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. New York was managed by

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. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the

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in 6 games.

Offseason

* Prior to 1936 season: Billy Johnson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Yankees.

Regular season

* May 3, 1936: Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut, batting ahead of Lou Gehrig. The Yankees had not been to the World Series since

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, but, thanks in large part to their sensational rookie, they won the 1936 World Series. * May 24, 1936:

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of the Yankees hit two grand slams in one game, the first time this had been accomplished in the major leagues.

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

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1936 World Series

Farm system

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Notes

References

1936 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference1936 World Series1936 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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