Sports season
1936 MLB season |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
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Sport | Baseball |
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Duration | Regular season:- April 14 – September 27, 1936
World Series:- September 30 – October 6, 1936
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Number of games | 154 |
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Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
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Regular season |
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Season MVP | AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY) NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG) |
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AL champions | New York Yankees |
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AL runners-up | Detroit Tigers |
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NL champions | New York Giants |
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NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs |
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World Series |
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Champions | New York Yankees |
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Runners-up | New York Giants |
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MLB seasons |
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Locations of teams for the 1936–1937 National League seasons
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National 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.
The fourth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 7, hosted by the Boston Bees at the National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, with the National League's first victory, 4–3.
The Boston Braves changed their nickname to "Bees" this season; they would revert to the Braves in 1941.
Schedule
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.
Teams
League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
American League | Boston Red Sox | Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 35,000 | Joe Cronin |
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | Jimmy Dykes |
Cleveland Indians | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 22,500 | Steve O'Neill |
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 | 24,040 | 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
Postseason
Bracket
Managers
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League
Milestones
The New York Yankees set a Major League record for the most runs batted in during a season, with 995.[1]
Awards and honors
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
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
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