1936 Cincinnati Reds season

1936 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
Location
1936 Information
Owner(s) Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s) Larry MacPhail, Warren Giles
Manager(s) Chuck Dressen
Local radio WCPO
(Harry Hartman)
WSAI
(Red Barber)
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The 1936 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 74-80, 18 games behind the New York Giants.

Contents

Offseason

The Reds held spring training at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Reds opened camp at San Juan on February 10, 1936.[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
New York Giants 92 62 -- .597
Chicago Cubs 87 67 5 .565
St. Louis Cardinals 87 67 5 .565
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 70 8 .545
Cincinnati Reds 74 80 18 .481
Boston Bees 71 83 21 .461
Brooklyn Dodgers 67 87 25 .435
Philadelphia Phillies 54 100 38 .351

Roster

1936 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Lombardi, ErnieErnie Lombardi 121 387 129 .333 12 68
OF Herman, BabeBabe Herman 119 380 106 .279 13 71
OF Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler 144 567 185 .326 7 74

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
Thevenow, TommyTommy Thevenow 106 321 75 .234 0 36
Miller, EddieEddie Miller 5 10 1 .100 0 0

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
Derringer, PaulPaul Derringer 51 282.1 19 19 4.02 21

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
Davis, PeachesPeaches Davis 26 125.2 8 8 3.58 32

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
Brennan, DonDon Brennan 41 5 2 9 4.39 40
Hilcher, WhiteyWhitey Hilcher 14 1 2 0 6.17 10
Mooty, JakeJake Mooty 8 0 0 1 3.95 11
Freitas, TonyTony Freitas 4 0 2 0 1.29 1

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AA Toronto Maple Leafs International League Ike Boone
A1 Nashville Vols Southern Association Lance Richbourg
B Durham Bulls Piedmont League Johnny Gooch
B Macon Peaches Sally League Possum Whitted and Milt Stock
C El Dorado Lions Cotton States League Frank O'Rourke
C Marshall Orphans/Tigers East Texas League Harvey Albrecht, Tex Nugent and Bama Jones
D Siloam Springs Travelers Arkansas-Missouri League Ray Powell
D Mt. Airy Reds Bi-State League Mickey Shader, El Conway and Frank Packard
D DeLand Reds Florida State League Lester "Pat" Patterson
D Cordele Reds Georgia-Florida League Ivy Griffin
D Paducah Indians KITTY League Ben Tincup
D Lincoln Red Links Nebraska State League Pid Purdy
D Fremont Reds Ohio State League Marty Purtell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: El Dorado, Siloam Springs

Lincoln club folded, July 16, 1936[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Alan Gould (1936-02-11). "Majors' Spring Training Under Way Officially". The Meriden Daily Journal: p. 4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b8FIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fwENAAAAIBAJ&pg=1411,5278357&dq=reds+puerto+rico&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References