| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Season: | 1940 |
| League: | National League |
| Ballpark: | Sportsman's Park |
| City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record: | 84–69 (.549) |
| League Place: | 3rd |
| Owners: | Sam Breadon |
| General Managers: | Branch Rickey |
| Managers: | Ray Blades, Mike González, Billy Southworth |
| Radio: | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett) KXOK (Alex Buchan, Ray Schmidt, Gabby Street) |
| Espntn: | stl |
| Brtn: | stl |
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.
| 1940 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | 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 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
See also: Minor League Baseball. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, Columbus (Sally), Johnson City, Williamson
Arkansas–Missouri League folded, July 1, 1940; Caruthersville club transferred to Batesville, July 7[1]