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1936 Major League Baseball season

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1936 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – September 27, 1936
World Series:
  • September 30 – October 6, 1936
Games154
Teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Lou Gehrig (NYY)
NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs
World Series
Venue
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
American League

The 1936 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1936. The regular season ended on September 27, 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 33rd World Series on September 30 and ended with Game 6 on October 6. In the fourth iteration of this World Series matchup, the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to two, capturing their fifth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1932, and their first in a four-World Series run. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Detroit Tigers from the 1935 season.

The fourth All-Star Game was held on July 7 at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Bees. The National League had their first All-Star victory, winning 4–3.

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

Schedule

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The 1936 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 14, featured all sixteen teams, the first since the 1934 season. The final day of the regular season was on September 27 and featured fourteen teams (the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns finished their season the day before). This was the first season which didn't feature all sixteen teams since the 1929 season. The World Series took place between September 30 and October 6.

Rule changes

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The 1936 season saw the following rule changes:

  • The American League banned night games, as well as the installation of lights.[1]
  • Players were not allowed to barnstorm until 10 days after the close of the season.[1]

Teams

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An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

League Team City Ballpark Capacity Manager[2]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 33,817 Joe Cronin
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Jimmy Dykes
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 22,500 Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Stadium* 78,811*
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 Mickey Cochrane
Del Baker
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000 Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Rogers Hornsby
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 32,000 Bucky Harris
National League Boston Bees Boston, Massachusetts National League Park 46,500 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers New York, New York Ebbets Field 32,000 Casey Stengel
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Charlie Grimm
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Crosley Field 26,060 Chuck Dressen
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000 Bill Terry
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Jimmie Wilson
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Pie Traynor
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Frankie Frisch

Standings

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American League

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10251 .667 — 56‍–‍21 46‍–‍30
Detroit Tigers 8371 .539 19½ 44‍–‍33 39‍–‍38
Washington Senators 8271 .536 20 42‍–‍35 40‍–‍36
Chicago White Sox 8170 .536 20 43‍–‍32 38‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians 8074 .519 22½ 49‍–‍30 31‍–‍44
Boston Red Sox 7480 .481 28½ 47‍–‍29 27‍–‍51
St. Louis Browns 5795 .375 44½ 31‍–‍43 26‍–‍52
Philadelphia Athletics 53100 .346 49 31‍–‍46 22‍–‍54

National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9262 .597 — 52‍–‍26 40‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals 8767 .565 5 43‍–‍33 44‍–‍34
Chicago Cubs 8767 .565 5 50‍–‍27 37‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 8470 .545 8 46‍–‍30 38‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 7480 .481 18 42‍–‍34 32‍–‍46
Boston Bees 7183 .461 21 35‍–‍43 36‍–‍40
Brooklyn Dodgers 6787 .435 25 37‍–‍40 30‍–‍47
Philadelphia Phillies 54100 .351 38 30‍–‍48 24‍–‍52

Tie games

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10 tie games (6 in AL, 4 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

American League

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  • Boston Red Sox, 1
  • Chicago White Sox, 2
  • Cleveland Indians, 3
  • New York Yankees, 2
  • Philadelphia Athletics, 1
  • St. Louis Browns, 3

National League

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  • Boston Bees, 3
  • Brooklyn Dodgers, 2
  • Pittsburgh Pirates, 2
  • St. Louis Cardinals, 1

Postseason

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The postseason began on September 30 and ended on October 6 with the New York Yankees defeating the New York Giants in the 1936 World Series in six games.

Bracket

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World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL New York Giants 2

Managers

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In-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Detroit Tigers Mickey Cochrane Del Baker

League leaders

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American League

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Hitting leaders[3]
Stat Player Total
AVG Luke Appling (CWS) .388
OPS Lou Gehrig (NYY) 1.174
HR Lou Gehrig (NYY) 49
RBI Hal Trosky (CLE) 162
R Lou Gehrig (NYY) 167
H Earl Averill (CLE) 232
SB Lyn Lary (SLB) 37
Pitching leaders[4]
Stat Player Total
W Tommy Bridges (DET) 23
L Gordon Rhodes (PHA) 20
ERA Lefty Grove (BOS) 2.81
K Tommy Bridges (DET) 175
IP Wes Ferrell (BOS) 301.0
SV Pat Malone (NYY) 9
WHIP Lefty Grove (BOS) 1.192

