1936 New York Giants (MLB) season explained

New York Giants
Season:	1936
Misc:	National League Champions
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Polo Grounds
City:	New York City
Divisional Place:	1st
Owners:	Horace Stoneham
Managers:	Bill Terry
Prev Season:	1935 New York Giants (MLB) season
Next Season:	1937 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 54th season. The Giants went 92–62, and won the National League pennant. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series, four games to two.

Regular season

Carl Hubbell became the first player to win two National League MVP Awards.^[1]

Roster

1936 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		139	519	156	.301	9	63
1B		117	417	123	.295	6	54
2B		154	632	176	.278	4	47
SS		145	510	152	.298	8	42
3B		126	465	107	.230	7	53
OF		150	534	175	.328	33	135
OF		152	649	205	.316	7	63
OF		101	337	94	.279	9	67

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	96	311	95	.305	7	47
	79	229	71	.310	2	39
	46	141	28	.199	1	8
	32	69	11	.159	0	4
	47	67	16	.239	0	5
	42	58	16	.276	1	7
	19	18	5	.278	0	3
	4	16	7	.438	1	2
	7	15	4	.267	0	2
	1	4	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	42	304.0	26	6	2.31	123
	35	215.1	11	13	3.47	75
	43	209.1	14	13	3.78	89
	28	141.0	10	7	3.32	35

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	43	161.2	9	8	3.12	46
	39	140.2	11	3	3.90	52
	29	111.2	4	7	5.64	54

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	24	7	5	7	3.90	26
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

1936 World Series

See main article: article and 1936 World Series.

Game 1

September 30, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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New York (A)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
New York (N)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	x	6	9	1
W: Carl Hubbell (1–0)   L: Red Ruffing (0–1)
HR:    NYY George Selkirk (1) – NYG – Dick Bartell (1)

Game 2

October 2, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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New York (A)	2	0	7	0	0	1	2	0	6	18	17	0
New York (N)	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
W: Lefty Gomez (1–0)   L: Hal Schumacher (0–1)
HR: NYY – Tony Lazzeri (1), Bill Dickey (1)

Game 3

October 3, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

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New York (N)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
New York (A)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	2	4	0
W: Bump Hadley (1–0)  L: Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–1)   S: Pat Malone (1)
HR: NYG – Jimmy Ripple (1)    NYY – Lou Gehrig (1)

Game 4

October 4, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

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New York (N)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	1
New York (A)	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	x	5	10	1
W: Monte Pearson (1–0)  L: Carl Hubbell (1–1)
HR: NYY – Lou Gehrig (2)

Game 5

October 5, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

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New York (N)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	8	3
New York (A)	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
W: Hal Schumacher (1–1)  L: Pat Malone (0–1)
HR: NYY – George Selkirk (2)

Game 6

October 6, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City

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New York (A)	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	7	13	17	2
New York (N)	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5	9	1
W: Lefty Gomez (2–0)   L: Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–2)   S: Johnny Murphy (1)
HR: NYY – Jake Powell (1)    NYG – Mel Ott (1), Jo-Jo Moore (1)

Award winners

• Carl Hubbell, National League MVP

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tallahassee

Portageville franchise transferred to Owensboro, July 17, 1936^[2]

References

• 1936 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1936 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007