1936 Pittsburgh Pirates

84-70 • .545 Win% • 4th in NL

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
70 Losses
.545 Win %
4th Rank
804 R 718 RA
Diff +86

📁 Franchise Info

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⚡ Quick Stats

804 Runs Scored
718 Runs Allowed
+86 Run Diff
444K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 NL Average

Batting Avg .285 3% above the 1936 league average (.278)
OBP .348 4% above the 1936 league average (.335)
SLG .397 3% above the 1936 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.89 3% better than the 1936 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 804 10% above the 1936 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 444,555
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Avg per Game 5,849

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Paul Waner 0.373 2 Arky Vaughan 0.335 3 Lloyd Waner 0.321 4 Gus Suhr 0.312 5 Bill Swift 0.295

Home Runs

1 Gus Suhr 11 2 Woody Jensen 10 3 Arky Vaughan 9 4 Bill Brubaker 6 5 Pep Young 6

RBI

1 Gus Suhr 118 2 Bill Brubaker 102 3 Paul Waner 94 4 Arky Vaughan 78 5 Pep Young 77
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Woody Jensen 153 696 98 197 34 10 10 58 16 19 2 0.283
Paul Waner 148 585 107 218 53 9 5 94 74 29 7 0.373
Gus Suhr 156 583 111 182 33 12 11 118 95 34 8 0.312
Arky Vaughan 156 568 122 190 30 11 9 78 118 21 6 0.335
Bill Brubaker 145 554 77 160 27 4 6 102 50 96 5 0.289
Pep Young 125 475 47 118 23 10 6 77 29 52 3 0.248
Lloyd Waner 106 414 67 133 13 8 1 31 31 5 1 0.321
Tom Padden 88 281 22 70 9 2 1 31 22 41 0 0.249
Al Todd 76 267 28 73 10 5 2 28 11 24 4 0.273
Fred Schulte 74 238 28 62 7 3 1 17 20 20 1 0.261
Cookie Lavagetto 60 197 21 48 15 2 2 26 15 13 0 0.244
Bud Hafey 39 118 19 25 6 1 4 13 10 27 0 0.212
Red Lucas 69 108 11 26 4 1 0 14 8 17 0 0.241
Bill Swift 45 105 6 31 10 0 2 15 2 16 0 0.295
Cy Blanton 44 84 6 13 2 0 0 5 3 17 0 0.155
Jim Weaver 38 79 4 8 2 0 0 6 4 30 0 0.101
Mace Brown 47 60 6 10 1 0 0 5 2 10 0 0.167
Ralph Birkofer 34 41 5 9 1 0 0 3 1 9 0 0.220
Waite Hoyt 22 39 4 6 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.154
Hal Finney 21 35 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0.000
Earl Browne 8 23 7 7 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 0.304
Jack Tising 10 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
Guy Bush 16 9 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.333
Johnny Dickshot 9 9 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.222
Johnny Welch 9 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.286
Russ Bauers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Waite Hoyt 2.70 2 Red Lucas 3.18 3 Cy Blanton 3.51 4 Mace Brown 3.87 5 Bill Swift 4.01

Wins

1 Bill Swift 16 2 Red Lucas 15 3 Jim Weaver 14 4 Cy Blanton 13 5 Mace Brown 10

Strikeouts

1 Cy Blanton 127 2 Jim Weaver 108 3 Bill Swift 92 4 Mace Brown 56 5 Red Lucas 53
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Swift 16 16 4.01 45 31 2 262.1 275 117 63 92
Cy Blanton 13 15 3.51 44 32 3 235.2 235 92 55 127
Jim Weaver 14 8 4.31 38 31 0 225.2 239 108 74 108
Red Lucas 15 4 3.18 27 22 0 175.2 178 62 26 53
Mace Brown 10 11 3.87 47 10 3 165.0 178 71 55 56
Waite Hoyt 7 5 2.70 22 9 1 116.2 115 35 20 37
Ralph Birkofer 7 5 4.69 34 13 0 109.1 130 57 41 44
Jack Tising 1 3 4.21 10 6 0 47.0 52 22 24 27
Guy Bush 1 3 5.97 16 0 2 34.2 49 23 11 10
Johnny Welch 0 0 4.50 9 1 1 22.0 22 11 6 5
Russ Bauers 0 0 33.75 1 1 0 1.1 2 5 4 0

👥 Roster (26)

Russ Bauers Ralph Birkofer Cy Blanton Mace Brown Earl Browne Bill Brubaker Guy Bush Johnny Dickshot Hal Finney Bud Hafey Waite Hoyt Woody Jensen +14 more

26 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 84-70 (.545 win pct).
Who led the 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Gus Suhr led the 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates with 11 home runs.
What was the 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.89.
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