National League

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Hitting leaders[5]
Stat Player Total
AVG Paul Waner (PIT) .373
OPS Mel Ott (NYG) 1.036
HR Mel Ott (NYG) 33
RBI Joe Medwick (STL) 138
R Arky Vaughan (PIT) 122
H Joe Medwick (STL) 223
SB Pepper Martin (STL) 23
Pitching leaders[6]
Stat Player Total
W Carl Hubbell (NYG) 26
L Bucky Walters (PHI) 21
ERA Carl Hubbell (NYG) 2.31
K Van Lingle Mungo (BRO) 238
IP Dizzy Dean (STL) 315.0
SV Dizzy Dean (STL) 11
WHIP Carl Hubbell (NYG) 1.059

Milestones

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Batters

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Four home runs in one game

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  • Chuck Klein (PHI/CHC):
    • Became the fourth player and second in franchise history to hit four home runs in one game as a part of the Philadelphia Phillies in a 9–6 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 10.[7]

Cycles

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Other batting accomplishments

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Miscellaneous

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Awards and honors

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Regular season

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Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Most Valuable Player Carl Hubbell (NYG) Lou Gehrig (NYY)

Other awards

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The Sporting News Awards
Award National League American League
Most Valuable Player[16] Carl Hubbell (NYG) Lou Gehrig (NYY)
Player of the Year[17] Carl Hubbell (NYG) —
Manager of the Year[18] — Joe McCarthy (NYY)
Executive of the Year[19] Branch Rickey (STL) —

Baseball Hall of Fame

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[20] 102 14.6% 976,913 48.6% 12,687
Detroit Tigers[21] 83 −10.8% 875,948 −15.4% 11,376
New York Giants[22] 92 1.1% 837,952 11.9% 10,743
Chicago Cubs[23] 87 −13.0% 699,370 1.0% 9,083
Boston Red Sox[24] 74 −5.1% 626,895 12.2% 8,141
Cleveland Indians[25] 80 −2.4% 500,391 25.8% 6,178
Brooklyn Dodgers[26] 67 −4.3% 489,618 4.1% 6,198
Cincinnati Reds[27] 74 8.8% 466,345 4.0% 6,136
St. Louis Cardinals[28] 87 −9.4% 448,078 −11.5% 5,819
Chicago White Sox[29] 81 9.5% 440,810 −6.3% 5,877
Washington Senators[30] 82 22.4% 379,525 48.8% 4,929
Pittsburgh Pirates[31] 84 −2.3% 372,524 5.6% 4,902
Boston Bees[32] 71 86.8% 340,585 46.3% 4,311
Philadelphia Athletics[33] 53 −8.6% 285,173 22.3% 3,704
Philadelphia Phillies[34] 54 −15.6% 249,219 21.3% 3,195
St. Louis Browns[35] 57 −12.3% 93,267 15.3% 1,211

Venues

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Over 81 home games, the Cleveland Indians played 80 games at League Park and 1 game at Cleveland Stadium, on Sunday, August 2, against the New York Yankees.[36][37] This would be the 2nd of 12 seasons since 1932 that saw the Indians play at both venues.

With the renaming of the Boston Braves to the Boston Bees, Braves Field is renamed National League Park, nicknamed by fans as The Bee Hive.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Sussman, Ely. "1935 Winter Meetings: Inspirational Delegates Churn Cream Into Butter". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1936 Major League Managers". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1936 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1936 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1936 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "1936 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score: July 10, 1936". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on January 3, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  8. ↑ "New York Giants 13, Philadelphia Phillies 5". Retrosheet. May 24, 1936. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  9. ↑ "May 24, 1936 New York Yankees at Philadelphia Athletics Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. May 24, 1936. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Tony Lazzeri Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  11. ↑ "May 24, 1936 New York Yankees at Philadelphia Athletics Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. May 24, 1936. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Tony Lazzeri Statistics and History". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lou Gehrig Career Home Runs". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  14. ↑ Thosar, Deesha. "Every member of the 400-HR club". MLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Runs Batted In – Single Season RBI Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Most Valuable Player Award by The Sporting News". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Major League Player of the Year Award by The Sporting News". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Manager of the Year Award by The Sporting News". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ "MLB Executive of the Year Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  20. ↑ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  26. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  28. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  32. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  34. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  36. ↑ "Seamheads.com Ballparks Database — 1936 Season". www.seamheads.com. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  37. ↑ "New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians Box Score: August 2, 1936". Baseball Reference. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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