1940 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 84-69
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 361,043, Avg. 6,119
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Ray Blades (14-24)
Manager: Mike Gonzalez (1-5)
Manager: Billy Southworth (69-40)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1940 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1940 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1940 season with a record of 84 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The Cardinals plated 747 runs and gave up 699 runs. Johnny Mize walloped 43 home runs for St. Louis, while Terry Moore and Enos Slaughter swatted 20 or more, too. Johnny Mize drove in 137 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .314 clip. Bill McGee and Lon Warneke led the team with 16 wins each, and Lon Warneke recorded a 3.14 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Ray Blades, Mike Gonzalez and Billy Southworth coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 731
Regular Season Runs Against: 683

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
April 20, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
April 21, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 0-1 1-2 1-3
April 22, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 0-1 1-3 1-4
April 25, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 0-1 2-3 2-4
April 26, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 L 0-1 2-4 2-5
April 27, 1940 Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 0-2 2-4 2-6
April 28, 1940 Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 1-2 2-4 3-6
April 29, 1940 Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 2-2 2-4 4-6
May 2, 1940 New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 2-3 2-4 4-7
May 3, 1940 Boston Bees 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 2-4 2-4 4-8
May 4, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 3-4 2-4 5-8
May 5, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 3-5 2-4 5-9
May 6, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 3-6 2-4 5-10
May 7, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 18 W 4-6 2-4 6-10
May 8, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 5-6 2-4 7-10
May 9, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 6-6 2-4 8-10
May 11, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 6-7 2-4 8-11
May 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 6-8 2-4 8-12
May 12, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 6-9 2-4 8-13
May 14, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 6-9 2-5 8-14
May 15, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 6-9 2-6 8-15
May 17, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 6-9 2-7 8-16
May 18, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 6-9 3-7 9-16
May 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Giants 5 W 6-9 4-7 10-16
May 20, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 6 L 6-9 4-8 10-17
May 25, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 6-9 4-9 10-18
May 25, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 6-9 5-9 11-18
May 26, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 6-9 5-10 11-19
May 27, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 6-9 5-11 11-20
May 28, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 6-9 6-11 12-20
May 29, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 6-9 7-11 13-20
June 1, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 6-10 7-11 13-21
June 2, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 6-11 7-11 13-22
June 2, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 7-11 7-11 14-22
June 4, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 7-12 7-11 14-23
June 6, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 7-13 7-11 14-24
June 7, 1940 New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 8-13 7-11 15-24
June 8, 1940 New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 8-14 7-11 15-25
June 8, 1940 New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 8-15 7-11 15-26
June 9, 1940 New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 8-16 7-11 15-27
June 9, 1940 New York Giants 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 8-17 7-11 15-28
June 10, 1940 Boston Bees 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 8-18 7-11 15-29
June 14, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 8-18 8-11 16-29
June 15, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 8-18 9-11 17-29
June 16, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 8-18 10-11 18-29
June 16, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 8-18 11-11 19-29
June 17, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 8-18 12-11 20-29
June 18, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 W 8-18 13-11 21-29
June 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 8-18 13-12 21-30
June 22, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Bees 2 W 8-18 14-12 22-30
June 23, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 7 L 8-18 14-13 22-31
June 23, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 10 L 8-18 14-14 22-32
June 26, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 10 L 8-18 14-15 22-33
June 28, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 8-18 15-15 23-33
June 30, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 8-18 16-15 24-33
June 30, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 8-18 16-16 24-34
July 1, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 9-18 16-16 25-34
July 2, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 10-18 16-16 26-34
July 4, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 11-18 16-16 27-34
July 4, 1940 Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 11-19 16-16 27-35
July 5, 1940 Chicago Cubs 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 11-20 16-16 27-36
July 6, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 11-21 16-16 27-37
July 6, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 11-22 16-16 27-38
July 7, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 11-23 16-16 27-39
July 7, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 11-24 16-16 27-40
July 11, 1940 New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 11-25 16-16 27-41
July 13, 1940 New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 12-25 16-16 28-41
July 13, 1940 New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 13-25 16-16 29-41
July 14, 1940 Boston Bees 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 14-25 16-16 30-41
July 14, 1940 Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 15-25 16-16 31-41
July 15, 1940 Boston Bees 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 W 16-25 16-16 32-41
July 16, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 17-25 16-16 33-41
July 17, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 17-26 16-16 33-42
July 19, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 18-26 16-16 34-42
July 19, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 19-26 16-16 35-42
July 20, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 20-26 16-16 36-42
July 21, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 20-27 16-16 36-43
July 21, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 21-27 16-16 37-43
July 23, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 21-27 17-16 38-43
July 27, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 21-27 18-16 39-43
July 27, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 W 21-27 19-16 40-43
July 28, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 L 21-27 19-17 40-44
July 28, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 L 21-27 19-18 40-45
July 29, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Bees 3 W 21-27 20-18 41-45
July 30, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Boston Bees 5 W 21-27 21-18 42-45
July 31, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 17 at Boston Bees 8 W 21-27 22-18 43-45
July 31, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Bees 1 W 21-27 23-18 44-45
August 2, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 1 W 21-27 24-18 45-45
August 2, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 5 L 21-27 24-19 45-46
August 3, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at New York Giants 3 W 21-27 25-19 46-46
August 4, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 3 L 21-27 25-20 46-47
August 4, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Giants 3 W 21-27 26-20 47-47
August 6, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 21-27 26-21 47-48
August 7, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 L 21-27 26-22 47-49
August 7, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 L 21-27 26-23 47-50
August 9, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 21-27 26-24 47-51
August 10, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 21-27 26-25 47-52
August 11, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 21-27 27-25 48-52
August 11, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 21-27 28-25 49-52
August 13, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 21-27 29-25 50-52
August 14, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 22-27 29-25 51-52
August 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 23-27 29-25 52-52
August 16, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 23-28 29-25 52-53
August 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 24-28 29-25 53-53
August 18, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 25-28 29-25 54-53
August 20, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 26-28 29-25 55-53
August 20, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 27-28 29-25 56-53
August 21, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 28-28 29-25 57-53
August 22, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 29-28 29-25 58-53
August 23, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 30-28 29-25 59-53
August 24, 1940 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 31-28 29-25 60-53
August 25, 1940 Boston Bees 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 32-28 29-25 61-53
August 25, 1940 Boston Bees 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 32-29 29-25 61-54
August 26, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 32-30 29-25 61-55
August 27, 1940 Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 33-30 29-25 62-55
August 28, 1940 New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 33-31 29-25 62-56
August 29, 1940 New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 34-31 29-25 63-56
September 1, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 L 34-31 29-26 63-57
September 2, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 34-31 30-26 64-57
September 2, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 34-31 30-27 64-58
September 3, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 34-31 30-28 64-59
September 4, 1940 Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 35-31 30-28 65-59
September 6, 1940 Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 36-31 30-28 66-59
September 7, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 36-32 30-28 66-60
September 8, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 L 36-33 30-28 66-61
September 8, 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 36-34 30-28 66-62
September 11, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 2 W 36-34 31-28 67-62
September 11, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 4 W 36-34 32-28 68-62
September 12, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Bees 6 L 36-34 32-29 68-63
September 12, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Bees 17 L 36-34 32-30 68-64
September 13, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Bees 3 W 36-34 33-30 69-64
September 14, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Bees 5 W 36-34 34-30 70-64
September 15, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 36-34 35-30 71-64
September 15, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 36-34 36-30 72-64
September 16, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 36-34 36-31 72-65
September 16, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 36-34 37-31 73-65
September 17, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 W 36-34 38-31 74-65
September 18, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 W 36-34 39-31 75-65
September 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 36-34 40-31 76-65
September 19, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 36-34 41-31 77-65
September 21, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 L 36-34 41-32 77-66
September 22, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 36-34 42-32 78-66
September 22, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 36-34 43-32 79-66
September 23, 1940 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 10 L 36-34 43-33 79-67
September 25, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 37-34 43-33 80-67
September 25, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 37-35 43-33 80-68
September 26, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 38-35 43-33 81-68
September 26, 1940 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 38-36 43-33 81-69
September 27, 1940 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 39-36 43-33 82-69
September 28, 1940 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 40-36 43-33 83-69
September 29, 1940 Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 41-36 43-33 84-69


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