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{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
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{{Infobox baseball team season
{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Boston Red Sox
| name = Boston Red Sox
| season = 1936
| season = 1936
| misc =
| misc =
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| league = American League
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| logo =
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| current league = American League
| y1 = 1901
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Fenway Park]]
| ballpark = [[Fenway Park]]
| y4 = 1912
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| record = 74–80 (.481)
| y5 = 1901
| league_place = 6th
| owners = [[Tom Yawkey]]
| owners = [[Tom Yawkey]]
| general managers = [[Eddie Collins]]
| president = [[Tom Yawkey]]
| general_managers = [[Eddie Collins]]
| managers = [[Joe Cronin]]
| managers = [[Joe Cronin]]
| television =
| television =
| radio = [[WRKO|WNAC]]<br>([[Fred Hoey]])
| radio = [[WRKO|WNAC]]<br>([[Fred Hoey]])
| espntn = bos
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|}}
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| brtn = BOS
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The '''1936 [[Boston Red Sox]] season''' was the 36th season in the franchise's [[Major League Baseball]] history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the [[American League]] (AL) with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses.
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The '''1936 Boston Red Sox season''' was the 36th season in the franchise's [[Major League Baseball]] history. The [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] finished sixth in the [[American League]] (AL) with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, {{frac|28|1|2}} [[games behind]] the [[New York Yankees]], who went on to win the [[1936 World Series]].


== Offseason ==
== Offseason ==
* December 10, 1935: [[Gordon Rhodes]], George Savino (minors), and $150,000 were traded by the Red Sox to the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] for [[Jimmie Foxx]] and [[Johnny Marcum]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foxxji01.shtml Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* December 10, 1935: [[Gordon Rhodes]], George Savino (minors), and $150,000 were traded by the Red Sox to the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] for [[Jimmie Foxx]] and [[Johnny Marcum]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/foxxji01.shtml Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference]</ref>


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==
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| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Moe Berg]]}}
{{MLBplayer|22|[[Moe Berg]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[George Dickey]]}}
{{MLBplayer|23|[[George Dickey (baseball)|George Dickey]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Rick Ferrell]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Rick Ferrell]]}}
'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
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'''Coaches'''
'''Coaches'''
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Tom Daly (catcher)|Tom Daly]]}}
{{MLBplayer|30|[[Tom Daly (catcher)|Tom Daly]]}}
{{MLBplayer|27|[[Bing Miller]]}}
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Herb Pennock]]}} <small>(Pitching)</small>
{{MLBplayer|31|[[Herb Pennock]]}} <small>(Pitching)</small>
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Al Schacht]]}} <small>(Third base)</small>
{{MLBplayer|32|[[Al Schacht]]}} <small>(Third base)</small>
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==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| C || [[Rick Ferrell]] || 121 || 410 || 128 || .312 || 8 || 55
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 1B || {{sortname|Jimmie|Foxx}} || 155 || 585 || 198 || .338 || 41 || 143
| 1B || {{sortname|Jimmie|Foxx}} || 155 || 585 || 198 || .338 || 41 || 143
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Ski Melillo]] || 98 || 327 || 74 || .226 || 0 || 32
|- align="center"
| SS || [[Eric McNair]] || 128 || 494 || 141 || .285 || 4 || 74
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 3B || {{sortname|Billy|Werber}} || 145 || 535 || 147 || .275 || 10 || 67
| 3B || {{sortname|Billy|Werber}} || 145 || 535 || 147 || .275 || 10 || 67
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| OF || {{sortname|Doc|Cramer}} || 154 || 643 || 188 || .292 || 0 || 41
| OF || {{sortname|Doc|Cramer}} || 154 || 643 || 188 || .292 || 0 || 41
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Mel Almada]] || 96 || 320 || 81 || .253 || 1 || 21
|- align="center"
| OF || [[Dusty Cooke]] || 111 || 341 || 93 || .273 || 6 || 47
|}
|}


