1936 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1936 1920 cub logo.svg National League Wrigley Field Chicago 87 67 y 2nd Philip K. Wrigley Charles Weber Charlie Grimm WGN(Bob Elson)WBBM(Pat Flanagan)WCFL(Hal Totten)WIND(Russ Hodges)WJJD(Johnny O'Hara) 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 April 14, 1936: Billy Herman became the last National League player to have five hits on Opening Day in the 20th century.SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1936 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 18 Clay Bryant 16 Tex Carleton 24 Curt Davis 14 Larry French 22 Roy Henshaw 24 Fabian Kowalik 15 Bill Lee 17 Charlie Root 23 Clyde Shoun 12 Lon Warneke Catchers  9 Gabby Hartnett 41 Ken O'Dea 42 Walter Stephenson Infielders 43 Phil Cavarretta  1 Woody English  7 Charlie Grimm 39 Stan Hack  2 Billy Herman 11 Billy Jurges  3 Gene Lillard Outfielders  4 Ethan Allen  6 Frank Demaree 51 Augie Galan  8 Johnny Gill  4 Chuck Klein 5 Tuck Stainback Manager  7 Charlie Grimm Coaches 56 Red Corriden 61 Roy Johnson 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 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 Ethan Allen (baseball) 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 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 Johnny Gill (baseball) 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 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 Lee Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher) 43 258.2 18 11 3.31 102 Curt Davis 24 153.0 11 9 3.00 52 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 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 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 Records 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)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor league baseball 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 CityJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1936 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs