| 1948 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 85–69 (.552) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Fred Saigh Robert Hannegan | |||
| General managers | William Walsingham Jr. | |||
| Managers | Eddie Dyer | |||
| Television | KSD (Bob Ingham) | |||
| Radio | WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray,Gabby Street) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1948 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 67th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 57th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 85–69 during the season and finished second in the National League.
OutfielderStan Musial won theMVP Award this year,batting .376, with 39home runs and 131RBIs. Musial became the first player to win three National League MVP Awards.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | .595 | — | 45–31 | 46–31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | .552 | 6½ | 44–33 | 41–36 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | .545 | 7½ | 36–41 | 48–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8½ | 47–31 | 36–40 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | .506 | 13½ | 37–40 | 41–36 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | .429 | 25½ | 32–44 | 34–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | .418 | 27 | 32–45 | 32–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | .416 | 27½ | 35–42 | 29–48 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | 13–8 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 8–14 | — | 11–11 | 18–4 | 11–11–1 | 15–7 | 9–13 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 8–13 | 4–18 | 12–10 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
| New York | 11–11 | 11–11–1 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | — | 12–10–1 | 5–17 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 10–12 | 10–12–1 | — | 13–9–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 17–5 | 9–13–1 | — | |||||
| 1948 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Del Rice | 100 | 290 | 57 | .197 | 4 | 34 |
| 1B | Nippy Jones | 132 | 481 | 122 | .254 | 10 | 81 |
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 119 | 408 | 111 | .272 | 4 | 36 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 144 | 567 | 143 | .252 | 4 | 43 |
| 3B | Don Lang | 117 | 323 | 87 | .269 | 4 | 31 |
| OF | Stan Musial | 155 | 611 | 230 | .376 | 39 | 131 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 146 | 549 | 176 | .321 | 11 | 90 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 91 | 207 | 48 | .232 | 4 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erv Dusak | 114 | 311 | 65 | .209 | 6 | 19 |
| Ron Northey | 96 | 246 | 79 | .321 | 13 | 64 |
| Ralph LaPointe | 87 | 222 | 50 | .225 | 0 | 15 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 77 | 220 | 47 | .214 | 2 | 33 |
| Bill Baker | 45 | 119 | 35 | .294 | 0 | 15 |
| Babe Young | 41 | 111 | 27 | .243 | 1 | 13 |
| Del Wilber | 27 | 58 | 11 | .190 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe Garagiola | 24 | 56 | 6 | .107 | 2 | 7 |
| Hal Rice | 8 | 31 | 10 | .323 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddie Kazak | 6 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Medwick | 20 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 2 |
| Chuck Diering | 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucha | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Young | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Miggins | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Cross | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murry Dickson | 42 | 252.1 | 12 | 16 | 4.14 | 113 |
| Harry Brecheen | 33 | 233.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.24 | 149 |
| Howie Pollet | 36 | 186.1 | 13 | 8 | 4.54 | 80 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Munger | 39 | 166.0 | 10 | 11 | 4.50 | 72 |
| Al Brazle | 42 | 156.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.80 | 55 |
| Jim Hearn | 34 | 89.2 | 8 | 6 | 4.22 | 27 |
| Ken Johnson | 13 | 45.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.76 | 20 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Wilks | 57 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.62 | 71 |
| Gerry Staley | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.92 | 23 |
| Ken Burkhart | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.54 | 16 |
| Al Papai | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 8 |
| Erv Dusak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ray Yochim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Clarence Beers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |