1936 Pacific Coast League season

The 1936 Pacific Coast League season was the 34th season in league history.

Final standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Portland Beavers	96	79	.549	--	Max Bishop / Bill Sweeney
San Diego Padres	95	81	.540	1.5	Frank Shellenback	Boston Red Sox
Oakland Oaks	95	81	.540	1.5	Bill Meyer	New York Yankees
Seattle Indians	93	82	.531	3	Dutch Ruether
Mission Reds	88	88	.500	8.5	Willie Kamm
Los Angeles Angels	88	88	.500	8.5	Jack Lelivelt	Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Seals	83	93	.472	13.5	Lefty O'Doul	New York Giants
Sacramento Solons	65	111	.369	31.5	Bill Killefer	St. Louis Cardinals

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Joe Marty, San Francisco, .359
• Runs Scored Jigger Statz, Los Angeles, 134
• Hits Bobby Doerr, San Diego, 238
• Doubles Steve Mesner, Los Angeles, 55
• Triples Jack Glynn, Oakland, 16
• Home Runs Freddie Muller / Mike Hunt, Seattle / Seattle, 30

Pitching

• Wins George Caster, Portland, 25
• Strikeouts George Caster, Portland, 234
• Earned Run Average Lou Koupal, Seattle, 2.42

Further Reading

• Tom Larwin et al.: San Diego's First Padres and "The Kid": The Story of the Remarkable 1936 San Diego Padres and Ted Williams' Professional Baseball Debut, Montezuma Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2019. ISBN 978-0-7442-7230-7

Related Sites

• BR page