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1936 New York Giants
National League Champions
DivisionNational League
BallparkPolo Grounds
CityNew York City
OwnersHorace Stoneham
ManagersBill Terry
← 1935 Seasons 1937 →

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

Offseason

Regular season

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

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 92 62 .597 — 52‍–‍26 40‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals 87 67 .565 5 43‍–‍33 44‍–‍34
Chicago Cubs 87 67 .565 5 50‍–‍27 37‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 70 .545 8 46‍–‍30 38‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 74 80 .481 18 42‍–‍34 32‍–‍46
Boston Bees 71 83 .461 21 35‍–‍43 36‍–‍40
Brooklyn Dodgers 67 87 .435 25 37‍–‍40 30‍–‍47
Philadelphia Phillies 54 100 .351 38 30‍–‍48 24‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

1936 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 10–12–2 6–16 13–9 9–13 12–10 8–14–1 13–9
Brooklyn 12–10–2 — 7–15 9–13 9–13 12–10 9–13 9–13
Chicago 16–6 15–7 — 10–12 11–11 16–6 10–12 9–13
Cincinnati 9–13 13–9 12–10 — 9–13 13–9 8–14 10–12
New York 13–9 13–9 11–11 13–9 — 17–5 15–7 10–12
Philadelphia 10–12 10–12 6–16 9–13 5–17 — 7–15 7–15
Pittsburgh 14–8–1 13–9 12–10 14–8 7–15 15–7 — 9–13–1
St. Louis 9–13 13–9 13–9 12–10 12–10 15–7 13–9–1 —


Opening Day lineup

Roster

1936 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
SS Dick Bartell 145 510 152 .298 8 42

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

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
Carl Hubbell 42 304 26 6 2.31 123

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
Slick Castleman 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

1936 World Series

Main article: 1936 World Series

Game 1

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
Level Team League Manager
AA San Francisco Seals Pacific Coast League Lefty O'Doul
C Greenwood Giants Cotton States League Frank Brazill
C Tyler Trojans West Dixie League Wally Dashiell
C Muskogee Tigers Western Association David Miner and Carl Kentling
D Tallahassee Capitols Georgia–Florida League Dutch Hofmann
D Portageville-Owensboro Pirates KITTY League Hughie Wise

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tallahassee

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

Notes

  1. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  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

References

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