1942 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1942 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 1942 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1942 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1942 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1942 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1942 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
21 Johnny Beazley 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1918-05-25
27 Bill Beckmann 6-00 175 Right Right 1907-12-08
13 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
22 Murry Dickson 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1916-08-21
19 Harry Gumbert 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-11-05
29 Howie Krist 6-01 175 Right Left 1916-02-28
23 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
34 Bill Lohrman 6-01 185 Right Right 1913-05-22
35 Whitey Moore 6-01 195 Right Right 1912-06-10
11, 27 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
24 Clyde Shoun 6-01 188 Left Left 1912-03-20
18 Lon Warneke 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-03-28
28 Ernie White 5-11½ 175 Left Right 1916-09-05
15 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
14 Gus Mancuso 5-10 185 Right Right 1905-12-05
18, 32 Sam Narron 5-10 180 Right Right 1913-08-25
16 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
2 Buddy Blattner 6-00½ 180 Right Right 1920-02-08
3 Jimmy Brown 5-08½ 165 Right Both 1910-04-25
7 Creepy Crespi 5-08½ 175 Right Right 1918-02-16
2 Jeff Cross 5-11 160 Right Right 1918-08-28
12 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
1 Whitey Kurowski 5-11 193 Right Right 1918-04-19
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1917-12-01
5 Ray Sanders 6-02 185 Right Left 1916-12-04
17 Erv Dusak 6-02 185 Right Right 1920-07-29
8 Terry Moore 5-11 195 Right Right 1912-05-27
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
9 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
20 Coaker Triplett 5-11 185 Right Right 1911-12-18
10 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
11 Estel Crabtree 6-00 168 Right Left 1903-08-19
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The 1942 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 106 games, lost 48 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 108/103) where 553,552 fans witnessed their 1942 Cardinals finish the season with a .688 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 1942 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1942 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1942 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1942 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1942 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


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1942 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (115)
1B Johnny Hopp (88)
2B Creepy Crespi (83)
3B Whitey Kurowski (104)
SS Marty Marion (147)
LF Stan Musial (133)
CF Terry Moore (126)
RF Enos Slaughter (151)
  
SP Johnny Beazley
SP Mort Cooper
SP Max Lanier
SP Ernie White
  
RP Murry Dickson
RP Howie Krist
CL Harry Gumbert


1942 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Mort Cooper $12,000.00
Ernie White $3,800.00


1942 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Whitey Kurowski
#2 Buddy Blattner
#2 Jeff Cross
#3 Jimmy Brown
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Ray Sanders
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Creepy Crespi
#8 Terry Moore
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Harry Walker
#11 Estel Crabtree
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Johnny Hopp
#13 Mort Cooper
#14 Gus Mancuso
#15 Walker Cooper
#16 Ken O'Dea
#17 Erv Dusak
#18 Sam Narron
#18 Lon Warneke
#19 Harry Gumbert
#20 Coaker Triplett
#21 Johnny Beazley
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Max Lanier
#24 Clyde Shoun
#27 Bill Beckmann
#27 Howie Pollet
#28 Ernie White
#29 Howie Krist
#32 Sam Narron
#34 Bill Lohrman
#35 Whitey Moore

Did you know that a 1942 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)?
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