1944 St. Louis Cardinals season

1944 St. Louis Cardinals
1944 World Series Championship 1944 National League Championship
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	105–49 (.682)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth
Local radio	WEW/WTMV (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)
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The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 53rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105–49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they met their town rivals, the St. Louis Browns. They won the series in 6 games.

Regular season

Shortstop Marty Marion won the MVP Award this year, batting .267, with 6 home runs and 63 RBIs. This was the third consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP Award, with Mort Cooper winning in 1942 and Stan Musial winning in 1943. Marion was the first shortstop in the history of the National League to win the award.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	--	.682
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	14.5	.588
Cincinnati Reds	89	65	16	.578
Chicago Cubs	75	79	30	.487
New York Giants	67	87	38	.435
Boston Braves	65	89	40	.422
Brooklyn Dodgers	63	91	42	.409
Philadelphia Phillies	61	92	43.5	.399

Record vs. opponents

1944 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	11–11	8–14	9–13	11–11–1	9–13	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	8–14–1	8–14	10–12	16–6	4–18	4–18
Chicago	11–11	14–8–1	—	9–13–1	10–12	13–9	12–10–1	6–16
Cincinnati	14–8	14–8	13–9–1	—	15–7	13–19	12–10	8–14
New York	13–9	12–10	12–10	7–15	—	10–12	7–15–1	6–16
Philadelphia	11–11–1	6–16	9–13	9–13	12–10	—	9–12	5–17
Pittsburgh	13–9	18–4	10–12–1	10–12	15–7–1	12–9	—	12–10–3
St. Louis	14–8	18–4	16–6	14–8	16–6	17–5	10–12–3	—

Roster

1944 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

31 Harry Brecheen

27 Bud Byerly

13 Mort Cooper

20 Blix Donnelly

19 Harry Gumbert

29 Al Jurisich

21 Max Lanier

18 Red Munger

32 Mike Naymick

11 Freddy Schmidt

14 Bill Trotter

28 Ted Wilks

Catchers

15 Walker Cooper

2 Bob Keely

16 Ken O'Dea

Infielders

18 John Antonelli

7 George Fallon

1 Whitey Kurowski

4 Marty Marion

5 Ray Sanders

3 Emil Verban

Outfielders

17 Augie Bergamo

9 Debs Garms

12 Johnny Hopp

8 Danny Litwhiler

1 Pepper Martin

6 Stan Musial

Manager

30 Billy Southworth

Coaches

25 Mike González

26 Buzzy Wares

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
SS	Marion, MartyMarty Marion	144	506	135	.267	6	63

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brecheen, HarryHarry Brecheen	30	189.1	16	5	2.85	88

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Trotter, BillBill Trotter	2	6	0	1	13.50	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

1944 World Series

Main article: 1944 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL St. Louis Browns (2)

Game	Score	Date
1	Browns 2, Cardinals 1	October 4
2	Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings)	October 5
3	Browns 6, Cardinals 2	October 6
4	Cardinals 5, Browns 1	October 7
5	Cardinals 2, Browns 0	October 8
6	Cardinals 3, Browns 1	October 9

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Nick Cullop
AA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Ken Penner
AA	Sacramento Solons	Pacific Coast League	Earl Sheely
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Ollie Vanek
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	George Ferrell
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	George Smith
D	Lima Red Birds	Ohio State League	Runt Marr and Jack Norris

References

↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

World Series champions

National League champions

1944 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1944 All-Star Game 1944 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals 1944 World Series Champions

1 Whitey Kurowski 3 Emil Verban 4 Marty Marion 5 Ray Sanders 6 Stan Musial 7 George Fallon 8 Danny Litwhiler 9 Debs Garms 11 Freddy Schmidt 12 Johnny Hopp 13 Mort Cooper 15 Walker Cooper 16 Ken O'Dea 17 Augie Bergamo 20 Blix Donnelly 21 Max Lanier 27 Bud Byerly 28 Ted Wilks 29 Al Jurisich 31 Harry Brecheen

Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares

Regular season

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

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