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1939 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

92-61, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Ray Blades (92-61)
Scored 779 runs, Allowed 633 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-62

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 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 92-61, Final Rank:2, GB: 4.5
Days in First14last on Thursday, May 25, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 18last on May 25, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead1.5last on Tuesday, May 16, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind12last on Sunday, Jul 30, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50033last on Saturday, Sep 30
Most Games under .5001last on Tuesday, Apr 25
Longest Winning Streak10Sunday, Jul 30 to Wednesday, Aug 9
Longest Losing Streak5Wednesday, Jun 28 to Sunday, Jul 2
Most Runs Allowed16Friday, Jul 21
Most Runs Scored15Monday, Sep 18
Times Shutout by Opponent3 
Times Opponent Shutout18 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 92 61 779 633 .601
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 51 27 431 317 .654
Road 41 34 348 316 .547
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 5 4 30 26 .556
May 17 10 137 106 .630
June 11 13 126 117 .458
July 15 15 142 135 .500
August 20 9 147 119 .690
September 24 9 196 128 .727
October 0 1 1 2 .000
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 36 34 336 301 .514
Second Half 56 27 443 332 .675
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 27 15 168 156 .643
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 31 15 334 203 .674
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BRO 13 9 124 88 .591
BSN 13 9 90 92 .591
CHC 12 10 99 85 .545
CIN 11 11 97 94 .500
NYG 12 9 105 90 .571
PHI 17 5 139 83 .773
PIT 14 8 125 101 .636

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 18 boxscore STL @ PIT W 3 2 1-0 1 Tied Weiland 2:16 15,783 +
2 2 Friday, Apr 21 boxscore STL CHC L 2 4 1-1 3 1.5 Lee 2:10 10,372 -
3 3 Saturday, Apr 22 boxscore STL CHC W 9 0 2-1 2 0.5 Warneke 2:18 5,260 +
4 4 Sunday, Apr 23 boxscore STL CHC L 5 6 2-2 5 0.5 Bryant 2:27 9,106 -
5 5 Tuesday, Apr 25 boxscore STL CIN L 1 5 2-3 5 2.0 Moore 2:27 2,559 --
6 6 Wednesday, Apr 26 boxscore STL CIN W 1 0 3-3 5 2.0 Davis 1:36 2,132 +
7 7 Thursday, Apr 27 boxscore STL PIT W 6 5 4-3 4 1.0 McGee 2:55 1,994 ++
8 8 Saturday, Apr 29 boxscore STL @ CHC W 2 0 5-3 3 1.0 Warneke 1:34 11,479 +++
9 9 Sunday, Apr 30 boxscore STL @ CHC L 1 4 5-4 4 1.5 Lillard 1:56 19,630 -
10 10 Tuesday, May 2 boxscore STL @ BSN W 2 1 6-4 2 1.0 Bowman 2:15 3,155 +
11 11 Thursday, May 4 boxscore STL @ NYG L 3 6 6-5 2 1.5 Salvo 2:38 8,932 -
12 12 Friday, May 5 boxscore STL @ NYG W 7 5 7-5 2 0.5 Davis 2:11 7,615 +
13 13 Saturday, May 6 boxscore STL @ NYG L 2 6 7-6 3 1.0 Gumbert 2:30 18,599 -
