1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season

the baseball team the NFL team 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1936 National League Forbes Field PittsburghFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Bill Benswanger Pie Traynor KQVTony WakemanWJASRegis WelshWWSWJack 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. Offseason November 21, 1935: Claude Passeau and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1936 Game Log: 84–70 (Home: 46–30; Away: 38–40) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 6–6 (Home: 3–2; Away: 3–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 14 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Hoyt (1–0) || Derringer || — || 32,243 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 15 || @ Reds || 7–6 || Birkofer (1–0) || Freitas || — || 2,868 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 16 || @ Reds || 4–7 || Hollingsworth || Weaver (0–1) || — || 1,836 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 19 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Hallahan || Lucas (0–1) || — || 17,500 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 20 || Cubs || 9–8 || Swift (1–0) || Henshaw || — || — || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || French || Birkofer (1–1) || — || — || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 24 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Warneke || Blanton (0–1) || — || — || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 12–5 || Weaver (1–1) || Hallahan || — || — || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 (10) || Dean || Swift (1–1) || — || 5,500 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 28 || Phillies || 7–9 || Johnson || Brown (0–1) || — || — || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 29 || Phillies || 10–9 (11) || Lucas (1–1) || Walters || — || — || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 30 || Phillies || 6–5 || Weaver (2–1) || Jorgens || Brown (1) || — || 6–6 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 15–14 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || May 1 || Bees || 4–6 || Osborne || Swift (1–2) || Smith || 2,000 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || May 2 || Bees || 6–1 || Tising (1–0) || Chaplin || — || 5,000 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 3 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Hoyt (2–0) || Mungo || — || 10,000 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 5 || Dodgers || 4–0 || Weaver (3–1) || Clark || — || 1,600 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 6 || Giants || 5–6 (10) || Gabler || Hoyt (2–1) || — || — || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || May 7 || Giants || 6–2 || Birkofer (2–1) || Castleman || — || 10,000 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 8 || Reds || 9–6 || Swift (2–2) || Stine || Blanton (1) || — || 11–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 9 || Reds || 10–6 || Blanton (1–1) || Brennan || — || — || 12–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 10 || Reds || 0–6 || Derringer || Tising (1–1) || — || 13,955 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 22 || May 12 || @ Bees || 6–6 (10) || || || — || 2,000 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 13 || @ Bees || 3–4 (10) || MacFayden || Hoyt (2–2) || — || 2,500 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 14 || @ Bees || 5–2 || Bush (1–0) || Benge || — || 1,600 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 6–2 || Weaver (4–1) || Mungo || — || 4,000 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 16 || @ Dodgers || 0–3 || Clark || Blanton (1–2) || — || 8,000 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 17 || @ Giants || 6–8 || Castleman || Bush (1–1) || Gabler || 29,000 || 14–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 18 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Hubbell || Tising (1–2) || — || — || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 20 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Weaver (5–1) || Zachary || — || — || 15–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 21 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Birkofer (3–1) || Jorgens || — || — || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 22 || Cardinals || 4–11 || Dean || Tising (1–3) || — || — || 16–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 23 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Brennan || Blanton (1–3) || — || — || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 24 || @ Reds || 1–12 || Hollingsworth || Weaver (5–2) || — || 11,526 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 25 || @ Reds || 9–2 || Lucas (2–1) || Schott || — || 1,869 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Dean || Blanton (1–4) || — || — || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Winford || Birkofer (3–2) || — || — || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 11–2 || Swift (3–2) || Hallahan || — || — || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Weaver (6–2) || Walker || — || — || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 29 || @ Cardinals || 7–9 || Dean || Bush (1–2) || — || — || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 7–5 || Swift (4–2) || Root || — || — || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 11–7 || Brown (1–1) || Bryant || Bush (1) || 43,332 || 21–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 7–8 (10) || Carleton || Bush (1–3) || — || — || 21–20 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 17–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 2 || Bees || 5–4 || Weaver (7–2) || Chaplin || Brown (2) || 2,500 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 3 || Bees || 3–4 (11) || Reis || Swift (4–3) || — || 2,000 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 4 || Bees || 7–5 || Blanton (2–4) || Lanning || Brown (3) || — || 23–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 5 || Phillies || 14–8 || Brown (2–1) || Bowman || — || — || 24–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 6 || Phillies || 1–5 || Jorgens || Weaver (7–3) || — || — || 24–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 7 || Phillies || 6–2 || Swift (5–3) || Moore || — || — || 25–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 8 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Blanton (3–4) || Brandt || — || — || 26–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 9 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Weaver (8–3) || Earnshaw || — || — || 27–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 9 || Dodgers || 7–5 || Brown (3–1) || Mungo || — || 8,000 || 28–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 10 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Lucas (3–1) || Clark || Bush (2) || — || 29–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 12 || Giants || 3–2 || Swift (6–3) || Hubbell || — || — || 30–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 13 || Giants || 6–2 || Blanton (4–4) || Smith || — || — || 31–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 14 || Giants || 0–8 || Schumacher || Weaver (8–4) || — || 32,000 || 31–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 16 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Lucas (4–1) || Mungo || — || 3,500 || 32–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 17 || @ Dodgers || 14–5 || Swift (7–3) || Baker || — || — || 33–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 6–0 || Blanton (5–4) || Bowman || — || — || 34–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Jorgens || Weaver (8–5) || Johnson || — || 34–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 21 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Lucas (5–1) || Kowalik || — || 5,000 || 35–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 22 || @ Giants || 5–11 || Schumacher || Swift (7–4) || — || 5,314 || 35–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 23 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Gumbert || Brown (3–2) || Smith || 5,500 || 35–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 24 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Hubbell || Birkofer (3–3) || — || — || 35–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 24 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Weaver (9–5) || Fitzsimmons || — || 15,000 || 36–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 25 || @ Giants || 4–5 || Coffman || Swift (7–5) || — || 5,000 || 36–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 26 || @ Bees || 2–1 || Lucas (6–1) || MacFayden || — || 5,352 || 37–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 28 || @ Bees || 11–2 || Blanton (6–4) || Benge || — || — || 38–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 28 || @ Bees || 4–6 || Cantwell || Weaver (9–6) || Smith || 18,133 || 38–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 30 || Cardinals || 1–2 || Haines || Brown (3–3) || — || — || 38–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 30 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Rhem || Blanton (6–5) || Dean || 20,000 || 38–31 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 13–15 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 1 || Cardinals || 9–4 || Lucas (7–1) || Walker || Swift (1) || — || 39–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 2 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Dean || Weaver (9–7) || — || — || 39–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 4 || Cubs || 2–3 (10) || French || Blanton (6–6) || — || — || 39–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 4 || Cubs || 7–4 || Brown (4–3) || Lee || Welch (1) || 33,000 || 40–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 5 || Cubs || 4–2 || Swift (8–5) || Warneke || — || — || 41–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 9 || Phillies || 16–5 || Birkofer (4–3) || Kowalik || — || — || 42–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 10 || Phillies || 6–9 (10) || Walters || Swift (8–6) || — || — || 42–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 12 || Bees || 2–6 (10) || Cantwell || Blanton (6–7) || — || 5,000 || 42–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 13 || Bees || 1–4 || Chaplin || Swift (8–7) || — || 1,200 || 42–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 14 || Bees || 2–1 || Brown (5–3) || MacFayden || — || 2,000 || 43–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 15 || Giants || 5–4 (10) || Birkofer (5–3) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 44–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 15 || Giants || 4–14 || Smith || Weaver (9–8) || — || 15,000 || 44–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 16 || Giants || 6–7 || Coffman || Brown (5–4) || Schumacher || 6,000 || 44–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 17 || Giants || 0–6 || Hubbell || Swift (8–8) || — || — || 44–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 18 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Jeffcoat || Brown (5–5) || Clark || 8,000 || 44–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 19 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Clark || Blanton (6–8) || Mungo || 4,000 || 44–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 21 || @ Phillies || 17–6 || Swift (9–8) || Moore || — || — || 45–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 4–16 || Bowman || Brown (5–6) || — || — || 45–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 10–1 || Blanton (7–8) || Passeau || — || — || 46–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 25 || @ Dodgers || 7–4 || Swift (10–8) || Clark || — || 4,700 || 47–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 26 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Mungo || Lucas (7–2) || — || — || 47–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 26 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Brandt || Brown (5–7) || — || 15,000 || 47–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 27 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Frankhouse || Blanton (7–9) || — || 485 || 47–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 28 || @ Dodgers || 9–8 (10) || Lucas (8–2) || Brandt || — || — || 48–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 29 || @ Bees || 1–4 || MacFayden || Swift (10–9) || — || 9,284 || 48–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 29 || @ Bees || 10–4 || Brown (6–7) || Smith || — || 9,284 || 49–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 30 || @ Bees || 5–3 (11) || Brown (7–7) || Cantwell || — || 2,612 || 50–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 31 || @ Bees || 10–5 || Weaver (10–8) || Chaplin || Hoyt (1) || 3,216 || 51–46 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 15–15 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 1 || @ Giants || 0–6 || Smith || Blanton (7–10) || — || — || 51–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 2 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Hubbell || Swift (10–10) || — || 15,000 || 51–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 5 || @ Reds || 4–6 || Schott || Brown (7–8) || — || 6,373 || 51–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 7 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Lucas (9–2) || Hollingsworth || — || — || 52–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 7 || @ Reds || 1–0 || Blanton (8–10) || Hallahan || — || 3,969 || 53–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 8 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || French || Swift (10–11) || — || — || 53–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 9 || @ Cubs || 2–9 || Lee || Brown (7–9) || — || — || 53–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 9 || @ Cubs || 1–10 || Davis || Birkofer (5–4) || — || 40,000 || 53–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 11 || Reds || 6–3 || Lucas (10–2) || Derringer || — || — || 54–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 11 || Reds || 3–7 || Hallahan || Blanton (8–11) || — || — || 54–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 12 || Reds || 6–1 || Swift (11–11) || Schott || — || — || 55–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 13 || Reds || 5–4 || Hoyt (3–2) || Hollingsworth || — || — || 56–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 15 || Cardinals || 7–1 || Weaver (11–8) || Haines || — || — || 57–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 16 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Winford || Lucas (10–3) || Parmelee || — || 57–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 16 || Cardinals || 2–7 || Dean || Swift (11–12) || — || 35,000 || 57–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 18 || Cubs || 4–5 || French || Blanton (8–12) || — || — || 57–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 18 || Cubs || 3–1 || Hoyt (4–2) || Lee || — || — || 58–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 19 || Cubs || 5–4 || Swift (12–12) || Root || — || — || 59–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 20 || Cubs || 8–7 (11) || Birkofer (6–4) || Warneke || — || — || 60–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 21 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Lucas (11–3) || Haines || — || — || 61–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 22 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Winford || Swift (12–13) || — || — || 61–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 23 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 || Heusser || Blanton (8–13) || — || — || 61–58 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 121 || August 23 || @ Cardinals || 6–6 (10) || || || — || — || 61–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 24 || @ Cardinals || 17–5 || Brown (8–9) || Heusser || — || — || 62–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 25 || Dodgers || 1–4 (8) || Butcher || Birkofer (6–5) || — || — || 62–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 26 || Dodgers || 3–10 || Brandt || Swift (12–14) || — || — || 62–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 27 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Weaver (12–8) || Mungo || Blanton (2) || 2,500 || 63–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 28 || Giants || 2–7 (14) || Fitzsimmons || Hoyt (4–3) || Gabler || 5,000 || 63–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 29 || Giants || 7–4 || Lucas (12–3) || Smith || — || — || 64–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 30 || Bees || 4–2 || Swift (13–14) || Chaplin || — || — || 65–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 30 || Bees || 3–1 || Blanton (9–13) || Smith || — || 8,000 || 66–61 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 18–9 (Home: 10–2; Away: 8–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || September 1 || Bees || 3–1 || Weaver (13–8) || MacFayden || — || 1,000 || 67–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 3 || Phillies || 3–4 || Bowman || Lucas (12–4) || — || — || 67–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || September 3 || Phillies || 5–1 || Hoyt (5–3) || Passeau || — || 5,000 || 68–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 4 || Cubs || 0–8 || French || Swift (13–15) || — || — || 68–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 5 || Cubs || 1–0 || Blanton (10–13) || Henshaw || — || — || 69–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 6 || Cubs || 5–4 || Weaver (14–8) || Davis || Swift (2) || — || 70–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 7 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Hoyt (6–3) || Dean || — || — || 71–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 7 || Cardinals || 14–1 || Brown (9–9) || Parmelee || — || — || 72–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 9 || @ Dodgers || 7–8 || Brandt || Blanton (10–14) || — || — || 72–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 10 || @ Dodgers || 11–5 || Swift (14–15) || Frankhouse || — || 5,000 || 73–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 11 || @ Bees || 10–3 || Blanton (11–14) || Weir || — || 1,594 || 74–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 12 || @ Bees || 2–3 || Bush || Hoyt (6–4) || — || 1,500 || 74–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Birkofer (7–5) || Sivess || Blanton (3) || — || 75–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Jorgens || Brown (9–10) || — || — || 75–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 14 || @ Phillies || 11–4 || Swift (15–15) || Benge || — || — || 76–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 14 || @ Phillies || 6–5 (10) || Lucas (13–4) || Bowman || — || — || 77–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 16 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Smith || Blanton (11–15) || Coffman || — || 77–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 16 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Hoyt (7–4) || Schumacher || — || 22,000 || 78–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 148 || September 17 || Reds || 14–10 || Brown (10–10) || Hollingsworth || — || — || 79–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 19 || Reds || 7–6 (11) || Swift (16–15) || Hallahan || — || — || 80–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 20 || Reds || 5–1 || Blanton (12–15) || Derringer || — || — || 81–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 20 || Reds || 6–4 || Lucas (14–4) || Davis || — || 10,000 || 82–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 22 || @ Cubs || 4–11 || Davis || Hoyt (7–5) || — || 3,900 || 82–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 23 || @ Cubs || 7–6 (10) || Lucas (15–4) || Warneke || — || — || 83–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 24 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Blanton (13–15) || French || — || 13,000 || 84–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 26 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Hallahan || Swift (16–16) || — || — || 84–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 27 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Moore || Brown (10–11) || Mooty || 5,377 || 84–70 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup Roster 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 27 Russ Bauers 49 Ralph Birkofer 46 Cy Blanton 47 Mace Brown 41 Guy Bush 48 Waite Hoyt 40 Red Lucas 45 Bill Swift 44 Jack Tising 43 Jim Weaver 51 Johnny Welch Catchers 32 Hal Finney 31 Tom Padden 30 Al Todd Infielders 25 Bill Brubaker 22 Cookie Lavagetto 21 Gus Suhr 21 Arky Vaughan 26 Pep Young Outfielders -- Earl Browne -- Johnny Dickshot 12 Bud Hafey 16 Woody Jensen 14 Fred Schulte 10 Lloyd Waner 11 Paul Waner Manager 20 Pie Traynor Coaches 33 Jewel Ens 36 Honus Wagner 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Tom Padden 88 281 70 .249 1 31 1B Gus Suhr 156 583 182 .312 11 118 2B Pep Young 125 475 118 .248 6 77 3B Bill Brubaker 145 554 160 .289 6 102 SS Arky Vaughan 156 568 190 .335 9 78 LF Woody Jensen 153 696 197 .283 10 58 CF Lloyd Waner 106 414 133 .321 1 31 RF Paul Waner 148 585 218 .373 5 94 Other batters 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 Al Todd 76 267 73 .273 2 28 Fred Schulte 74 238 62 .261 1 17 Cookie Lavagetto 60 197 48 .244 2 26 Bud Hafey 39 118 25 .212 4 13 Hal Finney Hal Finney (baseball) 21 35 0 .000 0 3 Earl Browne 8 23 7 .304 0 3 Johnny Dickshot 9 9 2 .222 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers 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 Swift Bill Swift (1930s pitcher) 45 262.1 16 16 4.01 92 Cy Blanton 44 235.2 13 15 3.51 127 Jim Weaver Jim Weaver (right-handed pitcher) 38 225.2 14 8 4.31 108 Red Lucas 27 175.2 15 4 3.18 53 Russ Bauers 1 1.1 0 0 33.75 0 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mace Brown 47 165.0 10 11 3.87 56 Waite Hoyt 22 116.2 7 5 2.70 37 Ralph Birkofer 34 109.1 7 5 4.69 44 Jack Tising 10 47.0 1 3 4.21 27 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Guy Bush 16 1 3 2 5.97 10 Johnny Welch 9 0 0 1 4.50 5 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 Minor League Baseball A Scranton Miners New York–Pennsylvania League Elmer Yoter B Savannah Indians Sally League Bill Gould and Bob LaMotte C Hutchinson Larks Western Association Dick Goldberg D Jeannette Little Pirates Pennsylvania State Association Wilbur Cooper D Portageville-Owensboro Pirates Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League Hughie Wise D Winnipeg Maroons Northern League Wes Griffin LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Scranton, Jeannette Notes References 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir Category:1930s in Pittsburgh