1938 St. Louis Cardinals

71-80 • .470 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals went 71-80 (.470) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 725 runs, allowed 721, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (27 HR, 102 RBI) and Bob Weiland (16-11, 3.59 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
80 Losses
.470 Win %
6th Rank
725 R 721 RA
Diff +4

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⚡ Quick Stats

725 Runs Scored
721 Runs Allowed
+4 Run Diff
365K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 4% above the 1938 league average (.267)
OBP .330 1% above the 1938 league average (.328)
SLG .407 8% above the 1938 league average (.376)
Team ERA 3.84 1% worse than the 1938 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 725 8% above the 1938 league average (674 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 365,975
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Avg per Game 4,518

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Mize 0.337 2 Lon Warneke 0.324 3 Joe Medwick 0.322 4 Jimmy Brown 0.301 5 Hal Epps 0.300

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 27 2 Joe Medwick 21 3 Don Gutteridge 9 4 Don Padgett 8 5 Enos Slaughter 8

RBI

1 Joe Medwick 122 2 Johnny Mize 102 3 Don Padgett 65 4 Don Gutteridge 64 5 Enos Slaughter 58
1938 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Medwick 146 590 100 190 47 8 21 122 42 41 0 0.322
Don Gutteridge 142 552 61 141 21 15 9 64 29 49 14 0.255
Johnny Mize 149 531 85 179 34 16 27 102 74 47 0 0.337
Stu Martin 114 417 54 116 26 2 1 27 30 28 4 0.278
Mickey Owen 122 397 45 106 25 2 4 36 32 14 2 0.267
Enos Slaughter 112 395 59 109 20 10 8 58 32 38 1 0.276
Don Padgett 110 388 59 105 26 5 8 65 18 28 0 0.271
Jimmy Brown 108 382 50 115 12 6 0 38 27 9 7 0.301
Terry Moore 94 312 49 85 21 3 4 21 46 19 9 0.272
Pepper Martin 91 269 34 79 18 2 2 38 18 34 4 0.294
Lynn Myers 70 227 18 55 10 2 1 19 9 25 9 0.242
Joe Stripp 54 199 24 57 7 0 0 18 18 10 0 0.286
Frenchy Bordagaray 81 156 19 44 5 1 0 21 8 9 2 0.282
Herb Bremer 50 151 14 33 5 1 2 14 9 36 1 0.219
Bob Weiland 35 80 7 11 0 0 0 1 5 34 0 0.138
Lon Warneke 31 71 5 23 3 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.324
Bill McGee 47 67 4 14 2 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.209
Jim Bucher 17 57 7 13 3 1 0 7 2 2 0 0.228
Curt Davis 40 57 8 13 0 0 3 9 0 16 0 0.228
Hal Epps 17 50 8 15 0 0 1 3 2 4 2 0.300
Roy Henshaw 27 41 1 9 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.220
Max Macon 46 36 5 11 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.306
Clyde Shoun 40 31 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.258
Frank Crespi 7 19 2 5 2 0 0 1 2 7 0 0.263
Paul Dean 5 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.182
Ray Harrell 32 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Max Lanier 18 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.100
Tuck Stainback 6 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Mort Cooper 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
Si Johnson 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Preacher Roe 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Siebert 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Guy Bush 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Krist 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Ryba 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Paul Dean 2.61 2 Bill McGee 3.21 3 Bob Weiland 3.59 4 Curt Davis 3.63 5 Lon Warneke 3.97

Wins

1 Bob Weiland 16 2 Lon Warneke 13 3 Curt Davis 12 4 Bill McGee 7 5 Clyde Shoun 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Weiland 117 2 Bill McGee 104 3 Lon Warneke 89 4 Max Macon 39 5 Clyde Shoun 37
1938 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Weiland 16 11 3.59 35 29 1 228.1 248 91 67 117
Bill McGee 7 12 3.21 47 25 5 216.0 216 77 78 104
Lon Warneke 13 8 3.97 31 26 0 197.0 199 87 64 89
Curt Davis 12 8 3.63 40 21 3 173.1 187 70 27 36
Roy Henshaw 5 11 4.02 27 15 0 130.0 132 58 48 34
Max Macon 4 11 4.11 38 12 2 129.1 133 59 61 39
Clyde Shoun 6 6 4.14 40 12 1 117.1 130 54 43 37
Ray Harrell 2 3 4.86 32 3 2 63.0 78 34 29 32
Max Lanier 0 3 4.20 18 3 0 45.0 57 21 28 14
Paul Dean 3 1 2.61 5 4 0 31.0 37 9 5 14
Mort Cooper 2 1 3.04 4 3 1 23.2 17 8 12 11
Si Johnson 0 3 7.47 6 3 0 15.2 27 13 6 4
Guy Bush 0 1 4.50 6 0 1 6.0 6 3 3 1
Mike Ryba 1 1 5.40 3 0 0 5.0 8 3 1 0
Preacher Roe 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.2 6 4 2 1
Howie Krist 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Frenchy Bordagaray Herb Bremer Jimmy Brown Jim Bucher Guy Bush Mort Cooper Frank Crespi Curt Davis Paul Dean Hal Epps Don Gutteridge Ray Harrell +23 more

35 players

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The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals reads 71 wins and 80 losses, good for 6th in the NL. With 725 runs scored and 721 given up, the 1938 differential was +4. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .278, 4% better than the league's .267. Pitchers allowed 3.84 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. Measured against the 674-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 365,975 fans came through the gates. Johnny Mize led the club in home runs with 27. The RBI leader was Joe Medwick, with 122. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Weiland (16). The 1938 roster runs to 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals finished 71-80 (.470 win pct).
Who led the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals with 27 home runs.
What was the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1938 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (27 HR, 102 RBI) and Bob Weiland (16-11, 3.59 ERA).
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