1940 St. Louis Cardinals season

1940 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	84–69 (.549)
League place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Ray Blades, Mike González, Billy Southworth
Local 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 3rd in the National League.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1940 National League Records Sources:
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

1940 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 26 Bob Bowman 31 Harry Brecheen 25 Mort Cooper 27 Curt Davis 22 Murry Dickson 27 Carl Doyle 27,30 Ira Hutchinson 25 Newt Kimball 23 Max Lanier 31 Gene Lillard 29 Bill McGee 28 Jack Russell 24 Clyde Shoun 21 Lon Warneke 20 Bob Weiland 2,32 Ernie White		Catchers 17 Walker Cooper 15 Bill DeLancey 14 Mickey Owen 16 Don Padgett Infielders  3 Jimmy Brown  2 Creepy Crespi  5 Don Gutteridge  1 Eddie Lake  4 Marty Marion  6 Stu Martin 10 Johnny Mize 18 Joe Orengo		Outfielders 17 Hal Epps 28 Carden Gillenwater 12 Johnny Hopp 19 Red Jones 19 Ernie Koy  1 Pepper Martin  7 Joe Medwick  8 Terry Moore  9 Enos Slaughter 42 Harry Walker		Manager 37 Ray Blades 35 Mike González 40 Billy Southworth Coaches 35 Mike González 36 Buzzy Wares

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
1B	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	155	579	182	.314	43	137

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
Brown, JimmyJimmy Brown	107	454	127	.280	0	30

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

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
Bowman, BobBob Bowman	28	114.1	7	5	4.33	43

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton AA Rochester Red Wings International League Billy Southworth, Estel Crabtree, Mike Ryba and Tony Kaufmann AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Benny Borgmann A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Hal Anderson A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Eddie Dyer B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Tony Kaufmann, Boyce Morrow and Lou Scoffic B Allentown Wings Interstate League Val Picinich and Bob Barr B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Tommy West B Columbus Red Birds Sally League Clay Hopper B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Johnny Keane C Albuquerque Cardinals Arizona–Texas League Jack Farmer C Kilgore Boomers East Texas League Jimmy Dalrymple C Lansing Lancers Michigan State League Jess Altenburg C Portsmouth Red Birds Middle Atlantic League Dutch Dorman and Walter Alston C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Ken Penner C Springfield Cardinals Western Association George Silvey and Ollie Vanek D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Ollie Vanek and George Silvey D Siloam Springs Cardinals Arkansas–Missouri League Herb Moore D Cambridge Canners Eastern Shore League Hugh Poland

Level Team League Manager D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Dickie Kerr D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Joe Cusick D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Charles Martin D Williamson Red Birds Mountain State League Harrison Wickel D Cooleemee Cards North Carolina State League Boyce Morrow and Dutch Dorman D Caruthersville/Batesville Pilots Northeast Arkansas League Ernie Stefani D Duluth Dukes Northern League Joe Davis D Fostoria Red Birds Ohio State League Robert Jones D Washington Red Birds Pennsylvania State Association Bunny Simmons D Hamilton Red Wings PONY League Fred Lucas D Gastonia Cardinals Tar Heel League Milt Bocek D Worthington Cardinals Western League George Payne LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Columbus (Sally), Johnson City, Williamson Arkansas–Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940; Caruthersville club transferred to Batesville, July 7[1]

Notes

1. 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

• 1940 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1940 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com