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Sports season
The 1936 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1936. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series , four games to two.
The Boston Braves changed their nickname to "Bees" this season; they would revert to the Braves in 1941.
Awards and honors [ edit ] Statistical leaders [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ]
Postseason [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Managers [ edit ] American League [ edit ] National League [ edit ] The New York Yankees set a Major League record for the most runs batted in during a season, with 995.[1]
Home field attendance [ edit ] Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game New York Yankees [2] 102 14.6% 976,913 48.6% 12,687 Detroit Tigers [3] 83 -10.8% 875,948 -15.4% 11,376 New York Giants [4] 92 1.1% 837,952 11.9% 10,743 Chicago Cubs [5] 87 -13.0% 699,370 1.0% 9,083 Boston Red Sox [6] 74 -5.1% 626,895 12.2% 8,141 Cleveland Indians [7] 80 -2.4% 500,391 25.8% 6,178 Brooklyn Dodgers [8] 67 -4.3% 489,618 4.1% 6,198 Cincinnati Reds [9] 74 8.8% 466,345 4.0% 6,136 St. Louis Cardinals [10] 87 -9.4% 448,078 -11.5% 5,819 Chicago White Sox [11] 81 9.5% 440,810 -6.3% 5,877 Washington Senators [12] 82 22.4% 379,525 48.8% 4,929 Pittsburgh Pirates [13] 84 -2.3% 372,524 5.6% 4,902 Boston Bees [14] 71 86.8% 340,585 46.3% 4,311 Philadelphia Athletics [15] 53 -8.6% 285,173 22.3% 3,704 Philadelphia Phillies [16] 54 -15.6% 249,219 21.3% 3,195 St. Louis Browns [17] 57 -12.3% 93,267 15.3% 1,211
References [ edit ] ^ "Runs Batted In – Single Season RBI Records" . baseball-almanac.com . Retrieved June 6, 2012 . ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved September 8, 2020 . ^ "THT Live" . hardballtimes.com . Retrieved July 17, 2012 . ^ Pellowski, Michael J (2007). The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts . United States: Sterling Publishing Co. pp. 352 . ISBN 9781402742736 . External links [ edit ]
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