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The St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

season was the team's 55th season in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

and its 45th season in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

. The Cardinals went 87-67 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.

Notable transactions

May 24, 1936: Johnny Vergez
Johnny Vergez
Jean Louis Vergez was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from until , for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. Following his major league career, he continued to play in the Pacific Coast League until .Vergez...

was purchased by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

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Roster

1936 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	112	363	99	.273	4	59
1B	126	414	136	.329	19	93
2B	92	332	99	.298	6	41
SS	136	510	146	.286	1	58
3B	93	280	64	.229	3	27
OF	155	636	223	.351	18	138
OF	143	572	177	.309	11	76
OF	143	590	156	.264	5	47

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
	93	303	83	.274	1	26
	8	18	3	.167	0	1

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
	51	315	24	13	3.17	195
	17	92	5	5	4.60	28

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

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
	2	0	0	0	6.75	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (Sally), Union City

New Philadelphia club folded, May 25, 1936

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