1936 Major League Baseball season

1936 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – September 27, 1936
World Series:
  • September 30 – October 6, 1936
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Lou Gehrig (NYY)
NL: Carl Hubbell (NYG)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upDetroit Tigers
NL championsNew York Giants
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals & Chicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upNew York Giants
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1934–1939 American League seasons
American League

The 1936 major league baseball season began on April 14, 1936. The regular season ended on September 27, with the New York Giants and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 33rd World Series on September 30 and ended with Game 6 on October 6. In the fourth iteration of this World Series matchup, the Yankees defeated the Giants, four games to two.

The fourth Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played on July 7, hosted by the Boston Bees at the National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, with the National League's first victory, 4–3.

The Boston Braves changed their nickname to "Bees" this season; they would revert to the Braves in 1941.