1941 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1941 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 97-56. They scored 734 runs and belted 70 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Johnny Mize, who led the team with 16 home runs and 100 RBI. Jimmy Brown led the team with 168 hits for a .306 average.
The team allowed 589 runs and had a team ERA of 3.19. Lon Warneke and Ernie White were tied for the team lead in wins with 17. Mort Cooper racked up 118 strkeouts 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 | 3B | 132 | 549 | 81 | 168 | 3 | 56 | 2 | .363 | .406 | .769 | .306 |
| Creepy Crespi | 2B | 146 | 560 | 85 | 156 | 4 | 46 | 3 | .355 | .350 | .705 | .279 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .556 | .956 | .333 |
| Eddie Lake | 3B | 45 | 76 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 | .132 | .385 | .105 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 155 | 547 | 50 | 138 | 3 | 58 | 8 | .308 | .320 | .628 | .252 |
| Steve Mesner | 3B | 24 | 69 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .203 | .159 | .362 | .145 |
| Johnny Mize | 1B | 126 | 473 | 67 | 150 | 16 | 100 | 4 | .406 | .535 | .941 | .317 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Estel Crabtree | OF | 77 | 167 | 27 | 57 | 5 | 28 | 1 | .439 | .503 | .942 | .341 |
| Erv Dusak | OF | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 134 | 445 | 83 | 135 | 4 | 50 | 15 | .378 | .436 | .814 | .303 |
| Ernie Koy | OF | 13 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .220 | .375 | .595 | .200 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 122 | 493 | 86 | 145 | 6 | 68 | 3 | .364 | .400 | .764 | .294 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 12 | 47 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .449 | .574 | 1.023 | .426 |
| Don Padgett | OF | 107 | 324 | 39 | 80 | 5 | 44 | 0 | .293 | .349 | .642 | .247 |
| Walter Sessi | OF | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .000 | .071 | .000 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 113 | 425 | 71 | 132 | 13 | 76 | 4 | .390 | .496 | .886 | .311 |
| Coaker Triplett | OF | 76 | 185 | 29 | 53 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .350 | .400 | .750 | .286 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 7 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .333 | .686 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 68 | 200 | 19 | 49 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .291 | .315 | .606 | .245 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 106 | 328 | 25 | 75 | 2 | 37 | 0 | .309 | .293 | .602 | .229 |
| Chip Marshall | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Pep Young | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5457 | 734 | 1482 | 70 | 664 | 47 | .333 | .377 | .711 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Beazley | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.444 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 29 | 25 | 186.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 118 | 69 | 3.91 | 1.307 | |||
| Bill Crouch | 18 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 3.00 | 1.311 | |||
| Hank Gornicki | 4 | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3.18 | 1.327 | |||
| Johnny Grodzicki | 5 | 1 | 13.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1.35 | 1.278 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 33 | 17 | 144.3 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 53 | 30 | 2.74 | 1.171 | |||
| Ira Hutchinson | 29 | 0 | 46.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3.86 | 1.092 | |||
| Howie Krist | 37 | 8 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 4.03 | 1.246 | |||
| Max Lanier | 35 | 18 | 153 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | 93 | 59 | 2.82 | 1.209 | |||
| Hersh Lyons | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .00 | 3.077 | |||
| Bill McGee | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5.14 | 2.143 | |||
| Sam Nahem | 26 | 8 | 81.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 31 | 38 | 2.98 | 1.395 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 9 | 8 | 70 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 1.93 | 1.171 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 26 | 6 | 70 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 5.66 | 1.686 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 37 | 30 | 246 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0 | 83 | 82 | 3.15 | 1.256 | |||
| Ernie White | 32 | 25 | 210 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2 | 117 | 70 | 2.40 | 1.138 | |||
| Team Totals | 326 | 155 | 1416.3 | 97 | 56 | .634 | 20 | 659 | 502 | 3.19 | 1.265 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Marty Marion | 155 |
| At Bats | Creepy Crespi | 560 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Creepy Crespi | 635 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Mize | .317 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Mize | .406 |
| Slugging % | Johnny Mize | .535 |
| OPS | Johnny Mize | .941 |
| Runs | Terry Moore | 86 |
| Hits | Jimmy Brown | 168 |
| Total Bases | Johnny Mize | 253 |
| Doubles | Johnny Mize | 39 |
| Triples | Johnny Hopp | 11 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Mize | 16 |
| RBI | Johnny Mize | 100 |
| Walks | Johnny Mize | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Hopp | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Hopp | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marty Marion | 28 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Creepy Crespi | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lon Warneke and Ernie White | 17 |
| Losses | Mort Cooper and Lon Warneke | 9 |
| Saves | Bill Crouch | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Ernie White | .708 |
| ERA | Ernie White | 2.40 |
| WHIP | Ernie White | 1.138 |
| Innings Pitched | Lon Warneke | 246 |
| Games | Howie Krist and Lon Warneke | 37 |
| Games Started | Lon Warneke | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Mort Cooper | 118 |
| Complete Games | Mort Cooper, Lon Warneke, and Ernie White | 12 |
| Shutouts | Lon Warneke | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Lon Warneke | 1014 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lon Warneke | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Lon Warneke | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Lon Warneke | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lon Warneke | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Mort Cooper | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ernie White | 6 |
