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1939 St. Louis Cardinals Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
92-61, Finished 2nd in National League
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Scored 779 runs, Allowed 633 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-62
Manager: Ray Blades (92-61)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 400,245 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103

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1938 / 1940 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 23 131 402 344 32 89 18 2 3 35 6 43 28 .259 .344 .349 .693 82 120 11 2 13
2 1B Johnny Mize* 26 153 670 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 0 92 49 .349 .444 .626 1.070 178 353 9 4 10
3 2B Stu Martin* 26 120 472 425 60 114 26 7 3 30 4 33 40 .268 .325 .384 .709 85 163 7 3 11
4 SS Jimmy Brown# 29 147 695 645 88 192 31 8 3 51 4 32 18 .298 .335 .384 .719 88 248 10 4 14
5 3B Don Gutteridge 27 148 572 524 71 141 27 4 7 54 5 27 70 .269 .309 .376 .685 79 197 7 3 18
6 OF Joe Medwick 27 150 667 606 98 201 48 8 14 117 6 45 44 .332 .380 .507 .886 131 307 15 2 14
7 OF Enos Slaughter* 23 149 664 604 95 193 52 5 12 86 2 44 53 .320 .371 .482 .852 122 291 11 5 11
8 OF Terry Moore 27 130 479 417 65 123 25 2 17 77 6 43 38 .295 .362 .487 .849 121 203 11 1 18
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 UT Pepper Martin 35 88 316 281 48 86 17 7 3 37 6 30 35 .306 .375 .448 .823 115 126 7 1 4
10 C Don Padgett* 27 92 257 233 38 93 15 3 5 53 1 18 11 .399 .444 .554 .998 160 129 11 1 5
11 SS Lynn Myers 25 74 133 117 24 28 6 1 0 10 1 12 23 .239 .310 .308 .618 63 36 1 0 4
12 OF Lynn King* 31 89 101 85 10 20 2 0 0 11 2 15 3 .235 .350 .259 .609 62 22 1 0 1
13 SS Lyn Lary 33 34 96 75 11 14 3 0 0 9 1 16 15 .187 .330 .227 .556 48 17 5 0 5
14 MI Creepy Crespi 21 15 33 29 3 5 1 0 0 6 0 3 6 .172 .250 .207 .457 21 6 0 0 1
15 C Herman Franks* 25 17 21 17 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 .059 .200 .059 .259 -29 1 1 0 1
16 C Herb Bremer 25 9 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -42 1 0 0 0
17 2B Bob Repass 21 3 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 116 3 0 0 0
18 SS Eddie Lake 23 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 74 1 0 0 0
19 1B Johnny Hopp* 22 6 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 252 3 0 0 0
20 SS Joe Orengo 24 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
21 Buster Adams 24 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
22 Johnny Echols 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 P Curt Davis 35 63 115 105 10 40 5 0 1 17 0 3 22 .381 .398 .457 .855 124 48 2 0 7
24 P Mort Cooper 26 47 76 69 4 16 3 0 2 11 0 1 13 .232 .243 .362 .605 57 25 3 0 6
25 P Lon Warneke 30 34 63 52 4 10 3 0 0 8 0 4 7 .192 .263 .250 .513 35 13 3 1 6
26 P Bill McGee 29 43 58 55 2 8 1 0 0 2 0 1 13 .145 .161 .164 .324 -15 9 0 0 2
27 P Bob Bowman 28 51 56 47 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 29 .085 .157 .106 .263 -30 5 0 0 5
28 P Bob Weiland* 33 32 53 46 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .065 .085 .065 .150 -60 3 0 0 6
29 P Tom Sunkel* 26 20 30 28 5 9 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 .321 .345 .393 .738 93 11 0 0 1
30 P Clyde Shoun* 27 53 29 26 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 .115 .148 .192 .340 -11 5 0 0 2
31 P Max Lanier 23 7 16 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .333 .286 .619 64 4 0 0 1
32 P Paul Dean 26 16 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -42 1 0 0 1
33 P Nate Andrews 25 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
34 P Murry Dickson 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
35 P Ken Raffensberger 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 P Frank Barrett 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.0 155 6116 5447 779 1601 332 62 98 732 44 0 475 566 .294 .354 .432 .785 105 2351 115 27 167 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 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
Buster Adams 24 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .287 .000 .354 .000 .411 .000 .765 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
Nate Andrews 25 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .288 .000 .354 .000 .411 .000 .765 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 1
Frank Barrett 25 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Bob Bowman 28 56 48 1 0.6 108 .222 .085 .287 .157 .354 .106 .411 .263 .765 -30 .021 -9.0 -0.9 .209 .106 .021 1
Herb Bremer 25 9 8 0 0.0 108 .143 .111 .287 .111 .354 .111 .411 .222 .765 -42 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .125 .000 .000 /2
#Jimmy Brown 29 695 477 82 4.6 108 .303 .298 .287 .335 .354 .384 .411 .719 .765 88 .502 -12.7 -1.3 .622 .143 .087 3.4 *64
Mort Cooper 26 76 62 6 2.6 108 .259 .232 .287 .243 .354 .362 .411 .605 .765 57 .261 -4.8 -0.5 .464 .145 .130 .0 1
Creepy Crespi 21 33 25 2 2.1 108 .217 .172 .287 .250 .354 .207 .411 .457 .765 21 .199 -3.3 -0.3 .375 .138 .034 /46
Curt Davis 35 115 74 19 6.8 108 .476 .381 .287 .398 .354 .457 .411 .855 .765 124 .677 3.3 0.3 .761 .105 .076 .0 1
Paul Dean 26 10 9 0 0.0 108 .167 .111 .287 .111 .354 .111 .411 .222 .765 -42 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .125 .000 .000 1
Murry Dickson 22 1 1 0 0.0 108 .000 .287 .000 .354 .000 .411 .000 .765 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Johnny Echols 22 0 0 0.0 0.0
*Herman Franks 25 21 18 0 0.0 108 .071 .059 .287 .200 .354 .059 .411 .259 .765 -29 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .235 .176 .000 2
Don Gutteridge 27 572 408 60 3.9 108 .300 .269 .287 .309 .354 .376 .411 .685 .765 79 .431 -17.8 -1.8 .595 .168 .107 5.8 *5/6
*Johnny Hopp 22 5 2 2 26.6 108 .667 .500 .288 .600 .354 .750 .411 1.350 .765 252 .962 1.0 0.1 2.000 .500 .250 /3
*Lynn King 31 101 67 8 3.2 108 .244 .235 .287 .350 .354 .259 .411 .609 .765 62 .341 -4.1 -0.4 .591 .224 .024 .0 O
Eddie Lake 23 5 3 0 0.0 108 .250 .250 .288 .400 .354 .250 .411 .650 .765 74 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .667 .250 .000 /6
Max Lanier 23 16 11 1 2.4 108 .308 .286 .287 .333 .354 .286 .411 .619 .765 64 .239 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .071 .000 /1
Lyn Lary 33 96 71 6 2.2 108 .233 .187 .287 .330 .354 .227 .411 .556 .765 48 .215 -5.0 -0.5 .515 .267 .040 .0 6/5
Pepper Martin 35 316 206 47 6.1 108 .342 .306 .287 .375 .354 .448 .411 .823 .765 115 .629 6.0 0.6 .807 .270 .142 4.0 O5
*Stu Martin 26 472 329 52 4.2 108 .291 .268 .287 .325 .354 .384 .411 .709 .765 85 .464 -9.8 -1.0 .638 .202 .115 3.4 *4/3
Bill McGee 29 58 49 1 0.5 108 .190 .145 .287 .161 .354 .164 .411 .324 .765 -15 .020 -9.3 -0.9 .213 .036 .018 1
Joe Medwick 27 667 434 116 7.1 108 .341 .332 .287 .380 .354 .507 .411 .886 .765 131 .693 25.8 2.5 .857 .259 .175 8.4 *O
*Johnny Mize 26 670 386 156 10.8 108 .347 .349 .287 .444 .354 .626 .411 1.070 .765 178 .828 65.6 6.3 1.194 .440 .277 .0 *3
Terry Moore 27 479 323 73 6.0 108 .293 .295 .287 .362 .354 .487 .411 .849 .765 121 .624 11.7 1.2 .830 .309 .192 8.9 *O/1
Lynn Myers 25 133 94 11 3.1 108 .298 .239 .287 .310 .354 .308 .411 .618 .765 63 .333 -6.3 -0.6 .544 .179 .068 .0 65/4
Joe Orengo 24 3 3 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .287 .000 .354 .000 .411 .000 .765 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /6
Mickey Owen 23 402 279 41 3.9 108 .275 .259 .287 .344 .354 .349 .411 .693 .765 82 .431 -8.0 -0.8 .643 .233 .090 4.0 *2
*Don Padgett 27 257 156 57 9.7 108 .406 .399 .287 .444 .354 .554 .411 .998 .765 160 .800 20.4 2.0 .987 .236 .155 1.7 2/3
Ken Raffensberger 21 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Bob Repass 21 6 4 1 6.7 108 .500 .333 .287 .333 .354 .500 .411 .833 .765 116 .667 0.1 0.0 .750 .167 .167 /4
*Clyde Shoun 27 29 25 1 1.1 108 .136 .115 .287 .148 .354 .192 .411 .340 .765 -11 .066 -4.5 -0.4 .261 .115 .077 1
*Enos Slaughter 23 664 433 106 6.5 108 .336 .320 .287 .371 .354 .482 .411 .852 .765 122 .659 19.0 1.9 .810 .238 .162 3.4 *O
*Tom Sunkel 26 30 20 4 5.3 108 .429 .321 .287 .345 .354 .393 .411 .738 .765 93 .571 -0.3 -0.0 .632 .107 .071 1
Lon Warneke 30 63 51 3 1.6 108 .222 .192 .287 .263 .354 .250 .411 .513 .765 35 .124 -4.9 -0.5 .400 .135 .058 1
*Bob Weiland 33 53 49 0 0.0 108 .125 .065 .287 .085 .354 .065 .411 .150 .765 -60 .000 -10.9 -1.1 .093 .022 .000 1
League Average 4.5 103 .289 .271 .280 .335 .346 .385 .400 .720 .746 93 .497 .651 .214 .114
Team Total 6116 4128 856 5.5 108 .314 .294 .287 .354 .354 .432 .411 .785 .765 105 .587 32.4 2.9 .731 .233 .138 60.7
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
Buster Adams 24 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Nate Andrews 25 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11 11
Bob Bowman 28 54 55 50 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 31 .100 .182 .120 .302 1 51 51
Herb Bremer 25 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9 9
#Jimmy Brown 29 155 707 671 87 194 31 8 3 50 4 32 19 .289 .325 .373 .698 81 147 147
Mort Cooper 26 49 74 73 4 17 3 0 2 11 0 1 14 .233 .243 .356 .599 6 47 47
Creepy Crespi 21 16 31 29 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 6 .138 .194 .172 .366 1 15 15
Curt Davis 35 66 112 109 10 41 5 0 1 17 0 3 23 .376 .393 .450 .842 19 63 63
Paul Dean 26 17 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 16 16
Murry Dickson 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
*Herman Franks 25 18 21 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 17 17
Don Gutteridge 27 156 575 545 70 142 27 4 7 53 5 27 74 .261 .299 .363 .662 59 148 148
*Johnny Hopp 22 6 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 2 6 6
*Lynn King 31 94 103 88 10 20 2 0 0 11 2 15 3 .227 .340 .250 .590 7 89 89
Eddie Lake 23 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 2 2
Max Lanier 23 7 16 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .313 .267 .579 1 7 7
Lyn Lary 33 69 142 113 17 19 4 1 0 10 2 28 23 .168 .338 .221 .559 8 66 66
Pepper Martin 35 93 323 292 47 87 17 7 3 36 6 30 37 .298 .365 .435 .800 46 88 88
*Stu Martin 26 126 478 442 59 115 26 7 3 30 4 33 42 .260 .316 .371 .687 52 120 120
Bill McGee 29 45 57 56 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 1 14 .125 .140 .143 .283 1 43 43
Joe Medwick 27 158 676 629 97 203 48 8 14 116 6 45 46 .323 .370 .491 .861 115 150 150
*Johnny Mize 26 161 682 585 103 199 44 14 28 107 0 93 52 .340 .434 .607 1.041 154 153 153
Terry Moore 27 137 479 434 64 125 25 2 17 76 6 44 40 .288 .355 .472 .827 73 130 130
Lynn Myers 25 78 134 122 23 28 6 1 0 9 1 12 24 .230 .299 .295 .594 11 74 74
Joe Orengo 24 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7 7
Mickey Owen 23 138 403 358 31 90 18 2 3 34 6 43 29 .251 .335 .338 .673 40 131 131
*Don Padgett 27 97 260 241 38 94 15 3 5 53 1 18 12 .390 .435 .539 .974 57 92 92
Bob Repass 21 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3 3
*Clyde Shoun 27 56 29 28 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 .143 .172 .214 .387 1 53 53
*Enos Slaughter 23 157 676 627 94 195 53 5 12 85 2 44 56 .311 .361 .469 .830 105 149 149
*Tom Sunkel 26 21 31 30 6 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 .333 .355 .400 .755 4 20 20
