1941 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1941 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 60th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 50th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97–56 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.
| 1941 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 97–56 (.634) |
| League place | 2nd |
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| Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Billy Southworth |
| Local radio | KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett, Dizzy Dean) KXOK (France Laux) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- Prior to 1941 season (exact date unknown)
- Hal Rice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[1]
- Tommy Glaviano was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[2]
- Chuck Diering was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 54 | 0.649 | — | 52–25 | 48–29 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 56 | 0.634 | 2½ | 53–24 | 44–32 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 12 | 45–34 | 43–32 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 19 | 45–32 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 79 | 0.484 | 25½ | 38–39 | 36–40 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 30 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Boston Braves | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 38 | 32–44 | 30–48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 111 | 0.279 | 57 | 23–52 | 20–59 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 4–18–2 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 18–4–2 | — | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 9–13 | — | 8–14 | 9–13 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–9 | 8–14 | 14–8 | — | 15–7 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 16–6 | 8–14 | 13–9 | 7–15 | — | 16–6 | 8–14–2 | 6–15–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 4–18 | 8–14–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 6–16 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 14–8–2 | 16–6 | — | 6–16 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 15–6–1 | 17–5 | 16–6 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.[4]
- September 2, 1941: Hank Gornicki was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs.[5]
- September 22, 1941: The purchase of Hank Gornicki's contract from the Cardinals by the Cubs was voided, and Gornicki was returned to the Cardinals.[5]
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 | Gus Mancuso | 106 | 328 | 75 | .229 | 2 | 37 |
| 1B | Johnny Mize | 126 | 473 | 150 | .317 | 16 | 100 |
| 2B | Creepy Crespi | 146 | 560 | 156 | .279 | 4 | 46 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 155 | 547 | 138 | .252 | 3 | 58 |
| 3B | Jimmy Brown | 132 | 549 | 168 | .306 | 3 | 56 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 113 | 425 | 132 | .311 | 13 | 76 |
| OF | Johnny Hopp | 134 | 445 | 135 | .303 | 4 | 50 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 122 | 493 | 145 | .294 | 6 | 68 |
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 | 107 | 324 | 80 | .247 | 5 | 44 |
| Walker Cooper | 68 | 200 | 49 | .245 | 1 | 20 |
| Coaker Triplett | 76 | 185 | 53 | .286 | 3 | 21 |
| Estel Crabtree | 77 | 167 | 57 | .341 | 5 | 28 |
| Eddie Lake | 45 | 76 | 8 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mesner | 24 | 69 | 10 | .145 | 0 | 10 |
| Stan Musial | 12 | 47 | 20 | .426 | 1 | 7 |
| Ernie Koy | 13 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 2 | 4 |
| Harry Walker | 7 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| Erv Dusak | 6 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
| Walter Sessi | 5 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 5 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
| Pep Young | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chip Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | --- | 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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| Lon Warneke | 37 | 246 | 17 | 9 | 3.15 | 83 |
| Ernie White | 32 | 210 | 17 | 7 | 2.40 | 117 |
| Mort Cooper | 29 | 186.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.91 | 118 |
| Max Lanier | 35 | 153 | 10 | 8 | 2.82 | 93 |
| Harry Gumbert | 33 | 144 | 11 | 5 | 2.74 | 53 |
| Howie Pollet | 9 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 1.93 | 37 |
| Johnny Beazley | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 4 |
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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| Howie Krist | 37 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 4.03 | 36 |
| Sam Nahem | 26 | 81.2 | 5 | 2 | 2.98 | 31 |
| Clyde Shoun | 26 | 70 | 3 | 5 | 5.66 | 34 |
| Bill Crouch | 18 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 15 |
| Bill McGee | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 2 |
| Johnny Grodzicki | 5 | 13.1 | 2 | 1 | 1.35 | 10 |
| Hank Gornicki | 4 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 6 |
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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| Ira Hutchinson | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.86 | 19 |
| Hersh Lyons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Notes
- Hal Rice page at Baseball-Reference
- Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference
- Chuck Diering page at Baseball-Reference
- Jimmy Ripple page at Baseball-Reference
- Hank Gornicki page at Baseball-Reference
- 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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