On December 2, 1936, the Reds purchased catcher Spud Davis and infielder Charlie Gelbert from the St. Louis Cardinals.
Just over two weeks later, on December 19, Cincinnati sold pitcher Lee Stine to the New York Yankees.
Cincinnati struggled in their first 10 games of the season, posting a 1–9 record and quickly falling into the basement of the National League.
The Reds made a number of moves on July 3, as they sold pitcher Jumbo Brown and leftfielder Phil Weintraub to the New York Giants.
Later in the month, on August 20, Cincinnati purchased Dusty Cooke from the Boston Red Sox.
Cincinnati struggled to a 10–17 record during the month of August, as the club dropped back into last place with a 46–69 record at the end of the month, 24.5 games behind the pennant leading Chicago Cubs and one game behind the Brooklyn Dodgers for seventh place.
English played with the Yankees AA club, the Kansas City Blues of the American Association.
Three days later, the Reds made another purchase from the Yankees, as the acquired pitcher Ted Kleinhans.
Following a doubleheader, in which the Reds split the two games with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 12, the club relieved Chuck Dressen from his duties as manager.
Under Wallace, the Reds limped to a 5–20 record, including finishing the regular season on a 14 game losing streak.
Offensively, catcher Ernie Lombardi led the Reds with a .334 batting average, as he added nine home runs and 59 RBI in 120 games.
Outfielder Kiki Cuyler hit .271 with 32 RBI, as well as tying Goodman with a team high 10 stolen bases.
Infielders Other batters Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.