1936 Major League Baseball season

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1936 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – September 27, 1936
World Series:
  • September 30 – October 6, 1936
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1936–1937 National League seasons
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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.

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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

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
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 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

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 10251.667—56‍–‍2146‍–‍30
Detroit Tigers 8371.53919½44‍–‍3339‍–‍38
Washington Senators 8271.5362042‍–‍3540‍–‍36
Chicago White Sox 8170.5362043‍–‍3238‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians 8074.51922½49‍–‍3031‍–‍44
Boston Red Sox 7480.48128½47‍–‍2927‍–‍51
St. Louis Browns 5795.37544½31‍–‍4326‍–‍52
Philadelphia Athletics 53100.3464931‍–‍4622‍–‍54

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 9262.597—52‍–‍2640‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals 8767.565543‍–‍3344‍–‍34
Chicago Cubs 8767.565550‍–‍2737‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 8470.545846‍–‍3038‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 7480.4811842‍–‍3432‍–‍46
Boston Bees 7183.4612135‍–‍4336‍–‍40
Brooklyn Dodgers 6787.4352537‍–‍4030‍–‍47
Philadelphia Phillies 54100.3513830‍–‍4824‍–‍52

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
        
AL New York Yankees 1 18254 13
NL New York Giants 64 1 2 5105

Managers

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Detroit Tigers Mickey Cochrane Del Baker

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

Regular season

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

Other awards

Baseball Hall of Fame

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
New York Yankees [2] 10214.6%976,91348.6%12,687
Detroit Tigers [3] 83−10.8%875,948−15.4%11,376
New York Giants [4] 921.1%837,95211.9%10,743
Chicago Cubs [5] 87−13.0%699,3701.0%9,083
Boston Red Sox [6] 74−5.1%626,89512.2%8,141
Cleveland Indians [7] 80−2.4%500,39125.8%6,178
Brooklyn Dodgers [8] 67−4.3%489,6184.1%6,198
Cincinnati Reds [9] 748.8%466,3454.0%6,136
St. Louis Cardinals [10] 87−9.4%448,078−11.5%5,819
Chicago White Sox [11] 819.5%440,810−6.3%5,877
Washington Senators [12] 8222.4%379,52548.8%4,929
Pittsburgh Pirates [13] 84−2.3%372,5245.6%4,902
Boston Bees [14] 7186.8%340,58546.3%4,311
Philadelphia Athletics [15] 53−8.6%285,17322.3%3,704
Philadelphia Phillies [16] 54−15.6%249,21921.3%3,195
St. Louis Browns [17] 57−12.3%93,26715.3%1,211

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