1940 St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Leaders

1940 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Eddie Knoblauch	Columbus Red Birds	B	205	33	9	0
Ray Sanders	Columbus Red Birds	B	196	28	16	14
Lynn King	Sacramento Solons	AA	193	36	4	1
Lou Klein	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	187	23	18	9
Danny Murtaugh	Houston Buffaloes	A1	186	24	8	0
Erv Dusak	Albany Cardinals	D	182	37	13	6
Charles Tefft	Albany Cardinals, Cooleemee Cards	D	180	31	4	4
Harry Davis	Rochester Red Wings	AA	179	38	1	17
Hooper Triplett	Columbus Red Birds	B	178	36	12	15
Russell Leach	Albany Cardinals	D	174	19	5	0

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Dick Bouknight	Johnson City Cardinals	D	.376	171	455
Hooper Triplett	Columbus Red Birds	B	.369	178	483
Milt Bocek	Gastonia Cardinals	D	.364	157	431
Gerald Burmeister	Lansing Lancers	C	.360	152	422
Robert Jones	Fostoria Red Birds	D	.359	138	384
David Smith	Springfield Cardinals	C	.359	170	474
John Lucas	Worthington Cardinals	D	.356	149	419
Ollie Vanek	Johnson City Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals	C, D	.353	122	346
Jim Cookson	Union City Greyhounds	D	.350	166	474
Harold Bush	Johnson City Cardinals, Springfield Cardinals	C, D	.349	135	387
Ray Sanders	Columbus Red Birds	B	.349	196	562

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Walter Alston	Portsmouth Red Birds	C	28
Nick Cullop	Houston Buffaloes	A1	21
Chester Wieczorek	Sacramento Solons	AA	21
Tom Koval	Springfield Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals	C, D	19
Donald White	Pocatello Cardinals	C	19
Billy Kerr	Pocatello Cardinals	C	18
Tom Winsett	Houston Buffaloes	A1	18
Roy Broome	Johnson City Cardinals	D	17
Harry Davis	Rochester Red Wings	AA	17
Harry Walker	Columbus Red Birds	AA	17

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
George Valine	Springfield Cardinals	C	46
Ray Dieffenbach	Kilgore Boomers	C	41
Harry Walker	Rochester Red Wings, Columbus Red Birds	AA	40
Dick Bouknight	Johnson City Cardinals	D	38
Harry Davis	Rochester Red Wings	AA	38
Skeeter Scalzi	New Orleans Pelicans	A1	38
David Smith	Springfield Cardinals	C	38
Erv Dusak	Albany Cardinals	D	37
Lynn King	Sacramento Solons	AA	36
Louis Lukasiuk	Johnson City Cardinals	D	36
Hooper Triplett	Columbus Red Birds	B	36

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Bill Shewey	Williamson Red Birds	D	21
Robert Joratz	Albuquerque Cardinals, Pocatello Cardinals	C	20
Lou Klein	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	18
Raymond King	Williamson Red Birds	D	17
Carden Gillenwater	New Orleans Pelicans	A1	16
Mike Sakovich	Union City Greyhounds	D	16
Ray Sanders	Columbus Red Birds	B	16
Earl Browne	New Orleans Pelicans	A1	15
A. C. Phillips	Mobile Shippers	B	15
Harry Schmiel	Decatur Commodores	B	15
Floyd Stickney	Albany Cardinals	D	15
Stanley Wozniak	Union City Greyhounds	D	15

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Larry Barton	Columbus Red Birds, Sacramento Solons	AA	76

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Mike Ryba	Rochester Red Wings	AA	24	8
Clem Dreisewerd	Portsmouth Red Birds	C	23	9
Jack Creel	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	22	7
Howie Krist	Houston Buffaloes	A1	22	9
Oscar Judd	Sacramento Solons	AA	22	13
Bill Caplinger	Pocatello Cardinals	C	21	9
Arthur Cyrulewski	Johnson City Cardinals	D	20	3
Ken Burkhart	Asheville Tourists	B	20	6
Howie Pollet	Houston Buffaloes	A1	20	7
Stan Ferens	Albany Cardinals	D	20	11
Tony Freitas	Sacramento Solons	AA	20	19

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Jack Creel	Daytona Beach Islanders	D	1.51	22	7
Howie Krist	Houston Buffaloes	A1	1.71	22	9
Stan Ferens	Albany Cardinals	D	2.34	20	11
Clem Dreisewerd	Portsmouth Red Birds	C	2.48	23	9
Ken Burkhart	Asheville Tourists	B	2.63	20	6
Tony Freitas	Sacramento Solons	AA	2.71	20	19

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Henry Zajac	Portsmouth Red Birds	C	6

Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball Search