1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season

1936 Brooklyn Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Casey Stengel
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The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers fired manager Casey Stengel after another dismal campaign, which saw the team finish in 6th place.

Offseason

• December 12, 1935: Tony Cuccinello, Al López, Ray Benge and Bobby Reis were traded to the Boston Bees for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.^[1]
• February 6, 1936: Johnny Babich and Gene Moore were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Fred Frankhouse.^[2]
• February 20, 1936: Sam Leslie was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.^[3]
• February 20, 1936: Johnny McCarthy, Buzz Boyle and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Buddy Hassett.^[4]
• March 31, 1936: Wally Millies was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
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

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

• April 2, 1936: Wayne Osborne was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Bees.^[6]
• July 15, 1936: George Earnshaw was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Eddie Morgan to the Dodgers on October 1.^[7]
• August 1, 1936: The Dodgers traded players to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Winsett. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Frenchy Bordagaray, Dutch Leonard and Jimmy Jordan to the Cardinals on December 3.^[8]

Roster

1936 Brooklyn Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 22 Tom Baker 25 Ed Brandt 30 Max Butcher 17 Watty Clark  7 George Earnshaw 14 Harry Eisenstat 26 Fred Frankhouse 23 George Jeffcoat 27 Dutch Leonard 16 Van Mungo 34 Hank Winston -- Tom Zachary		Catchers 10 Ray Berres 21 Sid Gautreaux 19 Babe Phelps Infielders  2 Jim Bucher  8 Lonny Frey  5 Ben Geraghty  6 Buddy Hassett -- Johnny Hudson 12 Jimmy Jordan  5 Jack Radtke  3 Joe Stripp		Outfielders  4 Frenchy Bordagaray 15 Johnny Cooney 14 Ox Eckhardt  1 Freddie Lindstrom 24 Randy Moore 18 Dick Siebert  9 Danny Taylor 28 Nick Tremark 11 George Watkins 31 Eddie Wilson		Manager 31 Casey Stengel Coaches 32 Otto Miller

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	Berres, RayRay Berres	105	267	64	.240	1	13
1B	Hassett, BuddyBuddy Hassett	156	635	197	.310	3	82
2B	Jordan, JimmyJimmy Jordan
3B	Stripp, JoeJoe Stripp
SS	Frey, LonnyLonny Frey
OF	Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney
OF	Watkins, GeorgeGeorge Watkins
OF	Bordagaray, FrenchyFrenchy Bordagaray

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
Bucher, JimJim Bucher
Phelps, BabeBabe Phelps
Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson
Geraghty, BenBen Geraghty
Taylor, DannyDanny Taylor
Lindstrom, FreddieFreddie Lindstrom
Moore, RandyRandy Moore	42	88	21	.239	0	14
Winsett, TomTom Winsett
Gautreaux, SidSid Gautreaux
Eckhardt, OxOx Eckhardt
Tremark, NickNick Tremark
Radtke, JackJack Radtke
Hudson, JohnnyJohnny Hudson
Siebert, DickDick Siebert

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
Mungo, VanVan Mungo
Frankhouse, FredFred Frankhouse
Brandt, EdEd Brandt	38	234	11	13	3.50	104
Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw

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
Butcher, MaxMax Butcher	38	147.2	6	6	3.96	55
Clark, WattyWatty Clark
Baker, TomTom Baker	35	87.2	1	8	4.72	35
Eisenstat, HarryHarry Eisenstat

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
Jeffcoat, GeorgeGeorge Jeffcoat
Winston, HankHank Winston
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard
Zachary, TomTom Zachary

Awards and honors

• 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Van Mungo reserve

Farm System

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Allentown Brooks	New York–Pennsylvania League	Bruno Betzel
A	Davenport Blue Sox	Western League	Cletus Dixon
C	Greenwood Dodgers	Cotton States League	Frank Brazill
D	Jeanerette Blues	Evangeline League	Emmett Lipscomb
D	Mayfield Clothiers	Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League	Lester L. Sweetland W. M. Robinson Rip Wheeler
D	Beatrice Blues	Nebraska State League	Sonny Brookhaus

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Davenport, Greenwood

Notes

1. Tony Cuccinello at Baseball-Reference
2. Johnny Babich at Baseball-Reference
3. Sam Leslie at Baseball-Reference
4. Johnny McCarthy at Baseball-Reference
5. Wally Millies at Baseball-Reference
6. Wayne Osborne at Baseball-Reference
7. George Earnshaw at Baseball-Reference
8. Frenchy Bordagaray at Baseball-Reference

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet