1936 St. Louis Cardinals season

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.

1936 St. Louis Cardinals
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)
← 1935 Seasons 1937 →

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

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

1936 National League record v t e 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 25 Mike González 26 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	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

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
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

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
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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]