1936 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1936 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1936 in baseball.

Sports season

1936 MLB season

League| Major League Baseball
Sport| Baseball
Duration| April 14 – October 6, 1936
Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16
Regular season
Season MVP| AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY)
NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG)
AL champions| New York Yankees
AL runners-up| Detroit Tigers
NL champions| New York Giants
NL runners-up| St. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions| New York Yankees
Runners-up| New York Giants
MLB seasons

← 1935

1937 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

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Locations of AL teams for the 1936–1937 Major League Baseball seasons
American League

Bees

Dodgers

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

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Locations of NL teams for the 1936–1937 Major League Baseball seasons
National League

The 1936 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1936. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to two.

The Boston Braves changed their nickname to "Bees" this season; they would revert to the Braves in 1941.

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Baseball Hall of Fame
* Ty Cobb
* Babe Ruth
* Honus Wagner
* Christy Mathewson
* Walter Johnson
* Most Valuable Player
* American League: Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B
* National League: Carl Hubbell, New York Giants, P
* The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
* Carl Hubbell, New York Giants, P
* The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
* Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees

## Statistical leaders[edit]

|  | American League | National League

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Type | Name | Stat | Name | Stat
AVG | Luke Appling CWS | .388 | Paul Waner PIT | .373
HR | Lou Gehrig NYY | 49 | Mel Ott NYG | 33
RBI | Hal Trosky CLE | 162 | Joe Medwick SLC | 138
Wins | Tommy Bridges DET | 23 | Carl Hubbell NYG | 26
ERA | Lefty Grove BSR | 2.81 | Carl Hubbell NYG | 2.31
SO | Tommy Bridges DET | 175 | Van Lingle Mungo BKN | 238
SV | Pat Malone NYY | 9 | Dizzy Dean SLC | 11
SB | Lyn Lary SLB | 37 | Pepper Martin SLC | 23

## Standings[edit]

### American League[edit]

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American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Yankees | 102 | 51  | 0.667  | —  | 56–21  | 46–30
Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71  | 0.539  | 19½  | 44–33  | 39–38
Washington Senators | 82 | 71  | 0.536  | 20  | 42–35  | 40–36
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 70  | 0.536  | 20  | 43–32  | 38–38
Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74  | 0.519  | 22½  | 49–30  | 31–44
Boston Red Sox | 74 | 80  | 0.481  | 28½  | 47–29  | 27–51
St. Louis Browns | 57 | 95  | 0.375  | 44½  | 31–43  | 26–52
Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100  | 0.346  | 49  | 31–46  | 22–54

### National League[edit]

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New York Giants | 92 | 62  | 0.597  | —  | 52–26  | 40–36
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67  | 0.565  | 5  | 43–33  | 44–34
Chicago Cubs | 87 | 67  | 0.565  | 5  | 50–27  | 37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70  | 0.545  | 8  | 46–30  | 38–40
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80  | 0.481  | 18  | 42–34  | 32–46
Boston Bees | 71 | 83  | 0.461  | 21  | 35–43  | 36–40
Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 87  | 0.435  | 25  | 37–40  | 30–47
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 100  | 0.351  | 38  | 30–48  | 24–52

## Postseason[edit]

### Bracket[edit]

| World Series |

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| AL | New York Yankees | 4 |
| NL | New York Giants | 2 |

## Managers[edit]

### American League[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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Boston Red Sox | Joe Cronin |
Chicago White Sox | Jimmy Dykes |
Cleveland Indians | Steve O'Neill |
Detroit Tigers | Mickey Cochrane | Finished 2nd
New York Yankees | Joe McCarthy | Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack |
St. Louis Browns | Rogers Hornsby |
Washington Senators | Bucky Harris | Finished 3rd

### National League[edit]

Team  | Manager  | Comments

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Boston Bees | Bill McKechnie |
Brooklyn Dodgers | Casey Stengel |
Chicago Cubs | Charlie Grimm | Finished tied for 2nd
Cincinnati Reds | Chuck Dressen |
New York Giants | Bill Terry | Won NL pennant
Philadelphia Phillies | Jimmie Wilson |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Pie Traynor |
St. Louis Cardinals | Frankie Frisch | Finished tied for 2nd

## Feats[edit]

The New York Yankees set a Major League record for the most runs batted in during a season, with 995.[1]

## Home field attendance[edit]

Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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New York Yankees[2] | 102  | 14.6%  | 976,913  | 48.6%  | 12,687
Detroit Tigers[3] | 83  | -10.8%  | 875,948  | -15.4%  | 11,376
New York Giants[4] | 92  | 1.1%  | 837,952  | 11.9%  | 10,743
Chicago Cubs[5] | 87  | -13.0%  | 699,370  | 1.0%  | 9,083
Boston Red Sox[6] | 74  | -5.1%  | 626,895  | 12.2%  | 8,141
Cleveland Indians[7] | 80  | -2.4%  | 500,391  | 25.8%  | 6,178
Brooklyn Dodgers[8] | 67  | -4.3%  | 489,618  | 4.1%  | 6,198
Cincinnati Reds[9] | 74  | 8.8%  | 466,345  | 4.0%  | 6,136
St. Louis Cardinals[10] | 87  | -9.4%  | 448,078  | -11.5%  | 5,819
Chicago White Sox[11] | 81  | 9.5%  | 440,810  | -6.3%  | 5,877
Washington Senators[12] | 82  | 22.4%  | 379,525  | 48.8%  | 4,929
Pittsburgh Pirates[13] | 84  | -2.3%  | 372,524  | 5.6%  | 4,902
Boston Bees[14] | 71  | 86.8%  | 340,585  | 46.3%  | 4,311
Philadelphia Athletics[15] | 53  | -8.6%  | 285,173  | 22.3%  | 3,704
Philadelphia Phillies[16] | 54  | -15.6%  | 249,219  | 21.3%  | 3,195
St. Louis Browns[17] | 57  | -12.3%  | 93,267  | 15.3%  | 1,211

## Events[edit]

* July 16 – The Cincinnati Reds – Brooklyn Dodgers game is cancelled due to extreme heat.[18]
* July 30 – The Boston Red Sox are the first Major League team to travel by aircraft to an away game, when they travel from St. Louis to play Chicago.[19]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Runs Batted In – Single Season RBI Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
7. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
8. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
9. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
10. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
11. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
12. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
13. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
14. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
15. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
16. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
17. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
18. ^ "THT Live". hardballtimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
19. ^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352. ISBN 9781402742736.

## External links[edit]

* 1936 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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* St. Louis

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