1940 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1940 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 84–69 (.549) 3rd Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Ray Blades, Mike González, Billy Southworth KMOX(France Laux)KWK(Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett)KXOK(Alex Buchan, Ray Schmidt, Gabby Street) stl stl 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 St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL 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 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 Stu Martin (baseball) 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 Terry Moore (baseball) 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 Jimmy Brown Jimmy Brown (baseball) 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 Red Jones (outfielder) 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 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 Clyde Shoun 54 197.1 13 11 3.92 82 Bob Bowman Bob Bowman (pitcher) 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 Jack Russell Jack Russell (baseball) 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 Minor League Baseball 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 D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Dickey 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 7Johnson, 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 1940 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1940 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis Cardinals