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1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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Owner(s) | Bill Benswanger |
Manager(s) | Pie Traynor |
Local television | none |
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KDKA Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock |
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The 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 55th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 50th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished fourth in the National League with a record of 84–70.
Contents
Offseason
- November 21, 1935: Claude Passeau and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.[1]
- December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Regular season
- July 10, 1936: Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs in a ten inning game against the Pirates at Forbes Field.[3]
Season standings
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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New York Giants | 92 | 62 | -- | .597 |
Chicago Cubs | 87 | 67 | 5 | .565 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | 5 | .565 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 8 | .545 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | 18 | .481 |
Boston Bees | 71 | 83 | 21 | .461 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 87 | 25 | .435 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 100 | 38 | .351 |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Padden, TomTom Padden | 88 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 1 | 31 |
1B | Suhr, GusGus Suhr | 156 | 583 | 182 | .312 | 11 | 118 |
2B | Young, PepPep Young | 125 | 475 | 118 | .248 | 6 | 77 |
3B | Brubaker, BillBill Brubaker | 145 | 554 | 160 | .289 | 6 | 102 |
SS | Vaughan, ArkyArky Vaughan | 156 | 568 | 190 | .335 | 9 | 78 |
LF | Jensen, WoodyWoody Jensen | ||||||
CF | Waner, LloydLloyd Waner | ||||||
RF | Waner, PaulPaul Waner |
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 |
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Todd, AlAl Todd | 76 | 267 | 73 | .273 | 2 | 28 |
Finney, HalHal Finney | 21 | 35 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 |
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 |
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Swift, BillBill Swift | 45 | 262.1 | 16 | 16 | 4.01 | 92 |
Blanton, CyCy Blanton | 44 | 235.2 | 13 | 15 | 3.51 | 127 |
Weaver, JimJim Weaver | 38 | 225.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.31 | 108 |
Lucas, RedRed Lucas | 27 | 175.2 | 15 | 4 | 3.18 | 53 |
Bauers, RussRuss Bauers | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 0 |
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 |
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Brown, MaceMace Brown | 47 | 165 | 10 | 11 | 3.87 | 56 |
Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt | 22 | 116.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.70 | 37 |
Birkofer, RalphRalph Birkofer | 34 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.69 | 44 |
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 |
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Bush, GuyGuy Bush | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5.97 | 10 |
Awards and honors
1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Gus Suhr, reserve
- Arky Vaughan, reserve
League top five finishers
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (127)
- #5 in NL in ERA (3.18)
- #3 in NL in RBI (118)
- #5 in NL in runs scored (111)
- #5 in NL in losses (16)
- NL leader in runs scored (122)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.453)
- #5 in NL in batting average (.335)
- NL leader in batting average (.373)
- #2 in NL in hits (218)
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.446)
- #5 in NL in slugging percentage (.520)
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette
Notes
- ^ Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
References
- 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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