1944 St. Louis Cardinals season
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1944 World Series Championship 1944 National League Championship | ||
File:St Louis Cardinals 1929-1948 logo.png | ||
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 105–49 (.682) | |
Owners | Sam Breadon | |
Managers | Billy Southworth | |
Radio | WEW/WTMV (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) | |
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The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 53rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105–49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they met their town rivals, the St. Louis Browns. They won the series in 6 games.
Regular season
Shortstop Marty Marion won the MVP Award this year, batting .267, with 6 home runs and 63 RBIs. This was the third consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP Award, with Mort Cooper winning in 1942 and Stan Musial winning in 1943. Marion was the first shortstop in the history of the National League to win the award.[1]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | 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 |
Other batters
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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Ken O'dea | 85 | 265 | 66 | .249 | 6 | 37 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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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Harry Brecheen | 30 | 189.1 | 16 | 5 | 2.85 | 88 |
Mort Cooper | 34 | 252.1 | 22 | 7 | 2.46 | 97 |
Max Lanier | 33 | 224.1 | 17 | 12 | 2.65 | 141 |
Other pitchers
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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Bill Trotter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 |
Freddy Schmidt | 37 | 114.1 | 7 | 3 | 3.15 | 58 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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1944 World Series
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL St. Louis Browns (2)
Game | Score | Date |
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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 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg[2]
References
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, 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