157 games at first base for the New York Yankees in 1937, starting in none of them. He made 1370 putouts, had 74 assists, and committed 16 errors, equivalent to .102 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had 113 double plays.
Bronx Yankees was created in 1937.
Tony Lazzeri wore numbers 5, 6, 7 and 23 for the Yankees from 1926-1937.
In 1937, Lou Gehrig played in 157 games for the New York Highlanders, batting in all of them. He had 569 at bats, getting 200 hits, for a .351 batting average, with 159 runs batted in. He was walked 127 times, and was hit by the pitch 4 times. He struck out 49 times. He hit 37 doubles, 9 triples, and 37 home runs.
1927 over the Pirates, 1928 over the Cardinals, 1932 over the Cubs, 1936 over the Giants, 1937 over the Giants, and 1938 over the Cubs.
In 1937, Lou Gehrig played in 157 games, all for the New York Highlanders, and batting in all of them. He had 569 at bats, getting 200 hits, for a .351 batting average, with 159 runs batted in. He was walked 127 times, and was hit by the pitch 4 times. He struck out 49 times. He hit 37 doubles, 9 triples, and 37 home runs.
The first baseball team to use numbers on uniforms was the 1916 Cleveland Indians when they wore small numbers on the sleeves of their uniforms, as a way of identifying the players. This practice was short lived.in 1929 the New York Yankees decided to wear numbers to the backs of their jerseys. The numbers corresponded to each player's general position in the lineup.for example Babe Ruth wore No. 3, since he usually batted third, and Lou Gehrig wore No. 4 as he batted fourth.Here is a list of Yankee players that wore uniform number 5.Bob Meusel (1929)Tony Lazzeri (1930-1931)Frank Crosetti (1932-1934, part of 1935, 1936)Nolen Richardson (part of 1935)Joe DiMaggio (1937-1942, 1946-1951; retired 1952)Nick Etten (1943-1945)
Infielder and coach Frank Crosetti wore three numbers during his time on the Yankees. He wore number 5 from 1932-35 (later retired for Joe DiMaggio), number 1 from 1937-44 (later retired for Billy Martin), and number 2 from 1945-68
Hack Wilson drove in 191 runs for the Chicago Cubs in 1930, breaking Lou Gehrig's Major League record of 175. Gehrig drove in 184 the next year, and Hank Greenberg and Jimmie Foxx drove in 183 and 175 in 1937 and 1938 respectively. Since then nobody has approached the record.
In 1937, Babe Dahlgren played in 1 game for the New York Yankees. He had 1 at bat, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times.