Lon Warneke 30 36 59 54 4 10 3 0 0 8 0 4 7 .185 .254 .241 .495 3 34 34
*Bob Weiland 33 34 49 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 .000 .020 .000 .020 0 32 32
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
Buster Adams 24 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Nate Andrews 25 2 3 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0
Frank Barrett 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Bowman 28 1 56 51 56 47 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 29 .085 .157 .106 .263 -30 5 0 0 5
Herb Bremer 25 3 208 70 208 193 16 41 6 1 2 18 1 11 42 .212 .255 .285 .540 45 55 2 0 4
#Jimmy Brown 29 3 1687 393 1687 1552 224 452 63 23 5 142 21 86 56 .291 .331 .371 .702 87 576 32 7 42
Mort Cooper 26 2 86 51 86 78 4 18 4 0 2 11 0 1 16 .231 .241 .359 .599 56 28 3 0 7
Creepy Crespi 21 2 54 22 54 48 5 10 3 0 0 7 0 5 13 .208 .283 .271 .554 47 13 1 0 1
Curt Davis 35 6 499 263 499 451 47 110 11 0 7 53 0 15 84 .244 .268 .315 .583 52 142 10 0 33
Paul Dean 26 6 240 124 240 227 10 37 5 0 0 7 0 0 2 41 .163 .170 .185 .355 -6 42 4 0 11 0 0
Murry Dickson 22 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Johnny Echols 22 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Herman Franks 25 1 21 17 21 17 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 .059 .200 .059 .259 -29 1 1 0 1
Don Gutteridge 27 4 1722 432 1722 1614 211 432 77 33 26 195 34 82 199 .268 .305 .405 .709 88 653 23 4 22
*Johnny Hopp 22 1 5 6 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .500 .600 .750 1.350 252 3 0 0 0
*Lynn King 31 3 240 175 240 207 28 43 4 1 0 21 6 28 18 .208 .302 .237 .539 45 49 6 0 5
Eddie Lake 23 1 5 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 74 1 0 0 0
Max Lanier 23 2 27 25 27 24 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208 .269 .208 .478 28 5 0 0 1
Lyn Lary 33 11 5363 1275 5363 4549 800 1236 246 55 38 523 162 49 701 463 .272 .372 .375 .747 92 1706 5 24 89
Pepper Martin 35 11 4166 1063 4166 3803 711 1131 251 71 54 458 138 332 403 .297 .356 .443 .799 113 1686 40 12 19
*Stu Martin 26 4 1558 416 1558 1397 211 387 79 14 11 115 28 124 113 .277 .338 .377 .715 91 527 26 5 32
Bill McGee 29 5 145 102 145 134 7 25 3 0 0 4 0 4 21 .187 .216 .209 .425 13 28 1 1 6
Joe Medwick 27 8 4706 1084 4706 4420 771 1492 353 81 145 873 28 241 376 .338 .374 .552 .927 145 2442 106 18 27
*Johnny Mize 26 4 2369 573 2369 2069 368 716 148 45 99 416 3 272 185 .346 .425 .605 1.030 172 1251 32 14 14
Terry Moore 27 5 2453 601 2453 2236 338 618 136 15 37 241 50 173 190 .276 .330 .400 .731 94 895 37 7 37
Lynn Myers 25 2 372 144 372 344 42 83 16 3 1 29 10 21 48 .241 .285 .314 .599 59 108 3 0 7
Joe Orengo 24 1 3 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Mickey Owen 23 3 1088 333 1088 975 94 249 47 6 7 91 9 90 55 .255 .321 .337 .658 75 329 34 4 19
*Don Padgett 27 3 1141 325 1141 1067 159 338 63 14 23 192 5 66 82 .317 .357 .467 .824 119 498 28 1 7
Ken Raffensberger 21 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Repass 21 1 6 3 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 116 3 0 0 0
*Clyde Shoun 27 5 95 139 95 89 5 15 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 20 .169 .178 .213 .391 4 19 1 0 5 0 0
*Enos Slaughter 23 2 1095 261 1095 999 154 302 72 15 20 144 3 76 91 .302 .355 .464 .819 115 464 22 5 15
*Tom Sunkel 26 2 39 29 39 37 6 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 10 .270 .289 .324 .614 62 12 0 0 1
Lon Warneke 30 10 781 332 781 709 69 167 23 2 3 76 0 0 27 91 .236 .268 .286 .554 50 203 21 4 41 0 0
*Bob Weiland 33 11 502 276 502 443 21 57 6 3 3 19 1 0 26 167 .129 .179 .176 .355 -6 78 4 1 32
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

1938 / 1940 Batting Statistics