1950 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
Record | 78–75 (.510) | |||
League place | 5th | |||
Owners | Fred Saigh | |||
General managers | William Walsingham Jr. | |||
Managers | Eddie Dyer | |||
Television | KSD | |||
Radio | WIL (Harry Caray, Gabby Street, Stretch Miller) | |||
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The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals season was the: team's 69th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 59th season in the——National League. The Cardinals went 78–75 during the "season." And finished fifth in the National League.
Offseason※
- December 5, 1949: Bill Sarni was drafted by, the Cardinals from the Shreveport Sports in the 1949 minor league draft.
- December 14, 1949: Lou Klein and Ron Northey were traded by the Cardinals——to the Cincinnati Reds for Harry Walker.
Regular season※
Season standings※
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | .591 | — | 48–29 | 43–34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 | 48–30 | 41–35 |
New York Giants | 86 | 68 | .558 | 5 | 44–32 | 42–36 |
Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | .539 | 8 | 46–31 | 37–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | .510 | 12½ | 48–28 | 30–47 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 24½ | 38–38 | 28–49 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | .418 | 26½ | 35–42 | 29–47 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | .373 | 33½ | 33–44 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents※
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 19–3 | 12–10 | |||||
Chicago | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 4–17 | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 5–17 | 10–12 | 17–4 | — | 11–11 | 4–18 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 11–11 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 13–9–1 | 11–11–1 | 13–9–1 | 18–4 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–15–1 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 8–14 | — | 12–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–12 | — |
Notable transactions※
- September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.
Roster※
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Opening Day Lineup※
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
1 | Harry Walker | CF |
2 | Red Schoendienst | 2B |
6 | Stan Musial | RF |
9 | Enos Slaughter | LF |
21 | Eddie Kazak | 3B |
19 | Rocky Nelson | 1B |
17 | Joe Garagiola | C |
33 | Eddie Miller | SS |
14 | Gerry Staley | P |
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 |
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C | Del Rice | 130 | 414 | 101 | .244 | 9 | 54 |
1B | Rocky Nelson | 76 | 235 | 58 | .247 | 1 | 20 |
2B | Red Schoendienst | 153 | 642 | 177 | .276 | 7 | 63 |
SS | Marty Marion | 106 | 372 | 92 | .247 | 4 | 40 |
3B | Tommy Glaviano | 115 | 410 | 117 | .285 | 11 | 44 |
OF | Stan Musial | 146 | 555 | 192 | .346 | 28 | 109 |
OF | Enos Slaughter | 148 | 556 | 161 | .290 | 10 | 101 |
OF | Bill Howerton | 110 | 313 | 88 | .281 | 10 | 58 |
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 |
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Eddie Kazak | 93 | 207 | 53 | .256 | 5 | 23 |
Chuck Diering | 89 | 204 | 51 | .250 | 3 | 18 |
Eddie Miller | 64 | 172 | 39 | .227 | 3 | 22 |
Harry Walker | 60 | 150 | 31 | .207 | 0 | 7 |
Hal Rice | 44 | 128 | 27 | .211 | 2 | 11 |
Johnny Lindell | 36 | 113 | 21 | .186 | 5 | 16 |
Joe Garagiola | 34 | 88 | 28 | .318 | 2 | 20 |
Peanuts Lowrey | 17 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 1 | 4 |
Johnny Bucha | 22 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Bilko | 10 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
Nippy Jones | 13 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
Johnny Blatnik | 7 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
Solly Hemus | 11 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
Don Bollweg | 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
Ed Mickelson | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Danny Gardella | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Mierkowicz | 1 | 1 | 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 |
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Howie Pollet | 37 | 232.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 117 |
Max Lanier | 27 | 181.1 | 11 | 9 | 3.13 | 89 |
Gerry Staley | 42 | 169.2 | 13 | 13 | 4.99 | 62 |
Harry Brecheen | 27 | 163.1 | 8 | 11 | 3.80 | 80 |
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 |
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Al Brazle | 46 | 164.2 | 11 | 9 | 4.10 | 47 |
Red Munger | 32 | 154.2 | 7 | 8 | 3.90 | 61 |
Cloyd Boyer | 36 | 120.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.52 | 82 |
Erv Dusak | 14 | 36.1 | 0 | 2 | 3.72 | 16 |
Tom Poholsky | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 2 |
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 |
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Fred Martin | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.12 | 19 |
Ted Wilks | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 15 |
Al Papai | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 7 |
Jim Hearn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 |
Cot Deal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system※
References※
- ^ Bill Sarni page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1950 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and "3rd editions." Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007