1939 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 92-61. They scored 779 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .294 batting average. Johnny Mize provided the power for the team with 28 homers. The offense was powered by Joe Medwick, who led the team with 117 RBI and 201 hits.
The team allowed 633 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Curt Davis led the team with 22 wins. Mort Cooper struck out 130 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Brown | SS | 147 | 645 | 88 | 192 | 3 | 51 | 4 | .335 | .384 | .719 | .298 |
| Creepy Crespi | 2B | 15 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .207 | .457 | .172 |
| Don Gutteridge | 3B | 148 | 524 | 71 | 141 | 7 | 54 | 5 | .309 | .376 | .685 | .269 |
| Johnny Hopp | 1B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | .500 |
| Eddie Lake | SS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 34 | 75 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .330 | .227 | .557 | .187 |
| Stu Martin | 2B | 120 | 425 | 60 | 114 | 3 | 30 | 4 | .325 | .384 | .709 | .268 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 153 | 564 | 104 | 197 | 28 | 108 | 0 | .444 | .626 | 1.070 | .349 |
| Lynn Myers | SS | 74 | 117 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .310 | .308 | .618 | .239 |
| Joe Orengo | SS | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Repass | 2B | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lynn King | OF | 89 | 85 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .350 | .259 | .609 | .235 |
| Pepper Martin | OF | 88 | 281 | 48 | 86 | 3 | 37 | 6 | .375 | .448 | .823 | .306 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 150 | 606 | 98 | 201 | 14 | 117 | 6 | .380 | .507 | .887 | .332 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 130 | 417 | 65 | 123 | 17 | 77 | 6 | .362 | .487 | .849 | .295 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 149 | 604 | 95 | 193 | 12 | 86 | 2 | .371 | .482 | .853 | .320 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Herb Bremer | C | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Herman Franks | C | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .059 | .259 | .059 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 131 | 344 | 32 | 89 | 3 | 35 | 6 | .344 | .349 | .693 | .259 |
| Don Padgett | C | 92 | 233 | 38 | 93 | 5 | 53 | 1 | .444 | .554 | .998 | .399 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Buster Adams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Johnny Echols | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5447 | 779 | 1601 | 98 | 732 | 44 | .344 | .432 | .775 | .294 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nate Andrews | 11 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Frank Barrett | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.176 | |||
| Bob Bowman | 51 | 15 | 169.3 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 9 | 78 | 60 | 2.60 | 1.187 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 45 | 26 | 210.7 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4 | 130 | 97 | 3.25 | 1.448 | |||
| Curt Davis | 49 | 31 | 248 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 7 | 70 | 48 | 3.63 | 1.319 | |||
| Paul Dean | 16 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6.07 | 1.488 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.541 | |||
| Max Lanier | 7 | 6 | 37.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2.39 | 1.114 | |||
| Bill McGee | 43 | 17 | 156 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 3.81 | 1.372 | |||
| Terry Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 53 | 2 | 103 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 3.76 | 1.359 | |||
| Tom Sunkel | 20 | 11 | 85.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 54 | 56 | 4.22 | 1.583 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 34 | 21 | 162 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2 | 59 | 49 | 3.78 | 1.290 | |||
| Bob Weiland | 32 | 23 | 146.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 63 | 50 | 3.57 | 1.340 | |||
| Team Totals | 365 | 155 | 1384.7 | 92 | 61 | .601 | 32 | 603 | 498 | 3.59 | 1.354 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Mize | 153 |
| At Bats | Jimmy Brown | 645 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Brown | 695 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Mize | .349 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Mize | .444 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Mize | .626 |
| OPS | Johnny Mize | 1.070 |
| Runs | Johnny Mize | 104 |
| Hits | Joe Medwick | 201 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mize | 353 |
| Doubles | Enos Slaughter | 52 |
| Triples | Johnny Mize | 14 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Mize | 28 |
| RBI | Joe Medwick | 117 |
| Walks | Johnny Mize | 92 |
| Strikeouts | Don Gutteridge | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | Pepper Martin, Joe Medwick, Terry Moore, and Mickey Owen | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Don Gutteridge and Terry Moore | 18 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Medwick | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Curt Davis | 22 |
| Losses | Curt Davis | 16 |
| Saves | Bob Bowman and Clyde Shoun | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Bowman | .722 |
| ERA | Bob Bowman | 2.60 |
| WHIP | Bob Bowman | 1.187 |
| Innings Pitched | Curt Davis | 248 |
| Games | Clyde Shoun | 53 |
| Games Started | Curt Davis | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Mort Cooper | 130 |
| Complete Games | Curt Davis | 13 |
| Shutouts | Bill McGee | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Curt Davis | 1059 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Curt Davis | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Curt Davis | 279 |
| Walks Allowed | Mort Cooper | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Curt Davis | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Sunkel | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Weiland | 6 |
