1936 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1936  Philadelphia Phillies
League National League
Ballpark Baker Bowl
City Philadelphia
Owners Gerald Nugent
Managers Jimmy Wilson
Radio WCAU
(Bill Dyer)
WIP
(Dolly Stark)
  1935 Seasons 1937  

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.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Giants 92620.59752–2640–36
St. Louis Cardinals 87670.565543–3344–34
Chicago Cubs 87670.565550–2737–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 84700.545846–3038–40
Cincinnati Reds 74800.4811842–3432–46
Boston Bees 71830.4612135–4336–40
Brooklyn Dodgers 67870.4352537–4030–47
Philadelphia Phillies 541000.3513830–4824–52

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 10–12–26–1613–99–1312–108–14–113–9
Brooklyn 12–10–27–159–139–1312–109–139–13
Chicago 16–615–710–1211–1116–610–129–13
Cincinnati 9–1313–912–109–1313–98–1410–12
New York 13–913–911–1113–917–515–710–12
Philadelphia 10–1210–126–169–135–177–157–15
Pittsburgh 14–8–113–912–1014–87–1515–79–13–1
St. Louis 9–1313–913–912–1012–1015–713–9–1

Notable transactions

Game log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1936 Game Log [4]
Overall Record: 54–100
April (7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 14 Bees 4–1 Curt Davis (1–0) Danny MacFayden (0–1)None9,0001–0
2April 15 Bees 4–12 Ray Benge (1–0) Joe Bowman (0–1)None2,0001–1
3April 16 Bees 7–5 Orville Jorgens (1–0) Tiny Chaplin (0–1) Syl Johnson (1)5002–1
4April 17@ Dodgers 3–4 (10) Fred Frankhouse (1–0) Bucky Walters (0–1)None8,0002–2
5April 18@ Dodgers 4–1 Syl Johnson (1–0) Watty Clark (0–1)None7,5003–2
6April 19@ Dodgers 1–2 Van Mungo (1–2) Curt Davis (1–1)None13,5003–3
7April 20@ Giants 7–6 Joe Bowman (1–1) Slick Castleman (0–1)None6,0004–3
8April 21@ Giants 6–7 Harry Gumbert (2–0) Curt Davis (1–2)None6,0004–4
9April 22@ Giants 2–7 Carl Hubbell (2–0) Euel Moore (0–1)None3,1084–5
10April 23@ Bees 5–3 Bucky Walters (1–1) Bob Brown (0–1) Syl Johnson (2)3,1065–5
11April 24@ Bees 1–4 Danny MacFayden (1–2) Curt Davis (1–3)None9,4345–6
12April 25 Dodgers 3–1 Joe Bowman (2–1) Ed Brandt (0–1)None6,0006–6
13April 26 Dodgers 7–10 Fred Frankhouse (2–0) Syl Johnson (1–1) Dutch Leonard (1)5,0006–7
14April 28@ Pirates 9–7 Syl Johnson (2–1) Mace Brown (0–1)None2,0007–7
15April 29@ Pirates 9–10 (11) Red Lucas (1–1) Bucky Walters (1–2)None1,0007–8
16April 30@ Pirates 5–6 Jim Weaver (2–1) Orville Jorgens (1–1) Mace Brown (1)1,5007–9
May (11–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
17May 1@ Reds 3–4 Lee Grissom (1–0) Joe Bowman (2–2) Lee Stine (1)1,8147–10
18May 2@ Reds 4–3 Bucky Walters (2–2) Al Hollingsworth (3–1) Syl Johnson (3)2,9728–10
19May 3@ Cubs 8–5 (12) Syl Johnson (3–1) Fabian Kowalik (0–1)None8,0009–10
May 4@ Cubs Postponed (rain, [5] cold weather [6] and wet grounds [7] ); Makeup: July 19 as a traditional double-header
20May 5@ Cubs 4–5 Bill Lee (3–1) Joe Bowman (2–3)None3,9069–11
21May 6@ Cardinals 2–3 Dizzy Dean (4–1) Bucky Walters (2–3)None2,4009–12
22May 7@ Cardinals 2–3 Bill Walker (2–0) Orville Jorgens (1–2)None6,7769–13
23May 9 Giants 5–3 Curt Davis (2–3) Carl Hubbell (2–3)None8,00010–13
24May 10 Giants 2–6 Hal Schumacher (2–1) Joe Bowman (2–4)None13,00010–14
25May 11 Giants 12–13 Harry Gumbert (3–0) Claude Passeau (0–1) Frank Gabler (1)5,00010–15
26May 12 Reds 4–6 Benny Frey (1–0) Orville Jorgens (1–3)Nonenot available [8] 10–16
27May 13 Reds 9–7 Syl Johnson (4–1) Lee Stine (1–3) Tom Zachary (1)1,50011–16
