1936 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 55th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 45th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 87–67 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.
| 1936 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 87–67 (.565) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch |
| Local radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Ray Schmidt, John O'Hara) |
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Regular season
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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers
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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 | Spud Davis | 112 | 363 | 99 | .273 | 4 | 59 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 126 | 414 | 136 | .329 | 19 | 93 |
| 2B | Stu Martin | 92 | 332 | 99 | .298 | 6 | 41 |
| SS | Leo Durocher | 136 | 510 | 146 | .286 | 1 | 58 |
| 3B | Charlie Gelbert | 93 | 280 | 64 | .229 | 3 | 27 |
| OF | Joe Medwick | 155 | 636 | 223 | .351 | 18 | 138 |
| OF | Pepper Martin | 143 | 572 | 177 | .309 | 11 | 76 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 143 | 590 | 156 | .264 | 5 | 47 |
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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| Frankie Frisch | 93 | 303 | 83 | .274 | 1 | 26 |
| Ripper Collins | 103 | 277 | 81 | .292 | 13 | 48 |
| Bruce Ogrodowski | 94 | 237 | 54 | .228 | 1 | 20 |
| Art Garibaldi | 71 | 232 | 64 | .276 | 1 | 20 |
| Lynn King | 78 | 100 | 19 | .190 | 0 | 10 |
| Chick Fullis | 47 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Gutteridge | 23 | 91 | 29 | .319 | 3 | 16 |
| Eddie Morgan | 8 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 1 | 3 |
| Johnny Vergez | 8 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Scoffic | 4 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Ankenman | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Alston | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Heinie Schuble | 2 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 |
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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| Dizzy Dean | 51 | 315 | 24 | 13 | 3.17 | 195 |
| Roy Parmelee | 37 | 221 | 11 | 11 | 4.56 | 79 |
| Paul Dean | 17 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 4.60 | 28 |
| Si Johnson | 12 | 61.2 | 5 | 3 | 4.38 | 21 |
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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| Jim Winford | 39 | 192 | 11 | 10 | 3.80 | 72 |
| Jesse Haines | 25 | 99.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.90 | 19 |
| Bill Walker | 21 | 79.2 | 5 | 6 | 5.87 | 22 |
| Bill Hallahan | 9 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 6.32 | 16 |
| Flint Rhem | 10 | 26.2 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 7 |
| Les Munns | 7 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Cotton Pippen | 6 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 | 8 |
| Bill McGee | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7.88 | 8 |
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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| Ed Heusser | 42 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5.43 | 26 |
| Mike Ryba | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 25 |
| Bill Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Pepper Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nels Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Farm system
References
- Johnny Vergez at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1936 St. Louis Cardinals
- 1936 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac
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