1936 Chicago White Sox

81-70 • .536 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1936 Chicago White Sox went 81-70 (.536) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 920 runs, allowed 873, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Zeke Bonura (12 HR, 138 RBI) and Vern Kennedy (21-9, 4.63 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

81 Wins
70 Losses
.536 Win %
4th Rank
920 R 873 RA
Diff +47

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920 Runs Scored
873 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
564K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 AL Average

Batting Avg .292 1% above the 1936 league average (.289)
OBP .373 3% above the 1936 league average (.362)
SLG .397 6% below the 1936 league average (.421)
Team ERA 5.06 equal to the 1936 league average (5.04)
Runs Scored 920 5% above the 1936 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 564,100
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Avg per Game 7,521

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Luke Appling 0.388 2 Rip Radcliff 0.335 3 Zeke Bonura 0.330 4 Jackie Hayes 0.312 5 Mike Kreevich 0.307

Home Runs

1 Zeke Bonura 12 2 Rip Radcliff 8 3 Jimmy Dykes 7 4 Tony Piet 7 5 Luke Appling 6

RBI

1 Zeke Bonura 138 2 Luke Appling 128 3 Jackie Hayes 84 4 Rip Radcliff 82 5 Luke Sewell 73
1936 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rip Radcliff 138 618 120 207 31 7 8 82 44 12 6 0.335
Zeke Bonura 148 587 120 194 39 7 12 138 94 29 4 0.330
Mike Kreevich 137 550 99 169 32 11 5 69 61 46 10 0.307
Luke Appling 138 526 111 204 31 7 6 128 85 25 10 0.388
Luke Sewell 128 451 59 113 20 5 5 73 54 16 11 0.251
Jimmy Dykes 127 435 62 116 16 3 7 60 61 36 1 0.267
Jackie Hayes 108 417 53 130 34 3 5 84 35 25 4 0.312
Mule Haas 119 408 75 116 26 2 0 46 64 29 1 0.284
Tony Piet 109 352 69 96 15 2 7 42 66 48 15 0.273
Larry Rosenthal 85 317 71 89 15 8 3 46 59 37 2 0.281
Vern Kennedy 36 113 12 32 8 0 0 11 1 13 0 0.283
Frank Grube 33 93 6 15 2 1 0 11 9 15 1 0.161
John Whitehead 34 87 6 21 1 0 0 9 5 9 0 0.241
Ted Lyons 26 70 2 11 0 0 0 5 5 12 0 0.157
Dixie Walker 26 70 12 19 2 0 0 11 14 6 1 0.271
Sugar Cain 31 68 5 7 0 0 0 4 7 14 0 0.103
George Washington 20 49 6 8 2 0 1 5 1 4 0 0.163
Joseph Morrissey 17 38 3 7 1 0 0 6 2 3 0 0.184
Monty Stratton 16 37 7 8 2 0 1 7 2 4 0 0.216
Italo Chelini 18 32 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.156
Bill Dietrich 14 30 3 8 0 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.267
Ray Phelps 15 26 3 6 2 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.231
Clint Brown 38 25 5 4 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.160
Merv Shea 14 24 3 3 0 0 0 2 6 5 0 0.125
George Stumpf 10 22 3 6 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0.273
Red Evans 18 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.133
Bill Shores 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.200
Les Rock 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Les Tietje 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Whit Wyatt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Vern Kennedy 4.63 2 John Whitehead 4.64 3 Bill Dietrich 4.68 4 Sugar Cain 4.75 5 Italo Chelini 4.95

Wins

1 Vern Kennedy 21 2 Sugar Cain 14 3 John Whitehead 13 4 Ted Lyons 10 5 Clint Brown 6

Strikeouts

1 Vern Kennedy 99 2 John Whitehead 70 3 Ted Lyons 48 4 Sugar Cain 42 5 Bill Dietrich 39
1936 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vern Kennedy 21 9 4.63 35 34 0 274.1 282 141 147 99
John Whitehead 13 13 4.64 34 32 1 230.2 254 119 98 70
Sugar Cain 14 10 4.75 30 26 0 195.1 228 103 75 42
Ted Lyons 10 13 5.14 26 24 0 182.0 227 104 45 48
Monty Stratton 5 7 5.21 16 14 0 95.0 117 55 46 37
Italo Chelini 4 3 4.95 18 6 0 83.2 100 46 30 16
Clint Brown 6 2 4.99 38 2 5 83.0 106 46 24 19
Bill Dietrich 4 4 4.68 14 11 0 82.2 93 43 36 39
Ray Phelps 4 6 6.03 15 4 0 68.2 91 46 42 17
Red Evans 0 3 7.61 17 0 1 47.1 70 40 22 19
Bill Shores 0 0 9.53 9 0 0 17.0 26 18 8 5
Whit Wyatt 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 3.0 3 0 0 0
Les Tietje 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 2.1 6 7 5 3

👥 Roster (30)

Luke Appling Zeke Bonura Clint Brown Sugar Cain Italo Chelini Bill Dietrich Jimmy Dykes Red Evans Frank Grube Mule Haas Jackie Hayes Vern Kennedy +18 more

30 players

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The 1936 Chicago White Sox in brief

The record for the 1936 Chicago White Sox reads 81 wins and 70 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The run column shows 920 for and 873 against. Against a league average of .289, the 1936 Chicago White Sox batted .292. The 1936 Chicago White Sox outscored the average club by 5% (920 against 876). Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 564,100 fans came through the gates.

For power, Zeke Bonura led the way with 12 homers. The hits leader was Rip Radcliff with 207. Vern Kennedy was the top winner, with 21 victories. The 1936 roster runs to 30 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1935 season and the 1937 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1936 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1936 Chicago White Sox finished 81-70 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Zeke Bonura led the 1936 Chicago White Sox with 12 home runs.
What was the 1936 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1936 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 5.06.
Did the 1936 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1936 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1936 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1936 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Zeke Bonura (12 HR, 138 RBI) and Vern Kennedy (21-9, 4.63 ERA).
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