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1936 St. Louis Cardinals season
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| 1936 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 87–67 (.565) | |
| League place | 2nd | |
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |
| Managers | Frankie Frisch | |
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Ray Schmidt, Johnny 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 second in the National League.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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 pitchers
[edit]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 pitchers
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 1936 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1936 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac
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