1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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The Pittsburgh Pirates
finished fourth in the National League
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Red Lucas
Gus Suhr
Bill Swift
Arky Vaughan
Paul Waner
The Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
finished fourth in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
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Offseason
- November 21, 1935: Claude PasseauClaude PasseauClaude William Passeau was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From through , Passeau played with the Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs . He batted and threw right-handed...
and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
for Al ToddAl ToddAlfred Chester Todd was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Troy, New York, he played from 1932-1943 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs....
. - December 12, 1935: Tommy ThevenowTommy ThevenowThomas Joseph Thevenow was a professional baseball player who played shortstop in the Major Leagues from 1924–1938. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals during his career...
was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
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Regular season
- July 10, 1936: Chuck KleinChuck KleinCharles Herbert "Chuck" Klein was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates ....
of the Philadelphia Phillies1936 Philadelphia Phillies seasonThe 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.- Offseason :...
hit four home runHome runIn baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
s in a ten inning game against the Pirates at Forbes FieldForbes FieldForbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise...
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Roster
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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 |
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| C | 88 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 1 | 31 | |
| 1B | 156 | 583 | 182 | .312 | 11 | 118 | |
| 2B | 125 | 475 | 118 | .248 | 6 | 77 | |
| 3B | 145 | 554 | 160 | .289 | 6 | 102 | |
| SS | 156 | 568 | 190 | .335 | 9 | 78 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 267 | 73 | .273 | 2 | 28 | |
| 21 | 35 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | |
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 |
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| 45 | 262.1 | 16 | 16 | 4.01 | 92 | |
| 44 | 235.2 | 13 | 15 | 3.51 | 127 | |
| 38 | 225.2 | 14 | 8 | 4.31 | 108 | |
| 27 | 175.2 | 15 | 4 | 3.18 | 53 | |
| 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 |
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| 47 | 165 | 10 | 11 | 3.87 | 56 | |
| 22 | 116.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.70 | 37 | |
| 34 | 109.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.69 | 44 | |
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 |
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| 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5.97 | 10 | |
Awards and honors
1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 4th playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 7, 1936 at Braves Field in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of...
- Gus SuhrGus SuhrAugust Richard "Gus" Suhr was a Major League Baseball first baseman. Suhr was born in San Francisco, California, USA...
, reserve - Arky VaughanArky VaughanJoseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan was a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1932 and 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily a shortstop...
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League top five finishers
Cy BlantonCy Blanton
Darrell Elijah Blanton was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies . Blanton batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Waurika, Oklahoma...
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (127)
Red Lucas
Red Lucas
Charles Fred Lucas born in Columbia, Tennessee was a pitcher for the New York Giants , Boston Braves , Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates ....
- #5 in NL in ERA (3.18)
Gus Suhr
Gus Suhr
August Richard "Gus" Suhr was a Major League Baseball first baseman. Suhr was born in San Francisco, California, USA...
- #3 in NL in RBI (118)
- #5 in NL in runs scored (111)
Bill Swift
- #5 in NL in losses (16)
Arky Vaughan
Arky Vaughan
Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan was a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1932 and 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily a shortstop...
- NL leader in runs scored (122)
- NL leader in on-base percentage (.453)
- #5 in NL in batting average (.335)
Paul Waner
Paul Waner
Paul Glee Waner , nicknamed "Big Poison", was a German-American Major League Baseball right fielder.-Pittsburgh Pirates:...
- 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)