1936 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Baker Bowl | |
City | Philadelphia | |
Owners | Gerald Nugent | |
Managers | Jimmie Wilson | |
Radio | WCAU (Bill Dyer) WIP (Dolly Stark) | |
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The 1936 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 54 wins and 100 losses.
Offseason
[edit]- November 21, 1935: Al Todd was traded by the Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Claude Passeau and Earl Grace.[1]
Regular season
[edit]- July 10, 1936: Chuck Klein of the Phillies hit four home runs in a ten inning game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.[2]
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez was purchased from the Phillies by the St. Louis Cardinals.[3]
Game log
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April (7–9)
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May (11–17)
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June (4–19)
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July (16–13)
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August (4–24)
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September (12–18)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Earl Grace | 86 | 221 | 55 | .249 | 4 | 32 |
1B | Dolph Camilli | 151 | 530 | 167 | .315 | 28 | 102 |
2B | Chile Gómez | 108 | 332 | 77 | .232 | 0 | 28 |
SS | Leo Norris | 154 | 581 | 154 | .265 | 11 | 76 |
3B | Pinky Whitney | 114 | 411 | 121 | .294 | 6 | 59 |
OF | Chuck Klein | 117 | 492 | 152 | .309 | 20 | 86 |
OF | Ernie Sulik | 122 | 404 | 116 | .287 | 6 | 36 |
OF | Johnny Moore | 124 | 475 | 155 | .328 | 16 | 68 |
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 |
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Lou Chiozza | 144 | 572 | 170 | .297 | 1 | 48 |
Jimmie Wilson | 85 | 230 | 64 | .278 | 1 | 27 |
Bill Atwood | 71 | 192 | 58 | .302 | 2 | 29 |
Ethan Allen | 30 | 125 | 37 | .296 | 1 | 9 |
Chuck Sheerin | 36 | 72 | 19 | .264 | 0 | 4 |
George Watkins | 19 | 70 | 17 | .243 | 2 | 5 |
Mickey Haslin | 16 | 64 | 22 | .344 | 0 | 6 |
Morrie Arnovich | 13 | 48 | 15 | .313 | 1 | 7 |
Johnny Vergez | 15 | 40 | 11 | .275 | 1 | 5 |
Stan Sperry | 20 | 37 | 5 | .135 | 0 | 4 |
Gene Corbett | 6 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
Walt Bashore | 10 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Holden | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Bucky Walters | 40 | 258.0 | 11 | 21 | 4.26 | 66 |
Joe Bowman | 40 | 203.2 | 9 | 20 | 5.04 | 80 |
Curt Davis | 10 | 60.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.62 | 18 |
Elmer Burkart | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 2 |
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 |
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Claude Passeau | 49 | 217.1 | 11 | 15 | 3.48 | 85 |
Orville Jorgens | 39 | 167.1 | 8 | 8 | 4.79 | 58 |
Syl Johnson | 39 | 111.0 | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 48 |
Fabian Kowalik | 22 | 77.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.38 | 19 |
Pete Sivess | 17 | 65.0 | 3 | 4 | 4.57 | 22 |
Euel Moore | 20 | 54.1 | 2 | 3 | 6.96 | 19 |
Ray Benge | 15 | 45.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.73 | 13 |
Hal Kelleher | 14 | 44.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.32 | 13 |
Hugh Mulcahy | 3 | 22.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.18 | 2 |
Tom Zachary | 7 | 20.1 | 0 | 3 | 7.97 | 8 |
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 |
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Herb Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 0 |
Pretzel Pezzullo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Lefty Bertrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
Farm system
[edit]Level | Team | League | Manager |
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A | Hazleton Mountaineers | New York–Pennsylvania League | Andy High and Frank Uzmann |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Earl Grace 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
- ^ Johnny Vergez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1936 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). May 4, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. May 5, 1936. p. 27. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Yesterday's Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. p. 12. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
Philadelphia at Chicago, postponed, cold weather and wet grounds.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Attendance was not available in contemporary news accounts of the game.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). May 14, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Result of Games". The Southeast Missourian. Cape Girardeau, MO. May 15, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). May 19, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). June 18, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. June 18, 1936. p. 30. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Pirates' Game Is Off". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. June 19, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Balinger, Edward F. (June 20, 1936). "Pirates, Phils Play Two Today: Blanton, Weaver to Go On Mound". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 15. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). June 24, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "The Standings". Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, IA. June 25, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. June 29, 1936. p. 5 (Section 2). Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). June 30, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "National League". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Associated Press (AP). July 1, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Major League Summaries". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. July 1, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). July 11, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Chester L. (July 12, 1936). "Rain Prevents Final Tilt With Phils; Blanton Hurls: Cy to Face Boston in Series Opener Today—Giants Open With Double-Header Wednesday—League's 60th Anniversary Celebration Set Thursday". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 3 (Sports). Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Pirates Rained Out". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. July 24, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Balinger, Edward F. (July 25, 1936). "Pirates Open Series With Dodgers Today: Weaver Will Face Brandt or Clark In First Game.: Phil Tilt Postponed: Injured Wrist Keeps Red Lucas From Taking Mound". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 14. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). July 27, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Yesterday's Results". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). July 28, 1936. p. 6. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Fullerton, Hugh S. Jr. (July 28, 1936). "Rowe Stars As Tigers Show Form Reversal To Top Yanks: Pitching And Hitting Of Schoolboy Feature 9-1 Win; Indians Idle; Browns Conquer Red Sox; Dodgers Down Bucs In N. L. Game". The Meriden Daily Journal. Meriden, CT. Associated Press (AP). p. 4. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). July 29, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Yesterday's Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. July 30, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Baseball Scores". The Register-Guard. Eugene, OR. August 6, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Yesterday's Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. August 7, 1936. p. 13. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Games Today". The Evening Record. Ellensburg, WA. Associated Press (AP). August 25, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pirate Double Game Postponed By Rain: Double-Header Scheduled for Tomorrow at Forbes Field". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. September 2, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Biederman, Lester (September 2, 1936). "Bucs-Phils Kept Idle, Play Two Tomorrow: Twin Bill Today Rained Out—Hoyt and Lucas to Twirl Against Quakers—Weaver Wins 13th as Pirates Sweep Bees' Series". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 27. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Balinger, Edward F. (September 3, 1936). "Pirates, Phils Play Two Today: Lucas, Hoyt Remain As Hurling Choices". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 16. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Yesterday's Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. September 16, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Games Today". The Evening Record. Ellensburg, WA. September 15, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
All games postponed, rain and wet grounds, doubleheaders tomorrow.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). September 21, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Yesterday's Baseball". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. September 22, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "1936 Original Regular Season Schedules". retrosheet.org. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). August 21, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn ... to be played at a later date.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). August 31, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati ... played on a former date.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. September 18, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
Philadelphia at Boston, to be played later.
- ^ "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. September 25, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn. (Played former date).
- ^ "Baseball". The Windsor Daily Star. Windsor, ON. September 26, 1936. p. 5 (Section 2). Retrieved January 31, 2021.
Boston-Philadelphia will be played Sunday.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007