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The following are the baseball events of the year 1936 throughout the world.  


Champions[]

Major League Baseball[]

Other champions[]

  • Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 10-2

Awards and honors[]

MLB Statistical Leaders[]

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Luke Appling .388 Paul Waner .373
HR Lou Gehrig 49 Mel Ott 33
RBI Hal Trosky 162 Joe Medwick 138
Wins Tommy Bridges 23 Carl Hubbell 26
ERA Lefty Grove 2.81 Carl Hubbell 2.31

Major League Baseball final standings[]

American League final standings[]

American League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Yankees 102 51 .667 --
Detroit Tigers 83 71 .539 19.5
Chicago White Sox 81 70 .536 20
Washington Senators 82 71 .536 20
Cleveland Indians 80 74 .519 22.5
Boston Red Sox 74 80 .481 28.5
St. Louis Browns 57 95 .375 44.5
Philadelphia Athletics 53 100 .346 49

National League final standings[]

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Giants 92 62 .597 --
Chicago Cubs 87 67 .565 5
St. Louis Cardinals 87 67 .565 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 70 .545 8
Cincinnati Reds 74 80 .481 18
Boston Bees 71 83 .461 21
Brooklyn Dodgers 67 87 .435 25
Philadelphia Phillies 54 100 .351 38

Events[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • January 6 - Charles Stoneham, 59, owner of the New York Giants since 1919, during which period the team won five pennants and three World Series
  • October 31 - Deacon McGuire, 72, catcher for several teams over 26 seasons who set records with 1611 games, 1858 assists and 9291 chances at his position; batted .300 five times and was first catcher to hit 300 doubles; later a coach and manager
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