1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1936 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill Benswanger
Manager(s)	Pie Traynor
Local television	none
Local radio	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 the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 84–70.

Offseason

• November 21, 1935: Claude Passeau and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.^[2]
• December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.^[3]

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.^[4]

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	—

Roster

1936 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 27 Russ Bauers 49 Ralph Birkofer 46 Cy Blanton 47 Mace Brown 41 Guy Bush 48 Waite Hoyt 40 Red Lucas 45 Bill Swift 44 Jack Tising 43 Jim Weaver 51 Johnny Welch		Catchers 32 Hal Finney 31 Tom Padden 30 Al Todd Infielders 25 Bill Brubaker 22 Cookie Lavagetto 21,24 Gus Suhr 21 Arky Vaughan 26 Pep Young		Outfielders -- Earl Browne -- Johnny Dickshot 12 Bud Hafey 16 Woody Jensen 14 Fred Schulte 10 Lloyd Waner 11 Paul Waner		Manager 20 Pie Traynor Coaches 33 Jewel Ens 36 Honus Wagner

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	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
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
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
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
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

Cy Blanton

• #3 in NL in strikeouts (127)

Red Lucas

• #5 in NL in ERA (3.18)

Gus Suhr

• #3 in NL in RBI (118)
• #5 in NL in runs scored (111)

Bill Swift

• #5 in NL in losses (16)

Arky Vaughan

• NL leader in runs scored (122)
• NL leader in on-base percentage (.453)
• #5 in NL in batting average (.335)

Paul Waner

• 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

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Scranton Miners	New York–Pennsylvania League	Elmer Yoter
B	Savannah Indians	Sally League	Bill Gould and Bob LaMotte
C	Hutchinson Larks	Western Association	Dick Goldberg
D	Jeannette Little Pirates	Pennsylvania State Association	Wilbur Cooper
D	Portageville-Owensboro Pirates	Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League	Hughie Wise
D	Winnipeg Maroons	Northern League	Wes Griffin

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference
3. Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
4. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 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, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.