1936 Detroit Tigers season
| 1936 Detroit Tigers | |
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| Owner(s) | Walter Briggs, Sr. |
| Manager(s) | Mickey Cochrane |
| Local radio |
WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson) WXYZ (Harry Heilmann) |
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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.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 102 | 51 | .667 | -- |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19½ |
| Washington Senators | 82 | 71 | .536 | 20 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 70 | .536 | 20 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 22½ |
| Boston Red Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28½ |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 95 | .375 | 44½ |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | .346 | 49 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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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 |
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| 2B | Gehringer, CharlieCharlie Gehringer | 154 | 641 | 227 | .354 | 15 | 116 |
| OF | Simmons, AlAl 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 |
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| Cochrane, MickeyMickey 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 |
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| Bridges, TommyTommy Bridges | 39 | 294.2 | 23 | 11 | 3.60 | 175 |
| Auker, EldenElden 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 |
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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 |
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| Kimsey, ChadChad 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
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| 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
- ↑ Al Simmons page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
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