This article is about the 1936 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1936 in baseball.
Sports season
1936 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
April 14 – October 6, 1936
Number of games
154
Number of teams
16
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY) NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG)
AL champions
New York Yankees
AL runners-up
Detroit Tigers
NL champions
New York Giants
NL runners-up
St. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions
New York Yankees
Runners-up
New York Giants
MLB seasons
← 1935
1937 →
The 1936 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 6, 1936. The New York Giants and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Giants in the World Series, four games to two.
The Boston Braves changed their nickname to "Bees" this season; they would revert to the Braves in 1941.
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