| 1937 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | Regular season:
|
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Charlie Gehringer (DET) NL: Joe Medwick (SLC) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
| NL champions | New York Giants |
| NL runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Yankees |
| Runners-up | New York Giants |
The 1937 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1937. The regular season ended on October 3, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 34th World Series on October 6 and ended with Game 5 on October 10. In the fifth iteration of this World Series matchup (and a rematch of the previous year), the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to one.
The fifth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 7, hosted by the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., with the American League winning, 8–3.