1936 Detroit Tigers

83-71 • .539 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1936 Detroit Tigers went 83-71 (.539) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 921 runs, allowed 871, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Goose Goslin (24 HR, 125 RBI) and Tommy Bridges (23-11, 3.60 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

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
2nd Rank
921 R 871 RA
Diff +50

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921 Runs Scored
871 Runs Allowed
+50 Run Diff
941K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 AL Average

Batting Avg .299 4% above the 1936 league average (.289)
OBP .376 4% above the 1936 league average (.362)
SLG .431 2% above the 1936 league average (.421)
Team ERA 5.00 1% 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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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 941,869
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Avg per Game 12,232

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Charlie Gehringer 0.354 2 Gee Walker 0.353 3 Al Simmons 0.327 4 Goose Goslin 0.315 5 Elden Auker 0.308

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 24 2 Charlie Gehringer 15 3 Al Simmons 13 4 Gee Walker 12 5 Marv Owen 9

RBI

1 Goose Goslin 125 2 Charlie Gehringer 116 3 Al Simmons 112 4 Marv Owen 105 5 Gee Walker 93
1936 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Gehringer 154 641 144 227 60 12 15 116 83 13 4 0.354
Billy Rogell 146 585 85 160 27 5 6 68 73 41 14 0.274
Marv Owen 154 583 72 172 20 4 9 105 53 41 9 0.295
Goose Goslin 147 572 122 180 33 8 24 125 85 50 14 0.315
Al Simmons 143 568 96 186 38 6 13 112 49 35 6 0.327
Jack Burns 138 558 96 158 36 3 4 63 79 45 4 0.283
Gee Walker 134 550 105 194 55 5 12 93 23 30 17 0.353
Ray Hayworth 81 250 31 60 10 0 1 30 39 18 0 0.240
Pete Fox 73 220 46 67 12 1 4 26 34 23 1 0.305
Mickey Cochrane 44 126 24 34 8 0 2 17 46 15 1 0.270
Tommy Bridges 39 118 10 25 4 1 0 15 3 26 0 0.212
Schoolboy Rowe 45 90 16 23 2 1 1 12 13 15 0 0.256
Elden Auker 35 78 7 24 1 2 0 15 7 24 0 0.308
Glenn Myatt 27 78 5 17 1 0 0 5 9 4 0 0.218
Frank Reiber 20 55 7 15 2 0 1 5 5 7 0 0.273
Jo-Jo White 58 51 11 14 3 0 0 6 9 10 2 0.275
Hank Greenberg 12 46 10 16 6 2 1 16 9 6 1 0.348
Roxie Lawson 41 45 2 10 0 1 0 5 2 6 0 0.222
Vic Sorrell 30 39 1 6 2 0 0 1 7 13 0 0.154
Red Phillips 22 33 3 10 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.303
Birdie Tebbetts 10 33 7 10 1 2 1 4 5 3 0 0.303
Jake Wade 13 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.172
Joe Sullivan 26 28 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.179
Flea Clifton 13 26 5 5 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.192
Salty Parker 11 25 6 7 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.280
General Crowder 9 20 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.150
Chad Kimsey 22 16 3 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 0 0.312
Gil English 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Elon Hogsett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Tommy Bridges 3.60 2 Schoolboy Rowe 4.51 3 Chad Kimsey 4.85 4 Elden Auker 4.89 5 Vic Sorrell 5.28

Wins

1 Tommy Bridges 23 2 Schoolboy Rowe 19 3 Elden Auker 13 4 Roxie Lawson 8 5 Vic Sorrell 6

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Bridges 175 2 Schoolboy Rowe 115 3 Elden Auker 66 4 Vic Sorrell 37 5 Roxie Lawson 34
1936 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy Bridges 23 11 3.60 39 38 0 294.2 289 118 115 175
Schoolboy Rowe 19 10 4.51 41 35 3 245.1 266 123 64 115
Elden Auker 13 16 4.89 35 31 0 215.1 263 117 83 66
Vic Sorrell 6 7 5.28 30 14 3 131.1 153 77 64 37
Roxie Lawson 8 6 5.48 41 8 3 128.0 139 78 71 34
Red Phillips 2 4 6.49 22 6 0 87.1 124 63 22 15
Joe Sullivan 2 5 6.78 26 4 1 79.2 111 60 40 32
Jake Wade 4 5 5.29 13 11 0 78.1 93 46 52 30
Chad Kimsey 2 3 4.85 22 0 3 52.0 58 28 29 11
General Crowder 4 3 8.39 9 7 0 44.0 64 41 21 10
Elon Hogsett 0 1 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 8 4 1 1

👥 Roster (29)

Elden Auker Tommy Bridges Jack Burns Flea Clifton Mickey Cochrane General Crowder Gil English Pete Fox Charlie Gehringer Goose Goslin Hank Greenberg Ray Hayworth +17 more

29 players

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The 1936 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 83-71 record (.539) put the 1936 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 921 scored against 871 allowed (+50). The team batting average of .299 was 4% above the 1936 league mark of .289. The staff ERA of 5.00 was 1% better than the league average of 5.04. The 1936 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 5% (921 against 876).

The home park, Navin Field, recorded 941,869 in attendance, about 12,232 a game. Goose Goslin led the club in home runs with 24. Charlie Gehringer collected the most hits, 227. Tommy Bridges led the pitchers with 23 wins. The 1936 roster runs to 29 players. The 1935 season and the 1937 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1936 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1936 Detroit Tigers finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1936 Detroit Tigers with 24 home runs.
What was the 1936 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1936 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 5.00.
Did the 1936 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1936 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1936 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1936 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Goslin (24 HR, 125 RBI) and Tommy Bridges (23-11, 3.60 ERA).
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