May 14 Reds Postponed (cold weather [9] and rain [10] ); Makeup: June 28 as a traditional double-header
28May 15 Cubs 11–6 Euel Moore (1–1) Charlie Root (1–2)Nonenot available [8] 12–16
29May 16 Cubs 3–7 Roy Henshaw (1–3) Bucky Walters (2–4)None7,50012–17
30May 17 Cardinals 3–10 Dizzy Dean (5–2) Curt Davis (2–4)None15,00012–18
31May 18 Cardinals 6–11 Mike Ryba (2–1) Orville Jorgens (1–4) Paul Dean (1)3,00012–19
May 19 Cardinals Postponed (rain and wet grounds); [11] Makeup: June 25 as a traditional double-header
32May 20 Pirates 3–9 Jim Weaver (5–1) Tom Zachary (0–1)None1,50012–20
33May 21 Pirates 4–7 Ralph Birkofer (3–1) Orville Jorgens (1–5)None1,50012–21
34May 22@ Giants 15–0 Bucky Walters (3–4) Freddie Fitzsimmons (0–1)None4,46813–21
35May 23@ Giants 0–9 Carl Hubbell (5–3) Hal Kelleher (0–1)None13,46813–22
36May 24@ Giants 5–13 Hal Schumacher (5–1) Tom Zachary (0–2) Frank Gabler (3)20,00013–23
37May 25@ Giants 0–1 Al Smith (4–2) Joe Bowman (2–5)None3,00013–24
38May 26 Bees 7–2 Orville Jorgens (2–5) Ray Benge (4–2)None2,00014–24
39May 27 Bees 5–2 Bucky Walters (4–4) Bobby Reis (1–3)None1,50015–24
40May 28 Dodgers 10–13 George Jeffcoat (1–1) Tom Zachary (0–3) Ed Brandt (2)1,00015–25
41May 29 Dodgers 10–2 Euel Moore (2–1) Fred Frankhouse (2–6)None2,50016–25
42May 30 (1)@ Bees 5–4 (10) Claude Passeau (1–1) Johnny Lanning (2–2)Nonesee 2nd game17–25
43May 30 (2)@ Bees 9–6 Joe Bowman (3–5) Tiny Chaplin (2–5)None24,43018–25
44May 31@ Bees 5–6 (11) Danny MacFayden (7–5) Syl Johnson (4–2)None10,00018–26
June (4–19)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
45June 2@ Reds 8–9 Don Brennan (2–1) Joe Bowman (3–6)None19,17318–27
46June 4@ Reds 3–5 Paul Derringer (5–5) Hal Kelleher (0–2) Don Brennan (4)1,37718–28
47June 5@ Pirates 8–14 Mace Brown (2–1) Joe Bowman (3–7)None1,00018–29
48June 6@ Pirates 5–1 Orville Jorgens (3–5) Jim Weaver (7–3)None5,00019–29
49June 7@ Pirates 2–6 Bill Swift (5–3) Euel Moore (2–2)None10,00019–30
50June 8@ Cubs 0–3 Larry French (3–1) Bucky Walters (4–5)None3,50019–31
51June 9@ Cubs 3–6 Roy Henshaw (4–3) Hal Kelleher (0–3)None3,73319–32
52June 10@ Cubs 3–4 Lon Warneke (6–3) Fabian Kowalik (0–3)None2,00019–33
53June 11@ Cardinals 12–4 Claude Passeau (2–1) Les Munns (0–2)None2,35020–33
54June 12@ Cardinals 2–3 (11) Roy Parmelee (6–5) Bucky Walters (4–6)None2,00020–34
55June 13@ Cardinals 1–7 Dizzy Dean (12–2) Hal Kelleher (0–4)None4,98620–35
56June 14@ Cardinals 10–12 Bill Walker (4–2) Claude Passeau (2–2) Dizzy Dean (2)10,20020–36
57June 16 Cubs 1–4 Larry French (4–1) Fabian Kowalik (0–4)None2,50020–37
58June 17 Cubs 3–5 Lon Warneke (8–3) Bucky Walters (4–7) Larry French (1)2,50020–38
June 18 Cubs Postponed (wet grounds [12] and rain [13] ); Makeup: July 26 as a traditional double-header
June 19 Pirates Postponed (wet grounds [14] and rain [15] ); Makeup: June 20 as a traditional double-header [14] [15]
59June 20 (1) Pirates 0–6 Cy Blanton (5–4) Joe Bowman (3–8)Nonesee 2nd game20–39
60June 20 (2) Pirates 2–1 Orville Jorgens (4–5) Jim Weaver (8–5) Syl Johnson (4)8,00021–39
61June 21 Pirates 6–7 Red Lucas (5–1) Fabian Kowalik (0–5)None5,00021–40
62June 22 Cardinals 6–8 Jesse Haines (1–0) Claude Passeau (2–3) Dizzy Dean (3)2,50021–41
63June 23 Cardinals 2–3 Ed Heusser (2–1) Joe Bowman (3–9) Dizzy Dean (4)2,50021–42
June 24 Cardinals Postponed (wet grounds [16] and rain [17] ); Makeup: August 2 as a traditional double-header
64June 25 (1) Cardinals 13–4 Fabian Kowalik (1–5) Dizzy Dean (13–3) Syl Johnson (5)see 2nd game22–42
65June 25 (2) Cardinals 4–13 Jesse Haines (2–0) Orville Jorgens (4–6)None14,00022–43
66June 26 Reds 6–11 Al Hollingsworth (8–4) Bucky Walters (4–8)None2,50022–44
67June 27 Reds 9–10 Don Brennan (4–1) Syl Johnson (4–3) Paul Derringer (2)1,50022–45
June 28 (1) Reds Postponed (rain); [18] Makeup: July 29 as a traditional double-header
June 28 (2) Reds Postponed (rain); [18] Makeup: July 31 as a traditional double-header
June 30@ Dodgers Postponed (wet grounds [19] and rain [20] ); Makeup: July 1 as a traditional double-header [21]
July (16–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
68July 1 (1)@ Dodgers 1–6 Van Mungo (8–10) Fabian Kowalik (1–6)Nonesee 2nd game22–46
69July 1 (2)@ Dodgers 10–3 Orville Jorgens (5–6) Ed Brandt (3–7) Syl Johnson (6)10,00023–46
70July 2@ Dodgers 5–0 Bucky Walters (5–8) Fred Frankhouse (4–7)None79724–46
71July 4 (1) Dodgers 9–5 Joe Bowman (4–9) Ed Brandt (3–8) Euel Moore (1)see 2nd game25–46
72July 4 (2) Dodgers 4–0 Claude Passeau (3–3) Watty Clark (3–8)None15,00026–46
73July 5 Bees 7–6 Orville Jorgens (6–6) Ray Benge (6–7) Claude Passeau (1)not available [8] 27–46
July 7 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at National League Park in Boston
74July 9@ Pirates 5–16 Ralph Birkofer (4–3) Fabian Kowalik (1–7)None3,50027–47
75July 10@ Pirates 9–6 (10) Bucky Walters (6–8) Bill Swift (8–6)None2,50028–47
July 11@ Pirates Postponed (rain); [22] Makeup: September 2 as a traditional double-header [23]
76July 12 (1) [a] @ Reds 4–0 Joe Bowman (5–9) Paul Derringer (11–10) Claude Passeau (2)see 2nd game29–47
77July 12 (2) [a] @ Reds 3–4 (11) Don Brennan (5–1) Claude Passeau (3–4)None4,01829–48
78July 13@ Reds 4–6 Benny Frey (3–1) Bucky Walters (6–9) Peaches Davis (1)60029–49
79July 14@ Reds 9–8 Pete Sivess (1–0) Bill Hallahan (3–4)None74730–49
80July 15@ Cardinals 5–4 Claude Passeau (4–4) Ed Heusser (4–2) Syl Johnson (7)13,85431–49
81July 16@ Cardinals 6–2 Claude Passeau (5–4) Dizzy Dean (14–6)None1,80032–49
82July 17@ Cardinals 4–5 Dizzy Dean (15–6) Syl Johnson (4–4)None1,80032–50
83July 18@ Cubs 6–8 Larry French (9–1) Orville Jorgens (6–7)None7,00032–51
84July 19 (1)@ Cubs 1–2 (11) Bill Lee (10–5) Bucky Walters (6–10)Nonesee 2nd game32–52
85July 19 (2)@ Cubs 4–1 Claude Passeau (6–4) Tex Carleton (9–4)None29,54033–52
86July 21 Pirates 6–17 Bill Swift (9–8) Euel Moore (2–3)None2,50033–53
87July 22 Pirates 16–4 Joe Bowman (6–9) Mace Brown (5–6)Nonenot available [8] 34–53
88July 23 Pirates 1–10 Cy Blanton (7–8) Claude Passeau (6–5)None2,50034–54
July 24 Pirates Postponed (rain); [24] Makeup: September 13 as a traditional double-header [25]
89July 25 Cubs 4–17 Curt Davis (10–8) Bucky Walters (6–11)None6,00034–55
90July 26 (1) Cubs 4–0 Bucky Walters (7–11) Larry French (10–2)Nonesee 2nd game35–55
91July 26 (2) Cubs 5–18 Lon Warneke (11–6) Joe Bowman (6–10)None20,00035–56
July 27 Cubs Postponed (wet grounds, [26] rain, [27] threatening weather [28] ); Makeup: September 9 as a traditional double-header
92July 28 Cubs 5–3 Claude Passeau (7–5) Larry French (10–3)None4,00036–56
July 29 (1) Reds Postponed (wet grounds [29] and rain [30] ); Makeup: July 30 as a traditional double-header
July 29 (2) Reds Postponed (wet grounds [29] and rain [30] ); Makeup: September 12 as a traditional double-header
93July 30 (1) Reds 0–5 Bill Hallahan (4–5) Joe Bowman (6–11)Nonesee 2nd game36–57
94July 30 (2) Reds 5–4 Ray Benge (8–9) Al Hollingsworth (9–5) Claude Passeau (3)4,50037–57
95July 31 (1) Reds 2–12 Peaches Davis (2–3) Bucky Walters (7–12)Nonesee 2nd game37–58
96July 31 (2) Reds 7–2 Orville Jorgens (7–7) Don Brennan (5–2) Joe Bowman (1)5,00038–58
August (4–24)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
97August 1 Cardinals 11–3 Claude Passeau (8–5) Roy Parmelee (9–7)None10,00039–58
98August 2 (1) Cardinals 4–13 Jesse Haines (6–1) Bucky Walters (7–13)Nonesee 2nd game39–59
99August 2 (2) Cardinals 8–11 George Earnshaw (6–10) Joe Bowman (6–12) Dizzy Dean (7)25,00039–60
100August 4 Dodgers 5–6 Watty Clark (7–11) Joe Bowman (6–13) Max Butcher (2)2,00039–61
101August 5 Dodgers 3–7 Ed Brandt (6–11) Claude Passeau (8–6)None1,20039–62
August 6 Dodgers Postponed (rain [31] and wet grounds [32] ); Makeup: September 5 as a traditional double-header
102August 7 Giants 3–9 Al Smith (11–8) Bucky Walters (7–14) Dick Coffman (3)6,00039–63
103August 8 Giants 2–3 Carl Hubbell (16–6) Joe Bowman (6–14)None5,00039–64
104August 9 Giants 2–6 Slick Castleman (3–7) Claude Passeau (8–7)None7,00039–65
105August 10 Bees 7–9 Bill Weir (1–0) Claude Passeau (8–8) Bob Smith (7)1,00039–66
106August 11 Bees 4–5 (10) Bobby Reis (5–5) Syl Johnson (4–5)Nonenot available [8] 39–67
107August 12 Bees 2–4 Guy Bush (2–4) Pete Sivess (1–1)Nonenot available [8] 39–68
108August 13@ Giants 4–6 Al Smith (12–8) Joe Bowman (6–15)None18,00039–69
109August 14@ Giants 0–3 Slick Castleman (4–7) Claude Passeau (8–9)None5,00039–70
110August 15@ Giants 1–4 Carl Hubbell (17–6) Bucky Walters (7–15)None8,00039–71
111August 16@ Giants 3–6 Hal Schumacher (9–9) Ray Benge (8–10) Dick Coffman (4)15,00039–72
112August 18@ Bees 7–0 Claude Passeau (9–9) Johnny Lanning (3–10)None1,70040–72
113August 19@ Bees 1–9 Tiny Chaplin (7–11) Bucky Walters (7–16)None1,80040–73
114August 20@ Bees 1–3 Bobby Reis (6–5) Joe Bowman (6–16)None1,50040–74
115August 22@ Dodgers 3–12 Ed Brandt (7–11) Claude Passeau (9–10)None3,00040–75
116August 23 (1) [b] @ Dodgers 5–6 George Jeffcoat (5–3) Claude Passeau (9–11) Watty Clark (2)see 2nd game40–76
117August 23 (2) [b] @ Dodgers 5–3 Bucky Walters (8–16) Van Mungo (12–16)None12,00041–76
August 25@ Cubs Postponed (rain); [33] Makeup: August 26 as a traditional double-header [33]
118August 26 (1)@ Cubs 2–4 Bill Lee (14–8) Claude Passeau (9–12)Nonesee 2nd game41–77
119August 26 (2)@ Cubs 4–7 Larry French (16–5) Joe Bowman (6–17)None10,00041–78
120August 27@ Cubs 0–1 Roy Henshaw (6–4) Syl Johnson (4–6)Nonenot available [8] 41–79
121August 28@ Cardinals 8–0 Bucky Walters (9–16) Cotton Pippen (0–1)None1,50042–79
122August 29@ Cardinals 3–12 Si Johnson (3–2) Ray Benge (8–11)None2,70042–80
123August 30 (1) [c] @ Reds 3–6 Paul Derringer (16–17) Joe Bowman (6–18)Nonesee 2nd game42–81
124August 30 (2) [c] @ Reds 3–4 Peaches Davis (5–6) Syl Johnson (4–7)None7,75442–82
September (12–18)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
125September 1@ Reds 2–3 Benny Frey (9–5) Bucky Walters (9–17)None1,07442–83
September 2 (1)@ Pirates Postponed (rain); [34] [35] Makeup: September 3 as a traditional double-header [34] [35]
September 2 (2)@ Pirates Postponed (rain); [34] [35] Makeup: September 14 as a traditional double-header in Philadlephia [35] [36]
126September 3 (1)@ Pirates 4–3 Joe Bowman (7–18) Red Lucas (12–4)Nonesee 2nd game43–83
127September 3 (2)@ Pirates 1–5 Waite Hoyt (5–3) Claude Passeau (9–13)None5,00043–84
