1936 Cleveland Indians

80-74 • .519 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1936 Cleveland Indians went 80-74 (.519) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 921 runs, allowed 862, and played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Hal Trosky (42 HR, 162 RBI) and Johnny Allen (20-10, 3.44 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

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
5th Rank
921 R 862 RA
Diff +59

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⚡ Quick Stats

921 Runs Scored
862 Runs Allowed
+59 Run Diff
500K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 AL Average

Batting Avg .303 5% above the 1936 league average (.289)
OBP .363 equal to the 1936 league average (.362)
SLG .461 10% above the 1936 league average (.421)
Team ERA 4.83 4% better than the 1936 league average (5.04)
Runs Scored 921 5% above the 1936 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II/Cleveland Stadium
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Home Games (est.) 78 ≈
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Total Attendance 500,391
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Avg per Game 6,415

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Earl Averill 0.378 2 Bruce Campbell 0.372 3 Billy Sullivan 0.351 4 Hal Trosky 0.343 5 Roy Weatherly 0.335

Home Runs

1 Hal Trosky 42 2 Earl Averill 28 3 Odell Hale 14 4 Bill Knickerbocker 8 5 Roy Weatherly 8

RBI

1 Hal Trosky 162 2 Earl Averill 126 3 Joe Vosmik 94 4 Odell Hale 87 5 Bill Knickerbocker 73
1936 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Hughes 152 638 112 188 35 9 0 63 57 40 20 0.295
Hal Trosky 151 629 124 216 45 9 42 162 36 58 6 0.343
Odell Hale 153 620 126 196 50 13 14 87 64 43 8 0.316
Bill Knickerbocker 155 618 81 182 35 3 8 73 56 30 5 0.294
Earl Averill 152 614 136 232 39 15 28 126 65 35 3 0.378
Joe Vosmik 138 506 76 145 29 7 7 94 79 21 5 0.287
Roy Weatherly 84 349 64 117 28 6 8 53 16 29 3 0.335
Billy Sullivan 93 319 39 112 32 6 2 48 16 9 5 0.351
Frankie Pytlak 75 224 35 72 15 4 0 31 24 11 5 0.321
Bruce Campbell 76 172 35 64 15 2 6 30 19 17 2 0.372
Jim Gleeson 41 139 26 36 9 2 4 12 18 17 2 0.259
Milt Galatzer 49 97 12 23 4 1 0 6 13 8 1 0.237
Johnny Allen 37 87 12 14 0 0 0 10 6 18 0 0.161
Mel Harder 36 80 3 11 4 0 0 3 0 19 0 0.138
Charles George 23 77 3 15 3 0 0 5 9 16 0 0.195
Oral Hildebrand 36 63 7 12 2 0 0 8 6 7 0 0.190
Boze Berger 28 52 1 9 2 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.173
Joe Becker 22 50 5 9 3 1 1 11 5 4 0 0.180
Denny Galehouse 36 47 2 8 1 0 0 1 6 13 0 0.170
George Blaeholder 35 46 1 6 1 0 0 4 1 13 0 0.130
Lloyd Brown 24 45 5 10 0 1 1 7 4 6 0 0.222
Jeff Heath 12 41 6 14 3 3 1 8 3 4 1 0.341
Thornton Lee 43 41 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.122
Bob Feller 14 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.136
George Uhle 24 21 1 8 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0.381
Willis Hudlin 27 18 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.111
Ralph Winegarner 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.125
Al Milnar 4 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.300
Bill Zuber 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Paul Kardow 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Bob Feller 3.34 2 Johnny Allen 3.44 3 Lloyd Brown 4.17 4 Denny Galehouse 4.85 5 Thornton Lee 4.89

Wins

1 Johnny Allen 20 2 Mel Harder 15 3 Oral Hildebrand 10 4 George Blaeholder 8 5 Lloyd Brown 8

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Allen 165 2 Mel Harder 84 3 Bob Feller 76 4 Denny Galehouse 71 5 Oral Hildebrand 65
1936 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Allen 20 10 3.44 36 31 1 243.0 234 93 97 165
Mel Harder 15 15 5.17 36 30 1 224.2 294 129 71 84
Oral Hildebrand 10 11 4.90 36 21 4 174.2 197 95 83 65
Denny Galehouse 8 7 4.85 36 15 1 148.1 161 80 68 71
Lloyd Brown 8 10 4.17 24 16 1 140.1 166 65 45 34
George Blaeholder 8 4 5.09 35 16 0 134.1 158 76 47 30
Thornton Lee 3 5 4.89 43 8 3 127.0 138 69 67 49
Willis Hudlin 1 5 9.00 27 7 0 64.0 112 64 31 20
Bob Feller 5 3 3.34 14 8 1 62.0 52 23 47 76
Al Milnar 1 2 7.36 4 3 0 22.0 26 18 18 9
Ralph Winegarner 0 0 4.91 9 0 0 14.2 18 8 6 3
Bill Zuber 1 1 6.59 2 2 0 13.2 14 10 15 5
George Uhle 0 1 8.53 7 0 0 12.2 26 12 5 5
Milt Galatzer 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 6.0 7 3 5 3
Paul Kardow 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 1 1 2 0

👥 Roster (30)

Johnny Allen Earl Averill Joe Becker Boze Berger George Blaeholder Lloyd Brown Bruce Campbell Bob Feller Milt Galatzer Denny Galehouse Charles George Jim Gleeson +18 more

30 players

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The 1936 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1936 Cleveland Indians reads 80 wins and 74 losses, good for 5th in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 921 runs and allowed 862, a run differential of +59. Against a league average of .289, the 1936 Cleveland Indians batted .303. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 4.83 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.04. The 1936 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 5% (921 against 876).

Attendance at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium totaled 500,391 for the year. Hal Trosky led the club in home runs with 42. Earl Averill collected the most hits, 232. On the mound, Johnny Allen won 20 games to lead the staff. The 1936 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1936 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1936 Cleveland Indians finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Hal Trosky led the 1936 Cleveland Indians with 42 home runs.
What was the 1936 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1936 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.83.
Did the 1936 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1936 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1936 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II/Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1936 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal Trosky (42 HR, 162 RBI) and Johnny Allen (20-10, 3.44 ERA).
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