1936 New York Yankees Roster

The 1936 New York Yankees 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1936 New York Yankees salary list, a 1936 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1936 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1936 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

20 Johnny Broaca 5-11 190 Right Right 1909-10-03
17 Jumbo Brown 6-04 295 Right Right 1907-04-30
11 Lefty Gomez 6-02 173 Left Left 1908-11-26
14 Bump Hadley 5-11 190 Right Right 1904-07-05
25 Ted Kleinhans 6-00 170 Left Right 1899-04-08
21 Pat Malone 6-00 200 Right Left 1902-09-25
19 Johnny Murphy 6-02 190 Right Right 1908-07-14
16 Monte Pearson 6-00 175 Right Right 1908-09-02
15 Red Ruffing 6-01½ 205 Right Right 1905-05-03
24 Steve Sundra 6-02 190 Right Right 1910-03-27
25 Kemp Wicker 5-11 182 Left Right 1906-08-13
8 Bill Dickey 6-01½ 185 Right Left 1907-06-06
26 Joe Glenn 5-11 175 Right Right 1908-11-19
18 Art Jorgens 5-09 160 Right Right 1905-05-18
5 Frankie Crosetti 5-10 165 Right Right 1910-10-04
4 Lou Gehrig 6-00 200 Left Left 1903-06-19
10 Don Heffner 5-10 155 Right Right 1911-02-08
6 Tony Lazzeri 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1903-12-06
2 Red Rolfe 5-11½ 170 Right Left 1908-10-17
12 Jack Saltzgaver 5-11 165 Right Left 1903-01-23
7 Ben Chapman 6-00 190 Right Right 1908-12-25
9 Joe DiMaggio 6-02 193 Right Right 1914-11-25
28 Myril Hoag 5-11 180 Right Right 1908-03-09
1 Roy Johnson 5-09 175 Right Left 1903-02-23
7 Jake Powell 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1908-07-15
22 Bob Seeds 6-00 180 Right Right 1907-02-24
3 George Selkirk 6-01 182 Right Left 1908-01-04
27 Dixie Walker 6-01 175 Right Left 1910-09-24
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The 1936 New York Yankees played 153 games during the regular season, won 102 games, lost 51 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/92) where 976,913 fans witnessed their 1936 Yankees finish the season with a .667 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 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1936 New York Yankees salary list, a 1936 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1936 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1936 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


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1936 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Bill Dickey (107)
1B Lou Gehrig (155)
2B Tony Lazzeri (148)
3B Red Rolfe (133)
SS Frankie Crosetti (151)
LF Joe DiMaggio (66)
CF Joe DiMaggio (55)
RF George Selkirk (118)
  
SP Johnny Broaca
SP Lefty Gomez
SP Bump Hadley
SP Monte Pearson
SP Red Ruffing
  
RP Jumbo Brown
RP Johnny Murphy
CL Pat Malone


1936 New York Yankees
Salaries

Lou Gehrig $31,000.00
Red Ruffing $12,000.00
Joe DiMaggio $8,500.00


1936 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

#1 Roy Johnson
#2 Red Rolfe
#3 George Selkirk
#4 Lou Gehrig
#5 Frankie Crosetti
#6 Tony Lazzeri
#7 Ben Chapman
#7 Jake Powell
#8 Bill Dickey
#9 Joe DiMaggio
#10 Don Heffner
#11 Lefty Gomez
#12 Jack Saltzgaver
#14 Bump Hadley
#15 Red Ruffing
#16 Monte Pearson
#17 Jumbo Brown
#18 Art Jorgens
#19 Johnny Murphy
#20 Johnny Broaca
#21 Pat Malone
#22 Bob Seeds
#24 Steve Sundra
#25 Ted Kleinhans
#25 Kemp Wicker
#26 Joe Glenn
#27 Dixie Walker
#28 Myril Hoag

Did you know that a 1936 New York Yankees 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)?