1936 Chicago White Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1936 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 36th season in the major leagues, and their 37th season overall. They finished with a record of 81â70, good enough for fourth place in the American League, 20 games behind the first place New York Yankees. It was the team's first winning season in 16 years.
(Hal Totten)
WGN
(Bob Elson)
WIND
(Russ Hodges)
WJJD
(John O'Hara)
| 1936 Chicago White Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| Owners | J. Louis Comiskey |
| General manager | Harry Grabiner |
| Managers | Jimmy Dykes |
| Radio | WCFL (Hal Totten) WGN (Bob Elson) WIND (Russ Hodges) WJJD (John O'Hara) |
Offseason
- December 10, 1935: Al Simmons was purchased from the White Sox by the Detroit Tigers for $75,000.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 102 | 51 | .667 | â | 56âââ21 | 46âââ30 |
| Detroit Tigers | 83 | 71 | .539 | 19½ | 44âââ33 | 39âââ38 |
| Washington Senators | 82 | 71 | .536 | 20 | 42âââ35 | 40âââ36 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 70 | .536 | 20 | 43âââ32 | 38âââ38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 22½ | 49âââ30 | 31âââ44 |
| Boston Red Sox | 74 | 80 | .481 | 28½ | 47âââ29 | 27âââ51 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 95 | .375 | 44½ | 31âââ43 | 26âââ52 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 53 | 100 | .346 | 49 | 31âââ46 | 22âââ54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | â | 12â10 | 9â13 | 13â9 | 15â7â1 | 13â9 | 12â10 | 8â14 | |||||
| Chicago | 10â12 | â | 12â10â1 | 8â14 | 7â14 | 15â7 | 13â8â1 | 16â5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13â9 | 10â12â1 | â | 9â13 | 6â16â1 | 13â9 | 15â7â1 | 14â8 | |||||
| Detroit | 9â13 | 14â8 | 13â9 | â | 8â14 | 17â5 | 11â11 | 11â11 | |||||
| New York | 15â7â1 | 14â7 | 16â6â1 | 14â8 | â | 16â6 | 14â8 | 13â9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 9â13 | 7â15 | 9â13 | 5â17 | 6â16 | â | 11â10â1 | 6â16 | |||||
| St. Louis | 10â12 | 8â13â1 | 7â15â1 | 11â11 | 8â14 | 10â11â1 | â | 3â19 | |||||
| Washington | 14â8 | 5â16 | 8â14 | 11â11 | 9â13 | 16â16 | 19â3 | â | |||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Luke Sewell | 128 | 451 | 113 | .251 | 5 | 73 |
| 1B | Zeke Bonura | 148 | 587 | 194 | .330 | 12 | 138 |
| 2B | Jackie Hayes | 108 | 417 | 130 | .312 | 5 | 84 |
| SS | Luke Appling | 138 | 526 | 204 | .388 | 6 | 128 |
| 3B | Jimmy Dykes | 127 | 435 | 116 | .267 | 7 | 60 |
| OF | Mike Kreevich | 137 | 550 | 169 | .307 | 5 | 69 |
| OF | Rip Radcliff | 138 | 618 | 207 | .335 | 8 | 82 |
| OF | Mule Haas | 119 | 408 | 116 | .284 | 0 | 46 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Piet | 109 | 352 | 96 | .273 | 7 | 42 |
| Larry Rosenthal | 85 | 317 | 89 | .281 | 3 | 46 |
| Frank Grube | 33 | 93 | 15 | .161 | 0 | 11 |
| Dixie Walker | 26 | 70 | 19 | .271 | 0 | 11 |
| George Washington | 20 | 49 | 8 | .163 | 1 | 5 |
| Jo-Jo Morrissey | 17 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 6 |
| Merv Shea | 14 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 2 |
| George Stumpf | 10 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 5 |
| Les Rock | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Kennedy | 35 | 274.1 | 21 | 9 | 4.63 | 99 |
| John Whitehead | 34 | 230.2 | 13 | 13 | 4.64 | 70 |
| Sugar Cain | 30 | 195.1 | 14 | 10 | 4.75 | 42 |
| Ted Lyons | 26 | 182.0 | 10 | 13 | 5.14 | 48 |
| Monty Stratton | 16 | 95.0 | 5 | 7 | 5.21 | 37 |
| Bill Dietrich | 14 | 82.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.68 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italo Chelini | 18 | 83.2 | 4 | 3 | 4.95 | 16 |
| Ray Phelps | 15 | 68.2 | 4 | 6 | 6.03 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Brown | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4.99 | 19 |
| Red Evans | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.61 | 19 |
| Bill Shores | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.53 | 5 |
| Whit Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Les Tietje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Dallas Steers | Texas League | Alex Gaston |
| C | Longview Cannibals | East Texas League | Tex Jeanes |
| D | Cassville Blues | ArkansasâMissouri League | Gary Coker and Cliff Clay |
| D | Rayne Rice Birds | Evangeline League | Harold Funk |
| D | Crookston Pirates | Northern League | Ken Penner |
