1936 New York Giants (MLB) season

March 2026 November 2013 New York Giants 1936 National League champions New York Giants MLB Cap Logo (1936 to 1939).svg National League Polo Grounds New York City 92 62 y 1st Horace Stoneham Bill Terry 1935 New York Giants (MLB) 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings New York Giants Record vs. opponents NYG Opening Day lineup Roster 1936 New York Giants Roster Pitchers 14 Slick Castleman 15 Dick Coffman 12 Freddie Fitzsimmons 19 Frank Gabler 10 Harry Gumbert 11 Carl Hubbell 16 Firpo Marberry 17 Hal Schumacher 18 Al Smith Catchers  9 Harry Danning  8 Gus Mancuso -- Jim Sheehan 21 Roy Spencer Infielders  2 Dick Bartell 21 Charlie English  6 Travis Jackson 22 Mark Koenig 26 Sam Leslie 20 Joe Martin 20 Eddie Mayo 25 Johnny McCarthy  3 Bill Terry 23 Burgess Whitehead Outfielders 24 Kiddo Davis  5 Hank Leiber  1 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott 23 Jimmy Ripple Other batters -- Babe Young Manager  3 Bill Terry Coaches 30 Dolf Luque 32 Frank Snyder 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 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 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 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 Roy Spencer (baseball) 19 18 5 .278 0 3 Johnny McCarthy Johnny McCarthy (baseball) 4 16 7 .438 1 2 Joe Martin Joe Martin (third baseman) 7 15 4 .267 0 2 Jim Sheehan Jim Sheehan (baseball) 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Babe Young 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Charlie English baseball 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 Carl Hubbell 42 304.0 26 6 2.31 123 Hal Schumacher 35 215.1 11 13 3.47 75 Al Smith Al Smith (left-handed pitcher) 43 209.1 14 13 3.78 89 Freddie Fitzsimmons 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 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 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 Dick Coffman 24 7 5 7 3.90 26 Firpo Marberry 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1936 World Series 1936 World Series Game 1 September 30, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York City Team123456789RHENew York (A)001000000172New York (N)00001104x691W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)20700120618170New York (N)010300000461W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (N)0000100001110New York (A)01000001x240W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (N)000100010271New York (A)01300001x5101W: 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 Team12345678910RHENew York (N)3000010001583New York (A)01100200004101W: 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 Team123456789RHENew York (A)02120001713172New York (N)200010110591W: 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 Minor League Baseball AA San Francisco Seals Pacific Coast League Lefty O'Doul C Greenwood Giants Cotton States League Frank Brazill C Tyler Trojans West Dixie League Wally Dashiell C Muskogee Tigers Western Association David Miner and Carl Kentling D Tallahassee Capitols Georgia–Florida League Dutch Hofmann D Portageville-Owensboro Pirates KITTY League Hughie Wise LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tallahassee Portageville franchise transferred to Owensboro, July 17, 1936Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1936 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference 1936 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Giants (baseball) seasons New York Giants season Category:National League champion seasons New York Category:1930s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan