| 1940 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 84–69 (.549) | |||
| League place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |||
| Managers | Ray Blades,Mike González,Billy Southworth | |||
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett) KXOK (Alex Buchan, Ray Schmidt,Gabby Street) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1940 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 59th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and 49th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 84–69 during the season and finished third in the National League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | .654 | — | 55–21 | 45–32 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 65 | .575 | 12 | 41–37 | 47–28 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | .549 | 16 | 41–36 | 43–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | .506 | 22½ | 40–34 | 38–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 25½ | 40–37 | 35–42 |
| New York Giants | 72 | 80 | .474 | 27½ | 33–43 | 39–37 |
| Boston Bees | 65 | 87 | .428 | 34½ | 35–40 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 103 | .327 | 50 | 24–55 | 26–48 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 8–14 | 9–12 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 8–14–1 | 16–5 | 17–5 | 15–7–1 | 9–13–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 14–8 | 12–10 | — | 6–16 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–9 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 5–16 | 10–12 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6–15 | 5–17 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 6–16 | 6–16 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 7–15–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 16–6 | — | 15–7–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 10–12–1 | 10–11 | 16–6 | 7–15–1 | — | |||||
| 1940 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Mickey Owen | 117 | 307 | 81 | .264 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 155 | 579 | 182 | .314 | 43 | 137 |
| 2B | Joe Orengo | 129 | 415 | 119 | .287 | 7 | 56 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 125 | 435 | 121 | .278 | 3 | 46 |
| 3B | Stu Martin | 112 | 369 | 88 | .238 | 4 | 32 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 140 | 516 | 158 | .306 | 17 | 73 |
| OF | Ernie Koy | 93 | 348 | 108 | .310 | 8 | 52 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 136 | 537 | 163 | .304 | 17 | 64 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | 107 | 454 | 127 | .280 | 0 | 30 |
| Don Padgett | 93 | 240 | 58 | .242 | 6 | 41 |
| Pepper Martin | 86 | 228 | 72 | .316 | 3 | 39 |
| Joe Medwick | 37 | 158 | 48 | .304 | 3 | 20 |
| Johnny Hopp | 80 | 152 | 41 | .270 | 1 | 14 |
| Don Gutteridge | 69 | 108 | 29 | .269 | 3 | 14 |
| Eddie Lake | 32 | 66 | 14 | .212 | 2 | 7 |
| Harry Walker | 7 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 6 |
| Carden Gillenwater | 7 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 5 |
| Walker Cooper | 6 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill DeLancey | 15 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Hal Epps | 11 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Jones | 12 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 1 |
| Creepy Crespi | 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lon Warneke | 33 | 232.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.14 | 85 |
| Mort Cooper | 38 | 230.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.63 | 95 |
| Bill McGee | 38 | 218.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.80 | 78 |
| Murry Dickson | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Shoun | 54 | 197.1 | 13 | 11 | 3.92 | 82 |
| Bob Bowman | 28 | 114.1 | 7 | 5 | 4.33 | 43 |
| Max Lanier | 35 | 105.0 | 9 | 6 | 3.34 | 49 |
| Carl Doyle | 21 | 81.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.89 | 44 |
| Curt Davis | 14 | 54.0 | 0 | 4 | 5.17 | 12 |
| Ernie White | 8 | 21.2 | 1 | 1 | 4.15 | 15 |
| Newt Kimball | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 6 |
| Gene Lillard | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Russell | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.50 | 16 |
| Ira Hutchinson | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.13 | 19 |
| Harry Brecheen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Bob Weiland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |