1950 St. Louis Cardinals

78-75 • .510 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals went 78-75 (.510) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 693 runs, allowed 670, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Stan Musial (28 HR, 109 RBI) and Howie Pollet (14-13, 3.29 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

78 Wins
75 Losses
.510 Win %
5th Rank
693 R 670 RA
Diff +23

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⚡ Quick Stats

693 Runs Scored
670 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
1,095K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% below the 1950 league average (.261)
OBP .339 1% above the 1950 league average (.335)
SLG .386 4% below the 1950 league average (.401)
Team ERA 3.97 4% better than the 1950 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 693 4% below the 1950 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,095,141
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Avg per Game 14,409

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.346 2 Joe Garagiola 0.318 3 Enos Slaughter 0.290 4 Tommy Glaviano 0.285 5 Bill Howerton 0.281

Home Runs

1 Stan Musial 28 2 Tommy Glaviano 11 3 Bill Howerton 10 4 Enos Slaughter 10 5 Del Rice 9

RBI

1 Stan Musial 109 2 Enos Slaughter 101 3 Red Schoendienst 63 4 Bill Howerton 59 5 Del Rice 54
1950 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Red Schoendienst 153 642 81 177 43 9 7 63 33 32 3 0.276
Enos Slaughter 148 556 82 161 26 7 10 101 66 33 3 0.290
Stan Musial 146 555 105 192 41 7 28 109 87 36 5 0.346
Del Rice 130 414 39 101 20 3 9 54 43 65 0 0.244
Tommy Glaviano 115 410 92 117 29 2 11 44 90 74 6 0.285
Marty Marion 106 372 36 92 10 2 4 40 44 55 1 0.247
Bill Howerton 110 313 50 88 20 8 10 59 47 60 0 0.281
Rocky Nelson 76 235 27 58 10 4 1 20 26 9 4 0.247
Eddie Kazak 93 207 21 53 2 2 5 23 18 19 0 0.256
Chuck Diering 89 204 34 51 12 0 3 18 35 38 1 0.250
Eddie Miller 64 172 17 39 8 0 3 22 19 21 0 0.227
Harry Walker 60 150 17 31 5 0 0 7 18 12 0 0.207
Hal Rice 44 128 12 27 3 1 2 11 10 10 0 0.211
Johnny Lindell 36 113 16 21 5 2 5 16 15 24 0 0.186
Joe Garagiola 34 88 8 28 6 1 2 20 10 7 0 0.318
Howie Pollet 38 84 7 12 2 0 0 3 5 18 0 0.143
Max Lanier 27 68 5 11 1 1 0 10 3 10 0 0.162
Al Brazle 47 61 6 13 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0.213
Harry Brecheen 27 58 8 14 0 1 1 2 5 6 0 0.241
Peanuts Lowrey 17 56 10 15 0 0 1 4 6 1 0 0.268
Gerry Staley 42 55 5 8 2 0 0 0 3 9 0 0.145
Red Munger 32 51 4 7 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.137
Johnny Bucha 22 36 1 5 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 0.139
Steve Bilko 10 33 1 6 1 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.182
Cloyd Boyer 36 33 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.182
Nippy Jones 13 26 0 6 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 0.231
Johnny Blatnik 7 20 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.150
Solly Hemus 11 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.133
Fred Martin 31 15 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.267
Erv Dusak 23 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Don Bollweg 4 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.182
Ed Mickelson 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.100
Ted Wilks 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Papai 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Poholsky 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Gardella 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Hearn 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ed Mierkowicz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cot Deal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Max Lanier 3.13 2 Howie Pollet 3.29 3 Cloyd Boyer 3.52 4 Erv Dusak 3.72 5 Harry Brecheen 3.80

Wins

1 Howie Pollet 14 2 Gerry Staley 13 3 Al Brazle 11 4 Max Lanier 11 5 Harry Brecheen 8

Strikeouts

1 Howie Pollet 117 2 Max Lanier 89 3 Cloyd Boyer 82 4 Harry Brecheen 80 5 Gerry Staley 62
1950 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Howie Pollet 14 13 3.29 37 30 2 232.1 228 85 68 117
Max Lanier 11 9 3.13 27 27 0 181.1 173 63 68 89
Gerry Staley 13 13 4.99 42 22 3 169.2 201 94 61 62
Al Brazle 11 9 4.10 46 12 6 164.2 188 75 80 47
Harry Brecheen 8 11 3.80 27 23 1 163.1 151 69 45 80
Red Munger 7 8 3.90 32 20 0 154.2 158 67 70 61
Cloyd Boyer 7 7 3.52 36 14 1 120.1 105 47 49 82
Fred Martin 4 2 5.12 30 2 0 63.1 87 36 30 19
Erv Dusak 0 2 3.72 14 2 1 36.1 27 15 27 16
Ted Wilks 2 0 6.66 18 0 0 24.1 27 18 9 15
Al Papai 1 0 5.21 13 0 0 19.0 21 11 14 7
Tom Poholsky 0 0 3.68 5 1 0 14.2 16 6 3 2
Jim Hearn 0 1 10.00 6 0 0 9.0 12 10 6 4
Ken Johnson 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 1
Cot Deal 0 0 18.00 3 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 1

👥 Roster (40)

Steve Bilko Johnny Blatnik Don Bollweg Cloyd Boyer Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Johnny Bucha Cot Deal Chuck Diering Erv Dusak Joe Garagiola Danny Gardella +28 more

40 players

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The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals won 78 games and lost 75, ending up 5th in the NL. With 693 runs scored and 670 given up, the 1950 differential was +23. Against a league average of .261, the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals batted .259. The staff ERA of 3.97 was 4% better than the league average of 4.14. The 693 runs scored compare with a league average of 720 per club, 4% fewer.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 1,095,141 in attendance, about 14,409 a game. The home run leader was Stan Musial, who hit 28. Howie Pollet was the top winner, with 14 victories. In all, the roster shows 40 players. The 1949 season and the 1951 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals finished 78-75 (.510 win pct).
Who led the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Stan Musial led the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals with 28 home runs.
What was the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1950 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Stan Musial (28 HR, 109 RBI) and Howie Pollet (14-13, 3.29 ERA).
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