| 1936 New York Giants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Record | 92–62 (.597) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Horace Stoneham | |||
| Managers | Bill Terry | |||
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The1936New York Giants season was the franchise's 54th season. The Giants went 92–62, and won theNational Leaguepennant. The team went on to lose to theNew York Yankees in theWorld Series, four games to two.
Carl Hubbell became the first player to win two National League MVP Awards.[1]
| 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 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1936 New York Giants | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Gus Mancuso | 139 | 519 | 156 | .301 | 9 | 63 |
| 1B | Sam Leslie | 117 | 417 | 123 | .295 | 6 | 54 |
| 2B | Burgess Whitehead | 154 | 632 | 176 | .278 | 4 | 47 |
| SS | Dick Bartell | 145 | 510 | 152 | .298 | 8 | 42 |
| 3B | Travis Jackson | 126 | 465 | 107 | .230 | 7 | 53 |
| OF | Mel Ott | 150 | 534 | 175 | .328 | 33 | 135 |
| OF | Jo-Jo Moore | 152 | 649 | 205 | .316 | 7 | 63 |
| OF | Hank Leiber | 101 | 337 | 94 | .279 | 9 | 67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ripple | 96 | 311 | 95 | .305 | 7 | 47 |
| Bill Terry | 79 | 229 | 71 | .310 | 2 | 39 |
| Eddie Mayo | 46 | 141 | 28 | .199 | 1 | 8 |
| Harry Danning | 32 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 4 |
| Kiddo Davis | 47 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Koenig | 42 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 1 | 7 |
| Roy Spencer | 19 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 3 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 4 | 16 | 7 | .438 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Martin | 7 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Sheehan | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie English | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 304.0 | 26 | 6 | 2.31 | 123 |
| Hal Schumacher | 35 | 215.1 | 11 | 13 | 3.47 | 75 |
| Al Smith | 43 | 209.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 89 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | 28 | 141.0 | 10 | 7 | 3.32 | 35 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gabler | 43 | 161.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.12 | 46 |
| Harry Gumbert | 39 | 140.2 | 11 | 3 | 3.90 | 52 |
| Slick Castleman | 29 | 111.2 | 4 | 7 | 5.64 | 54 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Coffman | 24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3.90 | 26 |
| Firpo Marberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
September 30, 1936, at thePolo 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: NYYGeorge Selkirk (1) –NYG –Dick Bartell (1) | ||||||||||||
October 2, 1936, at thePolo 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) | ||||||||||||
October 3, 1936, atYankee 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) | |||||||||||||
October 4, 1936, atYankee 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) | |||||||||||||
October 5, 1936, atYankee 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) | |||||||||||||
October 6, 1936, at thePolo 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) | ||||||||||||
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