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Major League Baseball team 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.
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
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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
—
1936 Game Log: 84–70 (Home: 46–30; Away: 38–40)
April: 6–6 (Home: 3–2; Away: 3–4)
#
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
May: 15–14 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–10)
#
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
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
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
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
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
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member
1936 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
League top five finishers [ edit ]
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)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette
^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania , which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side 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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