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1936 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (Since 1909) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1901)
1936 Information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
Local television
Local radio	WCAU WIP (AM) (Dolly Stark)

The Philadelphia Athletics' 1936 season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 53 wins and 100 losses. In 1936, Benjamin Shibe's last son died, and Connie Mack became the Athletics' sole owner.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

December 10, 1935: Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum were traded by the Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, George Savino (minors), and $150,000.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	102	51	.667	--
Detroit Tigers	83	71	.539	19½
Washington Senators	82	71	.536	20
Chicago White Sox	81	70	.536	20
Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	22½
Boston Red Sox	74	80	.481	28½
St. Louis Browns	57	95	.375	44½
Philadelphia Athletics	53	100	.346	49

Roster

1936 Philadelphia Athletics roster

Roster

Pitchers

3 Fred Archer
16 Red Bullock
14 Bill Dietrich
18 Carl Doyle
22 Herman Fink
46 Stu Flythe
14,20 Randy Gumpert
-- Hank Johnson
19 Harry Kelley
-- Dutch Lieber
29 Hod Lisenbee
37 Harry Matuzak
15 Pete Naktenis
11 Gordon Rhodes
17 Buck Ross
-- Eddie Smith
20 George Turbeville
21 Woody Upchurch
24 Whitey Wilshere

Catchers

10 Charlie Berry
25 Bill Conroy
2 Frankie Hayes
12 Charlie Moss

Infielders

45 Dick Culler
28 Chubby Dean
23 Lou Finney
5 Pinky Higgins
27 Hal Luby
6 Skeeter Newsome
27 Al Niemiec
3 Jim Oglesby
45 Jack Peerson
24,29 Rusty Peters
4 Rabbit Warstler

Outfielders

7 Bob Johnson
26 Emil Mailho
9 Wally Moses
21 Bill Nicholson
8 George Puccinelli

Manager

Connie Mack

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	Hayes, FrankieFrankie Hayes	144	507	137	.271	10	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
Conroy, BillBill Conroy	1	2	1	.500	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
Rhodes, GordonGordon Rhodes	35	216.1	9	20	5.74	61
Kelley, HarryHarry Kelley	35	235.1	15	12	3.86	82
Fink, HermanHerman Fink	34	188.2	8	16	5.39	53
Archer, FredFred Archer	6	36.2	2	3	6.38	9

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
Wilshere, WhiteyWhitey Wilshere	5	18.1	1	2	6.87	4
Bullock, RedRed Bullock	12	16.2	0	2	14.04	7

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Williamsport Grays	New York-Pennsylvania League	Mike McNally
B	Columbia Senators	Sally League	Josh Billings and Blackie Carter
C	Cleveland A's	Cotton States League	Slim Brewer and Mays Copeland
D	Moultrie Packers	Georgia-Florida League	Grant Gillis

Notes

^ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1936 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1936 All-Star Game • 1936 World Series

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks

Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Cashman Field • Cisco Field (past proposed)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Wilmington Park • Connie Mack Field • McKechnie Field • Scottsdale Stadium I • Phoenix Municipal Stadium

Culture & Lore

Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame • Athletics Nation • Charlie-O • Bash Brothers • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake • Stomper • $100,000 Infield • The Mack Attack • "Holy Toledo!" • Billyball • Celebration • White Cleats • Moneyball

Rivalries

City Series • Bay Bridge Series

Important Figures

Connie Mack • Nap Lajoie • Chief Bender • Rube Waddell • Eddie Collins • Home Run Baker • Eddie Plank • Al Simmons • Jimmie Foxx • Lefty Grove • Mickey Cochrane • Charlie O. Finley • Reggie Jackson • Catfish Hunter • Vida Blue • Bert Campaneris • Rollie Fingers • Sal Bando • Gene Tenace • Dwayne Murphy • Rickey Henderson • Walter A. Haas, Jr. • Carney Lansford • Tony La Russa • José Canseco • Mark McGwire • Dennis Eckersley • Dave Stewart • Bob Welch • Jason Giambi • Miguel Tejada • Barry Zito • Eric Chavez • Billy Beane • Billy Martin

Retired Numbers

9 • 24 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43

World Series
Champions (9)

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