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1936 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	87–67 (.565)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Frankie Frisch
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Ray Schmidt, John O'Hara)
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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 2nd in the National League.

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Starters by position
  - 2.1.2 Other batters
- 2.2 Pitching
3 Farm system
4 References
5 External links

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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[edit]

1936 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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[edit]

May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1936 St. Louis Cardinals roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

8 Spud Davis
9 Bruce Ogrodowski

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

3 Frankie Frisch

Coaches

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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	Davis, SpudSpud Davis	112	363	99	.273	4	59
1B	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	126	414	136	.329	19	93
2B	Martin, StuStu Martin	92	332	99	.298	6	41
SS	Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher	136	510	146	.286	1	58
3B	Gelbert, CharlieCharlie Gelbert	93	280	64	.229	3	27
OF	Medwick, JoeJoe Medwick	155	636	223	.351	18	138
OF	Martin, PepperPepper Martin	143	572	177	.309	11	76
OF	Moore, TerryTerry Moore	143	590	156	.264	5	47

Other batters[edit]

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
Frisch, FrankieFrankie Frisch	93	303	83	.274	1	26
Vergez, JohnnyJohnny Vergez	8	18	3	.167	0	1

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dean, DizzyDizzy Dean	51	315	24	13	3.17	195
Dean, PaulPaul Dean	17	92	5	5	4.60	28

Other pitchers[edit]

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers[edit]

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Cox, BillBill Cox	2	0	0	0	6.75	1
Martin, PepperPepper Martin	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system[edit]

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]

References[edit]

^ Johnny Vergez page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links[edit]

1936 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1936 All-Star Game 1936 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring Training:	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A (high): Palm Beach Cardinals
A (low): Peoria Chiefs
(short-season): State College Spikes
Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals; Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1885 1886

MLB	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011

League pennants

American Association:	1885 1886 1887 1888

National League:	1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013

Division titles

National League East: 1982; 1985; 1987
National League Central: 1996; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009; 2013; 2014; 2015

Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

Seasons (135)

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1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

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1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

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1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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