14 14 Sunday, May 7 boxscore STL @ BRO L 1 2 7-7 4 2.0 Tamulis 2:15 27,318 --
15 15 Monday, May 8 boxscore STL @ BRO W 1 0 8-7 2 1.0 Weiland 2:20 7,693 +
16 16 Tuesday, May 9 boxscore STL @ BRO W 13 1 9-7 2 1.0 Davis 2:07 7,356 ++
17 17 Wednesday, May 10 boxscore STL @ PHI W 4 3 10-7 1 Tied Warneke 2:05 7,000 +++
18 18 Friday, May 12 boxscore STL @ CIN W 8 7 11-7 1 up 1.5 Davis 2:22 5,785 ++++
19 19 Saturday, May 13 boxscore STL @ CIN L 1 2 11-8 1 up 0.5 Vander Meer 2:05 10,305 -
20 20 Sunday, May 14 boxscore STL @ CIN W 9 5 12-8 1 up 0.5 Warneke 2:17 27,000 +
21 21 Tuesday, May 16 boxscore STL NYG W 7 6 13-8 1 up 1.5 McGee 2:25 5,636 ++
22 22 Wednesday, May 17 boxscore STL NYG L 5 9 13-9 1 up 0.5 Schumacher 2:34 4,940 -
23 23 Thursday, May 18 boxscore STL NYG W 6 1 14-9 1 up 0.5 Davis 2:11 5,172 +
24 24 Saturday, May 20 boxscore STL BRO W 9 1 15-9 1 Tied Warneke 1:58 9,899 ++
25 25 Sunday, May 21 boxscore STL PHI W 5 2 16-9 1 Tied Bowman 1:42 7,663 +++
26 26 Monday, May 22 boxscore STL PHI W 2 1 17-9 1 Tied Cooper 1:44 1,065 ++++
27 27 Tuesday, May 23 boxscore STL PHI W 6 1 18-9 1 Tied McGee 1:43 1,347 +++++
28 28 Wednesday, May 24 boxscore STL BSN W 7 0 19-9 1 Tied Davis 1:47 2,098 ++++++
29 29 Thursday, May 25 boxscore STL BSN W 7 1 20-9 1 Tied Weiland 1:54 1,231 +++++++
30 30 Friday, May 26 boxscore STL CIN L 5 7 20-10 2 1.0 Walters 2:18 4,228 -
31 31 Saturday, May 27 boxscore STL CIN L 2 3 20-11 2 2.0 Grissom 1:53 6,022 --
32 32 Sunday, May 28 boxscore STL CIN W 6 5 21-11 2 2.0 Davis 2:19 0 +
33 33 Sunday, May 28 boxscore STL CIN L 4 8 21-12 2 2.0 Derringer 2:05 33,538 -
34 34 Monday, May 29 boxscore STL PIT L 0 7 21-13 2 3.0 Klinger 2:06 1,736 --
35 35 Tuesday, May 30 boxscore STL PIT W 7 2 22-13 2 2.0 Warneke 2:14 0 +
36 36 Tuesday, May 30 boxscore STL PIT L 8 14 22-14 2 2.0 Swift 2:26 14,178 -
37 37 Thursday, Jun 1 boxscore STL @ NYG W 1 0 23-14 2 2.0 McGee 2:13 5,070 +
38 38 Friday, Jun 2 boxscore STL @ NYG L 2 8 23-15 2 3.0 Lohrman 2:06 5,417 -
39 39 Saturday, Jun 3 boxscore STL @ NYG L 5 6 23-16 2 3.0 Brown 2:34 12,873 --
40 40 Monday, Jun 5 boxscore STL @ BSN L 4 10 23-17 2 4.5 Posedel 1:56 2,238 ---
41 41 Tuesday, Jun 6 boxscore STL @ BSN W 5 3 24-17 2 3.5 Davis 2:33 2,317 +
42 42 Wednesday, Jun 7 boxscore STL @ BRO W 7 3 25-17 2 3.5 McGee 2:35 33,299 ++
43 43 Friday, Jun 9 boxscore STL @ BRO L 4 7 25-18 2 4.5 Hutchinson 2:19 7,438 -
44 44 Saturday, Jun 10 boxscore STL @ PHI L 5 6 25-19 2 5.0 Higbe 2:06 0 --
45 45 Saturday, Jun 10 boxscore STL @ PHI L 3 5 25-20 2 5.0 Harrell 2:14 7,000 ---
46 46 Sunday, Jun 11 boxscore STL @ PHI L 4 5 25-21 2 5.0 Beck 2:47 0 ----
47 47 Sunday, Jun 11 boxscore STL @ PHI W 4 1 26-21 2 5.0 Warneke 2:10 17,047 +
48 48 Wednesday, Jun 14 boxscore STL BRO W 9 2 27-21 2 5.0 Weiland 2:15 12,533 ++
49 49 Thursday, Jun 15 boxscore STL BRO L 3 8 27-22 2 6.0 Casey 2:21 1,401 -
50 50 Friday, Jun 16 boxscore STL BRO W 7 6 28-22 2 5.5 Warneke 2:15 1,293 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Saturday, Jun 17 boxscore STL NYG L 5 7 28-23 2 6.5 Gumbert 2:33 3,123 -
52 52 Sunday, Jun 18 boxscore STL NYG W 8 4 29-23 2 6.0 McGee 2:30 13,000 +
53 53 Wednesday, Jun 21 boxscore STL PHI W 14 2 30-23 2 5.5 Davis 1:53 1,359 ++
54 54 Thursday, Jun 22 boxscore STL PHI W 11 5 31-23 2 5.0 Cooper 2:30 1,025 +++
55 55 Saturday, Jun 24 boxscore STL BSN W 5 2 32-23 2 3.5 Weiland 2:01 3,264 ++++
56 56 Sunday, Jun 25 boxscore STL BSN L 5 8 32-24 2 4.0 Lanning 2:34 0 -
57 57 Sunday, Jun 25 boxscore STL BSN L 0 2 32-25 2 4.0 Posedel 1:37 10,379 --
58 58 Tuesday, Jun 27 boxscore STL CHC W 5 2 33-25 2 4.0 Warneke 2:00 3,076 +
59 59 Wednesday, Jun 28 boxscore STL CHC L 4 8 33-26 3 4.5 French 2:05 9,035 -
60 60 Thursday, Jun 29 boxscore STL CHC L 6 7 33-27 3 5.0 Lee 1:57 2,181 --
61 61 Saturday, Jul 1 boxscore STL PIT L 3 4 33-28 3 5.5 Brown 2:12 2,336 ---
62 62 Sunday, Jul 2 boxscore STL PIT L 5 8 33-29 4 6.5 Klinger 2:14 0 ----
63 63 Sunday, Jul 2 boxscore STL PIT L 3 6 33-30 4 6.5 Tobin 1:36 10,449 -----
64 64 Monday, Jul 3 boxscore STL @ CHC W 5 3 34-30 3 6.0 Bowman 1:59 12,749 +
65 65 Tuesday, Jul 4 boxscore STL @ CHC W 6 4 35-30 3 6.0 Cooper 2:13 0 ++
66 66 Tuesday, Jul 4 boxscore STL @ CHC L 2 3 35-31 3 6.0 Lillard 2:13 26,409 -
67 67 Wednesday, Jul 5 boxscore STL @ CIN L 2 6 35-32 3 7.0 Walters 2:04 7,257 --
68 68 Thursday, Jul 6 boxscore STL @ CIN L 4 7 35-33 3 8.0 Derringer 1:54 29,105 ---
69 69 Sunday, Jul 9 boxscore STL @ PIT W 7 3 36-33 3 8.0 Cooper 1:55 0 +
70 70 Sunday, Jul 9 boxscore STL @ PIT L 6 8 36-34 3 8.0 Tobin 2:30 29,000 -
71 71 Thursday, Jul 13 boxscore STL @ BSN W 5 3 37-34 4 8.5 Davis 2:18 +
72 72 Thursday, Jul 13 boxscore STL @ BSN L 1 3 37-35 4 8.5 MacFayden 1:39 6,102 -
73 73 Friday, Jul 14 boxscore STL @ BSN L 4 10 37-36 5 8.5 Lanning 2:07 1,531 --
74 74 Saturday, Jul 15 boxscore STL @ BSN L 3 7 37-37 5 9.5 Shoffner 2:10 4,063 ---
75 75 Sunday, Jul 16 boxscore STL @ NYG W 3 1 38-37 5 8.0 Cooper 2:04 15,143 +
76 76 Monday, Jul 17 boxscore STL @ NYG W 4 3 39-37 4 8.0 Davis 2:17 5,233 ++
77 77 Tuesday, Jul 18 boxscore STL @ NYG W 5 3 40-37 3 8.0 Weiland 2:25 5,353 +++
78 78 Wednesday, Jul 19 boxscore STL @ PHI W 4 2 41-37 2 8.0 Sunkel 2:25 11,554 ++++
79 79 Friday, Jul 21 boxscore STL @ PHI L 2 16 41-38 2 8.0 Higbe 2:10 0 -
80 80 Friday, Jul 21 boxscore STL @ PHI W 7 0 42-38 2 8.0 Cooper 1:58 6,000 +
81 81 Saturday, Jul 22 boxscore STL @ BRO L 2 7 42-39 3 9.0 Hamlin 2:15 6,111 -
82 82 Sunday, Jul 23 boxscore STL @ BRO W 12 0 43-39 2 9.0 Bowman 2:15 0 +
83 83 Sunday, Jul 23 boxscore STL @ BRO W 8 2 44-39 2 9.0 Davis 2:04 27,499 ++
84 84 Tuesday, Jul 25 boxscore STL NYG L 3 6 44-40 2 10.0 Hubbell 3:14 2,428 -
85 85 Wednesday, Jul 26 boxscore STL NYG W 10 0 45-40 3 9.5 Sunkel 2:31 2,053 +
86 86 Thursday, Jul 27 boxscore STL NYG W 9 4 46-40 2 10.0 Davis 2:24 1,833 ++
87 87 Friday, Jul 28 boxscore STL BRO L 4 5 46-41 3 10.5 Tamulis 2:21 942 -
88 88 Saturday, Jul 29 boxscore STL BRO L 3 7 46-42 4 12.0 Hamlin 2:03 4,127 --
89 89 Sunday, Jul 30 boxscore STL BRO W 5 2 47-42 2 12.0 Sunkel 2:14 0 +
90 90 Sunday, Jul 30 boxscore STL BRO W 5 2 48-42 2 12.0 Bowman 1:50 12,233 ++
91 91 Tuesday, Aug 1 boxscore STL BSN W 4 3 49-42 2 11.0 Davis 1:50 1,453 +++
92 92 Thursday, Aug 3 boxscore STL BSN W 5 1 50-42 2 9.5 Warneke 1:47 ++++
93 93 Thursday, Aug 3 boxscore STL BSN W 4 3 51-42 2 9.5 Cooper 1:44 3,376 +++++
94 94 Friday, Aug 4 boxscore STL PHI W 9 8 52-42 2 9.5 Bowman 2:02 1,041 ++++++
95 95 Saturday, Aug 5 boxscore STL PHI W 5 1 53-42 2 8.5 Davis 1:36 2,313 +++++++
96 96 Sunday, Aug 6 boxscore STL PHI W 11 0 54-42 2 7.5 Weiland 1:54 0 ++++++++
97 97 Sunday, Aug 6 boxscore STL PHI W 8 3 55-42 2 7.5 Cooper 1:45 10,430 +++++++++
98 98 Wednesday, Aug 9 boxscore STL PIT W 5 3 56-42 2 8.0 Sunkel 2:01 3,334 ++++++++++
99 99 Saturday, Aug 12 boxscore STL CIN L 4 8 56-43 2 8.5 Walters 2:21 9,847 -
100 100 Sunday, Aug 13 boxscore STL CIN W 4 2 57-43 2 6.5 Davis 1:38 0 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Aug 13 boxscore STL CIN W 4 3 58-43 2 6.5 Cooper 2:14 40,807 ++
102 102 Monday, Aug 14 boxscore STL CHC L 0 4 58-44 2 7.5 French 1:55 4,281 -
103 103 Tuesday, Aug 15 boxscore STL CHC W 7 6 59-44 2 7.5 Bowman 2:54 5,537 +
104 104 Wednesday, Aug 16 boxscore STL @ PIT W 4 3 60-44 2 6.0 Bowman 2:15 0 ++
105 105 Wednesday, Aug 16 boxscore STL @ PIT W 3 0 61-44 2 6.0 McGee 1:53 7,855 +++
106 106 Thursday, Aug 17 boxscore STL @ PIT W 4 2 62-44 2 6.0 Davis 1:50 2,737 ++++
107 107 Friday, Aug 18 boxscore STL @ PIT W 3 0 63-44 2 5.5 Bowman 2:05 2,586 +++++
108 108 Saturday, Aug 19 boxscore STL @ CIN T 3 3 63-44 2 5.5 2:13 16,728 +++++
109 109 Sunday, Aug 20 boxscore STL @ CIN W 7 1 64-44 2 3.5 Weiland 2:05 0 ++++++
110 110 Sunday, Aug 20 boxscore STL @ CIN W 7 5 65-44 2 3.5 Andrews 2:35 28,432 +++++++
111 111 Monday, Aug 21 boxscore STL @ BRO L 1 7 65-45 2 4.5 Hamlin 2:12 7,922 -
112 112 Tuesday, Aug 22 boxscore STL @ BRO L 5 8 65-46 2 4.5 Casey 2:26 9,375 --
113 113 Wednesday, Aug 23 boxscore STL @ BRO L 3 8 65-47 2 5.5 Hollingsworth 2:08 26,292 ---
114 114 Thursday, Aug 24 boxscore STL @ PHI L 5 6 65-48 2 5.5 Johnson 1:50 15,000 ----
115 115 Saturday, Aug 26 boxscore STL @ PHI W 5 0 66-48 2 4.5 Davis 1:57 0 +
116 116 Saturday, Aug 26 boxscore STL @ PHI W 11 4 67-48 2 4.5 Bowman 2:44 12,000 ++
117 117 Sunday, Aug 27 boxscore STL @ BSN L 4 10 67-49 2 5.0 Posedel 2:08 0 -
118 118 Sunday, Aug 27 boxscore STL @ BSN W 6 5 68-49 2 5.0 Shoun 2:25 12,979 +
119 119 Monday, Aug 28 boxscore STL @ BSN L 5 10 68-50 2 5.0 Moran 2:10 4,006 -
120 120 Tuesday, Aug 29 boxscore STL @ BSN L 1 2 68-51 2 5.5 Errickson 1:58 1,022 --
121 121 Saturday, Sep 2 boxscore STL PIT L 3 11 68-52 2 5.5 Brown 2:16 2,636 ---
122 122 Sunday, Sep 3 boxscore STL PIT W 14 6 69-52 2 5.0 Davis 1:59 0 +
123 123 Sunday, Sep 3 boxscore STL PIT W 3 0 70-52 2 5.0 Weiland 1:38 11,066 ++
124 124 Monday, Sep 4 boxscore STL CIN W 4 0 71-52 2 4.0 McGee +++
125 125 Monday, Sep 4 boxscore STL CIN T 6 6 71-52 2 4.0 +++
126 126 Tuesday, Sep 5 boxscore STL CIN L 1 3 71-53 2 5.0 Walters -
127 127 Wednesday, Sep 6 boxscore STL @ CHC L 3 11 71-54 2 5.5 French 1:56 7,006 --
128 128 Thursday, Sep 7 boxscore STL @ CHC W 4 2 72-54 2 4.5 Warneke 2:01 6,680 +
129 129 Friday, Sep 8 boxscore STL @ CHC W 10 3 73-54 2 4.5 Shoun 2:14 4,608 ++
130 130 Saturday, Sep 9 boxscore STL @ PIT W 12 2 74-54 2 3.5 Weiland 2:08 3,817 +++
131 131 Sunday, Sep 10 boxscore STL @ PIT W 9 3 75-54 2 3.0 Davis 1:49 0 ++++
132 132 Sunday, Sep 10 boxscore STL @ PIT W 11 4 76-54 2 3.0 Bowman 2:18 12,588 +++++
133 133 Monday, Sep 11 boxscore STL @ PIT L 6 8 76-55 2 3.5 Tobin 1:59 1,134 -
134 134 Tuesday, Sep 12 boxscore STL PHI W 4 3 77-55 2 3.5 Bowman 1:42 1,564 +
135 135 Wednesday, Sep 13 boxscore STL PHI W 10 9 78-55 2 3.5 McGee 2:20 1,428 ++
136 136 Thursday, Sep 14 boxscore STL BSN W 6 3 79-55 2 4.0 Davis 1:48 1,805 +++
137 137 Friday, Sep 15 boxscore STL BSN W 1 0 80-55 2 3.5 Warneke 3:01 1,259 ++++
138 138 Saturday, Sep 16 boxscore STL BSN W 6 5 81-55 2 3.5 Shoun 2:39 +++++
139 139 Sunday, Sep 17 boxscore STL NYG L 1 2 81-56 2 3.5 Hubbell 1:42 0 -
140 140 Sunday, Sep 17 boxscore STL NYG W 2 1 82-56 2 3.5 McGee 1:54 20,190 +
141 141 Monday, Sep 18 boxscore STL NYG L 2 7 82-57 2 3.5 Melton 1:57 0 -
142 142 Monday, Sep 18 boxscore STL NYG W 15 5 83-57 2 3.5 Warneke 2:26 6,043 +
143 143 Tuesday, Sep 19 boxscore STL BRO W 6 1 84-57 2 2.5 Lanier 2:20 1,717 ++
144 144 Wednesday, Sep 20 boxscore STL BRO W 10 4 85-57 2 2.5 Bowman 2:06 2,641 +++
145 145 Thursday, Sep 21 boxscore STL BRO W 6 5 86-57 2 2.5 Davis 1:51 2,494 ++++
146 146 Friday, Sep 22 boxscore STL CHC W 3 2 87-57 2 3.0 Cooper 1:39 3,656 +++++
147 147 Saturday, Sep 23 boxscore STL CHC W 7 3 88-57 2 3.5 McGee 2:03 6,615 ++++++
148 148 Sunday, Sep 24 boxscore STL CHC W 9 1 89-57 2 3.5 Lanier 1:53 17,542 +++++++
149 149 Tuesday, Sep 26 boxscore STL @ CIN L 1 3 89-58 2 3.5 Thompson 2:07 0 -
150 150 Tuesday, Sep 26 boxscore STL @ CIN W 6 0 90-58 2 3.5 Cooper 1:44 34,194 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Wednesday, Sep 27 boxscore STL @ CIN W 4 0 91-58 2 2.5 McGee 1:49 15,902 ++
152 152 Thursday, Sep 28 boxscore STL @ CIN L 3 5 91-59 2 3.5 Derringer -
153 153 Saturday, Sep 30 boxscore STL @ CHC W 7 5 92-59 2 4.0 Cooper 2:18 0 +
154 154 Saturday, Sep 30 boxscore STL @ CHC L 1 5 92-60 2 4.0 Lee 1:46 4,209 -
155 155 Sunday, Oct 1 boxscore STL @ CHC L 1 2 92-61 2 4.5 Olsen 1:54 5,961 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1938 / 1940 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits