1919 St. Louis Cardinals

54-83 • .394 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals went 54-83 (.394) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 463 runs, allowed 552, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Rogers Hornsby (8 HR, 71 RBI) and Bill Doak (13-14, 3.11 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

54 Wins
83 Losses
.394 Win %
7th Rank
463 R 552 RA
Diff -89

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463 Runs Scored
552 Runs Allowed
-89 Run Diff
121K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1919 league average (.257)
OBP .304 2% below the 1919 league average (.310)
SLG .326 3% below the 1919 league average (.337)
Team ERA 3.23 11% worse than the 1919 league average (2.91)
Runs Scored 463 9% below the 1919 league average (509 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 69
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Total Attendance 121,750
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Avg per Game 1,764

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.318 2 Milt Stock 0.307 3 Austin McHenry 0.286 4 Burt Shotton 0.285 5 Cliff Heathcote 0.279

Home Runs

1 Rogers Hornsby 8 2 Verne Clemons 2 3 Joe Schultz 2 4 Cliff Heathcote 1 5 Doc Lavan 1

RBI

1 Rogers Hornsby 71 2 Milt Stock 52 3 Austin McHenry 47 4 Cliff Heathcote 29 5 Doc Lavan 25
1919 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rogers Hornsby 138 512 68 163 15 9 8 71 48 41 17 0.318
Milt Stock 135 492 56 151 16 4 0 52 49 21 17 0.307
Jack Smith 119 408 47 91 16 3 0 15 26 29 30 0.223
Cliff Heathcote 114 401 53 112 13 4 1 29 20 41 27 0.279
Austin McHenry 110 371 41 106 19 11 1 47 19 57 7 0.286
Doc Lavan 100 356 25 86 12 2 1 25 11 30 4 0.242
Dots Miller 101 346 38 80 10 4 1 24 13 23 6 0.231
Burt Shotton 85 270 35 77 13 5 1 20 22 25 16 0.285
Verne Clemons 88 239 14 63 13 2 2 22 26 13 4 0.264
Joe Schultz 88 229 24 58 9 1 2 21 11 7 4 0.253
Frank Snyder 50 154 7 28 4 2 0 14 5 13 2 0.182
Gene Paulette 43 144 11 31 6 0 0 11 9 6 4 0.215
Pickles Dillhoefer 45 108 11 23 3 2 0 12 8 6 5 0.213
Fritz Mollwitz 25 83 7 19 3 0 0 5 7 3 2 0.229
Bill Doak 31 64 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 20 0 0.109
Marv Goodwin 34 60 7 12 0 1 0 2 6 6 0 0.200
Bill Sherdel 40 48 1 13 2 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.271
Oscar Tuero 45 39 4 8 1 0 0 6 4 9 0 0.205
Jakie May 28 37 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.162
Doug Baird 16 33 4 7 0 1 0 4 2 3 2 0.212
Lee Meadows 22 29 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.103
Roy Leslie 12 24 2 5 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0.208
Elmer Jacobs 17 23 0 8 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.348
Walton Cruise 9 21 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.095
Frank Woodward 17 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.048
Ferdie Schupp 10 20 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0.050
Red Ames 23 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.222
Hal Janvrin 7 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.214
Bob Fisher 3 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.273
Sam Fishburn 9 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Bolden 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Oscar Horstmann 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Wally Kimmick 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Mike Pasquella 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Will Koenigsmark 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roy Parker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Reinhart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Marv Goodwin 2.51 2 Elmer Jacobs 2.53 3 Frank Woodward 2.63 4 Lee Meadows 3.03 5 Bill Doak 3.11

Wins

1 Bill Doak 13 2 Marv Goodwin 11 3 Bill Sherdel 5 4 Oscar Tuero 5 5 Lee Meadows 4

Strikeouts

1 Bill Doak 69 2 Jakie May 58 3 Bill Sherdel 52 4 Marv Goodwin 48 5 Oscar Tuero 45
1919 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Doak 13 14 3.11 31 29 0 202.2 182 70 55 69
Marv Goodwin 11 9 2.51 33 17 0 179.0 163 50 33 48
Oscar Tuero 5 7 3.20 45 17 4 154.2 137 55 42 45
Bill Sherdel 5 9 3.47 36 10 1 137.1 137 53 42 52
Jakie May 3 12 3.22 28 19 0 125.2 99 45 87 58
Lee Meadows 4 10 3.03 22 12 0 92.0 100 31 30 28
Elmer Jacobs 3 6 2.53 17 8 1 85.1 81 24 25 31
Frank Woodward 3 5 2.63 17 7 1 72.0 65 21 28 18
Red Ames 3 5 4.89 23 7 1 70.0 88 38 25 19
Ferdie Schupp 4 4 3.75 10 9 0 69.2 55 29 30 37
Oscar Horstmann 0 1 3.00 6 2 0 15.0 14 5 12 5
Bill Bolden 0 1 5.25 3 1 0 12.0 17 7 4 4
Roy Parker 0 0 31.50 2 0 0 2.0 6 7 1 0
Will Koenigsmark 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 2 1 0
Art Reinhart 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Red Ames Doug Baird Bill Bolden Verne Clemons Walton Cruise Pickles Dillhoefer Bill Doak Sam Fishburn Bob Fisher Marv Goodwin Cliff Heathcote Rogers Hornsby +25 more

37 players

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The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals won 54 games and lost 83, ending up 7th in the NL. The run column shows 463 for and 552 against. Against a league average of .257, the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals batted .256. Pitchers allowed 3.23 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.91. League clubs averaged 509 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 9% fewer.

Home games were played at Robison Field, where 121,750 fans came through the gates. Rogers Hornsby led the club in home runs with 8. Bill Doak was the top winner, with 13 victories. In all, the roster shows 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1918 season and the 1920 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals finished 54-83 (.394 win pct).
Who led the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Rogers Hornsby led the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals with 8 home runs.
What was the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1919 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Rogers Hornsby (8 HR, 71 RBI) and Bill Doak (13-14, 3.11 ERA).
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