1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season
This article is about the baseball team. For the NFL team, see 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season.
| 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers | |
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| Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Casey Stengel |
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The 1936 Brooklyn Dodgers fired manager Casey Stengel after another dismal campaign, which saw the team finish in 6th place.
Offseason
- December 12, 1935: Tony Cuccinello, Al López, Ray Benge and Bobby Reis were traded to the Boston Bees for Ed Brandt and Randy Moore.[1]
- February 6, 1936: Johnny Babich and Gene Moore were traded by the Dodgers to the Boston Bees for Fred Frankhouse.[2]
- February 20, 1936: Sam Leslie was purchased from the Dodgers by the New York Giants.[3]
- February 20, 1936: Johnny McCarthy, Buzz Boyle and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for Buddy Hassett.[4]
- March 31, 1936: Wally Millies was purchased from the Dodgers by the Washington Senators.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 52–26 | 40–36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 43–33 | 44–34 |
| Chicago Cubs | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | 0.545 | 8 | 46–30 | 38–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | 0.481 | 18 | 42–34 | 32–46 |
| Boston Bees | 71 | 83 | 0.461 | 21 | 35–43 | 36–40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 87 | 0.435 | 25 | 37–40 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 100 | 0.351 | 38 | 30–48 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12–2 | 6–16 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 8–14–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 12–10–2 | — | 7–15 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6 | 15–7 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 9–13 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 13–9 | — | 17–5 | 15–7 | 10–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 7–15 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 14–8–1 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 15–7 | — | 9–13–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–13 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 2, 1936: Wayne Osborne was purchased from the Dodgers by the Boston Bees.[6]
- July 15, 1936: George Earnshaw was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Eddie Morgan to the Dodgers on October 1.[7]
- August 1, 1936: The Dodgers traded players to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Winsett. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Frenchy Bordagaray, Dutch Leonard and Jimmy Jordan to the Cardinals on December 3.[8]
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Berres, RayRay Berres | 105 | 267 | 64 | .240 | 1 | 13 |
| 1B | Hassett, BuddyBuddy Hassett | 156 | 635 | 197 | .310 | 3 | 82 |
| 2B | Jordan, JimmyJimmy Jordan | ||||||
| 3B | Stripp, JoeJoe Stripp | ||||||
| SS | Frey, LonnyLonny Frey | ||||||
| OF | Cooney, JohnnyJohnny Cooney | ||||||
| OF | Watkins, GeorgeGeorge Watkins | ||||||
| OF | Bordagaray, FrenchyFrenchy Bordagaray |
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 |
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| Bucher, JimJim Bucher | ||||||
| Phelps, BabeBabe Phelps | ||||||
| Wilson, EddieEddie Wilson | ||||||
| Geraghty, BenBen Geraghty | ||||||
| Taylor, DannyDanny Taylor | ||||||
| Lindstrom, FreddieFreddie Lindstrom | ||||||
| Moore, RandyRandy Moore | 42 | 88 | 21 | .239 | 0 | 14 |
| Winsett, TomTom Winsett | ||||||
| Gautreaux, SidSid Gautreaux | ||||||
| Eckhardt, OxOx Eckhardt | ||||||
| Tremark, NickNick Tremark | ||||||
| Radtke, JackJack Radtke | ||||||
| Hudson, JohnnyJohnny Hudson | ||||||
| Siebert, DickDick Siebert |
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 |
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| Mungo, VanVan Mungo | ||||||
| Frankhouse, FredFred Frankhouse | ||||||
| Brandt, EdEd Brandt | 38 | 234 | 11 | 13 | 3.50 | 104 |
| Earnshaw, GeorgeGeorge Earnshaw |
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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| Butcher, MaxMax Butcher | 38 | 147.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.96 | 55 |
| Clark, WattyWatty Clark | ||||||
| Baker, TomTom Baker | 35 | 87.2 | 1 | 8 | 4.72 | 35 |
| Eisenstat, HarryHarry Eisenstat |
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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| Jeffcoat, GeorgeGeorge Jeffcoat | ||||||
| Winston, HankHank Winston | ||||||
| Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | ||||||
| Zachary, TomTom Zachary |
Awards and honors
Farm System
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| A | Allentown Brooks | New York–Pennsylvania League | Bruno Betzel |
| A | Davenport Blue Sox | Western League | Cletus Dixon |
| C | Greenwood Dodgers | Cotton States League | Frank Brazill |
| D | Jeanerette Blues | Evangeline League | Emmett Lipscomb |
| D | Mayfield Clothiers | Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League | Lester L. Sweetland W. M. Robinson Rip Wheeler |
| D | Beatrice Blues | Nebraska State League | Sonny Brookhaus |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Davenport, Greenwood
Notes
- ↑ Tony Cuccinello at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnny Babich at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Sam Leslie at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Johnny McCarthy at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Wally Millies at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Wayne Osborne at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ George Earnshaw at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Frenchy Bordagaray at Baseball-Reference
References
External links
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