128September 5 (1) Dodgers 2–3 Ed Brandt (9–12) Bucky Walters (9–18)Nonesee 2nd game43–85
129September 5 (2) Dodgers 3–4 (12) Max Butcher (5–4) Claude Passeau (9–14)None6,00043–86
130September 6 Dodgers 7–5 Pete Sivess (2–1) George Jeffcoat (5–4)None3,00044–86
131September 7 (1) Giants 2–6 Carl Hubbell (22–6) Joe Bowman (7–19)Nonesee 2nd game44–87
132September 7 (2) Giants 11–14 Dick Coffman (7–5) Bucky Walters (9–19)None23,00044–88
133September 9 (1) Cubs 3–10 Larry French (18–6) Ray Benge (8–12)Nonesee 2nd game44–89
134September 9 (2) Cubs 5–4 (12) Pete Sivess (3–1) Tex Carleton (13–10)Nonenot available [8] 45–89
135September 10 Cubs 2–3 Bill Lee (15–11) Bucky Walters (9–20)Nonenot available [8] 45–90
136September 11 Reds 9–6 Syl Johnson (5–7) Bill Hallahan (6–9)None50046–90
137September 12 (1) Reds 7–1 Claude Passeau (10–14) Peaches Davis (7–7) Ray Benge (1)see 2nd game47–90
138September 12 (2) Reds 7–2 Joe Bowman (8–19) Al Hollingsworth (9–9)None4,00048–90
139September 13 (1) Pirates 3–5 Ralph Birkofer (7–5) Pete Sivess (3–2) Cy Blanton (3)see 2nd game48–91
140September 13 (2) Pirates 4–3 Orville Jorgens (8–7) Mace Brown (9–10)None7,50049–91
141September 14 (1) Pirates 4–11 Bill Swift (15–15) Ray Benge (8–13)Nonesee 2nd game49–92
142September 14 (2) Pirates 5–6 (10) Red Lucas (13–4) Joe Bowman (8–20)None1,00049–93
September 15 Cardinals Postponed (rain); [37] Makeup: September 16 as a traditional double-header [38]
143September 16 (1) Cardinals 7–3 Bucky Walters (10–20) Jesse Haines (7–5)Nonesee 2nd game50–93
144September 16 (2) Cardinals 2–5 Si Johnson (5–3) Claude Passeau (10–15) Dizzy Dean (10)5,00050–94
145September 19@ Bees 0–5 Bill Weir (3–3) Pete Sivess (3–3)None2,27450–95
146September 20 (1) [d] @ Bees 3–5 Danny MacFayden (17–12) Orville Jorgens (8–8)Nonesee 2nd game50–96
147September 20 (2) [d] @ Bees 5–6 Bob Smith (6–7) Hugh Mulcahy (0–1)None7,00050–97
September 21 Giants Postponed (wet grounds [39] and rain [40] ); Makeup: September 22 as a traditional double-header
148September 22 (1) Giants 11–7 Joe Bowman (9–20) Al Smith (14–12)Nonesee 2nd game51–97
149September 22 (2) Giants 6–2 Bucky Walters (11–20) Frank Gabler (9–7)None4,00052–97
150September 23 Giants 4–5 Carl Hubbell (26–6) Pete Sivess (3–4)None2,50052–98
151September 24 (1) [e] @ Dodgers 4–2 (13) Hugh Mulcahy (1–1) Hank Winston (1–3)Nonesee 2nd game53–98
152September 24 (2) [e] @ Dodgers 2–4 (7) Harry Eisenstat (1–2) Hal Kelleher (0–5)None1,70053–99
153September 27 (1) [f] Bees 3–7 Guy Bush (5–8) Bucky Walters (11–21)Nonesee 2nd game53–100
154September 27 (2) [f] Bees 4–3 Claude Passeau (11–15) Ben Cantwell (9–9)None5,00054–100
^[a] The original schedule indicated single games on June 3 and July 12 at Cincinnati [41] which became a double-header on July 12.
^[b] The original schedule indicated single games on August 21 and 23 at Brooklyn [41] which became a double-header on August 23. [42]
^[c] The original schedule indicated single games on August 30 and 31 at Cincinnati [41] which became a double-header on August 30. [43]
^[d] The original schedule indicated single games on September 21 and 23 at Boston [41] which became a double-header on September 23. [44]
^[e] The original schedule indicated single games on September 24 and 25 at Brooklyn [41] which became a double-header on September 24. [45]
^[f] The original schedule indicated single games on September 26 and 27 with Boston [41] which became a double-header on September 27. [46]

