1942 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 106-48. They scored 755 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Enos Slaughter, who led the team with 13 home runs, 98 RBI, and 188 hits.
The team allowed 480 runs and had a team ERA of 2.55. Mort Cooper led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 152 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Blattner | SS | 19 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .043 | .228 | .043 |
| Jimmy Brown | 2B | 145 | 606 | 75 | 155 | 1 | 71 | 4 | .315 | .320 | .635 | .256 |
| Creepy Crespi | 2B | 93 | 292 | 33 | 71 | 0 | 35 | 4 | .309 | .271 | .580 | .243 |
| Jeff Cross | SS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Johnny Hopp | 1B | 95 | 314 | 41 | 81 | 3 | 37 | 14 | .334 | .382 | .716 | .258 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 115 | 366 | 51 | 93 | 9 | 42 | 7 | .326 | .391 | .717 | .254 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 147 | 485 | 66 | 134 | 0 | 54 | 8 | .343 | .375 | .718 | .276 |
| Ray Sanders | 1B | 95 | 282 | 37 | 71 | 5 | 39 | 2 | .351 | .379 | .730 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Erv Dusak | OF | 12 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .267 | .296 | .563 | .185 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 130 | 489 | 80 | 141 | 6 | 49 | 10 | .364 | .391 | .755 | .288 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 140 | 467 | 87 | 147 | 10 | 72 | 6 | .397 | .490 | .887 | .315 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 152 | 591 | 100 | 188 | 13 | 98 | 9 | .412 | .494 | .906 | .318 |
| Coaker Triplett | OF | 64 | 154 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .345 | .390 | .735 | .273 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 74 | 191 | 38 | 60 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .355 | .398 | .753 | .314 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 125 | 438 | 58 | 123 | 7 | 65 | 4 | .327 | .434 | .761 | .281 |
| Gus Mancuso | C | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .154 | .077 |
| Sam Narron | C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 58 | 192 | 22 | 45 | 5 | 32 | 0 | .297 | .359 | .656 | .234 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Estel Crabtree | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .556 | .956 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5422 | 755 | 1454 | 60 | 680 | 71 | .331 | .379 | .710 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Beazley | 43 | 23 | 215.3 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 3 | 91 | 73 | 2.13 | 1.180 | |||
| Bill Beckmann | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .00 | 0.714 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 37 | 35 | 278.7 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 0 | 152 | 68 | 1.78 | 0.987 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 36 | 7 | 120.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 66 | 61 | 2.91 | 1.259 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 38 | 19 | 163 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 52 | 59 | 3.26 | 1.319 | |||
| Howie Krist | 34 | 8 | 118.3 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1 | 47 | 43 | 2.51 | 1.234 | |||
| Max Lanier | 34 | 20 | 161 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 2 | 93 | 60 | 2.96 | 1.224 | |||
| Bill Lohrman | 5 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.42 | 1.024 | |||
| Whitey Moore | 9 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4.38 | 1.707 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 27 | 13 | 109.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 2.88 | 1.290 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.588 | |||
| Lon Warneke | 12 | 12 | 82 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 3.29 | 1.110 | |||
| Ernie White | 26 | 19 | 128.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | 67 | 41 | 2.52 | 1.200 | |||
| Team Totals | 305 | 156 | 1410.3 | 106 | 48 | .688 | 15 | 651 | 473 | 2.55 | 1.181 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Enos Slaughter | 152 |
| At Bats | Jimmy Brown | 606 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Enos Slaughter | 687 |
| Batting Average | Enos Slaughter | .318 |
| On-Base % | Enos Slaughter | .412 |
| Slugging % | Enos Slaughter | .494 |
| OPS | Enos Slaughter | .906 |
| Runs | Enos Slaughter | 100 |
| Hits | Enos Slaughter | 188 |
| Total Bases | Enos Slaughter | 292 |
| Doubles | Marty Marion | 38 |
| Triples | Enos Slaughter | 17 |
| Home Runs | Enos Slaughter | 13 |
| RBI | Enos Slaughter | 98 |
| Walks | Enos Slaughter | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Whitey Kurowski | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Hopp | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marty Marion | 20 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Walker Cooper | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mort Cooper | 22 |
| Losses | Max Lanier | 8 |
| Saves | Harry Gumbert | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Howie Krist | .813 |
| ERA | Mort Cooper | 1.78 |
| WHIP | Mort Cooper | 0.987 |
| Innings Pitched | Mort Cooper | 278.7 |
| Games | Johnny Beazley | 43 |
| Games Started | Mort Cooper | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Mort Cooper | 152 |
| Complete Games | Mort Cooper | 22 |
| Shutouts | Mort Cooper | 10 |
| Batters Faced | Mort Cooper | 1100 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harry Gumbert | 59 |
| Hits Allowed | Mort Cooper | 207 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Beazley | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ernie White | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Beazley | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mort Cooper | 5 |
