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1936 Chicago Cubs season

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1936 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago, Illinois
OwnersPhilip K. Wrigley
General managersCharles Weber
ManagersCharlie Grimm
RadioWGN
(Bob Elson)
WBBM
(Pat Flanagan)
WCFL
(Hal Totten)
WIND
(Russ Hodges)
WJJD
(Johnny O'Hara)
← 1935 Seasons 1937 →

The 1936 Chicago Cubs season was the 65th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 61st in the National League and the 21st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for second in the National League with a record of 87–67.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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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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


Roster

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1936 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Gabby Hartnett 121 424 130 .307 7 64
1B Phil Cavarretta 124 458 125 .273 9 56
2B Billy Herman 153 632 211 .334 5 93
SS Billy Jurges 118 429 120 .280 1 42
3B Stan Hack 149 561 167 .298 6 78
OF Ethan Allen 93 373 110 .295 3 39
OF Augie Galan 145 575 152 .264 8 81
OF Frank Demaree 154 605 212 .350 16 96

Other batters

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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
Ken O'Dea 80 189 58 .307 2 38
Woody English 64 182 45 .247 0 20
Johnny Gill 70 174 44 .253 7 28
Charlie Grimm 39 132 33 .250 1 16
Chuck Klein 29 109 32 .294 5 18
Tuck Stainback 44 75 13 .173 1 5
Gene Lillard 19 34 7 .206 0 2
Walter Stephenson 6 12 1 .083 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Lee 43 258.2 18 11 3.31 102
Curt Davis 24 153.0 11 9 3.00 52

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Larry French 43 252.1 18 9 3.39 104
Lon Warneke 40 240.1 16 13 3.45 113
Tex Carleton 35 197.1 14 10 3.65 88
Roy Henshaw 39 129.1 6 5 3.97 69

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Charlie Root 33 3 6 1 4.15 32
Clay Bryant 26 1 2 0 3.30 35
Fabian Kowalik 6 0 2 1 6.75 1
Clyde Shoun 4 0 0 0 12.46 1

Awards and honors

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Records

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  • Billy Herman, National League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman (Herman tied his own record that he set in 1935) (57)[2]

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jack Lelivelt
B Portsmouth Cubs Piedmont League Pip Koehler
C Ponca City Angels Western Association Mike Gazella

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
  2. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

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