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1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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Owner(s)
  
Bill Benswanger

Local television
  
none

Manager(s)
  
Pie Traynor

Local radio
  
KDKARosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock

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.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 21, 1935: Claude Passeau and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.
  • December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.

    • Regular season

  • July 10, 1936: Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs in a ten inning game against the Pirates at Forbes Field.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Awards and honors

    1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Gus Suhr, reserve
  • Arky Vaughan, reserve

    • League top five finishers

    Cy Blanton

  • #3 in NL in strikeouts (127)

    • Red Lucas

  • #5 in NL in ERA (3.18)

    • Gus Suhr

  • #3 in NL in RBI (118)
  • #5 in NL in runs scored (111)

    • Bill Swift

  • #5 in NL in losses (16)

    • 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)

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette

    References

    1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season Wikipedia
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