1936 Cleveland Indians season explained

The 1936 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 80–74, 22½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Regular season

Roster

1936 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		93	319	112	.351	2	48
1B	Hal Trosky	151	629	216	.343	42	162
2B		152	638	188	.295	0	63
SS	Bill Knickerbocker	155	618	182	.294	8	73
3B	Odell Hale	153	620	196	.316	14	87
OF	Joe Vosmik	138	506	145	.287	7	94
OF	Roy Weatherly	84	349	117	.335	8	53
OF	Earl Averill	152	682	136	.378	28	126

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
Frankie Pytlak	75	224	72	.321	0	31
Bruce Campbell	76	172	64	.372	6	30
Jim Gleeson	41	139	36	.259	4	12
Milt Galatzer	49	97	23	.237	0	6
Greek George	23	77	15	.195	0	5
Boze Berger	28	52	9	.173	0	3
	22	50	9	.180	1	11
Jeff Heath	12	41	14	.341	1	8

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
	36	243.0	20	10	3.44	165
Mel Harder	36	224.2	15	15	5.17	84
Oral Hildebrand	36	174.2	10	11	4.90	65
	24	140.1	8	10	4.17	34

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
	14	62.0	5	3	3.34	76
Al Milnar	4	22.0	1	2	7.36	9
Ralph Winegarner	9	14.2	0	0	4.91	3
Bill Zuber	2	13.2	1	1	6.59	5
George Uhle	7	12.2	0	1	8.53	5
Milt Galatzer	1	6.0	0	0	4.50	3
Paul Kardow	2	2.0	0	0	4.50	0

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
Thornton Lee	43	3	5	3	4.89	49
Denny Galehouse	36	8	7	1	4.85	71
George Blaeholder	35	8	4	0	5.09	30
Willis Hudlin	27	1	5	0	9.00	20

Awards and honors

All Star Game

Earl Averill, outfielder (starter)

Mel Harder, pitcher

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Zanesville^[1]

External links

• 1936 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007