1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 55th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 50th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 84–70.
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| Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
| Manager(s) | Pie Traynor |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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Offseason
- November 21, 1935: Claude Passeau and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.[2]
- December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
Regular season
- July 10, 1936: Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs in a ten inning game against the Pirates at Forbes Field.[4]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 52–26 | 40–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 43–33 | 44–34 |
| Chicago Cubs | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 8 | 46–30 | 38–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 18 | 42–34 | 32–46 |
| Boston Bees | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 21 | 35–43 | 36–40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 25 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 38 | 30–48 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12–2 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 12–10–2 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 10–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | — | 9–13–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–13 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | — | |||||
Game log
| 1936 Game Log: 84–70 (Home: 46–30; Away: 38–40) | ||||||||
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April: 6–6 (Home: 3–2; Away: 3–4)
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May: 15–14 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–10)
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June: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–6)
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July: 13–15 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–5)
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August: 15–15 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–8)
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September: 18–9 (Home: 10–2; Away: 8–7)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member | ||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Tom Padden | 88 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 1 | 31 |
| 1B | Gus Suhr | 156 | 583 | 182 | .312 | 11 | 118 |
| 2B | Pep Young | 125 | 475 | 118 | .248 | 6 | 77 |
| 3B | Bill Brubaker | 145 | 554 | 160 | .289 | 6 | 102 |
| SS | Arky Vaughan | 156 | 568 | 190 | .335 | 9 | 78 |
| LF | Woody Jensen | ||||||
| CF | Lloyd Waner | ||||||
| RF | Paul Waner |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Al Todd | 76 | 267 | 73 | .273 | 2 | 28 |
| Hal Finney | 21 | 35 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Swift | 45 | 262.1 | 16 | 16 | 4.01 | 92 |
| Cy Blanton | 44 | 235.2 | 13 | 15 | 3.51 | 127 |
| Jim Weaver | 38 | 225.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.31 | 108 |
| Red Lucas | 27 | 175.2 | 15 | 4 | 3.18 | 53 |
| Russ Bauers | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mace Brown | 47 | 165 | 10 | 11 | 3.87 | 56 |
| Waite Hoyt | 22 | 116.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.70 | 37 |
| Ralph Birkofer | 34 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.69 | 44 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Guy Bush | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5.97 | 10 |
Awards and honors
1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Gus Suhr, reserve
- Arky Vaughan, reserve
League top five finishers
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (127)
- #5 in NL in ERA (3.18)
- #3 in NL in RBI (118)
- #5 in NL in runs scored (111)
- #5 in NL in losses (16)
- NL leader in runs scored (122)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.453)
- #5 in NL in batting average (.335)
- NL leader in batting average (.373)
- #2 in NL in hits (218)
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.446)
- #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.520)
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Scranton Miners | New York–Pennsylvania League | Elmer Yoter |
| B | Savannah Indians | Sally League | Bill Gould and Bob LaMotte |
| C | Hutchinson Larks | Western Association | Dick Goldberg |
| D | Jeannette Little Pirates | Pennsylvania State Association | Wilbur Cooper |
| D | Portageville-Owensboro Pirates | Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League | Hughie Wise |
| D | Winnipeg Maroons | Northern League | Wes Griffin |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette
Notes
- From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference
- Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
References
- 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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