1936 Detroit Tigers season
1936 Detroit Tigers | ||
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Ballpark | Navin Field | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Owners | Walter Briggs, Sr. | |
Managers | Mickey Cochrane | |
Radio | WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) | |
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The 1936 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 83-71, 19½ games behind the New York Yankees.
Offseason
- December 10, 1935: Al Simmons was purchased by the Tigers from the Chicago White Sox for $75,000.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 102 | 51 | 0.667 | — | 56–21 | 46–30 |
Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 19½ | 44–33 | 39–38 |
Washington Senators | 82 | 71 | 0.536 | 20 | 42–35 | 40–36 |
Chicago White Sox | 81 | 70 | 0.536 | 20 | 43–32 | 38–38 |
Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 22½ | 49–30 | 31–44 |
Boston Red Sox | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 28½ | 47–29 | 27–51 |
St. Louis Browns | 57 | 95 | 0.375 | 44½ | 31–43 | 26–52 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | 0.346 | 49 | 31–46 | 22–54 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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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 |
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2B | Charlie Gehringer | 154 | 641 | 227 | .354 | 15 | 116 |
OF | Al Simmons | 143 | 568 | 186 | .327 | 13 | 112 |
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 |
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Mickey Cochrane | 44 | 126 | 34 | .270 | 2 | 17 |
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 |
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Tommy Bridges | 39 | 294.2 | 23 | 11 | 3.60 | 175 |
Elden Auker | 35 | 215.1 | 13 | 16 | 4.89 | 66 |
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 |
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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 |
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Chad Kimsey | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.85 | 11 |
Awards and honors
League records
- Charlie Gehringer, American League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman (60)[2]
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee, Alexandria, Tiffin[3]
Notes
- ^ Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007