1936 American League

1936 > Class Major League > League History
Overall: 618 games, 8 teams, approx. 154 games in season
Attendance: 93,267 (150/game)
Other Years: 1935 / 1937
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1935 / 1937

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1935 / 1937

League Standings

Regular Season

154 games

Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB
New York Yankees	102	51	.667	--
Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	19.5
Chicago White Sox	81	70	.536	20
Washington Senators	82	71	.536	20
Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	22.5
Boston Red Sox	74	80	.481	28.5
St. Louis Browns	57	95	.375	44.5
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	.346	49

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH
New York Yankees	NYY	28.1	6.87	155	6391	5591	1065	1676	315	83	182	995	77	40	700	594	.300	.381	.483	.864	2703	33	67
Chicago White Sox	CHW	30.1	6.01	153	6283	5466	920	1597	282	56	60	862	66	29	684	417	.292	.374	.397	.771	2171	26	107
Detroit Tigers	DET	30.7	5.98	154	6226	5464	921	1638	326	55	94	847	73	49	640	462	.300	.377	.431	.808	2356	34	88
Cleveland Indians	CLE	26.2	5.87	157	6253	5646	921	1715	357	82	123	852	66	53	514	470	.304	.364	.461	.825	2605	16	77
Washington Senators	WSH	28.0	5.81	153	6094	5433	889	1601	293	84	62	822	104	42	576	398	.295	.365	.414	.779	2248	24	61
St. Louis Browns	SLB	29.4	5.19	155	6107	5391	804	1502	299	66	79	761	62	20	625	627	.279	.356	.403	.758	2170	19	72
Boston Red Sox	BOS	29.1	5.00	155	6098	5383	775	1485	288	62	86	718	55	44	584	465	.276	.349	.400	.750	2155	23	108
Philadelphia Athletics	PHA	25.6	4.64	154	5990	5373	714	1443	240	60	72	663	59	43	524	590	.269	.336	.376	.711	2019	19	74
League Totals		28.4	5.67	1236	49442	43747	7009	12657	2400	548	758	6520	562	320	4847	4023	.289	.363	.421	.784	18427	194	654

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
New York Yankees	NYY	28.9	4.72	102	51	.667	4.17	155	155	78	77	6	21	1400.1	1474	731	649	84	663	624	13	0	34	6199	1.526	9.5	0.5	4.3	4.0	0.94
Boston Red Sox	BOS	29.3	4.93	74	80	.481	4.39	155	155	77	78	11	9	1372.1	1501	764	669	78	552	584	18	3	30	6074	1.496	9.8	0.5	3.6	3.8	1.06
Washington Senators	WSH	29.8	5.22	82	71	.536	4.58	153	153	75	78	8	14	1345.2	1484	799	685	73	588	462	22	4	40	5996	1.540	9.9	0.5	3.9	3.1	0.79
Cleveland Indians	CLE	28.1	5.49	80	74	.519	4.83	157	157	83	74	6	12	1389.1	1604	862	746	73	607	619	27	7	45	6267	1.591	10.4	0.5	3.9	4.0	1.02
Detroit Tigers	DET	28.1	5.66	83	71	.539	5.00	154	154	78	76	13	13	1360.0	1568	871	755	100	562	526	20	2	33	6085	1.566	10.4	0.7	3.7	3.5	0.94
Chicago White Sox	CHW	28.8	5.71	81	70	.536	5.06	153	153	73	80	5	8	1365.0	1603	873	768	104	578	414	23	0	32	6143	1.598	10.6	0.7	3.8	2.7	0.72
Philadelphia Athletics	PHA	25.6	6.79	53	100	.346	6.08	154	154	86	68	3	12	1352.1	1645	1045	913	131	696	405	24	7	67	6301	1.731	10.9	0.9	4.6	2.7	0.58
St. Louis Browns	SLB	30.5	6.86	57	95	.375	6.24	155	155	101	54	3	13	1348.1	1776	1064	935	115	609	399	47	5	44	6382	1.769	11.9	0.8	4.1	2.7	0.66
League Totals		28.6	5.67	612	612	.500	5.04	1236	1236	651	585	55	102	10933.1	12655	7009	6120	758	4855	4033	194	28	325	49447	1.602	10.4	0.6	4.0	3.3	0.83

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance	Managers
Detroit Tigers	DET	154	4080	1779	153	159	.975	16	58	30	34%		Del Baker and Mickey Cochrane
New York Yankees	NYY	155	4201	1698	163	148	.973	7	47	43	48%		Joe McCarthy
Chicago White Sox	CHW	153	4095	1965	168	174	.973	11	58	46	44%		Jimmy Dykes
Boston Red Sox	BOS	155	4119	1664	165	139	.972	7	81	44	35%		Joe Cronin
Cleveland Indians	CLE	157	4168	1805	178	154	.971	14	75	46	38%		Steve O'Neill
Washington Senators	WSH	153	4037	1779	182	163	.970	7	73	47	39%		Bucky Harris
St. Louis Browns	SLB	155	4045	1747	188	143	.969	9	69	25	27%	93,267	Rogers Hornsby
Philadelphia Athletics	PHA	154	4057	1778	209	152	.965	24	101	39	28%		Connie Mack
League Totals		1236	32802	14215	1406	1232	.971	95	562	320	36%	93,267

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