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As noted, tie games. That is, games that were called with the score tied (or which reverted to the previous inning's score if the current inning wasn't completed). Such games were usually called as a result of the weather, local curfew laws, or travel considerations (e.g. if one club had to catch a train out of town, the clubs would agree the game had to end by a designated time).
Tie games were replayed in full at a later date. In this regard, they were the same thing effectively as a postponed game. The difference is the player stats from tied games counted in the player's totals for the season. So, for example, if a player hit a home run in a tie game, it counted towards his season total of home runs hit. In terms of the team standings, however, tie games were completely disregarded.
The complete record for the Yankees in 1937-38.
1937: 157 games, 102-52-3
1938: 157 games, 99-53-5
There was a web page some years ago that had a nice, concise history of tie games in the majors, but a quick Google check can't find it. I'm pretty sure I archived the article it contained. I can try and dig up later if you're interested.
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