| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Season: | 1938 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Sportsman's Park |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 71–80 (.470) |
| League Place: | 6th |
| Owners: | Sam Breadon |
| General Managers: | Branch Rickey |
| Managers: | Frankie Frisch, Mike González |
| Radio: | KMOX (France Laux, Jim Alt) KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Allan Anthony) |
| Espntn: | stl |
| Brtn: | stl |
The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 57th season in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, and the 47th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 71–80 during the season and finished sixth in the National League.
| 1938 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches | ||||||
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 | 122 | 397 | 106 | .267 | 4 | 36 | ||
| 1B | 149 | 531 | 179 | .337 | 27 | 102 | ||
| 2B | 114 | 417 | 116 | .278 | 1 | 27 | ||
| SS | 70 | 227 | 55 | .242 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 3B | 142 | 552 | 141 | .255 | 9 | 64 | ||
| OF | 146 | 590 | 190 | .322 | 21 | 122 | ||
| OF | 112 | 395 | 109 | .276 | 8 | 58 | ||
| OF | 94 | 312 | 85 | .272 | 4 | 21 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 388 | 105 | .271 | 8 | 65 | ||
| 108 | 382 | 115 | .301 | 0 | 38 | ||
| 91 | 269 | 79 | .294 | 2 | 38 | ||
| 54 | 199 | 57 | .286 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 81 | 156 | 44 | .282 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 50 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 17 | 57 | 13 | .228 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 17 | 50 | 15 | .300 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 228.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.59 | 117 | |
| 31 | 197.0 | 13 | 8 | 3.97 | 89 | |
| 5 | 31.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.61 | 14 | |
| 4 | 23.2 | 2 | 1 | 3.04 | 11 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 216.0 | 7 | 12 | 3.21 | 104 | ||
| 40 | 173.1 | 12 | 8 | 3.63 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 130.0 | 5 | 11 | 4.02 | 34 | ||
| 38 | 129.1 | 4 | 11 | 4.11 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 117.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.14 | 37 | ||
| 6 | 15.2 | 0 | 3 | 7.47 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.86 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.20 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.