1936 Detroit Tigers season

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.

1936 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912) Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter Briggs, Sr.
General manager(s)	Mickey Cochrane
Manager(s)	Mickey Cochrane
Local radio	WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann)
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Offseason

• December 10, 1935: Al Simmons was purchased by the Tigers from the Chicago White Sox for $75,000.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	102	51	0.667	—	56–21	46–30
Detroit Tigers	83	71	0.539	19½	44–33	39–38
Washington Senators	82	71	0.536	20	42–35	40–36
Chicago White Sox	81	70	0.536	20	43–32	38–38
Cleveland Indians	80	74	0.519	22½	49–30	31–44
Boston Red Sox	74	80	0.481	28½	47–29	27–51
St. Louis Browns	57	95	0.375	44½	31–43	26–52
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	0.346	49	31–46	22–54

Record vs. opponents

1936 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	12–10	9–13	13–9	15–7–1	13–9	12–10	8–14
Chicago	10–12	—	12–10–1	8–14	7–14	15–7	13–8–1	16–5
Cleveland	13–9	10–12–1	—	9–13	6–16–1	13–9	15–7–1	14–8
Detroit	9–13	14–8	13–9	—	8–14	17–5	11–11	11–11
New York	15–7–1	14–7	16–6–1	14–8	—	16–6	14–8	13–9
Philadelphia	9–13	7–15	9–13	5–17	6–16	—	11–10–1	6–16
St. Louis	10–12	8–13–1	7–15–1	11–11	8–14	10–11–1	—	3–19
Washington	14–8	5–16	8–14	11–11	9–13	16–16	19–3	—

Roster

1936 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers 13 Elden Auker 10 Tommy Bridges 16 Alvin Crowder 17 Chief 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
2B	Charlie Gehringer	154	641	227	.354	15	116
OF	Al Simmons	143	568	186	.327	13	112

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
Mickey Cochrane	44	126	34	.270	2	17

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
Elden Auker	35	215.1	13	16	4.89	66

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

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
Chad Kimsey	22	2	3	3	4.85	11

Awards and honors

League records

• Charlie Gehringer, American League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman (60)[2]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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, Tiffin[3]

Notes

1. Al Simmons at Baseball Reference
2. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1936 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference