| 1936 Boston Red Sox | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Record | 74–80 (.481) | |
| League place | 6th (28+1⁄2 GB) | |
| Owners | Tom Yawkey | |
| President | Tom Yawkey | |
| General managers | Eddie Collins | |
| Managers | Joe Cronin | |
| Radio | WNAC (Fred Hoey) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1936 Boston Red Sox season was the 36th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, 28+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1936 World Series.
Offseason
- December 10, 1935: Gordon Rhodes, George Savino (minors), and $150,000 were traded by the Red Sox to the Philadelphia Athletics for Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum.[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
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | 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 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
| 5 | Billy Werber | RF |
| 8 | Doc Cramer | CF |
| 7 | Heinie Manush | LF |
| 3 | Jimmie Foxx | 1B |
| 6 | Joe Cronin | SS |
| 4 | Eric McNair | 3B |
| 2 | Rick Ferrell | C |
| 24 | Ski Melillo | 2B |
| 12 | Wes Ferrell | P |
Roster
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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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| C | Rick Ferrell | 121 | 410 | 128 | .312 | 8 | 55 |
| 1B | Jimmie Foxx | 155 | 585 | 198 | .338 | 41 | 143 |
| 2B | Ski Melillo | 98 | 327 | 74 | .226 | 0 | 32 |
| SS | Eric McNair | 128 | 494 | 141 | .285 | 4 | 74 |
| 3B | Billy Werber | 145 | 535 | 147 | .275 | 10 | 67 |
| OF | Doc Cramer | 154 | 643 | 188 | .292 | 0 | 41 |
| OF | Mel Almada | 96 | 320 | 81 | .253 | 1 | 21 |
| OF | Dusty Cooke | 111 | 341 | 93 | .273 | 6 | 47 |
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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| Heinie Manush | 82 | 313 | 91 | .291 | 0 | 45 |
| John Kroner | 84 | 298 | 87 | .292 | 4 | 62 |
| Joe Cronin | 81 | 295 | 83 | .281 | 2 | 43 |
| Moe Berg | 39 | 125 | 30 | .240 | 0 | 19 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 16 | 57 | 16 | .281 | 1 | 7 |
| Fabian Gaffke | 15 | 55 | 7 | .127 | 1 | 3 |
| Bing Miller | 30 | 47 | 14 | .298 | 1 | 6 |
| George Dickey | 10 | 23 | 1 | .043 | 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 |
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| Wes Ferrell | 39 | 301.0 | 20 | 15 | 4.19 | 106 |
| Lefty Grove | 35 | 253.1 | 17 | 12 | 2.81 | 130 |
| Johnny Marcum | 31 | 174.0 | 8 | 13 | 4.81 | 57 |
| Jennings Poindexter | 3 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 2 |
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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| Fritz Ostermueller | 43 | 180.2 | 10 | 16 | 4.88 | 90 |
| Jack Wilson | 43 | 136.1 | 6 | 8 | 4.42 | 74 |
| Rube Walberg | 24 | 100.1 | 5 | 4 | 4.40 | 49 |
| Jim Henry | 21 | 76.1 | 5 | 1 | 4.60 | 36 |
| Johnny Welch | 9 | 32.2 | 2 | 1 | 5.51 | 9 |
| Mike Meola | 6 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.48 | 8 |
| Ted Olson | 5 | 18.1 | 1 | 1 | 7.36 | 5 |
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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| Jack Russell | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.63 | 9 |
| Joe Cascarella | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.97 | 7 |
| Stew Bowers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | 0 |
| Emerson Dickman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eau Claire[2]
References
- ↑ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007