1936 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1936 American League Navin Field Detroit, Michigan 83 71 y 2nd Walter Briggs, Sr. Mickey Cochrane Mickey Cochrane WWJ (AM)(Ty Tyson)WXYZ(Harry Heilmann) The 1936 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 83–71, 19½ games behind the New York Yankees. Offseason December 10, 1935: Al Simmons was purchased by the Tigers from the Chicago White Sox for $75,000.Al Simmons at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Roster 1936 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 13 Elden Auker 10 Tommy Bridges 16 Alvin Crowder 17 Elon Hogsett 12 Chad Kimsey 15 Roxie Lawson 28 Red Phillips 14 Schoolboy Rowe 18 Vic Sorrell 19 Joe Sullivan 21 Jake Wade Catchers  3 Mickey Cochrane 23 Ray Hayworth 16 Glenn Myatt 21 Frank Reiber -- Birdie Tebbetts Infielders 22,29 Jack Burns 24 Flea Clifton 26 Gil English  2 Charlie Gehringer  5 Hank Greenberg  8 Marv Owen 24 Salty Parker  7 Billy Rogell Outfielders  9 Pete Fox  4 Goose Goslin  6 Al Simmons  6 Gee Walker 25 Jo-Jo White Manager  3 Mickey Cochrane Coaches 32 Del Baker 31 Cy Perkins 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 C Ray Hayworth 81 250 60 .240 1 30 1B Jack Burns Jack Burns (first baseman) 138 558 158 .283 4 63 2B Charlie Gehringer 154 641 227 .354 15 116 SS Billy Rogell 146 585 160 .274 6 68 3B Marv Owen 154 583 172 .295 9 105 OF Al Simmons 143 568 186 .327 13 112 OF Gee Walker 134 550 194 .353 12 93 OF Goose Goslin 147 572 180 .315 24 125 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 Pete Fox 73 220 67 .305 4 26 Mickey Cochrane 44 126 34 .270 2 17 Glenn Myatt 27 78 17 .218 0 5 Frank Reiber 20 55 15 .273 1 5 Jo-Jo White 58 51 14 .275 0 6 Hank Greenberg 12 46 16 .348 1 15 Birdie Tebbetts 10 33 10 .303 1 4 Flea Clifton 13 26 5 .192 0 1 Salty Parker 11 25 7 .280 0 4 Gil English 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Tommy Bridges 39 294.2 23 11 3.60 175 Schoolboy Rowe 41 245.1 19 10 4.51 115 Elden Auker 35 215.1 13 16 4.89 66 Jake Wade Jake Wade (baseball) 13 78.1 4 5 5.29 30 General Crowder 9 44.0 4 3 8.39 10 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 Vic Sorrell 30 131.1 6 7 5.28 37 Roxie Lawson 41 128.0 8 6 5.48 34 Red Phillips Red Phillips (baseball) 22 87.1 2 4 6.49 15 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 Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan (pitcher) 26 2 5 1 6.78 32 Chad Kimsey 22 2 3 3 4.85 11 Elon Hogsett 3 0 1 0 9.00 1 Awards and honors League records Charlie Gehringer, American League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman (60)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Allen Sothoron A1 Beaumont Exporters Texas League Dutch Lorbeer B Augusta Tigers Sally League Dixie Parker, Pee-Wee Wanninger and Herb Thomas C Jackson Senators Cotton States League Guy Lacy C Charleston Senators Middle Atlantic League Ig Walters D Fieldale Towlers Bi-State League Joe Guyon and Red Smith D Alexandria Aces Evangeline League Art Phelan D Wausau Lumberjacks Northern League Lute Boone D Tiffin Mud Hens Ohio State League Myles Thomas D Charleroi Tigers Pennsylvania State Association Joe Klinger and John McIlvaine LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee, Alexandria, TiffinJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 External links Baseball 1936 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers season Detroit Tigers Category:1936 in Detroit