1936 Brooklyn Dodgers

67-87 • .435 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers went 67-87 (.435) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 662 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Babe Phelps (5 HR, 57 RBI) and Van Mungo (18-19, 3.35 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

67 Wins
87 Losses
.435 Win %
7th Rank
662 R 752 RA
Diff -90

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662 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
-90 Run Diff
523K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 2% below the 1936 league average (.278)
OBP .322 4% below the 1936 league average (.335)
SLG .352 9% below the 1936 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.98 1% better than the 1936 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 662 9% below the 1936 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 523,601
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Avg per Game 6,627

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Babe Phelps 0.367 2 Eddie Wilson 0.347 3 Joe Stripp 0.317 4 Frenchy Bordagaray 0.315 5 Buddy Hassett 0.310

Home Runs

1 Babe Phelps 5 2 Frenchy Bordagaray 4 3 Lonny Frey 4 4 George Watkins 4 5 Buddy Hassett 3

RBI

1 Buddy Hassett 82 2 Lonny Frey 60 3 Joe Stripp 60 4 Babe Phelps 57 5 George Watkins 43
1936 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Hassett 156 635 79 197 29 11 3 82 35 17 5 0.310
Lonny Frey 148 524 63 146 29 4 4 60 71 56 7 0.279
Johnny Cooney 130 507 71 143 17 5 0 30 24 15 3 0.282
Joe Stripp 110 439 51 139 31 1 1 60 22 12 2 0.317
Jimmy Jordan 115 398 26 93 15 1 2 28 15 21 1 0.234
Frenchy Bordagaray 125 372 63 117 21 3 4 31 17 42 12 0.315
Jim Bucher 110 370 49 93 12 8 2 41 29 27 5 0.251
George Watkins 105 364 54 93 24 6 4 43 38 34 5 0.255
Babe Phelps 115 319 36 117 23 2 5 57 27 18 1 0.367
Ray Berres 105 267 16 64 10 1 1 13 14 35 1 0.240
Eddie Wilson 52 173 28 60 8 1 3 25 14 25 3 0.347
Ben Geraghty 51 129 11 25 4 0 0 9 8 16 4 0.194
Van Mungo 50 123 11 22 2 0 0 11 1 26 0 0.179
Danny Taylor 43 116 12 34 6 0 2 15 11 14 2 0.293
Freddie Lindstrom 26 106 12 28 4 0 0 10 5 7 1 0.264
Fred Frankhouse 42 91 9 13 3 0 0 7 2 6 0 0.143
Randy Moore 42 88 4 21 3 0 0 14 8 1 0 0.239
Tom Winsett 22 85 13 20 7 0 1 18 11 14 0 0.235
Ed Brandt 43 84 7 16 1 0 0 6 9 8 0 0.190
Sid Gautreaux 75 71 8 19 3 0 0 16 9 7 0 0.268
Max Butcher 42 48 6 6 1 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.125
Ox Eckhardt 16 44 5 8 1 0 1 6 5 2 0 0.182
Watson Clark 33 39 2 9 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.231
George Earnshaw 19 33 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.242
Nick Tremark 8 32 6 8 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.250
Jack Radtke 33 31 8 3 0 0 0 2 4 9 3 0.097
Tom Baker 37 30 2 7 3 0 0 5 1 4 0 0.233
George Jeffcoat 40 23 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.130
Johnny Hudson 6 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.167
Hank Winston 14 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.091
Dutch Leonard 16 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Harry Eisenstat 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Dick Siebert 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Zachary 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Van Mungo 3.35 2 Ed Brandt 3.50 3 Fred Frankhouse 3.65 4 Dutch Leonard 3.66 5 Max Butcher 3.96

Wins

1 Van Mungo 18 2 Fred Frankhouse 13 3 Ed Brandt 11 4 Watson Clark 7 5 Max Butcher 6

Strikeouts

1 Van Mungo 238 2 Ed Brandt 104 3 Fred Frankhouse 84 4 Max Butcher 55 5 George Jeffcoat 46
1936 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Van Mungo 18 19 3.35 45 37 3 311.2 275 116 118 238
Fred Frankhouse 13 10 3.65 41 31 2 234.1 236 95 89 84
Ed Brandt 11 13 3.50 38 29 2 234.0 246 91 65 104
Max Butcher 6 6 3.96 38 15 2 147.2 154 65 59 55
Watson Clark 7 11 4.43 33 16 2 120.0 162 59 28 28
George Jeffcoat 5 6 4.52 40 5 3 95.2 84 48 63 46
George Earnshaw 4 9 5.32 19 13 1 93.0 113 55 30 40
Tom Baker 1 8 4.72 35 8 2 87.2 98 46 48 35
Hank Winston 1 3 6.12 14 0 0 32.1 40 22 16 8
Dutch Leonard 0 0 3.66 16 0 1 32.0 34 13 5 8
Harry Eisenstat 1 2 5.65 5 2 0 14.1 22 9 6 5
Tom Zachary 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Tom Baker Ray Berres Frenchy Bordagaray Ed Brandt Jim Bucher Max Butcher Watson Clark Johnny Cooney George Earnshaw Ox Eckhardt Harry Eisenstat Fred Frankhouse +22 more

34 players

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The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 67-87, a .435 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. With 662 runs scored and 752 given up, the 1936 differential was -90. Against a league average of .278, the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .272. Pitchers allowed 3.98 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.02. The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers scored 9% fewer runs than the average club (662 against 730).

The home park, Ebbets Field, recorded 523,601 in attendance, about 6,627 a game. Babe Phelps topped the Brooklyn Dodgers with 5 home runs. Buddy Hassett drove in a team-high 82 runs. On the mound, Van Mungo won 18 games to lead the staff. The 1936 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 67-87 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Babe Phelps led the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers with 5 home runs.
What was the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Phelps (5 HR, 57 RBI) and Van Mungo (18-19, 3.35 ERA).
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