1941 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1941 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 97–56 (.634) 2nd Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Billy Southworth KWK(Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett, Dizzy Dean)KXOK(France Laux) stl stl The 1941 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 60th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 50th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97–56 during the season and finished second in the National League. Offseason Prior to 1941 season (exact date unknown) Hal Rice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Hal Rice page at Baseball-Reference Tommy Glaviano was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference Chuck Diering was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Chuck Diering page at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.Jimmy Ripple page at Baseball-Reference September 2, 1941: Hank Gornicki was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs.Hank Gornicki page at Baseball-Reference September 22, 1941: The purchase of Hank Gornicki's contract from the Cardinals by the Cubs was voided, and Gornicki was returned to the Cardinals. Roster 1941 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 21 Johnny Beazley 13 Mort Cooper 34 Bill Crouch 33 Hank Gornicki 34 Johnny Grodzicki 42 Harry Gumbert 30 Ira Hutchinson 26 Howie Krist 23 Max Lanier 42 Hersh Lyons 29 Bill McGee 37 Sam Nahem 37 Howie Pollet 24 Clyde Shoun 18 Lon Warneke 28 Ernie White Catchers 17 Walker Cooper 14 Gus Mancuso 33 Chip Marshall Infielders  3 Jimmy Brown  7 Creepy Crespi  1 Whitey Kurowski  1 Eddie Lake  4 Marty Marion  5 Steve Mesner 10 Johnny Mize Outfielders 11 Estel Crabtree 19 Erv Dusak 12 Johnny Hopp 19 Ernie Koy  8 Terry Moore  6 Stan Musial 16 Don Padgett 38 Walter Sessi  9 Enos Slaughter 20 Coaker Triplett  6 Harry Walker Other batters  6 Pep Young Manager 40 Billy Southworth Coaches 35 Mike González 36 Buzzy Wares Player stats = Indicates team 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 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 Jimmy Brown (baseball) 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 Terry Moore (baseball) 122 493 145 .294 6 68 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 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 baseball 1 0 0 ---- 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 Lon Warneke 37 246.0 17 9 3.15 83 Ernie White 32 210.017 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 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 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 Bill Crouch (1940s pitcher) 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 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 Ira Hutchinson 29 1 5 5 3.86 19 Hersh Lyons 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton AA Rochester Red Wings International League Tony Kaufmann AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Pepper Martin A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Ray Blades A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Eddie Dyer B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Dib Williams B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Nick Cullop B Columbus Red Birds Sally League Clay Hopper B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Tommy West C Fresno Cardinals California League George Silvey C Springfield Cardinals Middle Atlantic League Walter Alston C Duluth Dukes Northern League Joe Davis C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Bill DeLancey C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Ollie Vanek D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League John Morrow and Harold Michel D Cambridge Canners Eastern Shore League Everett Johnston D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Johnny Keane D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Bunny Simmons D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Joe Cusick D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Charles Martin and Fred Hawn D Williamson Red Birds Mountain State League Harrison Wickel D Cooleemee Cards North Carolina State League Fred Hawn and Charles Martin D Batesville Pilots Northeast Arkansas League Ernie Stefani and Jim Winford D Washington Red Birds Pennsylvania State Association Herb Moore D Hamilton Red Wings PONY League Roy Pfleger D Sioux City Cowboys Western League Dick TichasekLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (American Assn.), Mobile, New IberiaJohnson, 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 1941 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1941 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis Cardinals