1939 St. Louis Cardinals

92-61 • .601 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals went 92-61 (.601) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 779 runs, allowed 633, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (28 HR, 108 RBI) and Curt Davis (22-16, 3.63 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

92 Wins
61 Losses
.601 Win %
2nd Rank
779 R 633 RA
Diff +146

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779 Runs Scored
633 Runs Allowed
+146 Run Diff
424K Attendance

📈 vs. 1939 NL Average

Batting Avg .293 8% above the 1939 league average (.272)
OBP .353 5% above the 1939 league average (.335)
SLG .431 12% above the 1939 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.59 8% better than the 1939 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 779 14% above the 1939 league average (684 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 424,908
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Avg per Game 5,378

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1939

Batting Avg

1 Don Padgett 0.399 2 Curt Davis 0.381 3 Johnny Mize 0.349 4 Joe Medwick 0.332 5 Enos Slaughter 0.320

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 28 2 Terry Moore 17 3 Joe Medwick 14 4 Enos Slaughter 12 5 Don Gutteridge 7

RBI

1 Joe Medwick 117 2 Johnny Mize 108 3 Enos Slaughter 86 4 Terry Moore 77 5 Don Gutteridge 54
1939 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Brown 147 645 88 192 31 8 3 51 32 18 4 0.298
Joe Medwick 150 606 98 201 48 8 14 117 45 44 6 0.332
Enos Slaughter 149 604 95 193 52 5 12 86 44 53 2 0.320
Johnny Mize 153 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 92 49 0 0.349
Don Gutteridge 148 524 71 141 27 4 7 54 27 70 5 0.269
Stu Martin 120 425 60 114 26 7 3 30 33 40 4 0.268
Terry Moore 130 417 65 123 25 2 17 77 43 38 6 0.295
Mickey Owen 131 344 32 89 18 2 3 35 43 28 6 0.259
Pepper Martin 88 281 48 86 17 7 3 37 30 35 6 0.306
Don Padgett 92 233 38 93 15 3 5 53 18 11 1 0.399
Lynn Myers 74 117 24 28 6 1 0 10 12 23 1 0.239
Curt Davis 63 105 10 40 5 0 1 17 3 22 0 0.381
Lynn King 89 85 10 20 2 0 0 11 15 3 2 0.235
Lyn Lary 34 75 11 14 3 0 0 9 16 15 1 0.187
Mort Cooper 47 69 4 16 3 0 2 11 1 13 0 0.232
Bill McGee 43 55 2 8 1 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.145
Lon Warneke 34 52 4 10 3 0 0 8 4 7 0 0.192
Bob Bowman 51 47 2 4 1 0 0 1 4 29 0 0.085
Bob Weiland 32 46 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 0.065
Frank Crespi 15 29 3 5 1 0 0 6 3 6 0 0.172
Tom Sunkel 20 28 5 9 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.321
Clyde Shoun 53 26 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0.115
Herman Franks 17 17 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.059
Max Lanier 7 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.286
Herb Bremer 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.111
Paul Dean 16 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Bob Repass 3 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Johnny Hopp 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.500
Eddie Lake 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Joe Orengo 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nate Andrews 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Buster Adams 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Murry Dickson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Echols 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Raffensberger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1939

ERA

1 Max Lanier 2.39 2 Bob Bowman 2.60 3 Mort Cooper 3.25 4 Bob Weiland 3.57 5 Curt Davis 3.63

Wins

1 Curt Davis 22 2 Bob Bowman 13 3 Lon Warneke 13 4 Mort Cooper 12 5 Bill McGee 12

Strikeouts

1 Mort Cooper 130 2 Bob Bowman 78 3 Curt Davis 70 4 Bob Weiland 63 5 Lon Warneke 59
1939 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Curt Davis 22 16 3.63 49 31 7 248.0 279 100 48 70
Mort Cooper 12 6 3.25 45 26 4 210.2 208 76 97 130
Bob Bowman 13 5 2.60 51 15 9 169.1 141 49 60 78
Lon Warneke 13 7 3.78 34 21 2 162.0 160 68 49 59
Bill McGee 12 5 3.81 43 17 0 156.0 155 66 59 56
Bob Weiland 10 12 3.57 32 23 1 146.1 146 58 50 63
Clyde Shoun 3 1 3.76 53 2 9 103.0 98 43 42 50
Tom Sunkel 4 4 4.22 20 11 0 85.1 79 40 56 54
Paul Dean 0 1 6.07 16 2 0 43.0 54 29 10 16
Max Lanier 2 1 2.39 7 6 0 37.2 29 10 13 14
Nate Andrews 1 2 6.75 11 1 0 16.0 24 12 12 6
Murry Dickson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.2 1 0 1 2
Frank Barrett 0 1 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 1 1 1 3
Terry Moore 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
Ken Raffensberger 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (36)

Buster Adams Nate Andrews Frank Barrett Bob Bowman Herb Bremer Jimmy Brown Mort Cooper Frank Crespi Curt Davis Paul Dean Murry Dickson Johnny Echols +24 more

36 players

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The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals won 92 games and lost 61, ending up 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 779 for and 633 against. Against a league average of .272, the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals batted .293. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.59 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.92. The 779 runs scored compare with a league average of 684 per club, 14% more.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1939, drawing a total attendance of 424,908. The home run leader was Johnny Mize, who hit 28. Joe Medwick drove in a team-high 117 runs. Curt Davis led the pitchers with 22 wins. Mort Cooper struck out 130, the most on the club. The 1939 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals finished 92-61 (.601 win pct).
Who led the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals with 28 home runs.
What was the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.59.
Did the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1939 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (28 HR, 108 RBI) and Curt Davis (22-16, 3.63 ERA).
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