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1943 St. Louis Cardinals

105-49 • .682 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals went 105-49 (.682) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 679 runs, allowed 475, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (13 HR, 81 RBI) and Mort Cooper (21-8, 2.30 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

105 Wins
49 Losses
.682 Win %
1st Rank
679 R 475 RA
Diff +204

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679 Runs Scored
475 Runs Allowed
+204 Run Diff
544K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 8% above the 1943 league average (.257)
OBP .333 3% above the 1943 league average (.324)
SLG .391 13% above the 1943 league average (.347)
Team ERA 2.57 24% better than the 1943 league average (3.39)
Runs Scored 679 11% above the 1943 league average (612 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 544,461
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Avg per Game 6,721

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.357 2 Walker Cooper 0.318 3 Harry Walker 0.294 4 Frank Demaree 0.291 5 Whitey Kurowski 0.287

Home Runs

1 Whitey Kurowski 13 2 Stan Musial 13 3 Ray Sanders 11 4 Walker Cooper 9 5 Lou Klein 7

RBI

1 Walker Cooper 81 2 Stan Musial 81 3 Ray Sanders 73 4 Whitey Kurowski 70 5 Lou Klein 62
1943 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Klein 154 627 91 180 28 14 7 62 50 70 9 0.287
Stan Musial 157 617 108 220 48 20 13 81 72 18 9 0.357
Harry Walker 148 564 76 166 28 6 2 53 40 24 5 0.294
Whitey Kurowski 139 522 69 150 24 8 13 70 31 54 3 0.287
Ray Sanders 144 478 69 134 21 5 11 73 77 33 1 0.280
Walker Cooper 122 449 52 143 30 4 9 81 19 19 1 0.318
Marty Marion 129 418 38 117 15 3 1 52 32 37 1 0.280
Danny Litwhiler 80 258 40 72 14 3 7 31 19 31 1 0.279
Debs Garms 90 249 26 64 10 2 0 22 13 8 1 0.257
Johnny Hopp 91 241 33 54 10 2 2 25 24 22 8 0.224
Ken O'Dea 71 203 15 57 11 2 3 25 19 25 0 0.281
Jimmy Brown 34 110 6 20 4 2 0 8 6 1 0 0.182
Mort Cooper 37 100 7 17 3 0 1 11 2 14 0 0.170
Frank Demaree 39 86 5 25 2 0 0 9 8 4 1 0.291
George Fallon 36 78 6 18 1 0 0 5 2 9 0 0.231
Max Lanier 32 73 8 12 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.164
Howie Krist 34 60 7 10 1 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.167
Harry Gumbert 21 45 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.156
Howie Pollet 16 43 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.163
Harry Brecheen 29 42 4 8 2 0 0 3 2 8 0 0.190
Murry Dickson 31 34 1 9 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0.265
Al Brazle 13 32 4 9 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0.281
Red Munger 32 28 3 6 2 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.214
Ernie White 21 28 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.214
Coaker Triplett 9 25 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 0.080
Buster Adams 8 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 0.091
Sam Narron 10 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.091
Bud Byerly 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 Al Brazle 1.53 2 Howie Pollet 1.75 3 Max Lanier 1.90 4 Harry Brecheen 2.26 5 Mort Cooper 2.30

Wins

1 Mort Cooper 21 2 Max Lanier 15 3 Howie Krist 11 4 Harry Gumbert 10 5 Harry Brecheen 9

Strikeouts

1 Mort Cooper 141 2 Max Lanier 123 3 Harry Brecheen 68 4 Howie Pollet 61 5 Howie Krist 57
1943 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mort Cooper 21 8 2.30 37 32 3 274.0 228 70 79 141
Max Lanier 15 7 1.90 32 25 3 213.1 195 45 75 123
Howie Krist 11 5 2.90 34 17 3 164.1 141 53 62 57
Harry Brecheen 9 6 2.26 29 13 4 135.1 98 34 39 68
Harry Gumbert 10 5 2.84 21 19 0 133.0 115 42 32 40
Howie Pollet 8 4 1.75 16 14 0 118.1 83 23 32 61
Murry Dickson 8 2 3.58 31 7 0 115.2 119 46 49 44
Red Munger 9 5 3.95 32 9 2 93.1 101 41 42 45
Al Brazle 8 2 1.53 13 9 0 88.0 74 15 29 26
Ernie White 5 5 3.78 14 10 0 78.2 78 33 33 28
Bud Byerly 1 0 3.46 2 2 0 13.0 14 5 5 6

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-1

👥 Roster (28)

Buster Adams Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Jimmy Brown Bud Byerly Mort Cooper Walker Cooper Frank Demaree Murry Dickson George Fallon Debs Garms Harry Gumbert +16 more

28 players

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The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 105-49 record (.682) put the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals 1st in the NL. In 1943 the franchise won the pennant. With 679 runs scored and 475 given up, the 1943 differential was +204. The team batting average of .278 was 8% above the 1943 league mark of .257. The staff ERA of 2.57 was 24% better than the league average of 3.39.

The 679 runs scored compare with a league average of 612 per club, 11% more. Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 544,461 for the year. Stan Musial topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 13 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mort Cooper (21). The World Series ended in a loss against NYA 4-1. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals finished 105-49 (.682 win pct).
How did the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals finish?
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Whitey Kurowski led the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals with 13 home runs.
What was the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 2.57.
Did the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
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