1949 St. Louis Cardinals season

1949 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 96–58 (.612)
League place 2nd
Other information
Owner(s) Fred Saigh
General manager(s) William Walsingham, Jr.
Manager(s) Eddie Dyer
Local television KSD
(Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Local radio WIL
(Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 68th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 58th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 96–58 during the season and finished second in the National League.

Offseason

  • November 24, 1948: Ray Jablonski was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1948 minor league draft.[1]
  • Prior to 1949 season (exact date unknown)

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9757 0.630 — 48–29 49–28
St. Louis Cardinals 9658 0.623 1 51–26 45–32
Philadelphia Phillies 8173 0.526 16 40–37 41–36
Boston Braves 7579 0.487 22 43–34 32–45
New York Giants 7381 0.474 24 43–34 30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 7183 0.461 26 36–41 35–42
Cincinnati Reds 6292 0.403 35 35–42 27–50
Chicago Cubs 6193 0.396 36 33–44 28–49

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston —10–1212–1012–10–112–10–211–1112–106–16
Brooklyn 12–10—17–517–514–811–1116–610–12–1
Chicago 10–125–17—9–1312–106–1611–118–14
Cincinnati 10–12–15–1713–9—7–1513–99–135–17–1
New York 10–12–28–1410–1215–7—11–1112–107–15
Philadelphia 11–1111–1116–69–1311–11—13–910–12
Pittsburgh 10–126–1611–1113–910–129–13—12–10
St. Louis 16–612–10–114–817–5–115–712–1010–12—

Roster

1949 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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
OFStan Musial157612207.33836123
OFChuck Diering13136997.263338

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
Joe Garagiola8124163.261326
Hal Rice40469.19619
Bill Baker20304.13304
Bill Howerton9134.30801

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
Harry Brecheen32214.213113.3588

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
Al Brazle39206.11483.1875
Fred Martin2170602.4430
Jim Hearn1742135.1418
Cloyd Boyer43.10010.800

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
Ken Johnson140106.4218

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Red Birds American Association Hal Anderson
AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Johnny Keane
AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Del Wilber
A Columbus Cardinals Sally League Kemp Wicker
A Omaha Cardinals Western League Cedric Durst
B Winston-Salem Cardinals Carolina League Willie Duke, George Ferrell and Roland LeBlanc
B Allentown Cardinals Interstate League Al Hollingsworth
B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League Pug Griffin and Vernon Mackie
C Fresno Cardinals California League Frenchy Uhalt
C Duluth Dukes Northern League Ed Madjeski and Russ Rolandson
C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Walter Lowe
C St. Joseph Cardinals Western Association Harold Olt
D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Ben Catchings
D Salisbury Cardinals Eastern Shore League Gene Corbett
D Willows Cardinals Far West League Bert Bonomi and Fred Fass
D Tallassee Cardinals Georgia–Alabama League Bob Comiskey and Bill Blackwell
D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Sheldon "Chief" Bender
D West Frankfort Cardinals Mississippi–Ohio Valley League Bob Stanton
D Lebanon Chicks North Atlantic League Harold Contini
D Hamilton Cardinals PONY League George Kissell

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg, Pocatello[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ray Jablonski page at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Dick Rand page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Neal Hertweck page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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