1936 Season

25 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1936 Major League Baseball season was played by 25 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the New York Giants. Lou Gehrig led with 49 home runs, Hal Trosky led with 162 RBI, and Earl Averill led with 232 hits. This page carries the 1936 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1936 Bracket
World Series NYA def. NY1 (4-2)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1936 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Luke Appling .388 2 Earl Averill .378 3 Paul Waner .373 4 Charlie Gehringer .354 5 Lou Gehrig .354

OPS qualified

1 Lou Gehrig 1.174 2 Jimmie Foxx 1.071 3 Earl Averill 1.065 4 Mel Ott 1.036 5 Hal Trosky 1.026

Home Runs all players

1 Lou Gehrig 49 2 Hal Trosky 42 3 Jimmie Foxx 41 4 Mel Ott 33 5 Joe DiMaggio 29

RBI all players

1 Hal Trosky 162 2 Lou Gehrig 152 3 Jimmie Foxx 143 4 Zeke Bonura 138 5 Joe Medwick 138

Hits all players

1 Earl Averill 232 2 Charlie Gehringer 227 3 Joe Medwick 223 4 Paul Waner 218 5 Hal Trosky 216

Runs all players

1 Lou Gehrig 167 2 Harlond Clift 145 3 Charlie Gehringer 144 4 Frankie Crosetti 137 5 Earl Averill 136

Stolen Bases all players

1 Lyn Lary 37 2 Jake Powell 26 3 Pepper Martin 23 4 Billy Werber 23 5 Ben Chapman 20
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1936 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Carl Hubbell 2.31 2 Lefty Grove 2.81 3 Danny MacFayden 2.87 4 Frank Gabler 3.12 5 Dizzy Dean 3.17

WHIP qualified

1 Carl Hubbell 1.06 2 Dizzy Dean 1.15 3 Red Lucas 1.16 4 Lefty Grove 1.19 5 Cy Blanton 1.23

Wins all pitchers

1 Carl Hubbell 26 2 Dizzy Dean 24 3 Tommy Bridges 23 4 Vern Kennedy 21 5 Johnny Allen 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Van Mungo 238 2 Dizzy Dean 195 3 Tommy Bridges 175 4 Johnny Allen 165 5 Bobo Newsom 156

Saves all pitchers

1 Dizzy Dean 11 2 Don Brennan 9 3 Pat Malone 9 4 Bob Smith 8 5 Dick Coffman 7
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📋 Standings

American League

New York Yankees ★ 102-51 Detroit Tigers 83-71 Washington Senators 82-71 Chicago White Sox 81-70 Cleveland Indians 80-74 Boston Red Sox 74-80 St. Louis Browns 57-95 Philadelphia Athletics 53-100

National League

New York Giants ★ 92-62 Chicago Cubs 87-67 St. Louis Cardinals 87-67 Pittsburgh Pirates 84-70 Cincinnati Reds 74-80 Boston Bees 71-83 Brooklyn Dodgers 67-87 Philadelphia Phillies 54-100

IND

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 13-2 Chicago American Giants 11-12

NN2

Pittsburgh Crawfords ★ 46-30 New York Black Yankees 16-12 Homestead Grays 27-24 Newark Eagles 27-31 New York Cubans 22-24 Washington Elite Giants 25-32 Philadelphia Stars 31-41

The 1936 season in brief

The Kansas City Monarchs set the pace in 1936 with a 13-2 record. The weakest record belonged to the Philadelphia Athletics, 53-100. In the 1936 standings, the National League was not close, the New York Giants finishing 92-62 to the Chicago Cubs's 87-67, the Kansas City Monarchs won the IND group going away, 13-2 against 11-12 for the Chicago American Giants, the Pittsburgh Crawfords won the Negro National League going away, 46-30 against 16-12 for the New York Black Yankees, and nobody in the American League came near the New York Yankees's 102-51. The 1936 standings include the Negro National League, Negro Leagues circuits that MLB now counts as major league, listed beside the American and National Leagues. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants, 4 games to 2. Lou Gehrig led the majors with 49 home runs, ahead of Hal Trosky with 42. Among qualified hitters, Luke Appling had the top batting average, .388, with Earl Averill next at .378. Qualification for that 1936 board is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Lou Gehrig topped several batting tiles at once: OPS, home runs, and runs. Carl Hubbell's 2.31 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Lefty Grove followed at 2.81. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1936 leaders page.

1936 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1936?
The New York Yankees won the 1936 World Series, beating the New York Giants.
How many teams played in 1936?
25 teams played in the 1936 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1936?
Lou Gehrig led with 49 home runs in 1936.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1936?
Hal Trosky led with 162 RBI in 1936.
Who led MLB in hits in 1936?
Earl Averill led with 232 hits in 1936.
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