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1936 New York Yankees

102-51 • .667 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1936 New York Yankees went 102-51 (.667) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 1,065 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Lou Gehrig (49 HR, 152 RBI) and Red Ruffing (20-12, 3.85 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

102 Wins
51 Losses
.667 Win %
1st Rank
1065 R 731 RA
Diff +334

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1065 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
+334 Run Diff
1,160K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 AL Average

Batting Avg .299 4% above the 1936 league average (.289)
OBP .380 5% above the 1936 league average (.362)
SLG .483 15% above the 1936 league average (.421)
Team ERA 4.17 17% better than the 1936 league average (5.04)
Runs Scored 1065 22% above the 1936 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,160,776
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Avg per Game 15,075

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Bill Dickey 0.362 2 Lou Gehrig 0.354 3 Joe DiMaggio 0.323 4 Red Rolfe 0.319 5 George Selkirk 0.308

Home Runs

1 Lou Gehrig 49 2 Joe DiMaggio 29 3 Bill Dickey 22 4 George Selkirk 18 5 Frankie Crosetti 15

RBI

1 Lou Gehrig 152 2 Joe DiMaggio 125 3 Tony Lazzeri 109 4 Bill Dickey 107 5 George Selkirk 107
1936 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe DiMaggio 138 637 132 206 44 15 29 125 24 39 4 0.323
Frankie Crosetti 151 632 137 182 35 7 15 78 90 83 18 0.288
Lou Gehrig 155 579 167 205 37 7 49 152 130 46 3 0.354
Red Rolfe 135 568 116 181 39 15 10 70 68 38 3 0.319
Tony Lazzeri 150 537 82 154 29 6 14 109 97 65 8 0.287
George Selkirk 137 493 93 152 28 9 18 107 94 60 13 0.308
Bill Dickey 112 423 99 153 26 8 22 107 46 16 0 0.362
Jake Powell 87 328 62 99 13 3 7 48 33 30 16 0.302
Myril Hoag 45 156 23 47 9 4 3 34 7 16 3 0.301
Roy Johnson 63 147 21 39 8 2 1 19 21 14 3 0.265
Ben Chapman 36 139 19 37 14 3 1 21 15 20 1 0.266
Joe Glenn 44 129 21 35 7 0 1 20 20 10 1 0.271
Red Ruffing 53 127 14 37 5 0 5 22 11 12 0 0.291
Monte Pearson 33 91 12 23 4 0 1 20 8 13 0 0.253
Jack Saltzgaver 34 90 14 19 5 0 1 13 13 18 0 0.211
Johnny Broaca 37 82 2 9 0 0 0 5 1 40 0 0.110
Lefty Gomez 31 69 1 10 1 0 0 5 3 23 0 0.145
Bump Hadley 31 68 14 16 2 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.235
Arndt Jorgens 31 66 5 18 3 1 0 5 2 3 0 0.273
Pat Malone 35 51 4 10 1 0 0 7 1 10 0 0.196
Don Heffner 19 48 7 11 2 1 0 6 6 5 0 0.229
Bob Seeds 13 42 12 11 1 0 4 10 5 3 3 0.262
Johnny Murphy 27 36 4 13 1 0 0 7 1 4 0 0.361
Dixie Walker 6 20 3 7 0 2 1 5 1 3 1 0.350
Jumbo Brown 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Kemp Wicker 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Ted Kleinhans 19 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Steve Sundra 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Johnny Murphy 3.38 2 Monte Pearson 3.71 3 Pat Malone 3.81 4 Red Ruffing 3.85 5 Johnny Broaca 4.24

Wins

1 Red Ruffing 20 2 Monte Pearson 19 3 Bump Hadley 14 4 Lefty Gomez 13 5 Johnny Broaca 12

Strikeouts

1 Monte Pearson 118 2 Lefty Gomez 105 3 Red Ruffing 102 4 Johnny Broaca 84 5 Bump Hadley 74
1936 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Ruffing 20 12 3.85 33 33 0 271.0 274 116 90 102
Monte Pearson 19 7 3.71 33 31 1 223.0 191 92 135 118
Johnny Broaca 12 7 4.24 37 27 3 206.0 235 97 66 84
Lefty Gomez 13 7 4.39 31 30 0 188.2 184 92 122 105
Bump Hadley 14 4 4.35 31 17 1 173.2 194 84 89 74
Pat Malone 12 4 3.81 35 9 9 134.2 144 57 60 72
Johnny Murphy 9 3 3.38 27 5 5 88.0 90 33 36 34
Jumbo Brown 1 4 5.91 20 3 1 64.0 93 42 29 19
Ted Kleinhans 1 1 5.83 19 0 1 29.1 36 19 23 10
Kemp Wicker 1 2 7.65 7 0 0 20.0 31 17 11 5
Steve Sundra 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. NY1 4-2

👥 Roster (28)

Johnny Broaca Jumbo Brown Ben Chapman Frankie Crosetti Joe DiMaggio Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig Joe Glenn Lefty Gomez Bump Hadley Don Heffner Myril Hoag +16 more

28 players

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The 1936 New York Yankees in brief

The record for the 1936 New York Yankees reads 102 wins and 51 losses, good for 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the New York Yankees won the World Series. With 1065 runs scored and 731 given up, the 1936 differential was +334. The team batting average of .299 was 4% above the 1936 league mark of .289. Pitchers allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 5.04.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,160,776 for the year. Lou Gehrig topped the New York Yankees with 49 home runs. Red Ruffing was the top winner, with 20 victories. Monte Pearson struck out 118, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a win against NY1 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 New York Yankees

What was the 1936 New York Yankees record?
The 1936 New York Yankees finished 102-51 (.667 win pct).
Did the 1936 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1936 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1936 New York Yankees in home runs?
Lou Gehrig led the 1936 New York Yankees with 49 home runs.
What was the 1936 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1936 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.17.
Where did the 1936 New York Yankees play?
The 1936 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1936 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lou Gehrig (49 HR, 152 RBI) and Red Ruffing (20-12, 3.85 ERA).
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