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
| [[Heinie Manush]] || 82 || 313 || 91 || .291 || 0 || 45
|- align="center"
| [[John Kroner]] || 84 || 298 || 87 || .292 || 4 || 62
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Cronin}} || 81 || 295 || 83 || .281 || 2 || 43
| {{sortname|Joe|Cronin}} || 81 || 295 || 83 || .281 || 2 || 43
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Moe Berg]] || 39 || 125 || 30 || .240 || 0 || 19
|- align="center"
| [[Babe Dahlgren]] || 16 || 57 || 16 || .281 || 1 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Fabian Gaffke]] || 15 || 55 || 7 || .127 || 1 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Bing Miller]] || 30 || 47 || 14 || .298 || 1 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[George Dickey (baseball)|George Dickey]] || 10 || 23 || 1 || .043 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Wes|Ferrell}} || 39 || 301 || 20 || 15 || 4.19 || 106
| {{sortname|Wes|Ferrell}} || 39 || 301.0 || 20 || 15 || 4.19 || 106
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Johnny|Marcum}} || 31 || 174 || 8 || 13 || 4.81 || 57
| [[Lefty Grove]] || 35 || 253.1 || 17 || 12 || 2.81 || 130
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Johnny|Marcum}} || 31 || 174.0 || 8 || 13 || 4.81 || 57
|- align="center"
| [[Jennings Poindexter]] || 3 || 10.2 || 0 || 2 || 6.75 || 2
|}
|}


==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Fritz Ostermueller]] || 43 || 180.2 || 10 || 16 || 4.88 || 90
|- align="center"
| [[Jack Wilson (pitcher)|Jack Wilson]] || 43 || 136.1 || 6 || 8 || 4.42 || 74
|- align="center"
| [[Rube Walberg]] || 24 || 100.1 || 5 || 4 || 4.40 || 49
|- align="center"
| [[Jim Henry (baseball)|Jim Henry]] || 21 || 76.1 || 5 || 1 || 4.60 || 36
|- align="center"
| [[Johnny Welch]] || 9 || 32.2 || 2 || 1 || 5.51 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Mike Meola]] || 6 || 21.1 || 0 || 2 || 5.48 || 8
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ted|Olson|Ted Olson (baseball)}} || 5 || 18.1 || 1 || 1 || 7.36 || 5
| {{sortname|Ted|Olson|Ted Olson (baseball)}} || 5 || 18.1 || 1 || 1 || 7.36 || 5
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==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
| [[Jack Russell (baseball)|Jack Russell]] || 23 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 5.63 || 9
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Cascarella}} || 10 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6.97 || 7
| {{sortname|Joe|Cascarella}} || 10 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6.97 || 7
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|level15=A|team15=[[Elmira Colonels]]|league15=[[New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–37)|New York–Pennsylvania League]]|manager15=[[Rabbit Maranville]]
|level15=A|team15=[[Elmira Colonels]]|league15=[[New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–37)|New York–Pennsylvania League]]|manager15=[[Rabbit Maranville]]
|level16=B|team16=[[Rocky Mount Red Sox]]|league16=[[Piedmont League]]|manager16=[[Specs Toporcer]]
|level16=B|team16=[[Rocky Mount Red Sox]]|league16=[[Piedmont League]]|manager16=[[Specs Toporcer]]
|level17=C|team17=[[Helena Seaporters]]|league17=[[Cotton States League]]|manager17=[[Rod Whitney]]
|level17=C|team17=[[Helena Seaporters]]|league17=[[Cotton States League]]|manager17=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=whitne001rod Rod Whitney]
|level18=C|team18=[[Canton Terriers]]|league18=[[Middle Atlantic League]]|manager18=[[Floyd "Pat" Patterson]]
|level18=C|team18=[[Canton Terriers]]|league18=[[Middle Atlantic League]]|manager18=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=patter002flo Floyd "Pat" Patterson]
|level19=D|team19=[[Danville-Scholfield Leafs]]|league19=[[Bi-State League]]|manager19=[[Herb Brett]]
|level19=D|team19=[[Danville-Schoolfield Leafs]]|league19=[[Bi-State League]]|manager19=[[Herb Brett]]
|level20=D|team20=[[Eau Claire Bears]]|league20=[[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]]|manager20=[[Johnny Mostil]]
|level20=D|team20=[[Eau Claire Bears]]|league20=[[Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)|Northern League]]|manager20=[[Johnny Mostil]]
}}
}}
<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eau Claire</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007</ref>
<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eau Claire</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007</ref>


== Notes ==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


== References ==
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1936.shtml 1936 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1936.shtml 1936 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1936&t=BOS 1936 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1936&t=BOS 1936 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com]


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[[Category:Boston Red Sox seasons]]
[[Category:1936 Major League Baseball season|Boston Red Sox season]]
[[Category:1936 Major League Baseball season|Boston Red Sox]]
[[Category:1936 in sports in Massachusetts|Boston Red Sox]]
[[Category:1930s in Boston]]

