1948 St. Louis Cardinals season

1948 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	85–69 (.552)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Fred Saigh Robert Hannegan
General manager(s)	William Walsingham, Jr.
Manager(s)	Eddie Dyer
Local television	KSD (Bob Ingham)
Local radio	WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 67th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 57th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 85–69 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.

Regular season

Outfielder Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .376, with 39 home runs and 131 RBIs. Musial became the first player to win three National League MVP Awards.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Braves	91	62	--	.595
St. Louis Cardinals	85	69	6.5	.552
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	7.5	.545
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	71	8.5	.539
New York Giants	78	76	13.5	.506
Philadelphia Phillies	66	88	25.5	.429
Cincinnati Reds	64	89	27	.418
Chicago Cubs	64	90	27.5	.416

Record vs. opponents

1948 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	14–8	16–6–1	13–8	11–11	14–8	12–10	11–11
Brooklyn	8–14	—	11–11	18–4	11–11–1	15–7	9–13	12–10
Chicago	6–16–1	11–11	—	10–12	11–11	7–15	8–14	11–11
Cincinnati	8–13	4–18	12–10	—	10–12	11–11	9–13	10–12
New York	11–11	11–11–1	11–11	12–10	—	14–8	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	8–14	7–15	15–7	11–11	8–14	—	12–10–1	5–17
Pittsburgh	10–12	13–9	14–8	13–9	10–12	10–12–1	—	13–9–1
St. Louis	11–11	10–12	11–11	12–10	15–7	17–5	9–13–1	—

Notable transactions

• April 7, 1948: Dick Sisler was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ralph LaPointe and $30,000.^[2]

Roster

1948 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 37 Clarence Beers 27 Al Brazle 31 Harry Brecheen 10 Ken Burkhart 22 Murry Dickson 34 Jim Hearn 35 Ken Johnson 20 Red Munger 36 Al Papai 11 Howie Pollet 14 Gerry Staley 28 Ted Wilks 39 Ray Yochim		Catchers 15 Bill Baker 24 Johnny Bucha 17 Joe Garagiola 18 Del Rice 23 Del Wilber Infielders 19 Nippy Jones 12 Eddie Kazak  1 Whitey Kurowski 29 Don Lang 16 Ralph LaPointe  4 Marty Marion  2 Red Schoendienst 10 Babe Young  3 Bobby Young		Outfielders 32 Chuck Diering  7 Erv Dusak 21,12 Joe Medwick  8 Terry Moore  6 Stan Musial  5 Ron Northey 21 Hal Rice  9 Enos Slaughter Other batters  3 Jeff Cross 41 Larry Miggins		Manager 30 Eddie Dyer Coaches 25 Tony Kaufmann 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
3B	Lang, DonDon Lang	117	323	87	.269	4	31
OF	Musial, StanStan Musial	155	611	230	.376	39	131
OF	Moore, TerryTerry Moore	91	207	48	.232	4	18

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
LaPointe, RalphRalph LaPointe	87	222	50	.225	0	15
Baker, BillBill Baker	45	119	35	.294	0	15
Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola	24	56	6	.107	2	7
Rice, HalHal Rice	8	31	10	.323	0	3
Diering, ChuckChuck Diering	7	7	0	.000	0	0

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
Dickson, MurryMurry Dickson	42	252.1	12	16	4.14	113
Brecheen, HarryHarry Brecheen	33	233.1	20	7	2.24	149

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
Brazle, AlAl Brazle	42	156.1	10	6	3.80	55

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
Burkhart, KenKen Burkhart	20	0	0	1	5.54	16
Beers, ClarenceClarence Beers	1	0	0	0	13.50	0

Farm system

Level Team League Manager AAA Columbus Red Birds American Association Hal Anderson AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Cedric Durst AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Johnny Keane A Columbus Cardinals Sally League Kemp Wicker A Omaha Cardinals Western League Ollie Vanek B Allentown Cardinals Interstate League Al Hollingsworth B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League Vernon Mackie C Fresno Cardinals California League Stan Benjamin C Winston-Salem Cardinals Carolina League Zip Payne C Duluth Dukes Northern League Red Treadwell and Ed Madjeski C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Roland LeBlanc C St. Joseph Cardinals Western Association Harold Olt D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Specs Garbee D Salisbury Cardinals Eastern Shore League Gene Corbett D Willows Cardinals Far West League Jim Tyack and Bill Krueger

Level Team League Manager D Tallassee Indians Georgia–Alabama League Hugh East and Bob Comiskey D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Bob Stanton D West Frankfort Cardinals Illinois State League Harold Contini D Carthage Cardinals Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Alvin Kluttz D Hamilton Red Birds PONY League George Kissell D Lawrenceville Cardinals Virginia League Bob Comiskey, George Shearin and John Pruett LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Joseph, West Frankfort[3]

References

1. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 151, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
2. Dick Sisler page at Baseball Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1948 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1948 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com