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1944 St. Louis Cardinals

105-49 • .682 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals went 105-49 (.682) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 490, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Whitey Kurowski (20 HR, 87 RBI) and Mort Cooper (22-7, 2.46 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
772 R 490 RA
Diff +282

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772 Runs Scored
490 Runs Allowed
+282 Run Diff
534K Attendance

📈 vs. 1944 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 6% above the 1944 league average (.260)
OBP .343 5% above the 1944 league average (.326)
SLG .401 11% above the 1944 league average (.363)
Team ERA 2.67 26% better than the 1944 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 772 17% above the 1944 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 534,539
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Avg per Game 6,942

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1944

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.347 2 Johnny Hopp 0.336 3 Walker Cooper 0.317 4 Ray Sanders 0.295 5 Augie Bergamo 0.286

Home Runs

1 Whitey Kurowski 20 2 Danny Litwhiler 15 3 Walker Cooper 13 4 Stan Musial 12 5 Ray Sanders 12

RBI

1 Ray Sanders 102 2 Stan Musial 94 3 Whitey Kurowski 87 4 Danny Litwhiler 82 5 Walker Cooper 72
1944 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ray Sanders 154 601 87 177 34 9 12 102 71 50 2 0.295
Stan Musial 146 568 112 197 51 14 12 94 90 28 7 0.347
Whitey Kurowski 149 555 95 150 25 7 20 87 58 40 2 0.270
Johnny Hopp 139 527 106 177 35 9 11 72 58 47 15 0.336
Marty Marion 144 506 50 135 26 2 6 63 43 50 1 0.267
Emil Verban 146 498 51 128 14 2 0 43 19 14 0 0.257
Danny Litwhiler 140 492 53 130 25 5 15 82 37 56 2 0.264
Walker Cooper 112 397 56 126 25 5 13 72 20 19 4 0.317
Ken O'Dea 85 265 35 66 11 2 6 37 37 29 1 0.249
Augie Bergamo 80 192 35 55 6 3 2 19 35 23 0 0.286
Debs Garms 73 149 17 30 3 0 0 5 13 8 0 0.201
George Fallon 69 141 16 28 6 0 1 9 16 11 1 0.199
Mort Cooper 34 94 9 19 3 0 0 13 7 12 0 0.202
Pepper Martin 40 86 15 24 4 0 2 4 15 11 2 0.279
Max Lanier 33 77 11 14 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.182
Harry Brecheen 31 68 8 11 0 1 0 4 9 12 0 0.162
Ted Wilks 36 64 6 9 2 0 0 6 5 15 0 0.141
Al Jurisich 30 45 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.178
Red Munger 21 44 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.114
Freddy Schmidt 37 34 3 7 0 0 0 3 1 16 0 0.206
John Antonelli 8 21 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.190
Harry Gumbert 10 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.190
Blix Donnelly 27 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.062
Bud Byerly 9 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Bill Trotter 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Keely 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Naymick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1944

ERA

1 Red Munger 1.34 2 Blix Donnelly 2.12 3 Mort Cooper 2.46 4 Harry Gumbert 2.49 5 Ted Wilks 2.64

Wins

1 Mort Cooper 22 2 Max Lanier 17 3 Ted Wilks 17 4 Harry Brecheen 16 5 Red Munger 11

Strikeouts

1 Max Lanier 141 2 Mort Cooper 97 3 Harry Brecheen 88 4 Ted Wilks 70 5 Freddy Schmidt 58
1944 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mort Cooper 22 7 2.46 34 33 1 252.1 227 69 60 97
Max Lanier 17 12 2.65 33 30 0 224.1 192 66 71 141
Ted Wilks 17 4 2.64 36 21 0 207.2 173 61 49 70
Harry Brecheen 16 5 2.85 30 22 0 189.1 174 60 46 88
Al Jurisich 7 9 3.39 30 14 1 130.0 102 49 65 53
Red Munger 11 3 1.34 21 12 2 121.0 92 18 41 55
Freddy Schmidt 7 3 3.15 37 9 5 114.1 94 40 58 58
Blix Donnelly 2 1 2.12 27 4 2 76.1 61 18 34 45
Harry Gumbert 4 2 2.49 10 7 1 61.1 60 17 19 16
Bud Byerly 2 2 3.40 9 4 0 42.1 37 16 20 13
Bill Trotter 0 1 13.50 2 1 0 6.0 14 9 4 0
Mike Naymick 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
SLN def. SLA 4-2

👥 Roster (27)

John Antonelli Augie Bergamo Harry Brecheen Bud Byerly Mort Cooper Walker Cooper Blix Donnelly George Fallon Debs Garms Harry Gumbert Johnny Hopp Al Jurisich +15 more

27 players

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The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1944 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 105-49 mark (.682) and finished 1st in the NL. The club won the World Series. The run column shows 772 for and 490 against. Against a league average of .260, the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals batted .275. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 2.67 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 534,539 in attendance, about 6,942 a game. For power, Whitey Kurowski led the way with 20 homers. The RBI leader was Ray Sanders, with 102. Mort Cooper led the pitchers with 22 wins. Max Lanier struck out 141, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a win against SLA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals finished 105-49 (.682 win pct).
Did the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Whitey Kurowski led the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals with 20 home runs.
What was the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 2.67.
Where did the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1944 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Whitey Kurowski (20 HR, 87 RBI) and Mort Cooper (22-7, 2.46 ERA).
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