1939 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 92-61
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 424,908, Avg. 6,342
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Ray Blades (92-61)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1939 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 92-61
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 424,908, Avg. 6,342
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Ray Blades (92-61)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1939 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1939 season with a record of 92 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Cardinals topped the circuit with 779 runs, spearheaded by 98 home runs. St. Louis surrendered 633 runs. Johnny Mize paced the team with 28 home runs, and Terry Moore walloped 20 or more, too. Joe Medwick drove in 117 runs. Johnny Mize led all regular batters by connecting at a .349 clip. Curt Davis paced the squad with 22 wins, while Bob Bowman recorded a 2.60 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Ray Blades coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 765
Regular Season Runs Against: 622
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 21, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 22, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 23, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 25, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 1-3 | 1-0 | 2-3 | ||
| April 26, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3-3 | ||
| April 27, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 3-3 | 1-0 | 4-3 | ||
| April 29, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 3-3 | 2-0 | 5-3 | ||
| April 30, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 3-3 | 2-1 | 5-4 | ||
| May 2, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Bees 1 | W | 3-3 | 3-1 | 6-4 | ||
| May 4, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 6 | L | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | ||
| May 5, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 5 | W | 3-3 | 4-2 | 7-5 | ||
| May 6, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 6 | L | 3-3 | 4-3 | 7-6 | ||
| May 7, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | L | 3-3 | 4-4 | 7-7 | ||
| May 8, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 3-3 | 5-4 | 8-7 | ||
| May 9, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 3-3 | 6-4 | 9-7 | ||
| May 10, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 3-3 | 7-4 | 10-7 | ||
| May 12, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 3-3 | 8-4 | 11-7 | ||
| May 13, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 3-3 | 8-5 | 11-8 | ||
| May 14, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 3-3 | 9-5 | 12-8 | ||
| May 16, 1939 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 4-3 | 9-5 | 13-8 | ||
| May 17, 1939 | New York Giants 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 4-4 | 9-5 | 13-9 | ||
| May 18, 1939 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 5-4 | 9-5 | 14-9 | ||
| May 20, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 6-4 | 9-5 | 15-9 | ||
| May 21, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 7-4 | 9-5 | 16-9 | ||
| May 22, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 8-4 | 9-5 | 17-9 | ||
| May 23, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 9-4 | 9-5 | 18-9 | ||
| May 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 10-4 | 9-5 | 19-9 | ||
| May 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 11-4 | 9-5 | 20-9 | ||
| May 26, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 11-5 | 9-5 | 20-10 | ||
| May 27, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 11-6 | 9-5 | 20-11 | ||
| May 28, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 12-6 | 9-5 | 21-11 | ||
| May 28, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 12-7 | 9-5 | 21-12 | ||
| May 29, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 12-8 | 9-5 | 21-13 | ||
| May 30, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 13-8 | 9-5 | 22-13 | ||
| May 30, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 13-9 | 9-5 | 22-14 | ||
| June 1, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 0 | W | 13-9 | 10-5 | 23-14 | ||
| June 2, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 8 | L | 13-9 | 10-6 | 23-15 | ||
| June 3, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 13-9 | 10-7 | 23-16 | ||
| June 5, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Bees 10 | L | 13-9 | 10-8 | 23-17 | ||
| June 6, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 13-9 | 11-8 | 24-17 | ||
| June 7, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 13-9 | 12-8 | 25-17 | ||
| June 9, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 13-9 | 12-9 | 25-18 | ||
| June 10, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 13-9 | 12-10 | 25-19 | ||
| June 10, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 13-9 | 12-11 | 25-20 | ||
| June 11, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 13-9 | 13-11 | 26-20 | ||
| June 11, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 13-9 | 13-12 | 26-21 | ||
| June 14, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 14-9 | 13-12 | 27-21 | ||
| June 15, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 14-10 | 13-12 | 27-22 | ||
| June 16, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 15-10 | 13-12 | 28-22 | ||
| June 17, 1939 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 15-11 | 13-12 | 28-23 | ||
| June 18, 1939 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 16-11 | 13-12 | 29-23 | ||
| June 21, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 | W | 17-11 | 13-12 | 30-23 | ||
| June 22, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 18-11 | 13-12 | 31-23 | ||
| June 24, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 19-11 | 13-12 | 32-23 | ||
| June 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 19-12 | 13-12 | 32-24 | ||
| June 25, 1939 | Boston Bees 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 19-13 | 13-12 | 32-25 | ||
| June 27, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 20-13 | 13-12 | 33-25 | ||
| June 28, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 20-14 | 13-12 | 33-26 | ||
| June 29, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 20-15 | 13-12 | 33-27 | ||
| July 1, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 20-16 | 13-12 | 33-28 | ||
| July 2, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 20-17 | 13-12 | 33-29 | ||
| July 2, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 20-18 | 13-12 | 33-30 | ||
| July 3, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 20-18 | 14-12 | 34-30 | ||
| July 4, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 20-18 | 15-12 | 35-30 | ||
| July 4, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 20-18 | 15-13 | 35-31 | ||
| July 5, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 20-18 | 15-14 | 35-32 | ||
| July 6, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 20-18 | 15-15 | 35-33 | ||
| July 9, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 20-18 | 15-16 | 35-34 | ||
| July 9, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 20-18 | 16-16 | 36-34 | ||
| July 13, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 3 | W | 20-18 | 17-16 | 37-34 | ||
| July 13, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Bees 3 | L | 20-18 | 17-17 | 37-35 | ||
| July 14, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Bees 10 | L | 20-18 | 17-18 | 37-36 | ||
