1938 St. Louis Cardinals season

1938 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	71–80 (.470)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Frankie Frisch, Mike González
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux,Jim Alt) KWK (John O'Hara, Allan Anthony)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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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.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1938 National League Records Sources:
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

1938 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 17 Guy Bush 30 Mort Cooper 27 Curt Davis 19 Paul Dean 27 Ray Harrell 31 Roy Henshaw 12 Si Johnson 33 Howie Krist 32 Max Lanier 16 Max Macon 29 Bill McGee 19 Preacher Roe 19 Mike Ryba 36 Clyde Shoun 18 Lon Warneke 20 Bob Weiland		Catchers 11 Herb Bremer  8 Mickey Owen Infielders 15 Jimmy Brown 30 Jim Bucher 24 Creepy Crespi  5 Don Gutteridge  6 Stu Martin 10 Johnny Mize 22 Lynn Myers 17 Joe Stripp		Outfielders 14 Frenchy Bordagaray 17 Hal Epps  1 Pepper Martin  7 Joe Medwick  2 Terry Moore  4 Don Padgett  9 Enos Slaughter 34 Tuck Stainback Other batters 22 Dick Siebert		Manager  3 Frankie Frisch 25 Mike González Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares

Player stats

Batting

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

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
Brown, JimmyJimmy Brown	108	382	115	.301	0	38

Pitching

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
Cooper, MortMort 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

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
Bush, GuyGuy Bush	6	0	1	1	4.50	1

Awards and honors

• Don Gutteridge, Ranked second in National League in triples (15)^[1]

Farm system

Level Team League Manager AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton AA Rochester Red Wings International League Ray Blades AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Bill Killefer A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Ira Smith and Johnny Watwood B Cedar Rapids Raiders Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Cap Crossley B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Tony Kaufmann B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Hal Anderson B Columbus Red Birds Sally League George Payne B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Marty Purtell C Pine Bluff Judges Cotton States League Leroy "Cowboy" Jones C Jacksonville Jax East Texas League Tony Robello C Portsmouth Red Birds Middle Atlantic League Benny Borgmann C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Clay Hopper D Union City Red Birds Alabama–Florida League Fred Lucas D Johnson City Soldiers Appalachian League Joe Sims and Phil Clark D Albuquerque Cardinals Arizona–Texas League Bill DeLancey D Monett Red Birds Arkansas–Missouri League Heinie Mueller D Martinsville Manufacturers Bi-State League Arnold Anderson D Kinston Eagles Coastal Plain League Tommy West D Cambridge Cardinals Eastern Shore League Joe Davis

Level Team League Manager D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Harrison Wickel and Jimmie Sanders D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Jimmie Sanders and Harrison Wickel D Albany Travelers Georgia–Florida League Johnny Keane D Paducah Indians KITTY League Pete Mondino D Grand Island Cardinals Nebraska State League Benny Hassler D Shelby/Gastonia Cardinals North Carolina State League George Silvey D Caruthersville Pilots Northeast Arkansas League Bunny Simmons, Al Iezzi and Wilson Koewing D Duluth Dukes Northern League Dutch Dorman D Fostoria Red Birds Ohio State League Jack Farmer D Midland Cardinals West Texas–New Mexico League Fincher Withers LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento, Decatur, Mobile, Portsmouth, Albany, Duluth Shelby franchise transferred to Gastonia, July 22, 1938[2]

Notes

1. 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
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1938 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1938 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com