The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1938 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 1938 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1938 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1938 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1938 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"They (the inner soles of his cleats - which he removed) make me too high and I'm hitting over the ball." - Pepper Martin
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
17 | Guy Bush | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1901-08-23 |
30 | Mort Cooper | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Right | 1913-03-02 |
27 | Curt Davis | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1903-09-07 |
19 | Paul Dean | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1912-08-14 |
27 | Ray Harrell | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1912-02-16 |
31 | Roy Henshaw | 5-08 | 155 | Left | Right | 1911-07-29 |
12 | Si Johnson | 5-11½ | 185 | Right | Right | 1906-10-05 |
33 | Howie Krist | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1916-02-28 |
32 | Max Lanier | 5-10 | 187 | Left | Right | 1915-08-18 |
16 | Max Macon | 6-03 | 175 | Left | Left | 1915-10-14 |
29 | Bill McGee | 6-01 | 215 | Right | Right | 1909-11-16 |
19 | Preacher Roe | 6-02 | 170 | Left | Right | 1916-02-26 |
19 | Mike Ryba | 5-11½ | 195 | Right | Right | 1903-06-09 |
36 | Clyde Shoun | 6-01 | 188 | Left | Left | 1912-03-20 |
18 | Lon Warneke | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1909-03-28 |
20 | Bob Weiland | 6-04 | 215 | Left | Left | 1905-12-14 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Herb Bremer | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1913-10-26 |
8 | Mickey Owen | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 1916-04-04 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
15 | Jimmy Brown | 5-08½ | 165 | Right | Both | 1910-04-25 |
30 | Jim Bucher | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Left | 1911-03-24 |
24 | Creepy Crespi | 5-08½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1918-02-16 |
5 | Don Gutteridge | 5-10½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1912-06-19 |
6 | Stu Martin | 6-00 | 155 | Right | Left | 1912-11-19 |
10 | Johnny Mize | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Left | 1913-01-07 |
22 | Lynn Myers | 5-06½ | 145 | Right | Right | 1914-02-23 |
17 | Joe Stripp | 5-11½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1903-02-03 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
14 | Frenchy Bordagaray | 5-07½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1910-01-03 |
17 | Hal Epps | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Left | 1914-03-26 |
1 | Pepper Martin | 5-08 | 170 | Right | Right | 1904-02-29 |
7 | Joe Medwick | 5-10 | 187 | Right | Right | 1911-11-24 |
2 | Terry Moore | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1912-05-27 |
4 | Don Padgett | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1911-12-05 |
9 | Enos Slaughter | 5-09 | 192 | Right | Left | 1916-04-27 |
34 | Tuck Stainback | 5-11½ | 175 | Right | Right | 1911-08-04 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
22 | Dick Siebert | 6-00 | 170 | Left | Left | 1912-02-19 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1938 St. Louis Cardinals Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1938 St. Louis Cardinals played 151 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 80 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 106/104) where 291,418 fans witnessed their 1938 Cardinals finish the season with a .470 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 1938 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1938 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1938 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1938 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1938 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)?