1936 New York Giants (MLB) season

1936  New York Giants
National League Champions
League	National League
Ballpark	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Record	92–62 (.597)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	Horace Stoneham
Managers	Bill Terry
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The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 54th season. The Giants went 92-62, and won the National League pennant. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1936 World Series, four games to two.

Regular season

Carl Hubbell became the first player to win two National League MVP Awards. ^[1]

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

1936 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12–2	6–16	13–9	9–13	12–10	8–14–1	13–9
Brooklyn	12–10–2	—	7–15	9–13	9–13	12–10	9–13	9–13
Chicago	16–6	15–7	—	10–12	11–11	16–6	10–12	9–13
Cincinnati	9–13	13–9	12–10	—	9–13	13–9	8–14	10–12
New York	13–9	13–9	11–11	13–9	—	17–5	15–7	10–12
Philadelphia	10–12	10–12	6–16	9–13	5–17	—	7–15	7–15
Pittsburgh	14–8–1	13–9	12–10	14–8	7–15	15–7	—	9–13–1
St. Louis	9–13	13–9	13–9	12–10	12–10	15–7	13–9–1	—

Roster

1936 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 14 Slick Castleman 15 Dick Coffman 12 Freddie Fitzsimmons 19 Frank Gabler 10 Harry Gumbert 11 Carl Hubbell 16 Firpo Marberry 17 Hal Schumacher 18 Al Smith		Catchers  9 Harry Danning  8 Gus Mancuso -- Jim Sheehan 21 Roy Spencer Infielders  2 Dick Bartell 21 Charlie English  6 Travis Jackson 22 Mark Koenig 26 Sam Leslie 20 Joe Martin 20 Eddie Mayo 25 Johnny McCarthy  3 Bill Terry 23 Burgess Whitehead		Outfielders 24 Kiddo Davis  5 Hank Leiber  1 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott 23 Jimmy Ripple Other batters -- Babe Young		Manager  3 Bill Terry Coaches 30 Dolf Luque 32 Frank Snyder

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gus Mancuso	139	519	156	.301	9	63
1B	Sam Leslie	117	417	123	.295	6	54
2B	Burgess Whitehead	154	632	176	.278	4	47
SS	Dick Bartell	145	510	152	.298	8	42
3B	Travis Jackson	126	465	107	.230	7	53
OF	Mel Ott	150	534	175	.328	33	135
OF	Jo-Jo Moore	152	649	205	.316	7	63
OF	Hank Leiber	101	337	94	.279	9	67

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jimmy Ripple	96	311	95	.305	7	47
Bill Terry	79	229	71	.310	2	39
Eddie Mayo	46	141	28	.199	1	8
Harry Danning	32	69	11	.159	0	4
Kiddo Davis	47	67	16	.239	0	5
Mark Koenig	42	58	16	.276	1	7
Roy Spencer	19	18	5	.278	0	3
Johnny McCarthy	4	16	7	.438	1	2
Joe Martin	7	15	4	.267	0	2
Jim Sheehan	1	4	0	.000	0	0
Babe Young	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Charlie English	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Carl Hubbell	42	304.0	26	6	2.31	123
Hal Schumacher	35	215.1	11	13	3.47	75
Al Smith	43	209.1	14	13	3.78	89
Freddie Fitzsimmons	28	141.0	10	7	3.32	35

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Frank Gabler	43	161.2	9	8	3.12	46
Harry Gumbert	39	140.2	11	3	3.90	52
Slick Castleman	29	111.2	4	7	5.64	54

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dick Coffman	24	7	5	7	3.90	26
Firpo Marberry	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

1936 World Series

Main article: 1936 World Series

Game 1

September 30, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	x	6	9	1
W: Carl Hubbell (1–0)   L: Red Ruffing (0–1)
HR:   NYY George Selkirk (1) – NYG – Dick Bartell (1)

Game 2

October 2, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	2	0	7	0	0	1	2	0	6	18	17	0
New York (N)	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
W: Lefty Gomez (1–0)   L: Hal Schumacher (0–1)
HR: NYY – Tony Lazzeri (1), Bill Dickey (1)

Game 3

October 3, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
New York (A)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	2	4	0
W: Bump Hadley (1–0)  L: Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–1)   S: Pat Malone (1)
HR: NYG – Jimmy Ripple (1)   NYY – Lou Gehrig (1)

Game 4

October 4, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (N)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	1
New York (A)	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	x	5	10	1
W: Monte Pearson (1–0)  L: Carl Hubbell (1–1)
HR: NYY – Lou Gehrig (2)

Game 5

October 5, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
New York (N)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	3
New York (A)	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
W: Hal Schumacher (1–1)  L: Pat Malone (0–1)
HR: NYY – George Selkirk (2)

Game 6

October 6, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (A)	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	7	13	17	2
New York (N)	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5	9	1
W: Lefty Gomez (2–0)   L: Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–2)   S: Johnny Murphy (1)
HR: NYY – Jake Powell (1)   NYG – Mel Ott (1), Jo-Jo Moore (1)

Award winners

• Carl Hubbell, National League MVP

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	San Francisco Seals	Pacific Coast League	Lefty O'Doul
C	Greenwood Giants	Cotton States League	Frank Brazill
C	Tyler Trojans	West Dixie League	Wally Dashiell
C	Muskogee Tigers	Western Association	David Miner and Carl Kentling
D	Tallahassee Capitols	Georgia–Florida League	Dutch Hofmann
D	Portageville-Owensboro Pirates	KITTY League	Hughie Wise

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tallahassee

Portageville franchise transferred to Owensboro, July 17, 1936 ^[2]

Notes

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN   978-0-451-22363-0
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1936 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1936 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac