1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1936 National League Records Sources:
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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 | — |
Game log
1936 Game Log: 84–70 (Home: 46–30; Away: 38–40) |
April: 6–6 (Home: 3–2; Away: 3–4)
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
1 | April 14 | @ Reds | 8–6 | Hoyt (1–0) | Derringer | — | 32,243 | 1–0 |
2 | April 15 | @ Reds | 7–6 | Birkofer (1–0) | Freitas | — | 2,868 | 2–0 |
3 | April 16 | @ Reds | 4–7 | Hollingsworth | Weaver (0–1) | — | 1,836 | 2–1 |
4 | April 19 | Cardinals | 3–7 | Hallahan | Lucas (0–1) | — | 17,500 | 2–2 |
5 | April 20 | Cubs | 9–8 | Swift (1–0) | Henshaw | — | — | 3–2 |
6 | April 23 | @ Cubs | 1–2 | French | Birkofer (1–1) | — | — | 3–3 |
7 | April 24 | @ Cubs | 1–6 | Warneke | Blanton (0–1) | — | — | 3–4 |
8 | April 25 | @ Cardinals | 12–5 | Weaver (1–1) | Hallahan | — | — | 4–4 |
9 | April 26 | @ Cardinals | 2–3 (10) | Dean | Swift (1–1) | — | 5,500 | 4–5 |
10 | April 28 | Phillies | 7–9 | Johnson | Brown (0–1) | — | — | 4–6 |
11 | April 29 | Phillies | 10–9 (11) | Lucas (1–1) | Walters | — | — | 5–6 |
12 | April 30 | Phillies | 6–5 | Weaver (2–1) | Jorgens | Brown (1) | — | 6–6 |
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May: 15–14 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–10)
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Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
13 | May 1 | Bees | 4–6 | Osborne | Swift (1–2) | Smith | 2,000 | 6–7 |
14 | May 2 | Bees | 6–1 | Tising (1–0) | Chaplin | — | 5,000 | 7–7 |
15 | May 3 | Dodgers | 6–5 | Hoyt (2–0) | Mungo | — | 10,000 | 8–7 |
16 | May 5 | Dodgers | 4–0 | Weaver (3–1) | Clark | — | 1,600 | 9–7 |
17 | May 6 | Giants | 5–6 (10) | Gabler | Hoyt (2–1) | — | — | 9–8 |
18 | May 7 | Giants | 6–2 | Birkofer (2–1) | Castleman | — | 10,000 | 10–8 |
19 | May 8 | Reds | 9–6 | Swift (2–2) | Stine | Blanton (1) | — | 11–8 |
20 | May 9 | Reds | 10–6 | Blanton (1–1) | Brennan | — | — | 12–8 |
21 | May 10 | Reds | 0–6 | Derringer | Tising (1–1) | — | 13,955 | 12–9 |
22 | May 12 | @ Bees | 6–6 (10) | | | — | 2,000 | 12–9 |
23 | May 13 | @ Bees | 3–4 (10) | MacFayden | Hoyt (2–2) | — | 2,500 | 12–10 |
24 | May 14 | @ Bees | 5–2 | Bush (1–0) | Benge | — | 1,600 | 13–10 |
25 | May 15 | @ Dodgers | 6–2 | Weaver (4–1) | Mungo | — | 4,000 | 14–10 |
26 | May 16 | @ Dodgers | 0–3 | Clark | Blanton (1–2) | — | 8,000 | 14–11 |
27 | May 17 | @ Giants | 6–8 | Castleman | Bush (1–1) | Gabler | 29,000 | 14–12 |
28 | May 18 | @ Giants | 2–4 | Hubbell | Tising (1–2) | — | — | 14–13 |
29 | May 20 | @ Phillies | 9–3 | Weaver (5–1) | Zachary | — | — | 15–13 |
30 | May 21 | @ Phillies | 7–4 | Birkofer (3–1) | Jorgens | — | — | 16–13 |
31 | May 22 | Cardinals | 4–11 | Dean | Tising (1–3) | — | — | 16–14 |
32 | May 23 | @ Reds | 3–4 | Brennan | Blanton (1–3) | — | — | 16–15 |
33 | May 24 | @ Reds | 1–12 | Hollingsworth | Weaver (5–2) | — | 11,526 | 16–16 |
34 | May 25 | @ Reds | 9–2 | Lucas (2–1) | Schott | — | 1,869 | 17–16 |
35 | May 26 | @ Cardinals | 2–6 | Dean | Blanton (1–4) | — | — | 17–17 |
36 | May 26 | @ Cardinals | 2–6 | Winford | Birkofer (3–2) | — | — | 17–18 |
37 | May 27 | @ Cardinals | 11–2 | Swift (3–2) | Hallahan | — | — | 18–18 |
38 | May 28 | @ Cardinals | 7–2 | Weaver (6–2) | Walker | — | — | 19–18 |
39 | May 29 | @ Cardinals | 7–9 | Dean | Bush (1–2) | — | — | 19–19 |
40 | May 30 | @ Cubs | 7–5 | Swift (4–2) | Root | — | — | 20–19 |
41 | May 30 | @ Cubs | 11–7 | Brown (1–1) | Bryant | Bush (1) | 43,332 | 21–19 |
42 | May 31 | @ Cubs | 7–8 (10) | Carleton | Bush (1–3) | — | — | 21–20 |
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June: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–6)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
43 | June 2 | Bees | 5–4 | Weaver (7–2) | Chaplin | Brown (2) | 2,500 | 22–20 |
44 | June 3 | Bees | 3–4 (11) | Reis | Swift (4–3) | — | 2,000 | 22–21 |
45 | June 4 | Bees | 7–5 | Blanton (2–4) | Lanning | Brown (3) | — | 23–21 |
46 | June 5 | Phillies | 14–8 | Brown (2–1) | Bowman | — | — | 24–21 |
47 | June 6 | Phillies | 1–5 | Jorgens | Weaver (7–3) | — | — | 24–22 |
48 | June 7 | Phillies | 6–2 | Swift (5–3) | Moore | — | — | 25–22 |
49 | June 8 | Dodgers | 2–1 | Blanton (3–4) | Brandt | — | — | 26–22 |
50 | June 9 | Dodgers | 4–1 | Weaver (8–3) | Earnshaw | — | — | 27–22 |
51 | June 9 | Dodgers | 7–5 | Brown (3–1) | Mungo | — | 8,000 | 28–22 |
52 | June 10 | Dodgers | 6–3 | Lucas (3–1) | Clark | Bush (2) | — | 29–22 |
53 | June 12 | Giants | 3–2 | Swift (6–3) | Hubbell | — | — | 30–22 |
54 | June 13 | Giants | 6–2 | Blanton (4–4) | Smith | — | — | 31–22 |
55 | June 14 | Giants | 0–8 | Schumacher | Weaver (8–4) | — | 32,000 | 31–23 |
56 | June 16 | @ Dodgers | 9–2 | Lucas (4–1) | Mungo | — | 3,500 | 32–23 |
57 | June 17 | @ Dodgers | 14–5 | Swift (7–3) | Baker | — | — | 33–23 |
58 | June 20 | @ Phillies | 6–0 | Blanton (5–4) | Bowman | — | — | 34–23 |
59 | June 20 | @ Phillies | 1–2 | Jorgens | Weaver (8–5) | Johnson | — | 34–24 |
60 | June 21 | @ Phillies | 7–6 | Lucas (5–1) | Kowalik | — | 5,000 | 35–24 |
61 | June 22 | @ Giants | 5–11 | Schumacher | Swift (7–4) | — | 5,314 | 35–25 |
62 | June 23 | @ Giants | 2–3 | Gumbert | Brown (3–2) | Smith | 5,500 | 35–26 |
63 | June 24 | @ Giants | 3–4 | Hubbell | Birkofer (3–3) | — | — | 35–27 |
64 | June 24 | @ Giants | 4–1 | Weaver (9–5) | Fitzsimmons | — | 15,000 | 36–27 |
65 | June 25 | @ Giants | 4–5 | Coffman | Swift (7–5) | — | 5,000 | 36–28 |
66 | June 26 | @ Bees | 2–1 | Lucas (6–1) | MacFayden | — | 5,352 | 37–28 |
67 | June 28 | @ Bees | 11–2 | Blanton (6–4) | Benge | — | — | 38–28 |
68 | June 28 | @ Bees | 4–6 | Cantwell | Weaver (9–6) | Smith | 18,133 | 38–29 |
69 | June 30 | Cardinals | 1–2 | Haines | Brown (3–3) | — | — | 38–30 |
70 | June 30 | Cardinals | 3–4 | Rhem | Blanton (6–5) | Dean | 20,000 | 38–31 |
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July: 13–15 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–5)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
71 | July 1 | Cardinals | 9–4 | Lucas (7–1) | Walker | Swift (1) | — | 39–31 |
72 | July 2 | Cardinals | 2–4 | Dean | Weaver (9–7) | — | — | 39–32 |
73 | July 4 | Cubs | 2–3 (10) | French | Blanton (6–6) | — | — | 39–33 |
74 | July 4 | Cubs | 7–4 | Brown (4–3) | Lee | Welch (1) | 33,000 | 40–33 |
75 | July 5 | Cubs | 4–2 | Swift (8–5) | Warneke | — | — | 41–33 |
76 | July 9 | Phillies | 16–5 | Birkofer (4–3) | Kowalik | — | — | 42–33 |
77 | July 10 | Phillies | 6–9 (10) | Walters | Swift (8–6) | — | — | 42–34 |
78 | July 12 | Bees | 2–6 (10) | Cantwell | Blanton (6–7) | — | 5,000 | 42–35 |
79 | July 13 | Bees | 1–4 | Chaplin | Swift (8–7) | — | 1,200 | 42–36 |
80 | July 14 | Bees | 2–1 | Brown (5–3) | MacFayden | — | 2,000 | 43–36 |
81 | July 15 | Giants | 5–4 (10) | Birkofer (5–3) | Fitzsimmons | — | — | 44–36 |
82 | July 15 | Giants | 4–14 | Smith | Weaver (9–8) | — | 15,000 | 44–37 |
83 | July 16 | Giants | 6–7 | Coffman | Brown (5–4) | Schumacher | 6,000 | 44–38 |
84 | July 17 | Giants | 0–6 | Hubbell | Swift (8–8) | — | — | 44–39 |
85 | July 18 | Dodgers | 5–6 | Jeffcoat | Brown (5–5) | Clark | 8,000 | 44–40 |
86 | July 19 | Dodgers | 2–4 | Clark | Blanton (6–8) | Mungo | 4,000 | 44–41 |
87 | July 21 | @ Phillies | 17–6 | Swift (9–8) | Moore | — | — | 45–41 |
88 | July 22 | @ Phillies | 4–16 | Bowman | Brown (5–6) | — | — | 45–42 |
89 | July 23 | @ Phillies | 10–1 | Blanton (7–8) | Passeau | — | — | 46–42 |
90 | July 25 | @ Dodgers | 7–4 | Swift (10–8) | Clark | — | 4,700 | 47–42 |
91 | July 26 | @ Dodgers | 0–1 | Mungo | Lucas (7–2) | — | — | 47–43 |
92 | July 26 | @ Dodgers | 3–4 | Brandt | Brown (5–7) | — | 15,000 | 47–44 |
93 | July 27 | @ Dodgers | 3–6 | Frankhouse | Blanton (7–9) | — | 485 | 47–45 |
94 | July 28 | @ Dodgers | 9–8 (10) | Lucas (8–2) | Brandt | — | — | 48–45 |
95 | July 29 | @ Bees | 1–4 | MacFayden | Swift (10–9) | — | 9,284 | 48–46 |
96 | July 29 | @ Bees | 10–4 | Brown (6–7) | Smith | — | 9,284 | 49–46 |
97 | July 30 | @ Bees | 5–3 (11) | Brown (7–7) | Cantwell | — | 2,612 | 50–46 |
98 | July 31 | @ Bees | 10–5 | Weaver (10–8) | Chaplin | Hoyt (1) | 3,216 | 51–46 |
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August: 15–15 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–8)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
99 | August 1 | @ Giants | 0–6 | Smith | Blanton (7–10) | — | — | 51–47 |
100 | August 2 | @ Giants | 2–3 | Hubbell | Swift (10–10) | — | 15,000 | 51–48 |
101 | August 5 | @ Reds | 4–6 | Schott | Brown (7–8) | — | 6,373 | 51–49 |
102 | August 7 | @ Reds | 5–1 | Lucas (9–2) | Hollingsworth | — | — | 52–49 |
103 | August 7 | @ Reds | 1–0 | Blanton (8–10) | Hallahan | — | 3,969 | 53–49 |
104 | August 8 | @ Cubs | 2–3 | French | Swift (10–11) | — | — | 53–50 |
105 | August 9 | @ Cubs | 2–9 | Lee | Brown (7–9) | — | — | 53–51 |
106 | August 9 | @ Cubs | 1–10 | Davis | Birkofer (5–4) | — | 40,000 | 53–52 |
107 | August 11 | Reds | 6–3 | Lucas (10–2) | Derringer | — | — | 54–52 |
108 | August 11 | Reds | 3–7 | Hallahan | Blanton (8–11) | — | — | 54–53 |
109 | August 12 | Reds | 6–1 | Swift (11–11) | Schott | — | — | 55–53 |
110 | August 13 | Reds | 5–4 | Hoyt (3–2) | Hollingsworth | — | — | 56–53 |
111 | August 15 | Cardinals | 7–1 | Weaver (11–8) | Haines | — | — | 57–53 |
112 | August 16 | Cardinals | 3–4 | Winford | Lucas (10–3) | Parmelee | — | 57–54 |
113 | August 16 | Cardinals | 2–7 | Dean | Swift (11–12) | — | 35,000 | 57–55 |
114 | August 18 | Cubs | 4–5 | French | Blanton (8–12) | — | — | 57–56 |
115 | August 18 | Cubs | 3–1 | Hoyt (4–2) | Lee | — | — | 58–56 |
116 | August 19 | Cubs | 5–4 | Swift (12–12) | Root | — | — | 59–56 |
117 | August 20 | Cubs | 8–7 (11) | Birkofer (6–4) | Warneke | — | — | 60–56 |
118 | August 21 | @ Cardinals | 5–4 | Lucas (11–3) | Haines | — | — | 61–56 |
119 | August 22 | @ Cardinals | 3–4 | Winford | Swift (12–13) | — | — | 61–57 |
120 | August 23 | @ Cardinals | 3–7 | Heusser | Blanton (8–13) | — | — | 61–58 |
121 | August 23 | @ Cardinals | 6–6 (10) | | | — | — | 61–58 |
122 | August 24 | @ Cardinals | 17–5 | Brown (8–9) | Heusser | — | — | 62–58 |
123 | August 25 | Dodgers | 1–4 (8) | Butcher | Birkofer (6–5) | — | — | 62–59 |
124 | August 26 | Dodgers | 3–10 | Brandt | Swift (12–14) | — | — | 62–60 |
125 | August 27 | Dodgers | 6–3 | Weaver (12–8) | Mungo | Blanton (2) | 2,500 | 63–60 |
126 | August 28 | Giants | 2–7 (14) | Fitzsimmons | Hoyt (4–3) | Gabler | 5,000 | 63–61 |
127 | August 29 | Giants | 7–4 | Lucas (12–3) | Smith | — | — | 64–61 |
128 | August 30 | Bees | 4–2 | Swift (13–14) | Chaplin | — | — | 65–61 |
129 | August 30 | Bees | 3–1 | Blanton (9–13) | Smith | — | 8,000 | 66–61 |
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September: 18–9 (Home: 10–2; Away: 8–7)
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
130 | September 1 | Bees | 3–1 | Weaver (13–8) | MacFayden | — | 1,000 | 67–61 |
131 | September 3 | Phillies | 3–4 | Bowman | Lucas (12–4) | — | — | 67–62 |
132 | September 3 | Phillies | 5–1 | Hoyt (5–3) | Passeau | — | 5,000 | 68–62 |
133 | September 4 | Cubs | 0–8 | French | Swift (13–15) | — | — | 68–63 |
