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

Roster 1936 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 81 250 60 .240 1 30 1B 138 558 158 .283 4 63 2B 154 641 227 .354 15 116 SS 146 585 160 .274 6 68 3B 154 583 172 .295 9 105 OF 143 568 186 .327 13 112 OF 134 550 194 .353 12 93 OF 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 73 220 67 .305 4 26 44 126 34 .270 2 17 27 78 17 .218 0 5 20 55 15 .273 1 5 58 51 14 .275 0 6 12 46 16 .348 1 15 10 33 10 .303 1 4 13 26 5 .192 0 1 11 25 7 .280 0 4 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 39 294.2 23 11 3.60 175 41 245.1 19 10 4.51 115 35 215.1 13 16 4.89 66 13 78.1 4 5 5.29 30 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 30 131.1 6 7 5.28 37 41 128.0 8 6 5.48 34 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 26 2 5 1 6.78 32 22 2 3 3 4.85 11 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,

Farm system

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

External links

1936 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference