1936 Boston Bees

71-83 • .461 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1936 Boston Bees went 71-83 (.461) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 631 runs, allowed 715, and played home games at Braves Field. Team leaders included Wally Berger (25 HR, 91 RBI) and Danny MacFayden (17-13, 2.87 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
6th Rank
631 R 715 RA
Diff -84

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631 Runs Scored
715 Runs Allowed
-84 Run Diff
436K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 NL Average

Batting Avg .264 5% below the 1936 league average (.278)
OBP .322 4% below the 1936 league average (.335)
SLG .355 8% below the 1936 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.94 2% better than the 1936 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 631 14% below the 1936 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBraves Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 436,345
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Avg per Game 5,523

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Buck Jordan 0.323 2 Tony Cuccinello 0.308 3 Bill Lewis 0.306 4 Gene Moore 0.290 5 Wally Berger 0.288

Home Runs

1 Wally Berger 25 2 Gene Moore 13 3 Tony Cuccinello 7 4 Al Lopez 7 5 Tommy Thompson 4

RBI

1 Wally Berger 91 2 Tony Cuccinello 86 3 Gene Moore 67 4 Buck Jordan 66 5 Hal Lee 64
1936 Boston Bees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gene Moore 151 637 91 185 38 12 13 67 40 80 6 0.290
Tony Cuccinello 150 565 68 174 26 3 7 86 58 49 1 0.308
Hal Lee 152 565 46 143 24 7 3 64 52 50 4 0.253
Buck Jordan 138 555 81 179 27 5 3 66 45 22 2 0.323
Wally Berger 138 534 88 154 23 3 25 91 53 84 1 0.288
Billy Urbanski 122 494 55 129 17 5 0 26 31 42 2 0.261
Al Lopez 128 426 46 103 12 5 7 50 41 41 1 0.242
Joe Coscarart 104 367 28 90 11 2 2 44 19 37 0 0.245
Rabbit Warstler 74 304 27 64 6 0 0 17 22 33 2 0.211
Tommy Thompson 106 266 37 76 9 0 4 36 31 12 3 0.286
Mickey Haslin 36 104 14 29 1 2 2 11 5 9 0 0.279
Tiny Chaplin 40 84 7 17 1 1 0 8 1 17 0 0.202
Danny MacFayden 37 83 7 8 1 0 0 0 6 33 0 0.096
Ray Mueller 24 71 5 14 4 0 0 5 5 17 0 0.197
Bill Lewis 29 62 11 19 2 0 0 3 12 7 0 0.306
Bobby Reis 37 60 3 13 2 0 0 5 3 6 0 0.217
Johnny Lanning 28 52 1 7 0 0 1 2 1 11 0 0.135
Bob Smith 35 45 1 10 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.222
Ray Benge 21 43 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.140
Ben Cantwell 35 41 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.195
Pinky Whitney 10 40 1 7 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0.175
Guy Bush 15 25 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.120
Bill Weir 13 18 3 5 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0.278
Wayne Osborne 5 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Ed Moriarty 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Fabian Kowalik 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Al Blanche 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Amby Murray 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bob Brown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Doll 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Andy Pilney 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Babich 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Swede Larsen 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim McCloskey 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Weafer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Ford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Ford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Bill Weir 2.83 2 Danny MacFayden 2.87 3 Ben Cantwell 3.04 4 Guy Bush 3.39 5 Johnny Lanning 3.65

Wins

1 Danny MacFayden 17 2 Tiny Chaplin 10 3 Ben Cantwell 9 4 Ray Benge 7 5 Johnny Lanning 7

Strikeouts

1 Tiny Chaplin 86 2 Danny MacFayden 86 3 Ben Cantwell 42 4 Bob Smith 36 5 Johnny Lanning 33
1936 Boston Bees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Danny MacFayden 17 13 2.87 37 31 0 266.2 268 85 66 86
Tiny Chaplin 10 15 4.12 40 31 2 231.2 273 106 62 86
Johnny Lanning 7 11 3.65 28 20 0 153.0 154 62 55 33
Bobby Reis 6 5 4.48 35 5 0 138.2 152 69 74 25
Bob Smith 6 7 3.77 35 11 8 136.0 142 57 35 36
Ben Cantwell 9 9 3.04 34 12 2 133.1 127 45 35 42
Ray Benge 7 9 5.79 21 19 0 115.0 161 74 38 32
Guy Bush 4 5 3.39 15 11 0 90.1 98 34 20 28
Bill Weir 4 3 2.83 12 7 0 57.1 53 18 24 29
Wayne Osborne 1 1 5.85 5 3 0 20.0 31 13 9 8
Al Blanche 0 1 6.19 11 0 1 16.0 20 11 8 4
Amby Murray 0 0 4.09 4 1 0 11.0 15 5 3 2
Fabian Kowalik 0 1 8.00 1 1 0 9.0 18 8 2 0
Bob Brown 0 2 5.40 2 2 0 8.1 10 5 3 5
Art Doll 0 1 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 11 3 2 2
Jim McCloskey 0 0 11.25 4 1 0 8.0 14 10 3 2
Johnny Babich 0 0 10.50 3 0 0 6.0 11 7 6 1
Ken Weafer 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 6 4 3 0
Gene Ford 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0
William Ford 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 2 3 0

👥 Roster (37)

Johnny Babich Ray Benge Wally Berger Al Blanche Bob Brown Guy Bush Ben Cantwell Tiny Chaplin Joe Coscarart Tony Cuccinello Art Doll Gene Ford +25 more

37 players

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The 1936 Boston Bees in brief

In 1936 the Boston Bees posted a 71-83 mark (.461) and finished 6th in the NL. The Boston Bees scored 631 runs and allowed 715, a run differential of -84. At the plate the Boston Bees hit .264, 5% worse than the league's .278. Pitchers allowed 3.94 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.02. Measured against the 730-run league average, the offense was 14% behind.

The home park, Braves Field, recorded 436,345 in attendance, about 5,523 a game. Wally Berger led the club in home runs with 25. The hits leader was Gene Moore with 185. Danny MacFayden led the pitchers with 17 wins. In all, the roster shows 37 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1935 season and the 1937 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Boston Bees

What was the 1936 Boston Bees record?
The 1936 Boston Bees finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Boston Bees in home runs?
Wally Berger led the 1936 Boston Bees with 25 home runs.
What was the 1936 Boston Bees team ERA?
The 1936 Boston Bees posted a team ERA of 3.94.
Did the 1936 Boston Bees win the World Series?
No. The 1936 Boston Bees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 Boston Bees play?
The 1936 Boston Bees played home games at Braves Field.
Who led the 1936 Boston Bees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wally Berger (25 HR, 91 RBI) and Danny MacFayden (17-13, 2.87 ERA).
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