1936 Chicago Cubs season

1936 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Philip K. Wrigley
Manager(s)	Charlie Grimm
Local radio	WGN (Bob Elson) WBBM WCFL (Hal Totten) WIND (Russ Hodges) WJJD (John O'Hara)
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The 1936 Chicago Cubs season was the 65th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 61st in the National League and the 21st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for second in the National League with a record of 87–67.

Regular season

• April 14, 1936: Billy Herman became the last National League player to have five hits on Opening Day in the 20th century.^[1]

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	—

Roster

1936 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 18 Clay Bryant 16 Tex Carleton 24 Curt Davis 14 Larry French 22 Roy Henshaw 24 Fabian Kowalik 15 Bill Lee 17 Charlie Root 23 Clyde Shoun 12 Lon Warneke		Catchers  9 Gabby Hartnett 41 Ken O'Dea 42 Walter Stephenson Infielders 43 Phil Cavarretta  1 Woody English  7 Charlie Grimm 39 Stan Hack  2 Billy Herman 11 Billy Jurges  3 Gene Lillard		Outfielders  4 Ethan Allen  6 Frank Demaree 51 Augie Galan  8 Johnny Gill  4 Chuck Klein  5 Tuck Stainback		Manager  7 Charlie Grimm Coaches 56 Red Corriden 61 Roy Johnson

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
2B	Herman, BillyBilly Herman	153	632	211	.334	5	93
OF	Allen, EthanEthan Allen	93	373	110	.295	3	39
C	Hartnett, GabbyGabby Hartnett	121	424	130	.307	7	64

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
Gill, JohnnyJohnny Gill	70	174	44	.253	7	28
Grimm, CharlieCharlie Grimm	39	132	33	.250	1	16
Klein, ChuckChuck Klein	29	109	32	.294	5	18

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
Carleton, TexTex Carleton	35	197.1	14	10	3.65	88
Davis, CurtCurt Davis	24	153	11	9	3.00	52

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
French, LarryLarry French	43	252.1	18	9	3.39	104

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
Bryant, ClayClay Bryant	26	1	2	0	3.30	35
Kowalik, FabianFabian Kowalik	6	0	2	1	6.75	1

Awards and honors

Records

• Billy Herman, National League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman (Herman tied his own record that he set in 1935) (57)^[2]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Jack Lelivelt
B	Portsmouth Cubs	Piedmont League	Pip Koehler
C	Ponca City Angels	Western Association	Mike Gazella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City^[3]

Notes

1. SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
2. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1936 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference