The 1941 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 60th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 50th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97–56 during the season and finished second in the National League.
Offseason Prior to 1941 season (exact date unknown) Hal Rice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Hal Rice page at Baseball-Reference Tommy Glaviano was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Tommy Glaviano page at Baseball-Reference Chuck Diering was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Chuck Diering page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.Jimmy Ripple page at Baseball-Reference September 2, 1941: Hank Gornicki was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs.Hank Gornicki page at Baseball-Reference September 22, 1941: The purchase of Hank Gornicki's contract from the Cardinals by the Cubs was voided, and Gornicki was returned to the Cardinals.
Roster 1941 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader 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 C 106 328 75 .229 2 37 1B 126 473 150 .317 16 100 2B 146 560 156 .279 4 46 SS 155 547 138 .252 3 58 3B 132 549 168 .306 3 56 OF 113 425 132 .311 13 76 OF 134 445 135 .303 4 50 OF 122 493 145 .294 6 68
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 107 324 80 .247 5 44 68 200 49 .245 1 20 76 185 53 .286 3 21 77 167 57 .341 5 28 45 76 8 .105 0 0 24 69 10 .145 0 10 12 47 20 .426 1 7 13 40 8 .200 2 4 7 15 4 .267 0 1 6 14 2 .143 0 3 5 13 0 .000 0 0 5 9 3 .333 0 2 2 2 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
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 37 246.0 17 9 3.15 83 32 210.017 7 2.40 117 29 186.2 13 9 3.91 118 35 153.0 10 8 2.82 93 33 144.0 11 5 2.74 53 9 70.0 5 2 1.93 37 1 9.0 1 0 1.00 4
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 37 114.0 10 0 4.03 36 26 81.2 5 2 2.98 31 26 70.0 3 5 5.66 34 18 45.0 1 2 3.00 15 4 14.0 0 1 5.14 2 5 13.1 2 1 1.35 10 4 11.1 1 0 3.18 6
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 29 1 5 5 3.86 19 1 0 0 0 0.00 1
Farm system
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Notes
References 1941 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1941 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com