1936 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1936 throughout the world.

Major League Baseball

 * World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-2)
 * All-Star Game, July 7 at Braves Field: National League, 4-3

Other champions

 * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 10-2

Awards and honors

 * Most Valuable Player
 * American League: Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees
 * National League: Carl Hubbell, New York Giants

Births

 * April 1 - Ron Perranoski
 * June 29 - Harmon Killebrew
 * July 23 - Don Drysdale
 * August 8 - Frank Howard
 * August 28 - Don Denkinger
 * September 3 - Lee Weyer
 * September 5 - Bill Mazeroski
 * October 12 - Tony Kubek

Deaths

 * January 6 - Charles Stoneham, 59, owner of the New York Giants since 1919, during which period the team won five pennants and three World Series
 * October 31 - Deacon McGuire, 72, catcher for several teams over 26 seasons who set records with 1611 games, 1858 assists and 9291 chances at his position; batted .300 five times and was first catcher to hit 300 doubles; later a coach and manager