1936 Major League Baseball season

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 →

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

Baseball Hall of Fame
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

	American League		National League
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

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4

NL	New York Giants	2

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
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

Team	Manager	Comments
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

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

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
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

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

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

External links

1936 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

1936 MLB season by team

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