1936 New York Yankees
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| 1936 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert | |
| Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | none | |
| Baseball-Reference | 1936 New York Yankees | |
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[edit] 1936 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page
The New York Yankees' 1936 season was their 34th season. The team finished with a record of 102-51, winning their 8th pennant, finishing 19.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they beat the New York Giants in 6 games.
[edit] Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 102 | 51 | .667 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19½ |
| Washington Senators | 82 | 71 | .536 | 20 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 70 | .536 | 20 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 22½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 95 | .375 | 44½ |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | .346 | 49 |
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | 151 | 632 | 182 | .288 | 15 | 78 |
| Bill Dickey | 112 | 423 | 153 | .362 | 22 | 107 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 138 | 637 | 206 | .323 | 29 | 125 |
| Lou Gehrig | 155 | 579 | 205 | .354 | 49 | 152 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 150 | 537 | 154 | .287 | 14 | 109 |
| Jake Powell | 87 | 328 | 99 | .302 | 7 | 48 |
| Red Rolfe | 135 | 568 | 181 | .319 | 10 | 70 |
| George Selkirk | 137 | 493 | 152 | .307 | 18 | 107 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Ben Chapman | 36 | 139 | 37 | .266 | 1 | 21 |
| Joe Glenn | 44 | 129 | 35 | .271 | 1 | 20 |
| Don Heffner | 19 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 6 |
| Myril Hoag | 45 | 156 | 47 | .301 | 3 | 34 |
| Roy Johnson | 63 | 147 | 39 | .265 | 1 | 19 |
| Art Jorgens | 31 | 66 | 18 | .273 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 34 | 90 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 13 |
| Bob Seeds | 13 | 42 | 11 | .462 | 4 | 10 |
| Dixie Walker | 6 | 20 | 7 | .350 | 1 | 5 |
[edit] 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 |
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| Johnny Broaca | 37 | 206 | 12 | 7 | 4.24 | 84 |
| Lefty Gomez | 31 | 188.7 | 13 | 7 | 4.39 | 105 |
| Bump Hadley | 31 | 173.7 | 14 | 4 | 4.35 | 74 |
| Monte Pearson | 33 | 223 | 19 | 7 | 3.71 | 118 |
| Red Ruffing | 33 | 271 | 20 | 12 | 3.85 | 102 |
[edit] Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Sundra | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Kemp Wicker | 7 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7.65 | 5 |
[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jumbo Brown | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.91 | 19 |
| Ted Kleinhans | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.81 | 10 |
| Pat Malone | 35 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3.81 | 72 |
| Johnny Murphy | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3.38 | 34 |
[edit] World Series
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Yankees – 1, Giants – 6 | September 30 | Polo Grounds | 39,419 |
| 2 | Yankees – 18, Giants – 4 | October 2 | Polo Grounds | 43,543 |
| 3 | Giants – 1, Yankees – 2 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 64,482 |
| 4 | Giants – 2, Yankees – 5 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 66,669 |
| 5 | Giants – 5, Yankees – 4 (10 innings) | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 50,024 |
| 6 | Yankees – 13, Giants – 5 | October 6 | Polo Grounds | 38,427 |
[edit] Further Reading
- Lew Freedman: DiMaggio's Yankees: A History of the 1936-1944 Dynasty, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011.
[edit] External links
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