The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 59th season in St. Louis, Missouri and 49th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 84–69 during the season and finished third in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1940 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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 117 307 81 .264 0 27 1B 155 579 182 .314 43 137 2B 129 415 119 .287 7 56 SS 125 435 121 .278 3 46 3B 112 369 88 .238 4 32 OF 140 516 158 .306 17 73 OF 93 348 108 .310 8 52 OF 136 537 163 .304 17 64
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 107 454 127 .280 0 30 93 240 58 .242 6 41 86 228 72 .316 3 39 37 158 48 .304 3 20 80 152 41 .270 1 14 69 108 29 .269 3 14 32 66 14 .212 2 7 7 27 5 .185 0 6 7 25 4 .160 0 5 6 19 6 .316 0 2 15 18 4 .222 0 2 11 15 3 .200 0 1 12 11 1 .091 0 1 3 11 3 .273 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 33 232.0 16 10 3.14 85 38 230.2 11 12 3.63 95 38 218.0 16 10 3.80 78 1 1.2 0 0 16.20 0
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 54 197.1 13 11 3.92 82 28 114.1 7 5 4.33 43 35 105.0 9 6 3.34 49 21 81.0 3 3 5.89 44 14 54.0 0 4 5.17 12 8 21.2 1 1 4.15 15 2 14.0 1 0 2.57 6 2 4.2 0 1 13.50 2
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 26 3 4 1 2.50 16 20 4 2 1 3.13 19 3 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 0 0 0 27.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Columbus (Sally), Johnson City, Williamson
Arkansas–Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940; Caruthersville club transferred to Batesville, July 7Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
Notes
References 1940 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1940 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com