1936 Cincinnati Reds season

1936 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Larry MacPhail, Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Chuck Dressen
Local radio	WCPO (Harry Hartman) WSAI (Red Barber)
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The 1936 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74–80, 18 games behind the New York Giants.

Offseason

• December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased by the Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[1]

The Reds held spring training at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Reds opened camp at San Juan on February 10, 1936.^[2]

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	—

Roster

1936 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 28 Don Brennan 32 Peaches Davis 25 Paul Derringer 26 Tony Freitas 22 Benny Frey 32 Lee Grissom 24 Bill Hallahan 31 Whitey Hilcher 19 Al Hollingsworth 24 Si Johnson 27 Dee Moore 35 Whitey Moore 39 Jake Mooty 27,31 Emmett Nelson 20 Gene Schott 21 Lee Stine		Catchers  1 Gilly Campbell  2 Ernie Lombardi Infielders 15 Lee Handley 17 Eddie Joost  3 Alex Kampouris 11 George McQuinn 13 Eddie Miller  5 Billy Myers  9 Lew Riggs 11 Les Scarsella 17 Tommy Thevenow		Outfielders  8 Sammy Byrd 14 Calvin Chapman  4 Kiki Cuyler 10 Ival Goodman  6 Babe Herman 16 Hub Walker		Manager  7 Chuck Dressen Coaches 30 George Kelly 29 Tom Sheehan 12 Ivy Wingo

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	Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi	121	387	129	.333	12	68
OF	Herman, BabeBabe Herman	119	380	106	.279	13	71
OF	Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler	144	567	185	.326	7	74

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
Thevenow, TommyTommy Thevenow	106	321	75	.234	0	36
Miller, EddieEddie Miller	5	10	1	.100	0	0

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
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer	51	282.1	19	19	4.02	21

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
Davis, PeachesPeaches Davis	26	125.2	8	8	3.58	32

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
Brennan, DonDon Brennan	41	5	2	9	4.39	40
Hilcher, WhiteyWhitey Hilcher	14	1	2	0	6.17	10
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty	8	0	0	1	3.95	11
Freitas, TonyTony Freitas	4	0	2	0	1.29	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Ike Boone
A1	Nashville Vols	Southern Association	Lance Richbourg
B	Durham Bulls	Piedmont League	Johnny Gooch
B	Macon Peaches	Sally League	Possum Whitted and Milt Stock
C	El Dorado Lions	Cotton States League	Frank O'Rourke
C	Marshall Orphans/Tigers	East Texas League	Harvey Albrecht, Tex Nugent and Bama Jones
D	Siloam Springs Travelers	Arkansas–Missouri League	Ray Powell
D	Mt. Airy Reds	Bi-State League	Mickey Shader, El Conway and Frank Packard
D	DeLand Reds	Florida State League	Lester "Pat" Patterson
D	Cordele Reds	Georgia–Florida League	Ivy Griffin
D	Paducah Indians	KITTY League	Ben Tincup
D	Lincoln Red Links	Nebraska State League	Pid Purdy
D	Fremont Reds	Ohio State League	Marty Purtell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: El Dorado, Siloam Springs

Lincoln club folded, July 16, 1936^[3]

References

1. Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
2. Alan Gould (February 11, 1936). "Majors' Spring Training Under Way Officially". The Meriden Daily Journal. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1936 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference