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1936 Washington Senators Season
The 1936 Washington Senators won 82 games, lost 71, and finished in third place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris (November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman, manager and executive. While Harris played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tige ... and played home games at Griffith Stadium. Regular season 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'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffith Stadium
Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C., from 1911 to 1965, between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street (left field), and between W Street and Florida Avenue NW. The site was once home to a wooden baseball park. Built in 1891, it was called Boundary Field, or National Park after the team that played there: the Washington Senators/Nationals. It was destroyed by a fire in 1911. It was replaced by a steel and concrete structure, at first called National Park and then American League Park; it was renamed for Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith in 1923. The stadium was home to the American League Senators from 1911 through 1960, and to an expansion team of the same name for their first season in 1961. The venue hosted the All-Star Game in 1937 and 1956 and World Series games in 1924, 1925, and 1933. It served as home for the Negro league Homestead Grays during the 1940s, when it hosted the 1943 and 1944 Negro World Series. It was home to the Washington Redskins of the Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Russell (baseball)
Jack Erwin Russell (October 24, 1905 – November 3, 1990) was a Major League Baseball player from 1926 to 1940 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Russell was mainly a pitcher and his career marks were 85 wins, 141 losses, and a 4.46 ERA. After his baseball career ended, Russell settled in Clearwater, Florida and was instrumental in raising money to build a baseball stadium, Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, which became the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... beginning in 1955 and continuing through 2003, when the team moved to Bright House Networks Field, also in Clearwater. Russell died November 3, 1990, in Clearwater, Florida. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Myer
Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer (March 16, 1904 – October 31, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from through . A two-time All-Star, Myer was notable for being the American League batting champion and led the American League in stolen bases in 1928. An excellent hitter, he batted .300 or better nine times, and retired with a career average of .303. Myer walked more than twice as many times as he struck out. Apart from a brief period with the Boston Red Sox in 1927–28, he spent his entire career with the Washington Senators. Early life Myer was born in Ellisville, Mississippi, the son of Maud (née Stevens) and Charles Solomon Myer, a merchant and cotton buyer. He was of German and English descent. His father's family was of Jewish descent but had converted in an earlier generation. During his lifetime, Myer was incorrectly reported to be Jewish. Career Myer decided to go to college at Mississippi A&M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mihalic
John Michael Mihalic (November 13, 1911 – April 24, 1987) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... second baseman who played for the Washington Senators from to . External links 1911 births 1987 deaths Major League Baseball second basemen Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Baseball players from Cleveland Chattanooga Lookouts managers People from Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia Sportspeople from the Chattanooga metropolitan area Nashville Vols players American expatriate baseball players in Canada Jersey City Giants players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Youngstown Buckeyes players {{baseball-second-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Lewis
John Kelly Lewis (August 10, 1916 – February 18, 2011), better known as Buddy Lewis, was a third baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Washington Senators (1935–41, 1945–47, 1949). Lewis was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. Career Lewis started playing baseball around the age of 12, when he played baseball for the Junior American Legion. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In 1934, Lewis was a star third baseman of a team for Post 23 that went to the Legion's version of the World Series. Recognized for his efforts, he was offered a tryout with the New York Giants, but manager Bill Terry decided against keeping Lewis on the team. A recommendation by a Legion World Series viewer led him to Joe Engel, who owned the Class A Chattanooga Lookouts, the Washington Senators' farm club at the time. Lewis started at third base late in the 1934 season, going 7-for-21 in 10 games. The following year, he went .303 with 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Kuhel
Joseph Anthony Kuhel (June 25, 1906 – February 26, 1984) was an Americans, American professional baseball baseball player, player and manager (baseball), manager. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a first baseman who played in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues from 1930–47 for the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators (1930–37; 1944–46) and Chicago White Sox (1938–43; 1946–47). He batted and threw left-handed, stood tall and weighed . Following his playing career, Kuhel managed the Senators (1948–49). In an 18-season career, Kuhel was a .277 batting average (baseball), hitter with 131 home runs and 1,049 run batted in, RBI in 2,104 games played. Defensively, he posted a career .992 fielding percentage. Kuhel was the best defensive first baseman in the American League during the 1930s, but also was an inconsistent player who struggled with injuries most of his career. Hampered by playing in Griffith Stadium most of his career, his power numbers wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Kress
Ralph "Red" Kress (January 2, 1905 – November 29, 1962) was an American shortstop, third baseman, first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. From through , he played for the St. Louis Browns (1927–1932; 1938–1939), Chicago White Sox (1932–1934), Washington Senators (1934–1936), Detroit Tigers (1939–1940) and New York Giants (1946). Kress batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Columbia, California. Playing career Throughout his Major League career, Kress was known for his good disposition and perpetual motion. Although he played mostly at shortstop, he showed his versatility playing every position but catcher and center fielder. Kress broke in the majors with the Browns in the 1927 season. In 1929 he led American League shortstops in fielding percentage (.946) and double plays (94), and during three consecutive seasons he batted over .300 with over 100 runs batted in: .305 with 107 in 1929, .313 with 112 in 1930, and .311 with 114 in 1931, including a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossie Bluege
Oswald Louis Bluege (; October 24, 1900 – October 14, 1985) was an American third baseman, manager (baseball), manager, coach (baseball), coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball who spent his entire playing career with the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators franchise from 1922 to 1939. He would remain on the team's payroll in key on- and off-field capacities until 1971, long after it became the Minnesota Twins. Bluege was the last surviving member of the Senators' 1924 World Series championship team, the franchise's only world champion before it relocated to Minnesota in 1961. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Early life Bluege was born in Chicago and raised in the city's Goose Island (Chicago), Goose Island area. A younger brother, Otto Bluege, Otto, an infielder, played in 109 games for the 1932–1933 Cincinnati Reds and had a 13-year playing career in professional baseball. Ossie Bluege apparently did not attend hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Starr
William "Chick" Starr (February 16, 1911 – August 12, 1991) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played in parts of two seasons, and , for the Washington Senators. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was Jewish. He attended James Medill High School in Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Starr, Bill Major League Baseball catchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Lincoln Links players Norfolk Elks players St. Joseph Saints players Rock Island Islanders players Albany Senators players Harrisburg Senators players San Diego Padres (minor league) players Baseball players from New York (state) Baseball players from Brooklyn 1911 births 1991 deaths Jewish American baseball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Sabo
Alexander Sabo (February 14, 1910 – January 3, 2001) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Washington Senators in and . Sabo played college football and college baseball at Fordham University. He was later an assistant football coach at Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ... References External links 1910 births 2001 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Fordham Rams baseball players Fordham Rams football players Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Sportspeople from New Brunswick, New Jersey Baseball players from New Jersey {{US-baseball-catcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Millies
Walter Louis Millies (October 18, 1906 – February 28, 1995) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager whose career began in 1927 and extended into the 1970s. Born in Chicago, he was a catcher during his playing days who threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. Millies appeared in 246 games in Major League Baseball over all or parts of six seasons (1934; 1936–1937; 1939–1941) for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. He compiled a .243 career batting average with 158 hits, including 20 doubles and three triples, with 65 runs batted in. His finest season came in with Washington, as he set personal bests in plate appearances (229), runs scored (26), hits (67), and batting average (.312). He started 58 games as the Senators' backup catcher, playing behind left-handed-hitting Cliff Bolton. Millies had a long career as a minor league manager followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanty Hogan
James Francis "Shanty" Hogan (March 21, 1906 – April 7, 1967) was an American professional baseball player.Shanty Hogan . Accessed December 15, 2008. He played in as a from 1925 to 1937. Hogan was listed at and — an exceptionally large player, especially for his era. Due to this, there are many anecdotes relating to Hogan and food. This included several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
