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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

↑ 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 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1940 All-Star Game 1940 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1885 1886

MLB	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011

League pennants

American Association	1885 1886 1887 1888

National League	1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013

Division titles

National League East: 1982; 1985; 1987
National League Central: 1996; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009; 2013; 2014; 2015

Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

Seasons (136)

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