| 1940 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| 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 BB-reference | |
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The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 59th season in St. Louis, Missouri and 49th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 84–69 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 100 | 53 | 0.654 | — | 55–21 | 45–32 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 12 | 41–37 | 47–28 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 16 | 41–36 | 43–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 76 | 0.506 | 22½ | 40–34 | 38–42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 25½ | 40–37 | 35–42 |
| New York Giants | 72 | 80 | 0.474 | 27½ | 33–43 | 39–37 |
| Boston Bees | 65 | 87 | 0.428 | 34½ | 35–40 | 30–47 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 103 | 0.327 | 50 | 24–55 | 26–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | 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 | — | |||||
Roster
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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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
Farm system
Notes
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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