1940 St. Louis Cardinals

84-69 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals went 84-69 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 747 runs, allowed 699, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Johnny Mize (43 HR, 137 RBI) and Bill McGee (16-10, 3.80 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

84 Wins
69 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
747 R 699 RA
Diff +48

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⚡ Quick Stats

747 Runs Scored
699 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
361K Attendance

📈 vs. 1940 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 4% above the 1940 league average (.263)
OBP .335 3% above the 1940 league average (.326)
SLG .410 9% above the 1940 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.83 1% better than the 1940 league average (3.85)
Runs Scored 747 10% above the 1940 league average (678 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 361,043
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Avg per Game 4,688

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1940

Batting Avg

1 Pepper Martin 0.316 2 Johnny Mize 0.314 3 Ernie Koy 0.310 4 Enos Slaughter 0.306 5 Joe Medwick 0.304

Home Runs

1 Johnny Mize 43 2 Terry Moore 17 3 Enos Slaughter 17 4 Ernie Koy 8 5 Joe Orengo 7

RBI

1 Johnny Mize 137 2 Enos Slaughter 73 3 Terry Moore 64 4 Joe Orengo 56 5 Ernie Koy 52
1940 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Mize 155 579 111 182 31 13 43 137 82 49 7 0.314
Terry Moore 136 537 92 163 33 4 17 64 42 44 18 0.304
Enos Slaughter 140 516 96 158 25 13 17 73 50 35 8 0.306
Jimmy Brown 107 454 56 127 17 4 0 30 24 15 9 0.280
Marty Marion 125 435 44 121 18 1 3 46 21 34 9 0.278
Joe Orengo 129 415 58 119 23 4 7 56 65 90 9 0.287
Stu Martin 112 369 45 88 12 6 4 32 33 35 4 0.238
Ernie Koy 93 348 44 108 19 5 8 52 28 59 12 0.310
Mickey Owen 117 307 27 81 16 2 0 27 34 13 4 0.264
Don Padgett 93 240 24 58 15 1 6 41 26 14 1 0.242
Pepper Martin 86 228 28 72 15 4 3 39 22 24 6 0.316
Joe Medwick 37 158 21 48 12 0 3 20 6 8 0 0.304
Johnny Hopp 80 152 24 41 7 4 1 14 9 21 3 0.270
Don Gutteridge 69 108 19 29 5 0 3 14 5 15 3 0.269
Lon Warneke 33 86 6 18 2 0 1 13 5 24 0 0.209
Mort Cooper 38 83 5 13 2 0 0 3 1 22 0 0.157
Bill McGee 38 73 5 13 3 0 0 11 1 17 0 0.178
Eddie Lake 32 66 12 14 3 0 2 7 12 17 1 0.212
Clyde Shoun 54 63 5 12 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0.190
Bob Bowman 28 33 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 17 0 0.061
Carl Doyle 21 30 3 6 2 0 1 5 2 11 0 0.200
Max Lanier 35 30 3 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.200
Harry Walker 7 27 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0.185
Carden Gillenwater 7 25 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 2 0 0.160
Walker Cooper 6 19 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0.316
Curt Davis 14 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Bill DeLancey 15 18 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.222
Ira Hutchinson 20 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.222
Hal Epps 11 15 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Jack Russell 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Frank Crespi 3 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.273
Red Jones 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.091
Ernie White 9 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.429
Newt Kimball 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Harry Brecheen 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Murry Dickson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Lillard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Weiland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1940

ERA

1 Jack Russell 2.50 2 Ira Hutchinson 3.13 3 Lon Warneke 3.14 4 Max Lanier 3.34 5 Mort Cooper 3.63

Wins

1 Bill McGee 16 2 Lon Warneke 16 3 Clyde Shoun 13 4 Mort Cooper 11 5 Max Lanier 9

Strikeouts

1 Mort Cooper 95 2 Lon Warneke 85 3 Clyde Shoun 82 4 Bill McGee 78 5 Max Lanier 49
1940 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lon Warneke 16 10 3.14 33 31 0 232.0 235 81 47 85
Mort Cooper 11 12 3.63 38 29 3 230.2 225 93 86 95
Bill McGee 16 10 3.80 38 31 0 218.0 222 92 96 78
Clyde Shoun 13 11 3.92 54 19 5 197.1 193 86 46 82
Bob Bowman 7 5 4.33 28 17 0 114.1 118 55 43 43
Max Lanier 9 6 3.34 35 11 3 105.0 113 39 38 49
Carl Doyle 3 3 5.89 21 5 0 81.0 99 53 41 44
Ira Hutchinson 4 2 3.13 20 2 1 63.1 68 22 19 19
Curt Davis 0 4 5.17 14 7 1 54.0 73 31 19 12
Jack Russell 3 4 2.50 26 0 1 54.0 53 15 26 16
Ernie White 1 1 4.15 8 1 0 21.2 29 10 14 15
Newt Kimball 1 0 2.57 2 1 0 14.0 11 4 6 6
Gene Lillard 0 1 13.50 2 1 0 4.2 8 7 4 2
Harry Brecheen 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.1 2 0 2 4
Murry Dickson 0 0 16.20 1 1 0 1.2 5 3 1 0
Bob Weiland 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Bob Bowman Harry Brecheen Jimmy Brown Mort Cooper Walker Cooper Frank Crespi Curt Davis Bill DeLancey Murry Dickson Carl Doyle Hal Epps Carden Gillenwater +26 more

38 players

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The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1940 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 84-69 mark (.549) and finished 3rd in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 747 runs and allowed 699, a run differential of +48. Against a league average of .263, the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals batted .275. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.83 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.85. Measured against the 678-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 361,043 for the year. The home run leader was Johnny Mize, who hit 43. On the mound, Bill McGee won 16 games to lead the staff. Mort Cooper struck out 95, the most on the club. The 1940 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals finished 84-69 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Johnny Mize led the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals with 43 home runs.
What was the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1940 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Mize (43 HR, 137 RBI) and Bill McGee (16-10, 3.80 ERA).
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