1946 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 1946 St. Louis Cardinals 1946 National League Champions 1946 World Series Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Sam Breadon | |
| Manager(s) | Eddie Dyer | |
| Local radio | WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's 65th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 55th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 96-58 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they won in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox. They won on Enos Slaughter's mad dash that gave them a 4-3 lead in the 8th inning of game 7.
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Offseason [edit]
- Prior to 1946 season: Solly Hemus was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[1]
Regular season [edit]
First baseman Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .365, with 16 home runs and 103 RBIs.
Season standings [edit]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 58 | -- | .628 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 96 | 60 | 2 | .615 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 71 | 14.5 | .536 |
| Boston Braves | 81 | 72 | 15.5 | .529 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 85 | 28 | .448 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 67 | 87 | 30 | .435 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 91 | 34 | .409 |
| New York Giants | 61 | 93 | 36 | .396 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- July, 1946: Jim Gleeson was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Don Lang and Bill Howerton.[2]
Roster [edit]
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Manager
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| C | Joe Garagiola | 74 | 211 | 50 | .237 | 3 | 22 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 156 | 624 | 228 | .365 | 16 | 103 |
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 142 | 606 | 170 | .281 | 0 | 34 |
| 3B | Whitey Kurowski | 142 | 519 | 156 | .301 | 14 | 89 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 146 | 498 | 116 | .233 | 3 | 46 |
| OF | Harry Walker | 112 | 346 | 82 | .237 | 3 | 27 |
| OF | Erv Dusak | 100 | 275 | 66 | .240 | 9 | 42 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 156 | 609 | 183 | .300 | 18 | 130 |
Other batters [edit]
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 |
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| Jeff Cross | 49 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Red Barrett | 23 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 4.03 | 22 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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1946 World Series [edit]
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Attendance |
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| 1 | Boston 3, St. Louis 2 (10 innings) | October 6 | 36,218 |
| 2 | St. Louis 3, Boston 0 | October 7 | 35,815 |
| 3 | Boston 4, St. Louis 0 | October 9 | 34,500 |
| 4 | St. Louis 12, Boston 3 | October 10 | 35,645 |
| 5 | Boston 6, St. Louis 3 | October 11 | 35,982 |
| 6 | St. Louis 4, Boston 1 | October 13 | 35,768 |
| 7 | St. Louis 4, Boston 3 | October 15 | 36,143 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Stan Musial, National League leader, Triples, (20).[3]
Farm system [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Solly Hemus page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Howerton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links [edit]
| Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1945 |
National League Championship Season 1946 |
Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 |
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