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1938 St. Louis Cardinals Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939)
71-80, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 725 runs, Allowed 721 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-75
Manager: Frankie Frisch (63-72) and Mike Gonzalez (8-8)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 291,418 (7th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 111

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1937 / 1939 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Mickey Owen 22 122 433 397 45 106 25 2 4 36 2 32 14 .267 .325 .370 .695 86 147 15 2 2
2 1B Johnny Mize* 25 149 609 531 85 179 34 16 27 102 0 74 47 .337 .422 .614 1.036 175 326 14 4 0
3 2B Stu Martin* 25 114 460 417 54 116 26 2 1 27 4 30 28 .278 .328 .357 .685 84 149 4 1 12
4 SS Lynn Myers 24 70 239 227 18 55 10 2 1 19 9 9 25 .242 .271 .317 .588 57 72 2 0 3
5 3B Don Gutteridge 26 142 584 552 61 141 21 15 9 64 14 29 49 .255 .293 .397 .689 83 219 9 0 3
6 OF Joe Medwick 26 146 634 590 100 190 47 8 21 122 0 42 41 .322 .369 .536 .905 140 316 21 2 0
7 OF Enos Slaughter* 22 112 431 395 59 109 20 10 8 58 1 32 38 .276 .330 .438 .768 105 173 11 0 4
8 OF Terry Moore 26 94 367 312 49 85 21 3 4 21 9 46 19 .272 .366 .397 .763 105 124 6 0 9
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 IF Jimmy Brown# 28 108 413 382 50 115 12 6 0 38 7 27 9 .301 .350 .364 .714 92 139 6 2 2
10 UT Don Padgett* 26 110 407 388 59 105 26 5 8 65 0 18 28 .271 .303 .425 .728 93 165 12 0 1
11 OF Pepper Martin 34 91 290 269 34 79 18 2 2 38 4 18 34 .294 .340 .398 .738 97 107 2 1 2
12 3B Joe Stripp 35 54 226 199 24 57 7 0 0 18 0 18 10 .286 .349 .322 .670 81 64 7 1 8
13 OF Frenchy Bordagaray 28 81 169 156 19 44 5 1 0 21 2 8 9 .282 .325 .327 .652 75 51 3 2 3
14 C Herb Bremer 24 50 163 151 14 33 5 1 2 14 1 9 36 .219 .263 .305 .567 52 46 1 0 3
15 2B Jim Bucher* 27 17 61 57 7 13 3 1 0 7 0 2 2 .228 .254 .316 .570 52 18 2 0 2
16 OF Hal Epps* 24 17 53 50 8 15 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 .300 .327 .360 .687 84 18 0 0 1
17 SS Creepy Crespi 20 7 21 19 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 .263 .333 .368 .702 88 7 1 0 0
18 OF Tuck Stainback 26 6 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
19 Dick Siebert* 26 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 438 1 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
20 P Bob Weiland* 32 35 95 80 7 11 0 0 0 1 0 5 34 .138 .188 .138 .326 -11 11 1 0 10
21 P Lon Warneke 29 31 76 71 5 23 3 0 0 6 0 2 7 .324 .342 .366 .709 90 26 2 0 3
22 P Bill McGee 28 47 75 67 4 14 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 .209 .254 .239 .492 33 16 1 1 4
23 P Curt Davis 34 40 61 57 8 13 0 0 3 9 0 0 16 .228 .228 .386 .614 62 22 0 0 4
24 P Roy Henshaw 26 27 43 41 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 .220 .238 .220 .458 23 9 3 0 1
25 P Max Macon* 22 46 39 36 5 11 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 .306 .342 .306 .648 75 11 0 0 1
26 P Clyde Shoun* 26 40 33 31 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 .258 .258 .258 .516 39 8 0 0 2
27 P Paul Dean 25 5 11 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364 -2 2 1 0 0
28 P Max Lanier 22 18 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -23 1 0 0 0
29 P Mort Cooper 25 4 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .333 .556 47 3 0 0 1
30 P Ray Harrell 26 32 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
31 P Si Johnson 31 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
32 P Preacher Roe 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
