1936 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1936 World Series championsAmerican League champions American League Yankee Stadium New York City 102 51 y 1st Jacob Ruppert Ed Barrow Joe McCarthy The 1936 New York Yankees season was the team's 34th season. The team finished with a record of 102–51, winning their eighth pennant, finishing 19.5 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Joe McCarthy. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Giants in 6 games. After a 20-year absence, the "NY" logo returned to the front of the home jerseys where it has remained ever since. The 1936 NY Yankees are the only team in the modern era (since 1901) to have 5 players (Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Joe DiMaggio, and George Selkirk) with over 100+ RBIs in their regular lineup. Offseason Prior to 1936 season: Billy Johnson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.Billy Johnson page at Baseball Reference Regular season May 3, 1936: Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut,Joe DiMaggio page at Baseball Reference batting ahead of Lou Gehrig. The Yankees had not been to the World Series since 1932, but, thanks in large part to their sensational rookie, they won the 1936 World Series. May 24, 1936: Tony Lazzeri of the Yankees hit two grand slams in one game, the first time this had been accomplished in the major leagues.2 Grand Slams In 1 Game by Baseball Almanac Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Roster 1936 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 20 Johnny Broaca 17 Jumbo Brown 11 Lefty Gomez 14 Bump Hadley 25 Ted Kleinhans 21 Pat Malone 19 Johnny Murphy 16 Monte Pearson 15 Red Ruffing 24 Steve Sundra 25 Kemp Wicker Catchers  8 Bill Dickey 26 Joe Glenn 18 Arndt Jorgens Infielders  5 Frankie Crosetti  4 Lou Gehrig 10 Don Heffner  6 Tony Lazzeri  2 Red Rolfe 12 Jack Saltzgaver Outfielders  7 Ben Chapman  9 Joe DiMaggio 28 Myril Hoag  1 Roy Johnson  7 Jake Powell 22 Bob Seeds  3 George Selkirk 27 Dixie Walker Manager -- Joe McCarthy Coaches 30 Earle Combs 29 Art Fletcher 31 Johnny Schulte Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Bill Dickey 112 423 153 .362 22 107 1B Lou Gehrig 155 579 205 .354 49 152 2B Tony Lazzeri 150 537 154 .287 14 109 3B Red Rolfe 135 568 181 .319 10 70 SS Frankie Crosetti 151 632 182 .288 15 78 OF Joe DiMaggio 138 637 206 .323 29 125 OF George Selkirk 137 493 152 .307 18 107 OF Jake Powell 87 328 99 .302 7 48 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 Myril Hoag 45 156 47 .301 3 34 Roy Johnson 1930s outfielder 63 147 39 .265 1 19 Ben Chapman Ben Chapman (baseball) 36 139 37 .266 1 21 Joe Glenn Joe Glenn (baseball) 44 129 35 .271 1 20 Jack Saltzgaver 34 90 19 .211 1 13 Art Jorgens 31 66 18 .273 0 5 Don Heffner 19 48 11 .229 0 6 Bob Seeds 13 42 11 .262 4 10 Dixie Walker 6 20 7 .350 1 5 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 Red Ruffing 33 271.0 20 12 3.85 102 Monte Pearson 33 223.0 19 7 3.71 118 Johnny Broaca 37 206.0 12 7 4.24 84 Lefty Gomez 31 188.2 13 7 4.39 105 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 Bump Hadley 31 173.2 14 4 4.35 74 Pat Malone 35 134.2 12 4 3.81 72 Johnny Murphy 27 88.0 9 3 3.38 34 Jumbo Brown 20 64.0 1 4 5.91 19 Note: Pat Malone was team leader in saves with 9. 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 Ted Kleinhans 19 1 1 1 5.81 10 Kemp Wicker 7 1 2 0 7.65 5 Steve Sundra 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 1936 World Series 1936 World Series GameDateVisitorScoreHomeScoreRecord (NYY-NYG)Attendance1September 30New York Yankees1New York Giants60–139,4192October 2New York Yankees18New York Giants41–143,5433October 3New York Giants1New York Yankees22–164,4824October 4New York Giants2New York Yankees53–166,6695October 5New York Yankees4New York Giants53–250,0246October 6New York Yankees13New York Giants54–238,427 New York Yankees win 4–2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Kansas City Blues American Association Dutch Zwilling AA Newark Bears International League Ossie Vitt AA Oakland Oaks Pacific Coast League Billy Meyer A Binghamton Triplets New York–Pennsylvania League Bill Skiff B Norfolk Tars Piedmont League Johnny Neun C Akron Yankees Middle Atlantic League Nick Allen C Joplin Miners Western Association Benny Bengough D Rogers Lions Arkansas–Missouri League Doc Ledbetter / Bud Stapleton D Bassett Furniture Makers Bi-State League Lefty Jenkins level20-D Butler Yankees Pennsylvania State Association Leo Mackey LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Norfolk, BassettJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1936 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1936 World Series 1936 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1930s in the Bronx Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons