1940 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 84-69. They scored 747 runs and belted 119 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Mize, who led the team with 43 home runs, 137 RBI, and 182 hits.
The team allowed 699 runs and had a team ERA of 3.83. Bill McGee and Lon Warneke were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Mort Cooper led the team with 95 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Brown | 2B | 107 | 454 | 56 | 127 | 0 | 30 | 9 | .317 | .335 | .652 | .280 |
| Creepy Crespi | 3B | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Don Gutteridge | 3B | 69 | 108 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .301 | .398 | .699 | .269 |
| Eddie Lake | 2B | 32 | 66 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .342 | .348 | .690 | .212 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 125 | 435 | 44 | 121 | 3 | 46 | 9 | .311 | .345 | .656 | .278 |
| Stu Martin | 3B | 112 | 369 | 45 | 88 | 4 | 32 | 4 | .301 | .336 | .637 | .238 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 155 | 579 | 111 | 182 | 43 | 137 | 7 | .404 | .636 | 1.040 | .314 |
| Joe Orengo | 2B | 129 | 415 | 58 | 119 | 7 | 56 | 9 | .383 | .412 | .795 | .287 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hal Epps | OF | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Carden Gillenwater | OF | 7 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .160 | .200 | .360 | .160 |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 80 | 152 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .315 | .388 | .703 | .270 |
| Red Jones | OF | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .091 | .258 | .091 |
| Ernie Koy | OF | 93 | 348 | 44 | 108 | 8 | 52 | 12 | .368 | .463 | .831 | .310 |
| Pepper Martin | OF | 86 | 228 | 28 | 72 | 3 | 39 | 6 | .378 | .456 | .834 | .316 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 37 | 158 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .329 | .437 | .766 | .304 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 136 | 537 | 92 | 163 | 17 | 64 | 18 | .356 | .475 | .831 | .304 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 140 | 516 | 96 | 158 | 17 | 73 | 8 | .370 | .504 | .874 | .306 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 7 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .185 | .259 | .444 | .185 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 6 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .381 | .368 | .749 | .316 |
| Bill DeLancey | C | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Mickey Owen | C | 117 | 307 | 27 | 81 | 0 | 27 | 4 | .341 | .329 | .670 | .264 |
| Don Padgett | C | 93 | 240 | 24 | 58 | 6 | 41 | 1 | .321 | .387 | .708 | .242 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5499 | 747 | 1514 | 119 | 709 | 97 | .331 | .411 | .742 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Bowman | 28 | 17 | 114.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 4.33 | 1.409 | |||
| Harry Brecheen | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .00 | 1.212 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 38 | 29 | 230.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3 | 95 | 86 | 3.63 | 1.348 | |||
| Curt Davis | 14 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 5.17 | 1.704 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 3.529 | |||
| Carl Doyle | 21 | 5 | 81 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 5.89 | 1.728 | |||
| Ira Hutchinson | 20 | 2 | 63.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3.13 | 1.374 | |||
| Newt Kimball | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.57 | 1.214 | |||
| Max Lanier | 35 | 11 | 105 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3 | 49 | 38 | 3.34 | 1.438 | |||
| Gene Lillard | 2 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13.50 | 2.553 | |||
| Bill McGee | 38 | 31 | 218 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 78 | 96 | 3.80 | 1.459 | |||
| Jack Russell | 26 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 2.50 | 1.463 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 54 | 19 | 197.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 5 | 82 | 46 | 3.92 | 1.211 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 33 | 31 | 232 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 85 | 47 | 3.14 | 1.216 | |||
| Bob Weiland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Ernie White | 8 | 1 | 21.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 4.15 | 1.982 | |||
| Team Totals | 324 | 156 | 1396 | 84 | 69 | .549 | 14 | 550 | 488 | 3.83 | 1.393 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Mize | 155 |
| At Bats | Johnny Mize | 579 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Mize | 666 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Mize | .314 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Mize | .404 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Mize | .636 |
| OPS | Johnny Mize | 1.040 |
| Runs | Johnny Mize | 111 |
| Hits | Johnny Mize | 182 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mize | 368 |
| Doubles | Terry Moore | 33 |
| Triples | Johnny Mize and Enos Slaughter | 13 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Mize | 43 |
| RBI | Johnny Mize | 137 |
| Walks | Johnny Mize | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Orengo | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | Terry Moore | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Orengo | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Marty Marion | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bill McGee and Lon Warneke | 16 |
| Losses | Mort Cooper | 12 |
| Saves | Clyde Shoun | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill McGee and Lon Warneke | .615 |
| ERA | Lon Warneke | 3.14 |
| WHIP | Clyde Shoun | 1.211 |
| Innings Pitched | Lon Warneke | 232 |
| Games | Clyde Shoun | 54 |
| Games Started | Bill McGee and Lon Warneke | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Mort Cooper | 95 |
| Complete Games | Lon Warneke | 17 |
| Shutouts | Mort Cooper and Bill McGee | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mort Cooper | 992 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mort Cooper | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Lon Warneke | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill McGee | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lon Warneke | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill McGee | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Carl Doyle | 6 |