33 P Guy Bush 36 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P Howie Krist* 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 P Mike Ryba 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 26.2 156 6039 5528 725 1542 288 74 91 680 55 0 412 492 .279 .331 .407 .738 97 2251 124 16 83 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 7 6 1 5 1 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Frenchy Bordagaray 28 169 118 16 3.6 104 .299 .282 .282 .325 .346 .327 .401 .652 .748 75 .414 -5.5 -0.6 .548 .109 .045 .0 O/5
Herb Bremer 24 163 122 12 2.6 104 .274 .219 .282 .263 .346 .305 .401 .567 .748 52 .282 -10.7 -1.1 .471 .152 .086 1.3 2
#Jimmy Brown 28 413 275 48 4.7 104 .308 .301 .282 .350 .347 .364 .401 .714 .748 92 .528 -4.7 -0.5 .641 .152 .063 .0 465
*Jim Bucher 27 61 48 5 2.8 104 .236 .228 .282 .254 .347 .316 .401 .570 .748 52 .303 -4.0 -0.4 .435 .123 .088 4/5
Guy Bush 36 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Mort Cooper 25 10 8 1 3.4 104 .333 .222 .282 .222 .346 .333 .401 .556 .747 47 .378 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .111 .111 /1
Creepy Crespi 20 21 15 2 3.6 104 .417 .263 .282 .333 .346 .368 .401 .702 .747 88 .407 -0.2 -0.0 .600 .211 .105 /6
Curt Davis 34 61 48 5 2.8 104 .263 .228 .282 .228 .346 .386 .401 .614 .747 62 .303 -3.6 -0.4 .500 .158 .158 .0 1
Paul Dean 25 11 10 0 0.0 104 .200 .182 .282 .182 .346 .182 .401 .364 .747 -2 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .200 .000 .000 /1
*Hal Epps 24 53 36 6 4.5 104 .311 .300 .282 .327 .346 .360 .401 .687 .748 84 .507 -1.3 -0.1 .629 .140 .060 1.3 O
Don Gutteridge 26 584 423 64 4.1 104 .267 .255 .282 .293 .346 .397 .401 .689 .747 83 .463 -16.5 -1.7 .624 .219 .141 11.0 56
Ray Harrell 26 10 10 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .282 .000 .346 .000 .401 .000 .748 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000 1
Roy Henshaw 26 43 36 2 1.5 104 .257 .220 .282 .238 .346 .220 .401 .458 .748 23 .121 -4.5 -0.5 .286 .024 .000 1
Si Johnson 31 2 2 0 0.0 104 .000 .282 .000 .346 .000 .401 .000 .747 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
*Howie Krist 22 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Max Lanier 22 11 9 0 0.0 104 .100 .100 .282 .182 .346 .100 .401 .282 .747 -23 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .222 .100 .000 1
*Max Macon 22 39 26 4 4.1 104 .344 .306 .282 .342 .346 .306 .401 .648 .748 75 .471 -1.3 -0.1 .520 .056 .000 1/O
Pepper Martin 34 290 194 36 5.0 104 .330 .294 .282 .340 .346 .398 .401 .738 .748 97 .556 -1.0 -0.1 .677 .186 .104 2.7 O/5
*Stu Martin 25 460 317 49 4.2 104 .296 .278 .282 .328 .346 .357 .401 .685 .748 84 .473 -9.2 -0.9 .603 .161 .079 1.6 4
Bill McGee 28 75 58 4 1.8 104 .233 .209 .282 .254 .346 .239 .401 .492 .747 33 .170 -6.4 -0.6 .370 .075 .030 1
Joe Medwick 26 634 421 116 7.4 104 .320 .322 .282 .369 .346 .536 .401 .905 .748 140 .721 31.4 3.1 .855 .285 .214 .0 *O
*Johnny Mize 25 609 366 136 10.0 104 .333 .337 .282 .422 .346 .614 .401 1.036 .747 175 .817 55.9 5.5 1.104 .416 .277 .0 *3
Terry Moore 26 367 242 45 5.0 104 .280 .272 .282 .366 .346 .397 .401 .763 .748 105 .557 3.6 0.4 .768 .301 .125 5.5 O/5
Lynn Myers 24 239 177 20 3.0 104 .269 .242 .282 .271 .346 .317 .401 .588 .748 57 .336 -14.2 -1.4 .517 .154 .075 1.8 6
Mickey Owen 22 433 308 47 4.1 104 .269 .267 .282 .325 .347 .370 .401 .695 .748 86 .467 -7.5 -0.8 .598 .189 .103 2.7 *2
*Don Padgett 26 407 296 50 4.5 104 .276 .271 .282 .303 .346 .425 .401 .728 .748 93 .513 -5.2 -0.5 .620 .201 .155 .0 O3/2
Preacher Roe 23 1 1 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .282 .000 .346 .000 .401 .000 .747 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Mike Ryba 35 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
*Clyde Shoun 26 33 25 2 2.2 104 .320 .258 .282 .258 .346 .258 .401 .516 .747 39 .212 -2.8 -0.3 .348 .000 .000 1
*Dick Siebert 26 1 0 1 104 1.000 1.000 .282 1.000 .346 1.000 .401 2.000 .747 438 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
*Enos Slaughter 22 431 301 57 5.1 104 .289 .276 .282 .330 .347 .438 .401 .768 .748 105 .565 0.8 0.1 .694 .246 .162 1.8 O
Tuck Stainback 26 11 11 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .282 .000 .346 .000 .401 .000 .748 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000 /O
Joe Stripp 35 226 157 22 3.8 104 .302 .286 .282 .349 .346 .322 .401 .670 .748 81 .429 -4.8 -0.5 .557 .126 .035 5
Lon Warneke 29 76 53 9 4.6 104 .359 .324 .282 .342 .346 .366 .401 .709 .747 90 .516 -1.1 -0.1 .560 .070 .042 1
*Bob Weiland 32 95 80 2 0.7 104 .239 .138 .282 .188 .346 .138 .401 .326 .747 -11 .031 -12.8 -1.3 .229 .063 .000 1
League Average 4.4 99 .285 .267 .275 .328 .339 .376 .391 .704 .729 93 .497 .626 .203 .108
Team Total 6039 4193 761 4.9 104 .293 .279 .282 .331 .346 .407 .401 .738 .747 97 .546 -35.4 -3.8 .665 .213 .128 68.6
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Frenchy Bordagaray 28 86 174 164 19 45 5 1 0 21 2 8 10 .274 .316 .317 .633 16 81 81
Herb Bremer 24 53 167 158 14 33 5 1 2 14 1 9 38 .209 .251 .291 .543 12 50 50
#Jimmy Brown 28 114 431 401 50 118 12 6 0 38 7 28 10 .294 .343 .354 .698 49 108 108
*Jim Bucher 27 18 62 60 6 13 3 1 0 6 0 2 2 .217 .242 .300 .542 4 17 17
Mort Cooper 25 4 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4 4
Creepy Crespi 20 7 22 20 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 .250 .318 .350 .668 2 7 7
Curt Davis 34 42 60 60 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 17 .000 .000 .000 .000 5 40 40
Paul Dean 25 5 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
*Hal Epps 24 18 55 53 9 16 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 .302 .327 .358 .686 6 17 17
Don Gutteridge 26 150 610 580 61 145 22 15 9 65 14 30 52 .250 .287 .386 .673 65 142 142
Ray Harrell 26 34 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32 32
Roy Henshaw 26 29 44 43 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 .209 .227 .209 .437 2 27 27
Si Johnson 31 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6 6
Max Lanier 22 19 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 18 18
*Max Macon 22 49 40 38 6 12 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 .316 .350 .316 .666 4 46 46
Pepper Martin 34 96 301 282 34 81 18 2 2 38 4 18 36 .287 .332 .387 .719 36 91 91
*Stu Martin 25 121 470 438 54 119 27 2 1 27 4 31 30 .272 .321 .349 .671 49 114 114
Bill McGee 28 50 75 71 4 15 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 .211 .253 .239 .493 4 47 47
Joe Medwick 26 155 664 619 100 195 48 8 22 122 0 43 43 .315 .361 .525 .886 116 146 146
*Johnny Mize 25 158 636 556 85 183 35 16 28 102 0 76 50 .329 .414 .601 1.014 137 149 149
Terry Moore 26 100 374 327 49 87 21 3 4 21 9 47 20 .266 .358 .385 .744 46 94 94
Lynn Myers 24 74 247 238 18 56 10 2 1 19 9 9 26 .235 .263 .307 .570 19 70 70
Mickey Owen 22 129 452 417 45 109 26 2 4 36 2 33 15 .261 .319 .362 .681 48 122 122
*Don Padgett 26 116 425 407 59 107 26 5 8 65 0 18 30 .263 .294 .410 .704 50 110 110
Preacher Roe 23 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
*Clyde Shoun 26 42 33 33 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 40 40
*Dick Siebert 26 52 214 201 22 54 8 3 0 25 2 10 10 .269 .313 .338 .651 20 49 49
*Enos Slaughter 22 119 448 415 59 112 21 10 8 58 1 33 40 .270 .324 .427 .750 57 112 112
Tuck Stainback 26 75 215 208 27 60 10 3 1 32 2 5 11 .288 .312 .380 .691 24 71 71
Joe Stripp 35 120 485 454 46 128 18 0 1 40 2 30 18 .282 .328 .328 .656 49 113 113
Lon Warneke 29 33 76 74 5 23 3 0 0 6 0 2 7 .311 .329 .351 .680 8 31 31
*Bob Weiland 32 37 89 84 7 11 0 0 0 1 0 5 36 .131 .180 .131 .311 2 35 35
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Frenchy Bordagaray 28 5 1435 451 1435 1337 206 396 59 15 6 130 44 2 60 113 .296 .332 .376 .708 90 503 20 11 27
Herb Bremer 24 2 199 61 199 184 16 40 6 1 2 17 1 11 40 .217 .262 .293 .555 49 54 2 0 4
#Jimmy Brown 28 2 992 246 992 907 136 260 32 15 2 91 17 54 38 .287 .329 .362 .690 86 328 22 3 28
*Jim Bucher 27 5 1451 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 76 484 24 3 19
Guy Bush 36 16 1000 540 1000 888 57 143 12 2 0 52 3 0 50 162 .161 .207 .179 .386 3 159 10 1 61 0 0
Mort Cooper 25 1 10 4 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .333 .556 47 3 0 0 1
Creepy Crespi 20 1 21 7 21 19 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 .263 .333 .368 .702 88 7 1 0 0
Curt Davis 34 5 384 200 384 346 37 70 6 0 6 36 0 12 62 .202 .229 .272 .501 30 94 8 0 26
Paul Dean 25 5 230 108 230 218 10 36 5 0 0 7 0 0 2 38 .165 .173 .188 .361 -5 41 4 0 10 0 0
*Hal Epps 24 1 53 17 53 50 8 15 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 .300 .327 .360 .687 84 18 0 0 1
Don Gutteridge 26 3 1150 284 1150 1090 140 291 50 29 19 141 29 55 129 .267 .303 .418 .721 92 456 16 1 4
Ray Harrell 26 3 41 78 41 36 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 .028 .079 .028 .107 -70 1 0 0 3
Roy Henshaw 26 5 209 161 209 194 12 38 3 0 0 7 0 3 36 .196 .208 .211 .419 13 41 4 0 12
Si Johnson 31 11 488 291 488 460 19 55 4 1 0 11 0 0 14 140 .120 .146 .133 .278 -24 61 1 0 14 0 0
*Howie Krist 22 2 10 8 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
Max Lanier 22 1 11 18 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -23 1 0 0 0
*Max Macon 22 1 39 46 39 36 5 11 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 .306 .342 .306 .648 75 11 0 0 1
Pepper Martin 34 10 3850 975 3850 3522 663 1045 234 64 51 421 132 302 368 .297 .354 .443 .797 112 1560 33 11 15
*Stu Martin 25 3 1086 296 1086 972 151 273 53 7 8 85 24 91 73 .281 .344 .374 .718 93 364 19 2 21
Bill McGee 28 4 87 59 87 79 5 17 2 0 0 2 0 3 8 .215 .253 .241 .494 33 19 1 1 4
Joe Medwick 26 7 4039 934 4039 3814 673 1291 305 73 131 756 22 196 332 .338 .373 .560 .933 147 2135 91 16 13
*Johnny Mize 25 3 1699 420 1699 1505 264 519 104 31 71 308 3 180 136 .345 .418 .597 1.015 170 898 23 10 4
Terry Moore 26 4 1974 471 1974 1819 273 495 111 13 20 164 44 130 152 .272 .323 .380 .703 88 692 26 6 19
Lynn Myers 24 1 239 70 239 227 18 55 10 2 1 19 9 9 25 .242 .271 .317 .588 57 72 2 0 3
Mickey Owen 22 2 686 202 686 631 62 160 29 4 4 56 3 47 27 .254 .307 .331 .639 72 209 23 2 6
*Don Padgett 26 2 884 233 884 834 121 245 48 11 18 139 4 48 71 .294 .332 .442 .775 107 369 17 0 2
Preacher Roe 23 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Mike Ryba 35 4 81 64 81 71 8 20 2 0 0 13 0 0 7 12 .282 .346 .310 .656 78 22 2 0 3 0 0
*Clyde Shoun 26 4 66 86 66 63 5 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 .190 .190 .222 .413 10 14 1 0 3 0 0
*Dick Siebert 26 4 264 79 264 242 28 65 10 3 0 30 3 3 16 19 .269 .324 .335 .659 69 81 1 4 2
*Enos Slaughter 22 1 431 112 431 395 59 109 20 10 8 58 1 32 38 .276 .330 .438 .768 105 173 11 0 4
Tuck Stainback 26 5 932 338 932 883 120 239 37 7 7 107 14 26 95 .271 .298 .352 .650 75 311 15 8 15
Joe Stripp 35 11 4629 1146 4629 4211 575 1238 219 43 24 464 50 280 226 .294 .340 .384 .724 95 1615 66 16 122
Lon Warneke 29 9 718 298 718 657 65 157 20 2 3 68 0 0 23 84 .239 .268 .289 .557 51 190 18 3 35 0 0
*Bob Weiland 32 10 449 244 449 397 20 54 6 3 3 19 1 0 25 145 .136 .189 .189 .378 0 75 4 1 26
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1937 / 1939 Batting Statistics