1936 Major League Baseball season

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.

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

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
  • 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

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Luke Appling CHW .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 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 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
New York Yankees	Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns	Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Bees	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers	Casey Stengel
Chicago Cubs	Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds	Chuck Dressen
New York Giants	Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies	Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates	Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals	Frankie Frisch

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

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

• 1936 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference