1949 St. Louis Cardinals

96-58 • .623 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals went 96-58 (.623) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 766 runs, allowed 616, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (36 HR, 123 RBI) and Howie Pollet (20-9, 2.77 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

96 Wins
58 Losses
.623 Win %
2nd Rank
766 R 616 RA
Diff +150

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766 Runs Scored
616 Runs Allowed
+150 Run Diff
1,430K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 NL Average

Batting Avg .276 6% above the 1949 league average (.262)
OBP .347 4% above the 1949 league average (.334)
SLG .404 4% above the 1949 league average (.389)
Team ERA 3.44 15% better than the 1949 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 766 8% above the 1949 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,430,697
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Avg per Game 18,110

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.338 2 Enos Slaughter 0.336 3 Eddie Kazak 0.304 4 Nippy Jones 0.300 5 Red Schoendienst 0.297

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 36 2 Enos Slaughter 13 3 Nippy Jones 8 4 Ron Northey 7 5 Tommy Glaviano 6

RBI

1 Stan Musial 123 2 Enos Slaughter 96 3 Marty Marion 70 4 Nippy Jones 62 5 Red Schoendienst 54
1949 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Red Schoendienst 151 640 102 190 25 2 3 54 51 18 8 0.297
Stan Musial 157 612 128 207 41 13 36 123 107 38 3 0.338
Enos Slaughter 151 568 92 191 34 13 13 96 79 37 3 0.336
Marty Marion 134 515 61 140 31 2 5 70 37 42 0 0.272
Nippy Jones 110 380 51 114 20 2 8 62 16 20 1 0.300
Chuck Diering 131 369 60 97 21 8 3 38 35 49 1 0.263
Eddie Kazak 92 326 43 99 15 3 6 42 29 17 0 0.304
Del Rice 92 284 25 67 16 1 4 29 30 40 0 0.236
Ron Northey 90 265 28 69 18 2 7 50 31 15 0 0.260
Tommy Glaviano 87 258 32 69 16 1 6 36 41 35 0 0.267
Rocky Nelson 82 244 28 54 8 4 4 32 11 12 1 0.221
Joe Garagiola 81 241 25 63 14 0 3 26 31 19 0 0.261
Lou Klein 58 114 25 25 6 0 2 12 22 20 0 0.219
Al Brazle 39 82 7 11 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.134
Howie Pollet 39 82 10 16 1 0 0 6 8 18 0 0.195
Harry Brecheen 32 77 8 21 3 1 0 6 4 14 0 0.273
Red Munger 35 66 6 17 2 0 1 10 4 16 0 0.258
Hal Rice 40 46 3 9 2 1 1 9 3 7 0 0.196
Ed Sauer 24 45 5 10 2 1 0 1 3 8 0 0.222
Gerry Staley 45 41 5 5 0 0 0 0 7 12 0 0.122
Solly Hemus 20 33 8 11 1 0 0 2 7 3 0 0.333
Bill Baker 20 30 2 4 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.133
Max Lanier 15 27 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.074
Ted Wilks 59 27 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 0.037
Fred Martin 21 20 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.300
Steve Bilko 6 17 3 5 2 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.294
Whitey Kurowski 10 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
Bill Howerton 9 13 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.308
Jim Hearn 17 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.100
Ken Johnson 21 8 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Del Wilber 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Bill Reeder 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Derry 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Cloyd Boyer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erv Dusak 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kurt Krieger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Yochim 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Fred Martin 2.44 2 Gerry Staley 2.73 3 Howie Pollet 2.77 4 Al Brazle 3.18 5 Harry Brecheen 3.35

Wins

1 Howie Pollet 20 2 Red Munger 15 3 Al Brazle 14 4 Harry Brecheen 14 5 Gerry Staley 10

Strikeouts

1 Howie Pollet 108 2 Harry Brecheen 88 3 Red Munger 82 4 Al Brazle 75 5 Ted Wilks 71
1949 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Howie Pollet 20 9 2.77 39 28 1 230.2 228 71 59 108
Harry Brecheen 14 11 3.35 32 31 1 214.2 207 80 65 88
Al Brazle 14 8 3.18 39 25 0 206.1 208 73 61 75
Red Munger 15 8 3.87 35 28 2 188.1 179 81 87 82
Gerry Staley 10 10 2.73 45 17 6 171.1 154 52 41 55
Ted Wilks 10 3 3.73 59 0 9 118.1 105 49 38 71
Max Lanier 5 4 3.82 15 15 0 92.0 92 39 35 37
Fred Martin 6 0 2.44 21 5 0 70.0 65 19 20 30
Jim Hearn 1 3 5.14 17 4 0 42.0 48 24 23 18
Ken Johnson 0 1 6.42 14 2 0 33.2 29 24 35 18
Bill Reeder 1 1 5.08 21 1 0 33.2 33 19 30 21
Cloyd Boyer 0 0 10.80 4 1 0 3.1 5 4 7 0
Ray Yochim 0 0 15.43 3 0 0 2.1 3 4 4 3
Kurt Krieger 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Bill Baker Steve Bilko Cloyd Boyer Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Russ Derry Chuck Diering Erv Dusak Joe Garagiola Tommy Glaviano Jim Hearn Solly Hemus +25 more

37 players

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The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1949 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 96-58 mark (.623) and finished 2nd in the NL. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 766 runs and allowed 616, a run differential of +150. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .276, 6% better than the league's .262. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.44 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04.

The 766 runs scored compare with a league average of 706 per club, 8% more. The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 1,430,697 in attendance, about 18,110 a game. Stan Musial led the club in home runs with 36. On the mound, Howie Pollet won 20 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals finished 96-58 (.623 win pct).
Who led the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals with 36 home runs.
What was the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1949 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (36 HR, 123 RBI) and Howie Pollet (20-9, 2.77 ERA).
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