Latest revision as of 13:24, 28 October 2024

1936 Boston Red Sox
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkFenway Park
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record74–80 (.481)
League place6th
OwnersTom Yawkey
PresidentTom Yawkey
General managersEddie Collins
ManagersJoe Cronin
RadioWNAC
(Fred Hoey)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
← 1935 Seasons 1937 →

The 1936 Boston Red Sox season was the 36th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League (AL) with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses, 28+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1936 World Series.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 102 51 .667 — 56‍–‍21 46‍–‍30
Detroit Tigers 83 71 .539 19½ 44‍–‍33 39‍–‍38
Washington Senators 82 71 .536 20 42‍–‍35 40‍–‍36
Chicago White Sox 81 70 .536 20 43‍–‍32 38‍–‍38
Cleveland Indians 80 74 .519 22½ 49‍–‍30 31‍–‍44
Boston Red Sox 74 80 .481 28½ 47‍–‍29 27‍–‍51
St. Louis Browns 57 95 .375 44½ 31‍–‍43 26‍–‍52
Philadelphia Athletics 53 100 .346 49 31‍–‍46 22‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

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1936 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston — 12–10 9–13 13–9 15–7–1 13–9 12–10 8–14
Chicago 10–12 — 12–10–1 8–14 7–14 15–7 13–8–1 16–5
Cleveland 13–9 10–12–1 — 9–13 6–16–1 13–9 15–7–1 14–8
Detroit 9–13 14–8 13–9 — 8–14 17–5 11–11 11–11
New York 15–7–1 14–7 16–6–1 14–8 — 16–6 14–8 13–9
Philadelphia 9–13 7–15 9–13 5–17 6–16 — 11–10–1 6–16
St. Louis 10–12 8–13–1 7–15–1 11–11 8–14 10–11–1 — 3–19
Washington 14–8 5–16 8–14 11–11 9–13 16–16 19–3 —


Opening Day lineup

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  5 Billy Werber RF
  8 Doc Cramer CF
  7 Heinie Manush     LF
  3 Jimmie Foxx 1B
  6 Joe Cronin  SS
  4 Eric McNair 3B
  2 Rick Ferrell C
24 Ski Melillo 2B
12 Wes Ferrell P

Roster

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1936 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Rick Ferrell 121 410 128 .312 8 55
1B Jimmie Foxx 155 585 198 .338 41 143
2B Ski Melillo 98 327 74 .226 0 32
SS Eric McNair 128 494 141 .285 4 74
3B Billy Werber 145 535 147 .275 10 67
OF Doc Cramer 154 643 188 .292 0 41
OF Mel Almada 96 320 81 .253 1 21
OF Dusty Cooke 111 341 93 .273 6 47

Other batters

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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
Heinie Manush 82 313 91 .291 0 45
John Kroner 84 298 87 .292 4 62
Joe Cronin 81 295 83 .281 2 43
Moe Berg 39 125 30 .240 0 19
Babe Dahlgren 16 57 16 .281 1 7
Fabian Gaffke 15 55 7 .127 1 3
Bing Miller 30 47 14 .298 1 6
George Dickey 10 23 1 .043 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Wes Ferrell 39 301.0 20 15 4.19 106
Lefty Grove 35 253.1 17 12 2.81 130
Johnny Marcum 31 174.0 8 13 4.81 57
Jennings Poindexter 3 10.2 0 2 6.75 2

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Fritz Ostermueller 43 180.2 10 16 4.88 90
Jack Wilson 43 136.1 6 8 4.42 74
Rube Walberg 24 100.1 5 4 4.40 49
Jim Henry 21 76.1 5 1 4.60 36
Johnny Welch 9 32.2 2 1 5.51 9
Mike Meola 6 21.1 0 2 5.48 8
Ted Olson 5 18.1 1 1 7.36 5

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jack Russell 23 0 3 0 5.63 9
Joe Cascarella 10 0 2 0 6.97 7
Stew Bowers 5 0 0 0 5.93 0
Emerson Dickman 1 0 0 0 9.00 2

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AA Syracuse Chiefs International League Nemo Leibold and Mike Kelly
AA San Diego Padres Pacific Coast League Frank Shellenback
A1 Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Doc Prothro
A Elmira Colonels New York–Pennsylvania League Rabbit Maranville
B Rocky Mount Red Sox Piedmont League Specs Toporcer
C Helena Seaporters Cotton States League Rod Whitney
C Canton Terriers Middle Atlantic League Floyd "Pat" Patterson
D Danville-Schoolfield Leafs Bi-State League Herb Brett
D Eau Claire Bears Northern League Johnny Mostil

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Eau Claire[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jimmie Foxx page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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