The 1936 Chicago Cubs season was the 65th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 61st in the National League and the 21st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for second in the National League with a record of 87–67.
Regular season April 14, 1936: Billy Herman became the last National League player to have five hits on Opening Day in the 20th century.SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1936 Chicago Cubs 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 121 424 130 .307 7 64 1B 124 458 125 .273 9 56 2B 153 632 211 .334 5 93 SS 118 429 120 .280 1 42 3B 149 561 167 .298 6 78 OF 93 373 110 .295 3 39 OF 145 575 152 .264 8 81 OF 154 605 212 .350 16 96
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 80 189 58 .307 2 38 64 182 45 .247 0 20 70 174 44 .253 7 28 39 132 33 .250 1 16 29 109 32 .294 5 18 44 75 13 .173 1 5 19 34 7 .206 0 2 6 12 1 .083 0 1
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 43 258.2 18 11 3.31 102 24 153.0 11 9 3.00 52
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 43 252.1 18 9 3.39 104 40 240.1 16 13 3.45 113 35 197.1 14 10 3.65 88 39 129.1 6 5 3.97 69
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 33 3 6 1 4.15 32 26 1 2 0 3.30 35 6 0 2 1 6.75 1 4 0 0 0 12.46 1
Awards and honors Records Billy Herman, National League record, most doubles in one season by a second baseman (Herman tied his own record that he set in 1935) (57)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 90, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY,
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca CityJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 1936 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference