1938 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1938 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 71–80 (.470) 6th Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Frankie Frisch, Mike González KMOX(France Laux, Jim Alt)KWK(Johnny O'Hara, Allan Anthony) stl stl The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 57th season in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and the 47th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 71–80 during the season and finished sixth in the National League. Regular season Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1938 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 17 Guy Bush 30 Mort Cooper 27 Curt Davis 19 Paul Dean 27 Ray Harrell 31 Roy Henshaw 12 Si Johnson 33 Howie Krist 32 Max Lanier 16 Max Macon 29 Bill McGee 19 Preacher Roe 19 Mike Ryba 36 Clyde Shoun 18 Lon Warneke 20 Bob Weiland Catchers 11 Herb Bremer  8 Mickey Owen Infielders 15 Jimmy Brown 30 Jim Bucher 24 Creepy Crespi  5 Don Gutteridge  6 Stu Martin 10 Johnny Mize 22 Lynn Myers 17 Joe Stripp Outfielders 14 Frenchy Bordagaray 17 Hal Epps  1 Pepper Martin  7 Joe Medwick  2 Terry Moore  4 Don Padgett  9 Enos Slaughter 34 Tuck Stainback Other batters 22 Dick Siebert Manager  3 Frankie Frisch 25 Mike González Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares Player stats = Indicates league leader 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 C Mickey Owen 122 397 106 .267 4 36 1B Johnny Mize 149 531 179 .337 27 102 2B Stu Martin Stu Martin (baseball) 114 417 116 .278 1 27 SS Lynn Myers Lynn Myers (baseball) 70 227 55 .242 1 19 3B Don Gutteridge 142 552 141 .255 9 64 OF Joe Medwick 146 590 190 .322 21 122 OF Enos Slaughter 112 395 109 .276 8 58 OF Terry Moore Terry Moore (baseball) 94 312 85 .272 4 21 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 Don Padgett 110 388 105 .271 8 65 Jimmy Brown Jimmy Brown (baseball) 108 382 115 .301 0 38 Pepper Martin 91 269 79 .294 2 38 Joe Stripp 54 199 57 .286 0 18 Frenchy Bordagaray 81 156 44 .282 0 21 Herb Bremer 50 151 33 .219 2 14 Jim Bucher 17 57 13 .228 0 7 Hal Epps 17 50 15 .300 1 3 Creepy Crespi 7 19 5 .263 0 1 Tuck Stainback 6 10 0 .000 0 0 Dick Siebert 1 1 1 1.000 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 Bob Weiland 35 228.1 16 11 3.59 117 Lon Warneke 31 197.0 13 8 3.97 89 Paul Dean 5 31.0 3 1 2.61 14 Mort Cooper 4 23.2 2 1 3.04 11 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 Bill McGee 47 216.0 7 12 3.21 104 Curt Davis 40 173.1 12 8 3.63 36 Roy Henshaw 27 130.0 5 11 4.02 34 Max Macon 38 129.1 4 11 4.11 39 Clyde Shoun 40 117.1 6 6 4.14 37 Si Johnson 6 15.2 0 3 7.47 4 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 Ray Harrell 32 2 3 1 4.86 32 Max Lanier 18 0 3 0 4.20 14 Guy Bush 6 0 1 1 4.50 1 Mike Ryba 3 1 1 0 5.40 0 Howie Krist 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 Preacher Roe 1 0 0 0 13.50 1 Awards and honors Don Gutteridge, Ranked second in National League in triples (15)As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 82, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, 0-7385-3199-5 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton AA Rochester Red Wings International League Ray Blades AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Bill Killefer A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Ira Smith and Johnny Watwood B Cedar Rapids Raiders Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Cap Crossley B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Tony Kaufmann B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Hal Anderson B Columbus Red Birds Sally League George Payne B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Marty Purtell C Pine Bluff Judges Cotton States League Leroy "Cowboy" Jones C Jacksonville Jax East Texas League Tony Robello C Portsmouth Red Birds Middle Atlantic League Benny Borgmann C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Clay Hopper D Union City Red Birds Alabama–Florida League Fred Lucas D Johnson City Soldiers Appalachian League Joe Sims and Phil Clark D Albuquerque Cardinals Arizona–Texas League Bill DeLancey D Monett Red Birds Arkansas–Missouri League Heinie Mueller D Martinsville Manufacturers Bi-State League Arnold Anderson D Kinston Eagles Coastal Plain League Tommy West D Cambridge Cardinals Eastern Shore League Joe Davis D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Harrison Wickel and Jimmie Sanders D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Jimmie Sanders and Harrison Wickel D Albany Travelers Georgia–Florida League Johnny Keane D Paducah Indians KITTY League Pete Mondino D Grand Island Cardinals Nebraska State League Benny Hassler D Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals North Carolina State League George Silvey D Caruthersville Pilots Northeast Arkansas League Bunny Simmons, Al Iezzi and Wilson Koewing D Duluth Dukes Northern League Dutch Dorman D Fostoria Red Birds Ohio State League Jack Farmer D Midland Cardinals West Texas–New Mexico League Fincher Withers LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento, Decatur, Mobile, Portsmouth, Albany, Duluth Shelby franchise transferred to Gastonia, July 22, 1938Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1938 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1938 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St. Louis Cardinals