1948 St. Louis Cardinals

85-69 • .552 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals went 85-69 (.552) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 742 runs, allowed 646, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (39 HR, 131 RBI) and Harry Brecheen (20-7, 2.24 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
2nd Rank
742 R 646 RA
Diff +96

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⚡ Quick Stats

742 Runs Scored
646 Runs Allowed
+96 Run Diff
1,111K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .339 2% above the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .389 2% above the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.91 1% better than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 742 8% above the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,111,590
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Avg per Game 14,436

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.376 2 Ron Northey 0.321 3 Enos Slaughter 0.321 4 Bill Baker 0.294 5 Murry Dickson 0.281

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 39 2 Ron Northey 13 3 Enos Slaughter 11 4 Nippy Jones 10 5 Erv Dusak 6

RBI

1 Stan Musial 131 2 Enos Slaughter 90 3 Nippy Jones 81 4 Ron Northey 64 5 Marty Marion 43
1948 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Musial 155 611 135 230 46 18 39 131 79 34 7 0.376
Marty Marion 144 567 70 143 26 4 4 43 37 54 1 0.252
Enos Slaughter 146 549 91 176 27 11 11 90 81 29 4 0.321
Nippy Jones 132 481 58 122 21 9 10 81 36 45 2 0.254
Red Schoendienst 119 408 64 111 21 4 4 36 28 16 1 0.272
Don Lang 117 323 30 87 14 1 4 31 47 38 2 0.269
Erv Dusak 114 311 60 65 9 2 6 19 49 55 3 0.209
Del Rice 100 290 24 57 10 1 4 34 37 46 1 0.197
Ron Northey 96 246 40 79 10 1 13 64 38 25 0 0.321
Ralph LaPointe 87 222 27 50 3 0 0 15 18 19 1 0.225
Whitey Kurowski 77 220 34 47 8 0 2 33 42 28 0 0.214
Terry Moore 91 207 30 48 11 0 4 18 27 12 0 0.232
Bill Baker 45 119 13 35 10 1 0 15 15 7 1 0.294
Babe Young 41 111 14 27 5 2 1 13 16 6 0 0.243
Murry Dickson 43 96 7 27 2 0 0 11 1 1 0 0.281
Harry Brecheen 33 82 4 12 1 1 0 2 5 20 0 0.146
Howie Pollet 38 68 6 8 1 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.118
Del Wilber 27 58 5 11 2 0 0 10 4 9 0 0.190
Joe Garagiola 24 56 9 6 1 0 2 7 12 9 0 0.107
Al Brazle 45 55 5 8 1 0 0 7 1 9 0 0.145
Red Munger 39 50 2 8 1 1 0 2 4 15 0 0.160
Hal Rice 8 31 3 10 1 2 0 3 2 4 0 0.323
Ted Wilks 57 30 1 5 1 0 0 4 3 7 0 0.167
Jim Hearn 36 25 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.200
Eddie Kazak 6 22 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.273
Ken Johnson 20 20 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.300
Joe Medwick 20 19 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.211
Gerry Staley 31 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0.222
Chuck Diering 7 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.000
Ken Burkhart 21 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Al Papai 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Bucha 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Larry Miggins 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Young 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clarence Beers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Cross 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Yochim 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Harry Brecheen 2.24 2 Ted Wilks 2.62 3 Al Brazle 3.80 4 Murry Dickson 4.14 5 Jim Hearn 4.22

Wins

1 Harry Brecheen 20 2 Howie Pollet 13 3 Murry Dickson 12 4 Al Brazle 10 5 Red Munger 10

Strikeouts

1 Harry Brecheen 149 2 Murry Dickson 113 3 Howie Pollet 80 4 Red Munger 72 5 Ted Wilks 71
1948 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Murry Dickson 12 16 4.14 42 29 1 252.1 257 116 85 113
Harry Brecheen 20 7 2.24 33 30 1 233.1 193 58 49 149
Howie Pollet 13 8 4.54 36 26 0 186.1 216 94 67 80
Red Munger 10 11 4.50 39 25 0 166.0 179 83 74 72
Al Brazle 10 6 3.80 42 23 1 156.1 171 66 50 55
Ted Wilks 6 6 2.62 57 2 13 130.2 113 38 39 71
Jim Hearn 8 6 4.22 34 13 1 89.2 92 42 35 27
Gerry Staley 4 4 6.92 31 3 0 52.0 61 40 21 23
Ken Johnson 2 4 4.76 13 4 0 45.1 43 24 30 20
Ken Burkhart 0 0 5.54 20 0 1 37.1 50 23 14 16
Al Papai 0 1 5.06 10 0 0 16.0 14 9 7 8
Erv Dusak 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Ray Yochim 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 3 1
Clarence Beers 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Bill Baker Clarence Beers Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Johnny Bucha Ken Burkhart Jeff Cross Murry Dickson Chuck Diering Erv Dusak Joe Garagiola Jim Hearn +25 more

37 players

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The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 85-69 record (.552) put the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals 2nd in the NL. With 742 runs scored and 646 given up, the 1948 differential was +96. Against a league average of .260, the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals batted .263. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.91 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 8% (742 against 686).

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 1,111,590 for the year. Stan Musial led the club in home runs with 39. Harry Brecheen led the pitchers with 20 wins. The saves leader was Ted Wilks with 13. The 1948 roster runs to 37 players. The 1947 season and the 1949 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals with 39 home runs.
What was the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1948 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (39 HR, 131 RBI) and Harry Brecheen (20-7, 2.24 ERA).
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