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1946 St. Louis Cardinals

98-58 • .628 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals went 98-58 (.628) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 712 runs, allowed 545, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Enos Slaughter (18 HR, 130 RBI) and Howie Pollet (21-10, 2.10 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

98 Wins
58 Losses
.628 Win %
1st Rank
712 R 545 RA
Diff +167

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⚡ Quick Stats

712 Runs Scored
545 Runs Allowed
+167 Run Diff
1,060K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .333 2% above the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .380 7% above the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.01 12% better than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 712 16% above the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,060,622
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Avg per Game 13,597

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.365 2 Whitey Kurowski 0.301 3 Enos Slaughter 0.300 4 Red Schoendienst 0.281 5 Murry Dickson 0.277

Home Runs

1 Enos Slaughter 18 2 Stan Musial 16 3 Whitey Kurowski 14 4 Erv Dusak 9 5 Buster Adams 5

RBI

1 Enos Slaughter 130 2 Stan Musial 103 3 Whitey Kurowski 89 4 Marty Marion 46 5 Erv Dusak 42
1946 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Musial 156 624 124 228 50 20 16 103 73 31 7 0.365
Enos Slaughter 156 609 100 183 30 8 18 130 69 41 9 0.300
Red Schoendienst 142 606 94 170 28 5 0 34 37 27 12 0.281
Whitey Kurowski 142 519 76 156 32 5 14 89 72 47 2 0.301
Marty Marion 146 498 51 116 29 4 3 46 59 53 1 0.233
Harry Walker 112 346 53 82 14 6 3 27 30 29 12 0.237
Terry Moore 91 278 32 73 14 1 3 28 18 26 0 0.263
Erv Dusak 100 275 38 66 9 1 9 42 33 63 7 0.240
Dick Sisler 83 235 17 61 11 2 3 42 14 28 0 0.260
Joe Garagiola 74 211 21 50 4 1 3 22 23 25 0 0.237
Buster Adams 81 173 21 32 6 0 5 22 29 27 3 0.185
Del Rice 55 139 10 38 8 1 1 12 8 16 0 0.273
Clyde Kluttz 52 136 8 36 7 0 0 14 10 10 0 0.265
Lou Klein 23 93 12 18 3 0 1 4 9 7 1 0.194
Howie Pollet 40 87 2 14 4 0 0 7 6 23 0 0.161
Harry Brecheen 37 83 2 11 1 0 0 6 3 17 0 0.133
Jeff Cross 49 69 17 15 3 0 0 6 10 8 4 0.217
Murry Dickson 47 65 8 18 5 1 0 6 1 6 0 0.277
Ken O'Dea 22 57 2 7 2 0 1 3 8 8 0 0.123
Al Brazle 37 52 5 11 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.212
Ken Burkhart 25 34 2 5 1 1 0 3 1 8 0 0.147
Johnny Beazley 19 33 2 8 1 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.242
Max Lanier 6 25 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.200
Ted Wilks 40 24 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.208
Bill Endicott 20 20 2 4 3 0 0 3 4 4 0 0.200
Red Barrett 23 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.059
Red Munger 10 16 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.250
Walter Sessi 15 14 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0.143
Nippy Jones 16 12 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.333
Fred Martin 6 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.273
Danny Litwhiler 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Del Wilber 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Freddy Schmidt 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Emil Verban 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blix Donnelly 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Johnny Grodzicki 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Krist 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Max Lanier 1.93 2 Howie Pollet 2.10 3 Harry Brecheen 2.49 4 Ken Burkhart 2.88 5 Murry Dickson 2.88

Wins

1 Howie Pollet 21 2 Harry Brecheen 15 3 Murry Dickson 15 4 Al Brazle 11 5 Ted Wilks 8

Strikeouts

1 Harry Brecheen 117 2 Howie Pollet 107 3 Murry Dickson 82 4 Al Brazle 58 5 Ted Wilks 40
1946 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Howie Pollet 21 10 2.10 40 32 5 266.0 228 62 86 107
Harry Brecheen 15 15 2.49 36 30 3 231.1 212 64 67 117
Murry Dickson 15 6 2.88 47 19 1 184.1 160 59 56 82
Al Brazle 11 10 3.29 37 15 0 153.1 152 56 55 58
Johnny Beazley 7 5 4.46 19 18 0 103.0 109 51 55 36
Ken Burkhart 6 3 2.88 25 13 2 100.0 111 32 36 32
Ted Wilks 8 0 3.41 40 4 1 95.0 88 36 38 40
Red Barrett 3 2 4.03 23 9 2 67.0 75 30 24 22
Max Lanier 6 0 1.93 6 6 0 56.0 45 12 19 36
Red Munger 2 2 3.33 10 7 1 48.2 47 18 12 28
Fred Martin 2 1 4.08 6 3 0 28.2 29 13 8 19
Freddy Schmidt 1 0 3.29 16 0 0 27.1 27 10 15 14
Howie Krist 0 2 6.75 15 0 0 18.2 22 14 8 3
Blix Donnelly 1 2 3.95 13 0 0 13.2 17 6 10 11
Johnny Grodzicki 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 4 4 4 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
SLN def. BOS 4-3

👥 Roster (37)

Buster Adams Red Barrett Johnny Beazley Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Ken Burkhart Jeff Cross Murry Dickson Blix Donnelly Erv Dusak Bill Endicott Joe Garagiola +25 more

37 players

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The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals won 98 games and lost 58, ending up 1st in the NL. In 1946 the franchise won the World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 712 runs and allowed 545, a run differential of +167. The team batting average of .265 was 4% above the 1946 league mark of .255. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.42.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 1,060,622 for the year. For power, Enos Slaughter led the way with 18 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Howie Pollet (21). Harry Brecheen struck out 117, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a win against BOS 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals finished 98-58 (.628 win pct).
Did the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Enos Slaughter led the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals with 18 home runs.
What was the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.01.
Where did the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Enos Slaughter (18 HR, 130 RBI) and Howie Pollet (21-10, 2.10 ERA).
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