1936 St. Louis Cardinals

87-67 • .565 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals went 87-67 (.565) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 795 runs, allowed 794, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (19 HR, 93 RBI) and Dizzy Dean (24-13, 3.17 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

87 Wins
67 Losses
.565 Win %
2nd Rank
795 R 794 RA
Diff +1

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795 Runs Scored
794 Runs Allowed
+1 Run Diff
558K Attendance

📈 vs. 1936 NL Average

Batting Avg .280 1% above the 1936 league average (.278)
OBP .335 equal to the 1936 league average (.335)
SLG .409 6% above the 1936 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.47 11% worse than the 1936 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 795 9% above the 1936 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 558,056
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Avg per Game 7,247

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1936

Batting Avg

1 Joe Medwick 0.351 2 Johnny Mize 0.329 3 Don Gutteridge 0.319 4 Pepper Martin 0.309 5 Stu Martin 0.298

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 19 2 Joe Medwick 18 3 Ripper Collins 13 4 Pepper Martin 11 5 Stu Martin 6

RBI

1 Joe Medwick 138 2 Johnny Mize 93 3 Pepper Martin 76 4 Virgil Davis 59 5 Leo Durocher 58
1936 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Medwick 155 636 115 223 64 13 18 138 34 33 3 0.351
Terry Moore 143 590 85 156 39 4 5 47 37 52 9 0.264
Pepper Martin 143 572 121 177 36 11 11 76 58 66 23 0.309
Leo Durocher 136 510 57 146 22 3 1 58 29 47 3 0.286
Johnny Mize 126 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 50 32 1 0.329
Virgil Davis 112 363 24 99 26 2 4 59 35 34 0 0.273
Stu Martin 92 332 63 99 21 4 6 41 29 27 17 0.298
Frankie Frisch 93 303 40 83 10 0 1 26 36 10 2 0.274
Charlie Gelbert 93 280 33 64 15 2 3 27 25 26 2 0.229
Ripper Collins 103 277 48 81 15 3 13 48 48 30 1 0.292
Bruce Ogrodowski 94 237 28 54 15 1 1 20 10 20 0 0.228
Art Garibaldi 71 232 30 64 12 0 1 20 16 30 3 0.276
Dizzy Dean 51 121 7 27 6 1 0 15 0 27 0 0.223
Lynn King 78 100 12 19 2 1 0 10 9 14 2 0.190
Don Gutteridge 23 91 13 29 3 4 3 16 1 14 3 0.319
Chick Fullis 47 89 15 25 6 1 0 6 7 11 0 0.281
Roy Parmelee 37 76 3 15 2 1 0 5 2 19 0 0.197
Jim Winford 39 59 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 20 0 0.085
Paul Dean 17 34 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.059
Jesse Haines 25 30 3 5 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.167
Ed Heusser 42 26 4 7 0 1 1 4 3 12 0 0.269
Bill Walker 22 25 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.280
Si Johnson 12 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.190
George Earnshaw 20 18 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0.222
Eddie Morgan 8 18 4 5 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0.278
Mike Ryba 18 18 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.167
Johnny Vergez 8 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.167
Bill Hallahan 9 9 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.556
Les Munns 8 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Flint Rhem 10 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.125
Lou Scoffic 4 7 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.429
Cotton Pippen 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Bill McGee 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Pat Ankenman 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Walter Alston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Cox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nels Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Heinie Schuble 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1936

ERA

1 Dizzy Dean 3.17 2 Jim Winford 3.80 3 Jesse Haines 3.90 4 Si Johnson 4.38 5 Roy Parmelee 4.56

Wins

1 Dizzy Dean 24 2 Roy Parmelee 11 3 Jim Winford 11 4 Jesse Haines 7 5 Ed Heusser 7

Strikeouts

1 Dizzy Dean 195 2 Roy Parmelee 79 3 Jim Winford 72 4 Paul Dean 28 5 George Earnshaw 28
1936 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dizzy Dean 24 13 3.17 51 34 11 315.0 310 111 53 195
Roy Parmelee 11 11 4.56 37 28 2 221.0 226 112 107 79
Jim Winford 11 10 3.80 39 23 3 192.0 203 81 68 72
Ed Heusser 7 3 5.43 42 3 3 104.1 130 63 38 26
Jesse Haines 7 5 3.90 25 9 1 99.1 110 43 21 19
Paul Dean 5 5 4.60 17 14 1 92.0 113 47 20 28
Bill Walker 5 6 5.87 21 13 1 79.2 106 52 27 22
Si Johnson 5 3 4.38 12 9 0 61.2 82 30 11 21
George Earnshaw 2 1 6.40 20 6 1 57.2 80 41 20 28
Mike Ryba 5 1 5.40 14 0 0 45.0 55 27 16 25
Bill Hallahan 2 2 6.32 9 6 0 37.0 58 26 17 16
Flint Rhem 2 1 6.75 10 4 0 26.2 49 20 9 7
Les Munns 0 3 3.00 7 1 1 24.0 23 8 12 4
Cotton Pippen 0 2 7.71 6 3 0 21.0 37 18 8 8
Bill McGee 1 1 7.88 7 2 0 16.0 23 14 4 8
Bill Cox 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 2.2 4 2 1 1
Pepper Martin 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0
Nels Potter 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Walter Alston Pat Ankenman Ripper Collins Bill Cox Virgil Davis Dizzy Dean Paul Dean Leo Durocher George Earnshaw Frankie Frisch Chick Fullis Art Garibaldi +26 more

38 players

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The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1936 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 87-67 mark (.565) and finished 2nd in the NL. Runs came in at 795 scored against 794 allowed (+1). Against a league average of .278, the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals batted .280. The staff ERA of 4.47 was 11% worse than the league average of 4.02. The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 9% (795 against 730).

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 558,056 in attendance, about 7,247 a game. Johnny Mize led the club in home runs with 19. Joe Medwick led in RBI with 138. Dizzy Dean was the top winner, with 24 victories. The saves leader was Dizzy Dean with 11. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals finished 87-67 (.565 win pct).
Who led the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals with 19 home runs.
What was the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.47.
Did the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1936 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1936 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (19 HR, 93 RBI) and Dizzy Dean (24-13, 3.17 ERA).
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