1936 New York Giants (MLB) season

1936 New York Giants
National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
Manager(s)	Bill Terry
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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.

Regular season

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

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Giants	92	62	0.597	—	52–26	40–36
St. Louis Cardinals	87	67	0.565	5	43–33	44–34
Chicago Cubs	87	67	0.565	5	50–27	37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	70	0.545	8	46–30	38–40
Cincinnati Reds	74	80	0.481	18	42–34	32–46
Boston Bees	71	83	0.461	21	35–43	36–40
Brooklyn Dodgers	67	87	0.435	25	37–40	30–47
Philadelphia Phillies	54	100	0.351	38	30–48	24–52

Record vs. opponents

1936 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Roster

1936 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 14 Slick Castleman 15 Dick Coffman 12 Freddie Fitzsimmons 19 Frank Gabler 10 Harry Gumbert 11 Carl Hubbell 16 Firpo Marberry 17 Hal Schumacher 18 Al Smith		Catchers  9 Harry Danning  8 Gus Mancuso -- Jim Sheehan 21 Roy Spencer Infielders  2 Dick Bartell 21 Charlie English  6 Travis Jackson 22 Mark Koenig 26 Sam Leslie 20 Joe Martin 20 Eddie Mayo 25 Johnny McCarthy  3 Bill Terry 23 Burgess Whitehead		Outfielders 24 Kiddo Davis  5 Hank Leiber  1 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott 23 Jimmy Ripple Other batters -- Babe Young		Manager  3 Bill Terry Coaches 30 Dolf Luque 32 Frank Snyder

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	Bartell, DickDick 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
Hubbell, CarlCarl 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
Castleman, SlickSlick 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

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

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

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