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 |
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| Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch |
| Local radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Ray Schmidt, Johnny O'Hara) |
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Regular seasonEdit
Season standingsEdit
| 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. opponentsEdit
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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 transactionsEdit
- May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
RosterEdit
| 1936 St. Louis Cardinals roster | |||||||||
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Player statsEdit
BattingEdit
Starters by positionEdit
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 battersEdit
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 |
| Don Gutteridge | 23 | 91 | 29 | .319 | 3 | 16 |
| Chick Fullis | 47 | 89 | 25 | .281 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 |
PitchingEdit
Starting pitchersEdit
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 | 315.0 | 24 | 13 | 3.17 | 195 |
| Roy Parmelee | 37 | 221.0 | 11 | 11 | 4.56 | 79 |
| Paul Dean | 17 | 92.0 | 5 | 5 | 4.60 | 28 |
| Si Johnson | 12 | 61.2 | 5 | 3 | 4.38 | 21 |
Other pitchersEdit
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 | 192.0 | 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 | 37.0 | 2 | 2 | 6.32 | 16 |
| Flint Rhem | 10 | 26.2 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 7 |
| Les Munns | 7 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Cotton Pippen | 6 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 | 8 |
| Bill McGee | 7 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.88 | 8 |
Relief pitchersEdit
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 systemEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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 linksEdit
- 1936 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1936 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac