# 1936 Chicago Cubs season

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.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Giants | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 52‍–‍26 | 40‍–‍36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 43‍–‍33 | 44‍–‍34 |
| Chicago Cubs | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 50‍–‍27 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 70 | .545 | 8 | 46‍–‍30 | 38‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 80 | .481 | 18 | 42‍–‍34 | 32‍–‍46 |
| Boston Bees | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | 35‍–‍43 | 36‍–‍40 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 | 37‍–‍40 | 30‍–‍47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38 | 30‍–‍48 | 24‍–‍52 |

### Record vs. opponents

1936 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Gabby Hartnett | 121 | 424 | 130 | .307 | 7 | 64 |
| 1B | Phil Cavarretta | 124 | 458 | 125 | .273 | 9 | 56 |
| 2B | Billy Herman | 153 | 632 | 211 | .334 | 5 | 93 |
| SS | Billy Jurges | 118 | 429 | 120 | .280 | 1 | 42 |
| 3B | Stan Hack | 149 | 561 | 167 | .298 | 6 | 78 |
| OF | Ethan Allen | 93 | 373 | 110 | .295 | 3 | 39 |
| OF | Augie Galan | 145 | 575 | 152 | .264 | 8 | 81 |
| OF | Frank Demaree | 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 |
| Ken O'Dea | 80 | 189 | 58 | .307 | 2 | 38 |
| Woody English | 64 | 182 | 45 | .247 | 0 | 20 |
| Johnny Gill | 70 | 174 | 44 | .253 | 7 | 28 |
| Charlie Grimm | 39 | 132 | 33 | .250 | 1 | 16 |
| Chuck Klein | 29 | 109 | 32 | .294 | 5 | 18 |
| Tuck Stainback | 44 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 1 | 5 |
| Gene Lillard | 19 | 34 | 7 | .206 | 0 | 2 |
| Walter Stephenson | 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 |
| Bill Lee | 43 | 258.2 | 18 | 11 | 3.31 | 102 |
| Curt Davis | 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 |
| Larry French | 43 | 252.1 | 18 | 9 | 3.39 | 104 |
| Lon Warneke | 40 | 240.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.45 | 113 |
| Tex Carleton | 35 | 197.1 | 14 | 10 | 3.65 | 88 |
| Roy Henshaw | 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 |
| Charlie Root | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.15 | 32 |
| Clay Bryant | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.30 | 35 |
| Fabian Kowalik | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Clyde Shoun | 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)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jack Lelivelt |
| B | Portsmouth Cubs | Piedmont League | Pip Koehler |
| C | Ponca City Angels | Western Association | Mike Gazella |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Ponca City