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1936 New York Giants (MLB) season

Field	Value
name	New York Giants
season	1936
misc	National League champions
image	New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1936 to 1939).svg
league	National League
ballpark	Polo Grounds
city	New York City
record
divisional_place	1st
owners	Horace Stoneham
managers	Bill Terry
prev_season	1935 New York Giants (MLB) season
next_season	1937 New York Giants (MLB) season

|}} The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 54th season. The Giants went 92–62, and won the National League pennant. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series, four games to two.

Regular season

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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1936 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	139	519	156	.301	9	63
1B	117	417	123	.295	6	54
2B	154	632	176	.278	4	47
SS	145	510	152	.298	8	42
3B	126	465	107	.230	7	53
OF	150	534	175	.328	33	135
OF	152	649	205	.316	7	63
OF	101	337	94	.279	9	67

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
96	311	95	.305	7	47
79	229	71	.310	2	39
46	141	28	.199	1	8
32	69	11	.159	0	4
47	67	16	.239	0	5
42	58	16	.276	1	7
19	18	5	.278	0	3
4	16	7	.438	1	2
7	15	4	.267	0	2
1	4	0	.000	0	0
1	1	0	.000	0	0
1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
42	304.0	26	6	2.31	123
35	215.1	11	13	3.47	75
43	209.1	14	13	3.78	89
28	141.0	10	7	3.32	35

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
43	161.2	9	8	3.12	46
39	140.2	11	3	3.90	52
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
	24	7	5	7	3.90	26
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tallahassee

Portageville franchise transferred to Owensboro, July 17, 1936

Notes

References

''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
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)