| July 15, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Bees 7 | L | 20-18 | 17-19 | 37-37 | ||
| July 16, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 1 | W | 20-18 | 18-19 | 38-37 | ||
| July 17, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 3 | W | 20-18 | 19-19 | 39-37 | ||
| July 18, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 3 | W | 20-18 | 20-19 | 40-37 | ||
| July 19, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 20-18 | 21-19 | 41-37 | ||
| July 21, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 20-18 | 22-19 | 42-37 | ||
| July 21, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 16 | L | 20-18 | 22-20 | 42-38 | ||
| July 22, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 20-18 | 22-21 | 42-39 | ||
| July 23, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 20-18 | 23-21 | 43-39 | ||
| July 23, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 20-18 | 24-21 | 44-39 | ||
| July 25, 1939 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 20-19 | 24-21 | 44-40 | ||
| July 26, 1939 | New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 21-19 | 24-21 | 45-40 | ||
| July 27, 1939 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 22-19 | 24-21 | 46-40 | ||
| July 28, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 22-20 | 24-21 | 46-41 | ||
| July 29, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 22-21 | 24-21 | 46-42 | ||
| July 30, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 23-21 | 24-21 | 47-42 | ||
| August 1, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 24-21 | 24-21 | 48-42 | ||
| August 3, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 25-21 | 24-21 | 49-42 | ||
| August 3, 1939 | Boston Bees 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 26-21 | 24-21 | 50-42 | ||
| August 4, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 27-21 | 24-21 | 51-42 | ||
| August 5, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 28-21 | 24-21 | 52-42 | ||
| August 6, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 29-21 | 24-21 | 53-42 | ||
| August 6, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 30-21 | 24-21 | 54-42 | ||
| August 9, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 31-21 | 24-21 | 55-42 | ||
| August 12, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 31-22 | 24-21 | 55-43 | ||
| August 13, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 32-22 | 24-21 | 56-43 | ||
| August 13, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 33-22 | 24-21 | 57-43 | ||
| August 14, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 33-23 | 24-21 | 57-44 | ||
| August 15, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 34-23 | 24-21 | 58-44 | ||
| August 16, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 34-23 | 25-21 | 59-44 | ||
| August 16, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 34-23 | 26-21 | 60-44 | ||
| August 17, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 34-23 | 27-21 | 61-44 | ||
| August 18, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 34-23 | 28-21 | 62-44 | ||
| August 20, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 34-23 | 29-21 | 63-44 | ||
| August 20, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 34-23 | 30-21 | 64-44 | ||
| August 21, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 34-23 | 30-22 | 64-45 | ||
| August 22, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 34-23 | 30-23 | 64-46 | ||
| August 23, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 34-23 | 30-24 | 64-47 | ||
| August 24, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 34-23 | 30-25 | 64-48 | ||
| August 26, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 34-23 | 31-25 | 65-48 | ||
| August 26, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | W | 34-23 | 32-25 | 66-48 | ||
| August 27, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Bees 5 | W | 34-23 | 33-25 | 67-48 | ||
| August 27, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Bees 10 | L | 34-23 | 33-26 | 67-49 | ||
| August 28, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Bees 10 | L | 34-23 | 33-27 | 67-50 | ||
| August 29, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Bees 2 | L | 34-23 | 33-28 | 67-51 | ||
| September 2, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 34-24 | 33-28 | 67-52 | ||
| September 3, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 14 | W | 35-24 | 33-28 | 68-52 | ||
| September 3, 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 36-24 | 33-28 | 69-52 | ||
| September 4, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 37-24 | 33-28 | 70-52 | ||
| September 5, 1939 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 37-25 | 33-28 | 70-53 | ||
| September 6, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 11 | L | 37-25 | 33-29 | 70-54 | ||
| September 7, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 37-25 | 34-29 | 71-54 | ||
| September 8, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 37-25 | 35-29 | 72-54 | ||
| September 9, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 37-25 | 36-29 | 73-54 | ||
| September 10, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 37-25 | 37-29 | 74-54 | ||
| September 10, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 37-25 | 38-29 | 75-54 | ||
| September 11, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 37-25 | 38-30 | 75-55 | ||
| September 12, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 38-25 | 38-30 | 76-55 | ||
| September 13, 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 39-25 | 38-30 | 77-55 | ||
| September 14, 1939 | Boston Bees 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 40-25 | 38-30 | 78-55 | ||
| September 15, 1939 | Boston Bees 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 41-25 | 38-30 | 79-55 | ||
| September 16, 1939 | Boston Bees 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 42-25 | 38-30 | 80-55 | ||
| September 17, 1939 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 42-26 | 38-30 | 80-56 | ||
| September 17, 1939 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 43-26 | 38-30 | 81-56 | ||
| September 18, 1939 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 43-27 | 38-30 | 81-57 | ||
| September 18, 1939 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 15 | W | 44-27 | 38-30 | 82-57 | ||
| September 19, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 45-27 | 38-30 | 83-57 | ||
| September 20, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 46-27 | 38-30 | 84-57 | ||
| September 21, 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 47-27 | 38-30 | 85-57 | ||
| September 22, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 48-27 | 38-30 | 86-57 | ||
| September 23, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 49-27 | 38-30 | 87-57 | ||
| September 24, 1939 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 50-27 | 38-30 | 88-57 | ||
| September 26, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 50-27 | 38-31 | 88-58 | ||
| September 26, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 50-27 | 39-31 | 89-58 | ||
| September 27, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 50-27 | 40-31 | 90-58 | ||
| September 28, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 50-27 | 40-32 | 90-59 | ||
| September 30, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 50-27 | 40-33 | 90-60 | ||
| September 30, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 50-27 | 41-33 | 91-60 | ||
| October 1, 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 50-27 | 41-34 | 91-61 |
