1936 St. Louis Cardinals season

1936 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
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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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

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1936 National League Records

Sources:

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

Roster

1936 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
C Davis, SpudSpud Davis 112 363 99 .273 4 59
1B Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize 126 414 136 .329 19 93
2B Martin, StuStu Martin 92 332 99 .298 6 41
SS Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher 136 510 146 .286 1 58
3B Gelbert, CharlieCharlie Gelbert 93 280 64 .229 3 27
OF Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick 155 636 223 .351 18 138
OF Martin, PepperPepper Martin 143 572 177 .309 11 76
OF Moore, TerryTerry 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
Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch 93 303 83 .274 1 26
Vergez, JohnnyJohnny 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
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean 51 315 24 13 3.17 195
Dean, PaulPaul 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

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
Cox, BillBill Cox 2 0 0 0 6.75 1
Martin, PepperPepper Martin 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton
AA Rochester Red Wings International League Ray Blades
AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Bill Killefer
A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Ira Smith
A Cedar Rapids Raiders Western League Cap Crossley
B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Billy Southworth
B Columbus Red Birds Sally League Eddie Dyer
C Pine Bluff Judges Cotton States League Leroy "Cowboy" Jones
C Jacksonville Jax East Texas League Roy Flaskamper and Horace Simmons
C Huntington Red Birds Middle Atlantic League Benny Borgmann
C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Joe Brown
D Union City Springers Alabama–Florida League Hap Bohl
D Fayetteville Bears Arkansas–Missouri League Fred Hawn
D Monett Red Birds Arkansas–Missouri League Buzz Arlitt and Ken Blackman
D Martinsville Manufacturers Bi-State League Jimmie Sanders
D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Vernon Taylor
D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Arnold Anderson
D Albany Travelers Georgia–Florida League Bob Rice
Level Team League Manager
D Americus Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Joe Bonowitz, George Berry and Dixie Parker
D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Heinie Mueller, Bob Richards, Joe Sugden and Fred Hofmann
D Mitchell Kernels Nebraska State League Bud Knox
D Norfolk Elks Nebraska State League Joe McDermott
D Newport Cardinals Northeast Arkansas League Thorpe Hamilton
D Duluth Dukes Northern League Rip Wade
D Jamestown Jimmies Northern League John Anderson, Ernie Olson and Rube Foster
D Fostoria Cardinals Ohio State League Harry Aldrick and George Silvey
D New Philadelphia Red Birds Ohio State League George Silvey
D Greensburg Red Wings Pennsylvania State Association Clay Hopper

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (Sally), Union City

New Philadelphia club folded, May 25, 1936[2]

References

  1. ↑ Johnny Vergez at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ 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

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