1936 Washington Senators

82-71 • .536 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1936 Washington Senators went 82-71 (.536) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 889 runs, allowed 799, and played home games at Griffith Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe Kuhel (16 HR, 118 RBI) and Jimmie DeShong (18-10, 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

82 Wins
71 Losses
.536 Win %
3rd Rank
889 R 799 RA
Diff +90

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889 Runs Scored
799 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
433K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 AL Average

Batting Avg .294 2% above the 1936 league average (.289)
OBP .364 1% above the 1936 league average (.362)
SLG .413 2% below the 1936 league average (.421)
Team ERA 4.58 9% better than the 1936 league average (5.04)
Runs Scored 889 1% above the 1936 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumGriffith Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 433,835
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Avg per Game 5,634

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 John Stone 0.341 2 Ben Chapman 0.332 3 Shanty Hogan 0.323 4 Joe Kuhel 0.321 5 Fred Sington 0.319

Home Runs

1 Joe Kuhel 16 2 John Stone 15 3 Red Kress 8 4 Buddy Lewis 6 5 Ben Chapman 4

RBI

1 Joe Kuhel 118 2 Cecil Travis 92 3 John Stone 90 4 Buddy Lewis 67 5 Ben Chapman 60
1936 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Buddy Lewis 143 601 100 175 21 13 6 67 47 46 6 0.291
Joe Kuhel 149 588 107 189 42 8 16 118 64 30 15 0.321
Cecil Travis 138 517 77 164 34 10 2 92 39 21 4 0.317
John Stone 123 437 95 149 22 11 15 90 60 26 8 0.341
Ben Chapman 97 401 91 133 36 7 4 60 69 18 19 0.332
Red Kress 109 391 51 111 20 6 8 51 39 25 6 0.284
Ossie Bluege 90 319 43 92 12 1 1 55 38 16 5 0.288
Carl Reynolds 89 293 41 81 18 2 4 41 21 22 8 0.276
Cliff Bolton 86 289 41 84 18 4 2 51 25 12 1 0.291
Jesse Hill 85 233 50 71 19 5 0 34 29 23 11 0.305
Wally Millies 74 215 26 67 10 2 0 25 11 8 1 0.312
Jake Powell 53 210 40 62 11 5 1 30 18 21 10 0.295
Buddy Myer 51 156 31 42 5 2 0 15 42 11 7 0.269
Bobo Newsom 44 108 11 23 2 0 0 11 3 23 0 0.213
Fred Sington 25 94 13 30 8 0 1 28 15 9 0 0.319
John Mihalic 25 88 15 21 2 1 0 8 14 14 2 0.239
Jimmie DeShong 35 79 15 15 1 1 0 9 10 8 1 0.190
Earl Whitehill 28 77 8 13 2 0 0 4 8 11 0 0.169
Pete Appleton 38 76 7 19 1 1 0 8 0 15 0 0.250
Shanty Hogan 19 65 8 21 4 0 1 7 11 2 0 0.323
Dee Miles 25 59 8 14 1 2 0 7 1 5 0 0.237
Joe Cascarella 22 49 3 7 1 0 0 5 2 11 0 0.143
Monte Weaver 26 25 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 0.200
Ed Linke 13 15 3 6 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 0.400
Jack Russell 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Bobby Estalella 13 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 5 0 0.222
Syd Cohen 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Sabo 4 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.375
Henry Coppola 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Firpo Marberry 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Bokina 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Chase 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bill Phebus 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Bill Dietrich 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
William Starr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Pete Appleton 3.53 2 Joe Cascarella 4.07 3 Bobo Newsom 4.32 4 Monte Weaver 4.35 5 Jimmie DeShong 4.63

Wins

1 Jimmie DeShong 18 2 Bobo Newsom 17 3 Pete Appleton 14 4 Earl Whitehill 14 5 Joe Cascarella 9

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 156 2 Pete Appleton 77 3 Earl Whitehill 63 4 Jimmie DeShong 59 5 Joe Cascarella 34
1936 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 17 15 4.32 43 38 2 285.2 294 137 146 156
Jimmie DeShong 18 10 4.63 34 31 2 223.2 255 115 96 59
Earl Whitehill 14 11 4.87 28 28 0 212.1 252 115 89 63
Pete Appleton 14 9 3.53 38 20 3 201.2 199 79 77 77
Joe Cascarella 9 8 4.07 22 16 1 139.1 147 63 54 34
Monte Weaver 6 4 4.35 26 5 1 91.0 92 44 38 15
Ed Linke 1 5 7.10 13 6 0 52.0 73 41 14 11
Jack Russell 3 2 6.34 18 5 3 49.2 66 35 25 6
Syd Cohen 0 2 5.25 19 1 1 36.0 44 21 14 21
Henry Coppola 0 0 4.50 6 0 1 14.0 17 7 12 2
Firpo Marberry 0 2 3.86 5 1 0 14.0 11 6 3 4
Joe Bokina 0 2 8.64 5 1 0 8.1 15 8 6 5
Bill Dietrich 0 1 9.72 5 0 0 8.1 13 9 6 4
Bill Phebus 0 0 2.45 2 1 0 7.1 4 2 4 4
Ken Chase 0 0 11.57 1 0 0 2.1 2 3 4 1

👥 Roster (35)

Pete Appleton Ossie Bluege Joe Bokina Cliff Bolton Joe Cascarella Ben Chapman Ken Chase Syd Cohen Henry Coppola Jimmie DeShong Bill Dietrich Bobby Estalella +23 more

35 players

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The 1936 Washington Senators in brief

The 1936 Washington Senators won 82 games and lost 71, ending up 3rd in the AL. The Washington Senators scored 889 runs and allowed 799, a run differential of +90. The team batting average of .294 was 2% above the 1936 league mark of .289. Pitchers allowed 4.58 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 5.04. The 1936 Washington Senators outscored the average club by 1% (889 against 876).

Home games were played at Griffith Stadium I, where 433,835 fans came through the gates. For power, Joe Kuhel led the way with 16 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jimmie DeShong (18). Bobo Newsom struck out 156, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Washington Senators

What was the 1936 Washington Senators record?
The 1936 Washington Senators finished 82-71 (.536 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Washington Senators in home runs?
Joe Kuhel led the 1936 Washington Senators with 16 home runs.
What was the 1936 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1936 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.58.
Did the 1936 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1936 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 Washington Senators play?
The 1936 Washington Senators played home games at Griffith Stadium I.
Who led the 1936 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Kuhel (16 HR, 118 RBI) and Jimmie DeShong (18-10, 4.63 ERA).
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