1938 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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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.

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1938 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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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
11 Herb Bremer 6-00 195 Right Right 1913-10-26
8 Mickey Owen 5-10 190 Right Right 1916-04-04
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
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
22 Dick Siebert 6-00 170 Left Left 1912-02-19
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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:

1938 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters

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1938 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mickey Owen (116)
1B Johnny Mize (140)
2B Stu Martin (99)
3B Don Gutteridge (73)
SS Lynn Myers (69)
LF Joe Medwick (144)
CF Terry Moore (75)
RF Enos Slaughter (71)
  
SP Curt Davis
SP Roy Henshaw
SP Lon Warneke
SP Bob Weiland
  
RP Ray Harrell
CL Bill McGee

1938 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Joe Medwick $20,000.00
Johnny Mize $7,500.00
Mort Cooper $4,000.00
Dick Siebert $3,500.00
Enos Slaughter $2,400.00

1938 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Pepper Martin
#2 Terry Moore
#4 Don Padgett
#5 Don Gutteridge
#6 Stu Martin
#7 Joe Medwick
#8 Mickey Owen
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Johnny Mize
#11 Herb Bremer
#12 Si Johnson
#14 Frenchy Bordagaray
#15 Jimmy Brown
#16 Max Macon
#17 Guy Bush
#17 Hal Epps
#17 Joe Stripp
#18 Lon Warneke
#19 Paul Dean
#19 Preacher Roe
#19 Mike Ryba
#20 Bob Weiland
#22 Lynn Myers
#22 Dick Siebert
#24 Creepy Crespi
#27 Curt Davis
#27 Ray Harrell
#29 Bill McGee
#30 Jim Bucher
#30 Mort Cooper
#31 Roy Henshaw
#32 Max Lanier
#33 Howie Krist
#34 Tuck Stainback
#36 Clyde Shoun

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)?