| 1941 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 97–56 (.634) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | Branch Rickey | |||
| Managers | Billy Southworth | |||
| Radio | KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett,Dizzy Dean) KXOK (France Laux) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1941 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 60th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 50th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 97–56 during the season and finished second in the National League.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | .649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | .634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | .571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | .526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 79 | .484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | .455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | .403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | .279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 4–18–2 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 18–4–2 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 8–14–2 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 14–8–2 | 16–6 | — | 6–16 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–6–1 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | |||||
| 1941 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Gus Mancuso | 106 | 328 | 75 | .229 | 2 | 37 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 126 | 473 | 150 | .317 | 16 | 100 |
| 2B | Creepy Crespi | 146 | 560 | 156 | .279 | 4 | 46 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 155 | 547 | 138 | .252 | 3 | 58 |
| 3B | Jimmy Brown | 132 | 549 | 168 | .306 | 3 | 56 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 113 | 425 | 132 | .311 | 13 | 76 |
| OF | Johnny Hopp | 134 | 445 | 135 | .303 | 4 | 50 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 122 | 493 | 145 | .294 | 6 | 68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Padgett | 107 | 324 | 80 | .247 | 5 | 44 |
| Walker Cooper | 68 | 200 | 49 | .245 | 1 | 20 |
| Coaker Triplett | 76 | 185 | 53 | .286 | 3 | 21 |
| Estel Crabtree | 77 | 167 | 57 | .341 | 5 | 28 |
| Eddie Lake | 45 | 76 | 8 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mesner | 24 | 69 | 10 | .145 | 0 | 10 |
| Stan Musial | 12 | 47 | 20 | .426 | 1 | 7 |
| Ernie Koy | 13 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 2 | 4 |
| Harry Walker | 7 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| Erv Dusak | 6 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
| Walter Sessi | 5 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 5 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Pep Young | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chip Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 | 37 | 246.0 | 17 | 9 | 3.15 | 83 |
| Ernie White | 32 | 210.0 | 17 | 7 | 2.40 | 117 |
| Mort Cooper | 29 | 186.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.91 | 118 |
| Max Lanier | 35 | 153.0 | 10 | 8 | 2.82 | 93 |
| Harry Gumbert | 33 | 144.0 | 11 | 5 | 2.74 | 53 |
| Howie Pollet | 9 | 70.0 | 5 | 2 | 1.93 | 37 |
| Johnny Beazley | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Krist | 37 | 114.0 | 10 | 0 | 4.03 | 36 |
| Sam Nahem | 26 | 81.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.98 | 31 |
| Clyde Shoun | 26 | 70.0 | 3 | 5 | 5.66 | 34 |
| Bill Crouch | 18 | 45.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 15 |
| Bill McGee | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 2 |
| Johnny Grodzicki | 5 | 13.1 | 2 | 1 | 1.35 | 10 |
| Hank Gornicki | 4 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Hutchinson | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.86 | 19 |
| Hersh Lyons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |