1938 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 57th season in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and the 47th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 71–80 during the season and finished 6th in the National League.
| 1938 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 71–80 (.470) |
| League place | 6th |
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| Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Frankie Frisch, Mike González |
| Local radio | KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Allan Anthony) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 63 | 0.586 | — | 44–33 | 45–30 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86 | 64 | 0.573 | 2 | 44–33 | 42–31 |
| New York Giants | 83 | 67 | 0.553 | 5 | 43–30 | 40–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | 0.547 | 6 | 43–34 | 39–34 |
| Boston Bees | 77 | 75 | 0.507 | 12 | 45–30 | 32–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 80 | 0.470 | 17½ | 36–41 | 35–39 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 69 | 80 | 0.463 | 18½ | 31–41 | 38–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 105 | 0.300 | 43 | 26–48 | 19–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 11–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 9–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–11 | 9–12–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 12–10 | 11–9–1 | — | 11–11 | 12–10 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–11 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 12–9 | 14–7 | 10–12 | 13–9–1 | |||||
| New York | 14–8 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 9–12 | — | 16–5 | 9–13–1 | 11–9–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 7–14 | 5–16 | — | 8–12–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 11–9 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 13–9–1 | 12–8–1 | — | 15–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–13–1 | 12–9–1 | 9–13–1 | 9–13–1 | 9–11–1 | 16–6 | 7–15 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Mickey Owen | 122 | 397 | 106 | .267 | 4 | 36 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 149 | 531 | 179 | .337 | 27 | 102 |
| 2B | Stu Martin | 114 | 417 | 116 | .278 | 1 | 27 |
| SS | Lynn Myers | 70 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 1 | 19 |
| 3B | Don Gutteridge | 142 | 552 | 141 | .255 | 9 | 64 |
| OF | Joe Medwick | 146 | 590 | 190 | .322 | 21 | 122 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 112 | 395 | 109 | .276 | 8 | 58 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 94 | 312 | 85 | .272 | 4 | 21 |
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 |
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| Don Padgett | 110 | 388 | 105 | .271 | 8 | 65 |
| Jimmy Brown | 108 | 382 | 115 | .301 | 0 | 38 |
| Pepper Martin | 91 | 269 | 79 | .294 | 2 | 38 |
| Joe Stripp | 54 | 199 | 57 | .286 | 0 | 18 |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | 81 | 156 | 44 | .282 | 0 | 21 |
| Herb Bremer | 50 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 2 | 14 |
| Jim Bucher | 17 | 57 | 13 | .228 | 0 | 7 |
| Hal Epps | 17 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 1 | 3 |
| Creepy Crespi | 7 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 1 |
| Tuck Stainback | 6 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Siebert | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Bob Weiland | 35 | 228.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.59 | 117 |
| Lon Warneke | 31 | 197 | 13 | 8 | 3.97 | 89 |
| Paul Dean | 5 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 14 |
| Mort Cooper | 4 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.04 | 11 |
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 |
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| Bill McGee | 47 | 216 | 7 | 12 | 3.21 | 104 |
| Curt Davis | 40 | 173.1 | 12 | 8 | 3.63 | 36 |
| Roy Henshaw | 27 | 130 | 5 | 11 | 4.02 | 34 |
| Max Macon | 38 | 129.1 | 4 | 11 | 4.11 | 39 |
| Clyde Shoun | 40 | 117.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.14 | 37 |
| Si Johnson | 6 | 15.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.47 | 4 |
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 |
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| Ray Harrell | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.86 | 32 |
| Max Lanier | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.20 | 14 |
| Guy Bush | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Mike Ryba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| Howie Krist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Preacher Roe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
- Don Gutteridge, Ranked second in National League in triples (15)[1]
Farm system
Notes
- As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 82, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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