1941 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1941 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 60th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 50th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 97–56 during the season and finished second in the National League.

1941 St. Louis Cardinals
League	National League
Ballpark	Sportsman's Park
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Record	97–56 (.634)
League place	2nd
Owners	Sam Breadon
General managers	Branch Rickey
Managers	Billy Southworth
Radio	KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Johnny Neblett, Dizzy Dean) KXOK (France Laux)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
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Offseason

• Prior to 1941 season (exact date unknown)
  • Hal Rice was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[1]
  • Tommy Glaviano was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[2]
  • Chuck Diering was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	100	54	.649	—	52‍–‍25	48‍–‍29
St. Louis Cardinals	97	56	.634	2½	53‍–‍24	44‍–‍32
Cincinnati Reds	88	66	.571	12	45‍–‍34	43‍–‍32
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	73	.526	19	45‍–‍32	36‍–‍41
New York Giants	74	79	.484	25½	38‍–‍39	36‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs	70	84	.455	30	38‍–‍39	32‍–‍45
Boston Braves	62	92	.403	38	32‍–‍44	30‍–‍48
Philadelphia Phillies	43	111	.279	57	23‍–‍52	20‍–‍59

Record vs. opponents

1941 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	4–18–2	11–11	9–13	6–16	14–8	10–12	8–14
Brooklyn	18–4–2	—	13–9	14–8	14–8	18–4	12–10	11–11–1
Chicago	11–11	9–13	—	8–14	9–13	14–8–1	9–13	10–12
Cincinnati	13–9	8–14	14–8	—	15–7	16–6	12–10	10–12
New York	16–6	8–14	13–9	7–15	—	16–6	8–14–2	6–15–1
Philadelphia	8–14	4–18	8–14–1	6–16	6–16	—	6–16	5–17
Pittsburgh	12–10	10–12	13–9	10–12	14–8–2	16–6	—	6–16
St. Louis	14–8	11–11–1	12–10	12–10	15–6–1	17–5	16–6	—

Notable transactions

• June 21, 1941: Jimmy Ripple was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.^[4]
• September 2, 1941: Hank Gornicki was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs.^[5]
• September 22, 1941: The purchase of Hank Gornicki's contract from the Cardinals by the Cubs was voided, and Gornicki was returned to the Cardinals.^[5]

Roster

1941 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 21 Johnny Beazley 13 Mort Cooper 34 Bill Crouch 33 Hank Gornicki 34 Johnny Grodzicki 42 Harry Gumbert 30 Ira Hutchinson 26 Howie Krist 23 Max Lanier 42 Hersh Lyons 29 Bill McGee 37 Sam Nahem 37 Howie Pollet 24 Clyde Shoun 18 Lon Warneke 28 Ernie White		Catchers 17 Walker Cooper 14 Gus Mancuso 33 Chip Marshall Infielders  3 Jimmy Brown  7 Creepy Crespi  1 Whitey Kurowski  1 Eddie Lake  4 Marty Marion  5 Steve Mesner 10 Johnny Mize		Outfielders 11 Estel Crabtree 19 Erv Dusak 12 Johnny Hopp 19 Ernie Koy  8 Terry Moore  6 Stan Musial 16 Don Padgett 38 Walter Sessi  9 Enos Slaughter 20 Coaker Triplett  6 Harry Walker Other batters  6 Pep Young		Manager 40 Billy Southworth Coaches 35 Mike González 36 Buzzy Wares

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

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	Gus Mancuso	106	328	75	.229	2	37
1B	Johnny Mize	126	473	150	.317	16	100
2B	Creepy Crespi	146	560	156	.279	4	46
SS	Marty Marion	155	547	138	.252	3	58
3B	Jimmy Brown	132	549	168	.306	3	56
OF	Enos Slaughter	113	425	132	.311	13	76
OF	Johnny Hopp	134	445	135	.303	4	50
OF	Terry Moore	122	493	145	.294	6	68

Other batters

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
Don Padgett	107	324	80	.247	5	44
Walker Cooper	68	200	49	.245	1	20
Coaker Triplett	76	185	53	.286	3	21
Estel Crabtree	77	167	57	.341	5	28
Eddie Lake	45	76	8	.105	0	0
Steve Mesner	24	69	10	.145	0	10
Stan Musial	12	47	20	.426	1	7
Ernie Koy	13	40	8	.200	2	4
Harry Walker	7	15	4	.267	0	1
Erv Dusak	6	14	2	.143	0	3
Walter Sessi	5	13	0	.000	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	5	9	3	.333	0	2
Pep Young	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Chip Marshall	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lon Warneke	37	246.0	17	9	3.15	83
Ernie White	32	210.0	17	7	2.40	117
Mort Cooper	29	186.2	13	9	3.91	118
Max Lanier	35	153.0	10	8	2.82	93
Harry Gumbert	33	144.0	11	5	2.74	53
Howie Pollet	9	70.0	5	2	1.93	37
Johnny Beazley	1	9.0	1	0	1.00	4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Howie Krist	37	114.0	10	0	4.03	36
Sam Nahem	26	81.2	5	2	2.98	31
Clyde Shoun	26	70.0	3	5	5.66	34
Bill Crouch	18	45.0	1	2	3.00	15
Bill McGee	4	14.0	0	1	5.14	2
Johnny Grodzicki	5	13.1	2	1	1.35	10
Hank Gornicki	4	11.1	1	0	3.18	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ira Hutchinson	29	1	5	5	3.86	19
Hersh Lyons	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level Team League Manager AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Burt Shotton AA Rochester Red Wings International League Tony Kaufmann AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Pepper Martin A1 New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Ray Blades A1 Houston Buffaloes Texas League Eddie Dyer B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Dib Williams B Asheville Tourists Piedmont League Nick Cullop B Columbus Red Birds Sally League Clay Hopper B Mobile Shippers Southeastern League Tommy West C Fresno Cardinals California League George Silvey C Springfield Cardinals Middle Atlantic League Walter Alston C Duluth Dukes Northern League Joe Davis C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Bill DeLancey C Springfield Cardinals Western Association Ollie Vanek D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League John Morrow and Harold Michel D Cambridge Canners Eastern Shore League Everett Johnston D New Iberia Cardinals Evangeline League Johnny Keane D Daytona Beach Islanders Florida State League Bunny Simmons

Level Team League Manager D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Joe Cusick D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Charles Martin and Fred Hawn D Williamson Red Birds Mountain State League Harrison Wickel D Cooleemee Cards North Carolina State League Fred Hawn and Charles Martin D Batesville Pilots Northeast Arkansas League Ernie Stefani and Jim Winford D Washington Red Birds Pennsylvania State Association Herb Moore D Hamilton Red Wings PONY League Roy Pfleger D Sioux City Cowboys Western League Dick Tichasek LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (American Assn.), Mobile, New Iberia[6]