134 | September 5 | Cubs | 1–0 | Blanton (10–13) | Henshaw | — | — | 69–63 |
135 | September 6 | Cubs | 5–4 | Weaver (14–8) | Davis | Swift (2) | — | 70–63 |
136 | September 7 | Cardinals | 4–1 | Hoyt (6–3) | Dean | — | — | 71–63 |
137 | September 7 | Cardinals | 14–1 | Brown (9–9) | Parmelee | — | — | 72–63 |
138 | September 9 | @ Dodgers | 7–8 | Brandt | Blanton (10–14) | — | — | 72–64 |
139 | September 10 | @ Dodgers | 11–5 | Swift (14–15) | Frankhouse | — | 5,000 | 73–64 |
140 | September 11 | @ Bees | 10–3 | Blanton (11–14) | Weir | — | 1,594 | 74–64 |
141 | September 12 | @ Bees | 2–3 | Bush | Hoyt (6–4) | — | 1,500 | 74–65 |
142 | September 13 | @ Phillies | 5–3 | Birkofer (7–5) | Sivess | Blanton (3) | — | 75–65 |
143 | September 13 | @ Phillies | 3–4 | Jorgens | Brown (9–10) | — | — | 75–66 |
144 | September 14 | @ Phillies | 11–4 | Swift (15–15) | Benge | — | — | 76–66 |
145 | September 14 | @ Phillies | 6–5 (10) | Lucas (13–4) | Bowman | — | — | 77–66 |
146 | September 16 | @ Giants | 1–2 | Smith | Blanton (11–15) | Coffman | — | 77–67 |
147 | September 16 | @ Giants | 4–3 | Hoyt (7–4) | Schumacher | — | 22,000 | 78–67 |
148 | September 17 | Reds | 14–10 | Brown (10–10) | Hollingsworth | — | — | 79–67 |
149 | September 19 | Reds | 7–6 (11) | Swift (16–15) | Hallahan | — | — | 80–67 |
150 | September 20 | Reds | 5–1 | Blanton (12–15) | Derringer | — | — | 81–67 |
151 | September 20 | Reds | 6–4 | Lucas (14–4) | Davis | — | 10,000 | 82–67 |
152 | September 22 | @ Cubs | 4–11 | Davis | Hoyt (7–5) | — | 3,900 | 82–68 |
153 | September 23 | @ Cubs | 7–6 (10) | Lucas (15–4) | Warneke | — | — | 83–68 |
154 | September 24 | @ Cubs | 4–0 | Blanton (13–15) | French | — | 13,000 | 84–68 |
155 | September 26 | @ Reds | 1–5 | Hallahan | Swift (16–16) | — | — | 84–69 |
156 | September 27 | @ Reds | 5–6 | Moore | Brown (10–11) | Mooty | 5,377 | 84–70 |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Roster
1936 Pittsburgh Pirates |
Roster |
Pitchers
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Infielders
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Manager
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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
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
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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
League top five finishers
Cy Blanton
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (127)
Red Lucas
Gus Suhr
- #3 in NL in RBI (118)
- #5 in NL in runs scored (111)
Bill Swift
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette
Notes
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ↑ 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, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
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