1939 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1939 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1939 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

22 Nate Andrews 6-00 195 Right Right 1913-09-30
18 Frank Barrett 6-02 173 Right Right 1913-07-01
26 Bob Bowman 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1910-10-03
25 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
27 Curt Davis 6-02 185 Right Right 1903-09-07
22 Paul Dean 6-00 175 Right Right 1912-08-14
32 Murry Dickson 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1916-08-21
30 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
29 Bill McGee 6-01 215 Right Right 1909-11-16
23 Ken Raffensberger 6-02 185 Left Right 1917-08-08
24 Clyde Shoun 6-01 188 Left Left 1912-03-20
28 Tom Sunkel 6-01 190 Left Left 1912-08-09
21 Lon Warneke 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-03-28
20 Bob Weiland 6-04 215 Left Left 1905-12-14
13 Herb Bremer 6-00 195 Right Right 1913-10-26
12, 13, 15 Herman Franks 5-10½ 187 Right Left 1914-01-04
14 Mickey Owen 5-10 190 Right Right 1916-04-04
16 Don Padgett 6-00 190 Right Left 1911-12-05
3 Jimmy Brown 5-08½ 165 Right Both 1910-04-25
19 Creepy Crespi 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-02-16
5 Don Gutteridge 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1912-06-19
19 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
1 Eddie Lake 5-07 160 Right Right 1916-03-18
2 Lyn Lary 6-00 165 Right Right 1906-01-28
6 Stu Martin 6-00 155 Right Left 1912-11-19
10 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
1 Lynn Myers 5-06½ 145 Right Right 1914-02-23
4 Joe Orengo 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-11-29
23 Bob Repass 6-01 185 Right Right 1917-11-06
17 Lynn King 5-09 165 Right Left 1907-11-28
1 Pepper Martin 5-08 170 Right Right 1904-02-29
7 Joe Medwick 5-10 187 Right Right 1911-11-24
8 Terry Moore 5-11 195 Right Right 1912-05-27
9 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
12 Buster Adams 6-00 180 Right Right 1915-06-24
4 Johnny Echols 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1917-01-09
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The 1939 St. Louis Cardinals played 153 games during the regular season, won 92 games, lost 61 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 106/105) where 400,245 fans witnessed their 1939 Cardinals finish the season with a .601 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1939 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1939 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mickey Owen (126)
1B Johnny Mize (152)
2B Stu Martin (107)
3B Don Gutteridge (143)
SS Jimmy Brown (104)
LF Joe Medwick (149)
CF Terry Moore (121)
RF Enos Slaughter (149)
  
SP Mort Cooper
SP Curt Davis
SP Bill McGee
SP Lon Warneke
SP Bob Weiland
  
RP Clyde Shoun
CL Bob Bowman


1939 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1939 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Lake
#1 Pepper Martin
#1 Lynn Myers
#2 Lyn Lary
#3 Jimmy Brown
#4 Johnny Echols
#4 Joe Orengo
#5 Don Gutteridge
#6 Stu Martin
#7 Joe Medwick
#8 Terry Moore
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Johnny Mize
#12 Buster Adams
#12 Herman Franks
#13 Herb Bremer
#13 Herman Franks
#14 Mickey Owen
#15 Herman Franks
#16 Don Padgett
#17 Lynn King
#18 Frank Barrett
#19 Creepy Crespi
#19 Johnny Hopp
#20 Bob Weiland
#21 Lon Warneke
#22 Nate Andrews
#22 Paul Dean
#23 Ken Raffensberger
#23 Bob Repass
#24 Clyde Shoun
#25 Mort Cooper
#26 Bob Bowman
#27 Curt Davis
#28 Tom Sunkel
#29 Bill McGee
#30 Max Lanier
#32 Murry Dickson

Did you know that a 1939 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?