1936 St. Louis Cardinals season

1936 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
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

• May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]

Roster

1936 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Roster
Pitchers 22 Bill Cox 17 Dizzy Dean 21 Paul Dean 33 George Earnshaw 16 Jesse Haines 22 Bill Hallahan 14 Ed Heusser 18 Si Johnson 24 Bill McGee 24 Les Munns 15 Roy Parmelee 20 Cotton Pippen 20 Nels Potter 19 Flint Rhem 19 Mike Ryba 18 Bill Walker 27 Jim Winford		Catchers  8 Spud Davis  9 Bruce Ogrodowski Infielders 21 Walter Alston 29 Pat Ankenman 12 Ripper Collins  2 Leo Durocher  3 Frankie Frisch 30 Art Garibaldi  4 Charlie Gelbert 22 Don Gutteridge  6 Stu Martin 10 Johnny Mize 30 Heinie Schuble 30 Johnny Vergez		Outfielders 31 Chick Fullis  5 Lynn King  1 Pepper Martin  7 Joe Medwick 11 Terry Moore 30 Eddie Morgan 31 Lou Scoffic		Manager  3 Frankie Frisch Coaches Mike González Buzzy Wares

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

• 1936 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1936 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac