1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 55th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 50th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 84–70.

Offseason November 21, 1935: Claude Passeau and Earl Grace were traded by the Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Todd.Earl Grace page at Baseball Reference December 12, 1935: Tommy Thevenow was purchased from the Pirates by the Cincinnati Reds.Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference

Regular season July 10, 1936: Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four home runs in a ten inning game against the Pirates at Forbes Field.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 258, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 14 || @ Reds || 8–6 || Hoyt (1–0) || Derringer || — || 32,243 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 15 || @ Reds || 7–6 || Birkofer (1–0) || Freitas || — || 2,868 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 16 || @ Reds || 4–7 || Hollingsworth || Weaver (0–1) || — || 1,836 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 19 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Hallahan || Lucas (0–1) || — || 17,500 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 20 || Cubs || 9–8 || Swift (1–0) || Henshaw || — || — || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || French || Birkofer (1–1) || — || — || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 24 || @ Cubs || 1–6 || Warneke || Blanton (0–1) || — || — || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 12–5 || Weaver (1–1) || Hallahan || — || — || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 (10) || Dean || Swift (1–1) || — || 5,500 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 28 || Phillies || 7–9 || Johnson || Brown (0–1) || — || — || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 29 || Phillies || 10–9 (11) || Lucas (1–1) || Walters || — || — || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 30 || Phillies || 6–5 || Weaver (2–1) || Jorgens || Brown (1) || — || 6–6

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || May 1 || Bees || 4–6 || Osborne || Swift (1–2) || Smith || 2,000 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || May 2 || Bees || 6–1 || Tising (1–0) || Chaplin || — || 5,000 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 3 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Hoyt (2–0) || Mungo || — || 10,000 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 5 || Dodgers || 4–0 || Weaver (3–1) || Clark || — || 1,600 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 6 || Giants || 5–6 (10) || Gabler || Hoyt (2–1) || — || — || 9–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || May 7 || Giants || 6–2 || Birkofer (2–1) || Castleman || — || 10,000 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 8 || Reds || 9–6 || Swift (2–2) || Stine || Blanton (1) || — || 11–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 9 || Reds || 10–6 || Blanton (1–1) || Brennan || — || — || 12–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 10 || Reds || 0–6 || Derringer || Tising (1–1) || — || 13,955 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 22 || May 12 || @ Bees || 6–6 (10) || || || — || 2,000 || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 13 || @ Bees || 3–4 (10) || MacFayden || Hoyt (2–2) || — || 2,500 || 12–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 14 || @ Bees || 5–2 || Bush (1–0) || Benge || — || 1,600 || 13–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 15 || @ Dodgers || 6–2 || Weaver (4–1) || Mungo || — || 4,000 || 14–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 16 || @ Dodgers || 0–3 || Clark || Blanton (1–2) || — || 8,000 || 14–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 17 || @ Giants || 6–8 || Castleman || Bush (1–1) || Gabler || 29,000 || 14–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 18 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Hubbell || Tising (1–2) || — || — || 14–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 20 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Weaver (5–1) || Zachary || — || — || 15–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 21 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Birkofer (3–1) || Jorgens || — || — || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 22 || Cardinals || 4–11 || Dean || Tising (1–3) || — || — || 16–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 23 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Brennan || Blanton (1–3) || — || — || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 24 || @ Reds || 1–12 || Hollingsworth || Weaver (5–2) || — || 11,526 || 16–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 25 || @ Reds || 9–2 || Lucas (2–1) || Schott || — || 1,869 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Dean || Blanton (1–4) || — || — || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 26 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Winford || Birkofer (3–2) || — || — || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 27 || @ Cardinals || 11–2 || Swift (3–2) || Hallahan || — || — || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 28 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Weaver (6–2) || Walker || — || — || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 29 || @ Cardinals || 7–9 || Dean || Bush (1–2) || — || — || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 7–5 || Swift (4–2) || Root || — || — || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 30 || @ Cubs || 11–7 || Brown (1–1) || Bryant || Bush (1) || 43,332 || 21–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 31 || @ Cubs || 7–8 (10) || Carleton || Bush (1–3) || — || — || 21–20

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 2 || Bees || 5–4 || Weaver (7–2) || Chaplin || Brown (2) || 2,500 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 3 || Bees || 3–4 (11) || Reis || Swift (4–3) || — || 2,000 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 4 || Bees || 7–5 || Blanton (2–4) || Lanning || Brown (3) || — || 23–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 5 || Phillies || 14–8 || Brown (2–1) || Bowman || — || — || 24–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 6 || Phillies || 1–5 || Jorgens || Weaver (7–3) || — || — || 24–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 7 || Phillies || 6–2 || Swift (5–3) || Moore || — || — || 25–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 8 || Dodgers || 2–1 || Blanton (3–4) || Brandt || — || — || 26–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 9 || Dodgers || 4–1 || Weaver (8–3) || Earnshaw || — || — || 27–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 9 || Dodgers || 7–5 || Brown (3–1) || Mungo || — || 8,000 || 28–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 10 || Dodgers || 6–3 || Lucas (3–1) || Clark || Bush (2) || — || 29–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 12 || Giants || 3–2 || Swift (6–3) || Hubbell || — || — || 30–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 13 || Giants || 6–2 || Blanton (4–4) || Smith || — || — || 31–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 14 || Giants || 0–8 || Schumacher || Weaver (8–4) || — || 32,000 || 31–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 16 || @ Dodgers || 9–2 || Lucas (4–1) || Mungo || — || 3,500 || 32–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 17 || @ Dodgers || 14–5 || Swift (7–3) || Baker || — || — || 33–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 6–0 || Blanton (5–4) || Bowman || — || — || 34–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Jorgens || Weaver (8–5) || Johnson || — || 34–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 21 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Lucas (5–1) || Kowalik || — || 5,000 || 35–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 22 || @ Giants || 5–11 || Schumacher || Swift (7–4) || — || 5,314 || 35–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 23 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Gumbert || Brown (3–2) || Smith || 5,500 || 35–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 24 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Hubbell || Birkofer (3–3) || — || — || 35–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 24 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Weaver (9–5) || Fitzsimmons || — || 15,000 || 36–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 25 || @ Giants || 4–5 || Coffman || Swift (7–5) || — || 5,000 || 36–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 26 || @ Bees || 2–1 || Lucas (6–1) || MacFayden || — || 5,352 || 37–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 28 || @ Bees || 11–2 || Blanton (6–4) || Benge || — || — || 38–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 28 || @ Bees || 4–6 || Cantwell || Weaver (9–6) || Smith || 18,133 || 38–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 30 || Cardinals || 1–2 || Haines || Brown (3–3) || — || — || 38–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 30 || Cardinals || 3–4 || Rhem || Blanton (6–5) || Dean || 20,000 || 38–31

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || July 1 || Cardinals || 9–4 || Lucas (7–1) || Walker || Swift (1) || — || 39–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 2 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Dean || Weaver (9–7) || — || — || 39–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 4 || Cubs || 2–3 (10) || French || Blanton (6–6) || — || — || 39–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 4 || Cubs || 7–4 || Brown (4–3) || Lee || Welch (1) || 33,000 || 40–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 5 || Cubs || 4–2 || Swift (8–5) || Warneke || — || — || 41–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 9 || Phillies || 16–5 || Birkofer (4–3) || Kowalik || — || — || 42–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 10 || Phillies || 6–9 (10) || Walters || Swift (8–6) || — || — || 42–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 12 || Bees || 2–6 (10) || Cantwell || Blanton (6–7) || — || 5,000 || 42–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 13 || Bees || 1–4 || Chaplin || Swift (8–7) || — || 1,200 || 42–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 14 || Bees || 2–1 || Brown (5–3) || MacFayden || — || 2,000 || 43–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 15 || Giants || 5–4 (10) || Birkofer (5–3) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 44–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 15 || Giants || 4–14 || Smith || Weaver (9–8) || — || 15,000 || 44–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 16 || Giants || 6–7 || Coffman || Brown (5–4) || Schumacher || 6,000 || 44–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 17 || Giants || 0–6 || Hubbell || Swift (8–8) || — || — || 44–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 18 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Jeffcoat || Brown (5–5) || Clark || 8,000 || 44–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 19 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Clark || Blanton (6–8) || Mungo || 4,000 || 44–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 21 || @ Phillies || 17–6 || Swift (9–8) || Moore || — || — || 45–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 4–16 || Bowman || Brown (5–6) || — || — || 45–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 10–1 || Blanton (7–8) || Passeau || — || — || 46–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 25 || @ Dodgers || 7–4 || Swift (10–8) || Clark || — || 4,700 || 47–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 26 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Mungo || Lucas (7–2) || — || — || 47–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 26 || @ Dodgers || 3–4 || Brandt || Brown (5–7) || — || 15,000 || 47–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 27 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Frankhouse || Blanton (7–9) || — || 485 || 47–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 28 || @ Dodgers || 9–8 (10) || Lucas (8–2) || Brandt || — || — || 48–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 29 || @ Bees || 1–4 || MacFayden || Swift (10–9) || — || 9,284 || 48–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 29 || @ Bees || 10–4 || Brown (6–7) || Smith || — || 9,284 || 49–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 30 || @ Bees || 5–3 (11) || Brown (7–7) || Cantwell || — || 2,612 || 50–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 31 || @ Bees || 10–5 || Weaver (10–8) || Chaplin || Hoyt (1) || 3,216 || 51–46

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 1 || @ Giants || 0–6 || Smith || Blanton (7–10) || — || — || 51–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 2 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Hubbell || Swift (10–10) || — || 15,000 || 51–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 5 || @ Reds || 4–6 || Schott || Brown (7–8) || — || 6,373 || 51–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 7 || @ Reds || 5–1 || Lucas (9–2) || Hollingsworth || — || — || 52–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 7 || @ Reds || 1–0 || Blanton (8–10) || Hallahan || — || 3,969 || 53–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 8 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || French || Swift (10–11) || — || — || 53–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 9 || @ Cubs || 2–9 || Lee || Brown (7–9) || — || — || 53–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 9 || @ Cubs || 1–10 || Davis || Birkofer (5–4) || — || 40,000 || 53–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 11 || Reds || 6–3 || Lucas (10–2) || Derringer || — || — || 54–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 11 || Reds || 3–7 || Hallahan || Blanton (8–11) || — || — || 54–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc"