1936 Boston Red Sox Roster

The 1936 Boston Red Sox team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1936 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1936 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1936 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1936 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1936 Boston Red Sox primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1936 Boston Red Sox



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Complete Roster  
 

16 Stew Bowers 6-00 170 Right Both 1915-02-26
19 Joe Cascarella 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1907-06-28
16 Emerson Dickman 6-02 175 Right Right 1914-11-12
12 Wes Ferrell 6-02 195 Right Right 1908-02-02
10 Lefty Grove 6-03 190 Left Left 1900-03-06
21 Jim Henry 6-02 175 Right Right 1910-06-26
11 Johnny Marcum 5-11 197 Right Left 1909-09-09
16 Mike Meola 5-11 175 Right Right 1905-10-19
- Ted Olson 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1912-08-27
14 Fritz Ostermueller 5-11 175 Left Left 1907-09-15
- Jennings Poindexter 5-10 165 Left Left 1910-09-30
17 Jack Russell 6-01½ 178 Right Right 1905-10-24
15 Rube Walberg 6-01½ 190 Left Left 1896-07-27
17 Johnny Welch 6-03 184 Right Left 1906-12-02
18 Jack Wilson 5-11 210 Right Right 1912-04-12
22 Moe Berg 6-01 185 Right Right 1902-03-02
23 George Dickey 6-02 180 Right Both 1915-07-10
2 Rick Ferrell 5-10 160 Right Right 1905-10-12
6 Joe Cronin 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1906-10-12
16 Babe Dahlgren 6-00 190 Right Right 1912-06-15
3 Jimmie Foxx 6-00 195 Right Right 1907-10-22
26 John Kroner 6-00 185 Right Right 1908-11-13
4 Eric McNair 5-08½ 160 Right Right 1909-04-12
24 Ski Melillo 5-08 150 Right Right 1899-08-04
2, 5 Bill Werber 5-10 170 Right Right 1908-06-20
1 Mel Almada 6-00 170 Left Left 1913-02-07
9 Dusty Cooke 6-01 205 Right Left 1907-06-23
8 Doc Cramer 6-02 185 Right Left 1905-07-22
25 Fabian Gaffke 5-10 185 Right Right 1913-08-05
7 Heinie Manush 6-01 200 Left Left 1901-07-20
27 Bing Miller 6-00 185 Right Right 1894-08-30
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The 1936 Boston Red Sox played 154 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 80 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Fenway Park (Park Factors: 106/106) where 626,895 fans witnessed their 1936 Red Sox finish the season with a .481 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1936 Boston Red Sox Opening Day starters list, a 1936 Boston Red Sox salary list, a 1936 Boston Red Sox uniform number breakdown and a 1936 Boston Red Sox primary starters list:

1936 Boston Red Sox
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1936 Boston Red Sox
Most Games by Position

C Rick Ferrell (121)
1B Jimmie Foxx (139)
2B Ski Melillo (93)
3B Bill Werber (101)
SS Eric McNair (84)
LF Heinie Manush (72)
CF Doc Cramer (154)
RF Mel Almada (69)
  
SP Wes Ferrell
SP Lefty Grove
SP Johnny Marcum
SP Fritz Ostermueller
  
RP Jim Henry
RP Jack Russell
RP Rube Walberg
CL Jack Wilson


1936 Boston Red Sox
Salaries

Jimmie Foxx $25,000.00


1936 Boston Red Sox
Uniform Numbers

#1 Mel Almada
#2 Rick Ferrell
#2 Bill Werber
#3 Jimmie Foxx
#4 Eric McNair
#5 Bill Werber
#6 Joe Cronin
#7 Heinie Manush
#8 Doc Cramer
#9 Dusty Cooke
#10 Lefty Grove
#11 Johnny Marcum
#12 Wes Ferrell
#14 Fritz Ostermueller
#15 Rube Walberg
#16 Stew Bowers
#16 Babe Dahlgren
#16 Emerson Dickman
#16 Mike Meola
#17 Jack Russell
#17 Johnny Welch
#18 Jack Wilson
#19 Joe Cascarella
#21 Jim Henry
#22 Moe Berg
#23 George Dickey
#24 Ski Melillo
#25 Fabian Gaffke
#26 John Kroner
#27 Bing Miller

Did you know that a 1936 Boston Red Sox Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?