1940 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1940 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 1940 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1940 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1940 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1940 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1940 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Bob Bowman 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1910-10-03
31 Harry Brecheen 5-10 160 Left Left 1914-10-14
25 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
27 Curt Davis 6-02 185 Right Right 1903-09-07
22 Murry Dickson 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1916-08-21
27 Carl Doyle 6-01 185 Right Right 1912-07-30
27, 30 Ira Hutchinson 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1910-08-31
25 Newt Kimball 6-02½ 190 Right Right 1915-03-27
23 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
31 Gene Lillard 5-10½ 178 Right Right 1913-11-12
29 Bill McGee 6-01 215 Right Right 1909-11-16
28 Jack Russell 6-01½ 178 Right Right 1905-10-24
24 Clyde Shoun 6-01 188 Left Left 1912-03-20
21 Lon Warneke 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-03-28
20 Bob Weiland 6-04 215 Left Left 1905-12-14
2, 32 Ernie White 5-11½ 175 Left Right 1916-09-05
17 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
15 Bill DeLancey 5-11½ 185 Right Left 1911-11-28
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
2 Creepy Crespi 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-02-16
5 Don Gutteridge 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1912-06-19
1 Eddie Lake 5-07 160 Right Right 1916-03-18
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1917-12-01
6 Stu Martin 6-00 155 Right Left 1912-11-19
10 Johnny Mize 6-02 215 Right Left 1913-01-07
18 Joe Orengo 6-00 185 Right Right 1914-11-29
17 Hal Epps 6-00 175 Left Left 1914-03-26
28 Carden Gillenwater 6-01 178 Right Right 1918-05-13
12 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
19 Red Jones 6-03 190 Right Left 1911-11-02
19 Ernie Koy 6-00 200 Right Right 1909-09-17
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
42 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
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The 1940 St. Louis Cardinals played 153 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 69 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 106/104) where 324,078 fans witnessed their 1940 Cardinals finish the season with a .549 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 1940 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1940 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1940 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1940 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1940 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1940 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mickey Owen (113)
1B Johnny Mize (153)
2B Joe Orengo (77)
3B Stu Martin (73)
SS Marty Marion (125)
LF Ernie Koy (91)
CF Terry Moore (133)
RF Enos Slaughter (132)
  
SP Bob Bowman
SP Mort Cooper
SP Bill McGee
SP Lon Warneke
  
RP Carl Doyle
RP Ira Hutchinson
RP Jack Russell
CL Clyde Shoun


1940 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Johnny Mize $7,500.00


1940 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Eddie Lake
#1 Pepper Martin
#2 Creepy Crespi
#2 Ernie White
#3 Jimmy Brown
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Don Gutteridge
#6 Stu Martin
#7 Joe Medwick
#8 Terry Moore
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Johnny Mize
#12 Johnny Hopp
#14 Mickey Owen
#15 Bill DeLancey
#16 Don Padgett
#17 Walker Cooper
#17 Hal Epps
#18 Joe Orengo
#19 Red Jones
#19 Ernie Koy
#20 Bob Weiland
#21 Lon Warneke
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Max Lanier
#24 Clyde Shoun
#25 Mort Cooper
#25 Newt Kimball
#26 Bob Bowman
#27 Curt Davis
#27 Carl Doyle
#27 Ira Hutchinson
#28 Carden Gillenwater
#28 Jack Russell
#29 Bill McGee
#30 Ira Hutchinson
#31 Harry Brecheen
#31 Gene Lillard
#32 Ernie White
#42 Harry Walker

Did you know that a 1940 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)?