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	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	89	63	--	.586
Pittsburgh Pirates	86	64	2	.573
New York Giants	83	67	5	.553
Cincinnati Reds	82	68	6	.547
Boston Bees	77	75	12	.507
St. Louis Cardinals	71	80	17.5	.470
Brooklyn Dodgers	69	80	18.5	.463
Philadelphia Phillies	45	105	43	.300

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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

↑ 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

References

1938 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1938 All-Star Game 1938 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1885 1886

MLB	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011

League pennants

American Association	1885 1886 1887 1888

National League	1926 1928 1930 1931 1934 1942 1943 1944 1946 1964 1967 1968 1982 1985 1987 2004 2006 2011 2013

Division titles

National League East: 1982; 1985; 1987
National League Central: 1996; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009; 2013; 2014; 2015

Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

Seasons (135)

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1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

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