1936 St. Louis Cardinals season
1936 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 87–67 (.565) | |
Owners | Sam Breadon | |
Managers | Frankie Frisch | |
Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Ray Schmidt, John O'Hara) | |
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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.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Giants | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 52–26 | 40–36 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 43–33 | 44–34 |
Chicago Cubs | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 46–30 | 38–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 18 | 42–34 | 32–46 |
Boston Bees | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 35–43 | 36–40 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38 | 30–48 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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 transactions
- May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
Roster
1936 St. Louis Cardinals 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 | 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 |
Johnny Vergez | 8 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
Paul Dean | 17 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 4.60 | 28 |
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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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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Bill Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
Pepper Martin | 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