St. Louis Cardinals | |
Season: | 1949 |
League: | National League |
Ballpark: | Sportsman's Park |
City: | St. Louis, Missouri |
Record: | 96–58 (.612) |
League Place: | 2nd |
Owners: | Fred Saigh |
General Managers: | William Walsingham Jr. |
Managers: | Eddie Dyer |
Television: | KSD (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) |
Radio: | WIL (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) |
Espntn: | stl |
Brtn: | stl |
The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 68th season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its 58th season in the National League (NL). The Cardinals went 96–58 during the season and finished second, one game back in the National League. The team set an NL record for fewest stolen bases in a season, 17, which still stands.[1]
1949 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | OutfieldersOther batters | ManagerCoaches |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
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C | 92 | 284 | 67 | .236 | 4 | 29 | ||
1B | 110 | 380 | 114 | .300 | 8 | 62 | ||
2B | 151 | 640 | 190 | .297 | 3 | 54 | ||
SS | 134 | 515 | 140 | .272 | 5 | 70 | ||
3B | 92 | 326 | 99 | .304 | 6 | 42 | ||
OF | 157 | 612 | 207 | .338 | 36 | 123 | ||
OF | 131 | 369 | 97 | .263 | 3 | 38 | ||
OF | 151 | 568 | 191 | .336 | 13 | 96 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
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90 | 265 | 69 | .260 | 7 | 50 | ||
87 | 258 | 69 | .267 | 6 | 36 | ||
82 | 244 | 54 | .221 | 4 | 32 | ||
81 | 241 | 63 | .261 | 3 | 26 | ||
58 | 114 | 25 | .219 | 2 | 12 | ||
40 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 1 | 9 | ||
24 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 0 | 2 | ||
20 | 30 | 4 | .133 | 0 | 4 | ||
6 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 | ||
10 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 1 | ||
2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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39 | 230.2 | 20 | 9 | 2.77 | 108 | ||
32 | 214.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.35 | 88 | ||
35 | 188.1 | 15 | 8 | 3.87 | 82 | ||
15 | 92.0 | 5 | 4 | 3.82 | 37 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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39 | 206.1 | 14 | 8 | 3.18 | 75 | ||
45 | 171.1 | 10 | 10 | 2.73 | 55 | ||
21 | 70.0 | 6 | 0 | 2.44 | 30 | ||
17 | 42.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.14 | 18 | ||
4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
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59 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3.73 | 71 | ||
21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.08 | 21 | ||
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.42 | 18 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 3 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.
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