| 1944 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Series champions National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 105–49 (.682) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owner | Sam Breadon | |||
| Manager | Billy Southworth | |||
| Radio | WEW/WTMV (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) | |||
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The1944 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 53rd season in theNational League. The Cardinals went 105 wins and 49 losses during the season and finished first in the National League. In theWorld Series, they met their town rivals, theSt. Louis Browns. They won the series in 6 games to win their 5th World Series title.
ShortstopMarty Marion won theMVP Award this year, batting .267, with 6 home runs and 63 RBIs. This was the third consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP Award, withMort Cooper winning in 1942 andStan Musial winning in 1943. Marion was the first shortstop in the history of the National League to win the award.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | 54–22 | 51–27 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 90 | 63 | .588 | 14½ | 49–28 | 41–35 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 65 | .578 | 16 | 45–33 | 44–32 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 79 | .487 | 30 | 35–42 | 40–37 |
| New York Giants | 67 | 87 | .435 | 38 | 39–36 | 28–51 |
| Boston Braves | 65 | 89 | .422 | 40 | 38–40 | 27–49 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 63 | 91 | .409 | 42 | 37–39 | 26–52 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 92 | .399 | 43½ | 29–49 | 32–43 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 8–14 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 4–18 | 4–18 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–11 | 14–8–1 | — | 9–13–1 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 12–10–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–8 | 14–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 15–7 | 13–19 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 7–15 | — | 10–12 | 7–15–1 | 6–16 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11–1 | 6–16 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 12–10 | — | 9–12 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9 | 18–4 | 10–12–1 | 10–12 | 15–7–1 | 12–9 | — | 12–10–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 18–4 | 16–6 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 17–5 | 10–12–3 | — | |||||
| 1944 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Walker Cooper | 112 | 397 | 126 | .317 | 13 | 72 |
| 1B | Ray Sanders | 154 | 601 | 177 | .295 | 12 | 102 |
| 2B | Emil Verban | 146 | 498 | 128 | .257 | 0 | 43 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 144 | 506 | 135 | .267 | 6 | 63 |
| 3B | Whitey Kurowski | 149 | 555 | 150 | .270 | 20 | 87 |
| LF | Stan Musial | 146 | 568 | 197* | .347 | 12 | 94 |
| CF | Johnny Hopp | 139 | 592 | 177 | .336 | 11 | 72 |
| RF | Danny Litwhiler | 140 | 492 | 130 | .264 | 15 | 82 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken O'Dea | 85 | 265 | 66 | .249 | 6 | 37 |
| Augie Bergamo | 80 | 192 | 55 | .286 | 2 | 19 |
| Debs Garms | 73 | 149 | 30 | .201 | 0 | 5 |
| George Fallon | 69 | 141 | 28 | .199 | 1 | 9 |
| Pepper Martin | 40 | 86 | 24 | .279 | 2 | 4 |
| John Antonelli | 8 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Keely | 1 | 0 | 0 | .--- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mort Cooper | 34 | 252.1 | 22 | 7 | 2.46 | 97 |
| Max Lanier | 33 | 224.1 | 17 | 12 | 2.65 | 141 |
| Ted Wilks | 36 | 207.2 | 17 | 4 | 2.64 | 88 |
| Harry Brecheen | 30 | 189.1 | 16 | 5 | 2.85 | 88 |
| Red Munger | 21 | 121.1 | 11 | 3 | 1.34 | 55 |
| Harry Gumbert | 10 | 61.1 | 4 | 2 | 2.49 | 16 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jurisich | 30 | 130.0 | 7 | 9 | 3.39 | 53 |
| Bud Byerly | 9 | 42.1 | 2 | 2 | 3.40 | 13 |
| Bill Trotter | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Schmidt | 37 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3.15 | 58 |
| Blix Donnelly | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.12 | 45 |
| Mike Naymick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. ALSt. Louis Browns (2)
| Game | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browns 2, Cardinals 1 | October 4 |
| 2 | Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings) | October 5 |
| 3 | Browns 6, Cardinals 2 | October 6 |
| 4 | Cardinals 5, Browns 1 | October 7 |
| 5 | Cardinals 2, Browns 0 | October 8 |
| 6 | Cardinals 3, Browns 1 | October 9 |
Source:[2]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg[3]
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