1936 New York Giants (MLB) season
The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise's 54th season. The Giants won the National League pennant. The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1936 World Series, four games to two.Regular season
became the first player to win two National League MVP Awards.Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 139 | 519 | 156 | .301 | 9 | 63 |
1B | | 117 | 417 | 123 | .295 | 6 | 54 |
2B | | 154 | 632 | 176 | .278 | 4 | 47 |
SS | | 145 | 510 | 152 | .298 | 8 | 42 |
3B | | 126 | 465 | 107 | .230 | 7 | 53 |
OF | | 150 | 534 | 175 | .328 | 33 | 135 |
OF | | 152 | 649 | 205 | .316 | 7 | 63 |
OF | | 101 | 337 | 94 | .279 | 9 | 67 |
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 |
| 96 | 311 | 95 | .305 | 7 | 47 |
| 79 | 229 | 71 | .310 | 2 | 39 |
| 46 | 141 | 28 | .199 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | 69 | 11 | .159 | 0 | 4 |
| 47 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 0 | 5 |
| 42 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 16 | 7 | .438 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 42 | 304 | 26 | 6 | 2.31 | 123 |
| 35 | 215.1 | 11 | 13 | 3.47 | 75 |
| 43 | 209.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.78 | 89 |
| 28 | 141 | 10 | 7 | 3.32 | 35 |
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 |
| 43 | 161.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.12 | 46 |
| 39 | 140.2 | 11 | 3 | 3.90 | 52 |
| 29 | 111.2 | 4 | 7 | 5.64 | 54 |
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 |
| 24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3.90 | 26 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Game 1
September 30, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York CityGame 2
October 2, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York CityGame 3
October 3, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 4
October 4, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 5
October 5, 1936, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 6
October 6, 1936, at the Polo Grounds in New York CityAward winners
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tallahassee
Portageville franchise transferred to Owensboro, July 17, 1936