Roster

1936 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Earl Grace 8622155.249432
1B Dolph Camilli 151530167.31528102
2B Chile Gómez 10833277.232028
SS Leo Norris 154581154.2651176
3B Pinky Whitney 114411121.294659
OF Chuck Klein 117492152.3092086
OF Ernie Sulik 122404116.287636
OF Johnny Moore 124475155.3281668

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Lou Chiozza 144572170.297148
Jimmie Wilson 8523064.278127
Bill Atwood 7119258.302229
Ethan Allen 3012537.29619
Chuck Sheerin 367219.26404
George Watkins 197017.24325
Mickey Haslin 166422.34406
Morrie Arnovich 134815.31317
Johnny Vergez 154011.27515
Stan Sperry 20375.13504
Gene Corbett 6213.14302
Walt Bashore 10102.20000
Joe Holden 110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bucky Walters 40258.011214.2666
Joe Bowman 40203.29205.0480
Curt Davis 1060.1244.6218
Elmer Burkart 27.2003.522

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Claude Passeau 49217.111153.4885
Orville Jorgens 39167.1884.7958
Syl Johnson 39111.0574.3048
Fabian Kowalik 2277.0155.3819
Pete Sivess 1765.0344.5722
Euel Moore 2054.1236.9619
Ray Benge 1545.2144.7313
Hal Kelleher 1444.0055.3213
Hugh Mulcahy 322.2113.182
Tom Zachary 720.1037.978

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Herb Harris 400010.290
Pretzel Pezzullo 10004.500
Lefty Bertrand 10009.001

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
A Hazleton Mountaineers New York–Pennsylvania League Andy High and Frank Uzmann

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Notes

  1. Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference
  2. 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
  3. Johnny Vergez page at Baseball Reference
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  5. "Today's Baseball". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. Associated Press (AP). May 4, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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