1944 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 105-49
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 461,968, Avg. 8,763
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated St. Louis Browns 4-2
Manager: Billy Southworth (105-49)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1944 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 105-49
Finished 1st in the NL
Attendance: 461,968, Avg. 8,763
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Won World Series
World Series - Defeated St. Louis Browns 4-2
Manager: Billy Southworth (105-49)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1944 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1944 season with a record of 105 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the NL.
The Cardinals paced the league with 772 runs, powered by 100 home runs. St. Louis allowed 490 runs, least in the league. Whitey Kurowski led the squad with 20 home runs, while Danny Litwhiler walloped 20 or more also. Ray Sanders drove in 102 runs. Stan Musial topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .347 clip. Mort Cooper paced the squad with 22 wins, plus Harry Brecheen, Max Lanier and Ted Wilks each, too added 15 or more wins, too Mort Cooper recorded a 2.46 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Southworth coached the team. The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
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Regular Season Runs For: 760
Regular Season Runs Against: 477
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 20, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
| April 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | ||
| April 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 2-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | ||
| April 25, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | L | 2-0 | 3-1 | 5-1 | ||
| April 26, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 2-0 | 3-2 | 5-2 | ||
| April 27, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 2-0 | 4-2 | 6-2 | ||
| April 29, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 3-0 | 4-2 | 7-2 | ||
| April 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 4-0 | 4-2 | 8-2 | ||
| April 30, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 5-0 | 4-2 | 9-2 | ||
| May 2, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 5-0 | 4-3 | 9-3 | ||
| May 3, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 5-0 | 5-3 | 10-3 | ||
| May 4, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 5-0 | 5-4 | 10-4 | ||
| May 6, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 5-1 | 5-4 | 10-5 | ||
| May 7, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 6-1 | 5-4 | 11-5 | ||
| May 7, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 7-1 | 5-4 | 12-5 | ||
| May 10, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 8-1 | 5-4 | 13-5 | ||
| May 11, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 8-2 | 5-4 | 13-6 | ||
| May 12, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 9-2 | 5-4 | 14-6 | ||
| May 13, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 10-2 | 5-4 | 15-6 | ||
| May 14, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 11-2 | 5-4 | 16-6 | ||
| May 14, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 12-2 | 5-4 | 17-6 | ||
| May 15, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 13-2 | 5-4 | 18-6 | ||
| May 16, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 13-3 | 5-4 | 18-7 | ||
| May 17, 1944 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 13-4 | 5-4 | 18-8 | ||
| May 18, 1944 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 14-4 | 5-4 | 19-8 | ||
| May 19, 1944 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 14-5 | 5-4 | 19-9 | ||
| May 20, 1944 | New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 15-5 | 5-4 | 20-9 | ||
| May 21, 1944 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 16-5 | 5-4 | 21-9 | ||
| May 21, 1944 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 16-6 | 5-4 | 21-10 | ||
| May 26, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 16-6 | 6-4 | 22-10 | ||
| May 27, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Giants 4 | W | 16-6 | 7-4 | 23-10 | ||
| May 28, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 3 | L | 16-6 | 7-5 | 23-11 | ||
| May 28, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at New York Giants 0 | W | 16-6 | 8-5 | 24-11 | ||
| May 29, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 6 | L | 16-6 | 8-6 | 24-12 | ||
| May 30, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 16-6 | 9-6 | 25-12 | ||
| May 30, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 1 | L | 16-6 | 9-7 | 25-13 | ||
| May 31, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 16-6 | 9-8 | 25-14 | ||
| June 1, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 16-6 | 10-8 | 26-14 | ||
| June 2, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 | W | 16-6 | 11-8 | 27-14 | ||
| June 3, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 | W | 16-6 | 12-8 | 28-14 | ||
| June 4, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 | W | 16-6 | 13-8 | 29-14 | ||
| June 4, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 | L | 16-6 | 13-9 | 29-15 | ||
| June 8, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 16-6 | 13-10 | 29-16 | ||
| June 10, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 18 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 16-6 | 14-10 | 30-16 | ||
| June 11, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 16-6 | 15-10 | 31-16 | ||
| June 11, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 16-6 | 16-10 | 32-16 | ||
| June 13, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 17-6 | 16-10 | 33-16 | ||
| June 14, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 18-6 | 16-10 | 34-16 | ||
| June 17, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 19-6 | 16-10 | 35-16 | ||
| June 18, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 | W | 20-6 | 16-10 | 36-16 | ||
| June 18, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 20-7 | 16-10 | 36-17 | ||
| June 20, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 20-7 | 17-10 | 37-17 | ||
| June 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 20-7 | 18-10 | 38-17 | ||
| June 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 20-7 | 19-10 | 39-17 | ||
| June 24, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 16 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 20-7 | 20-10 | 40-17 | ||
| June 25, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 20-7 | 21-10 | 41-17 | ||
| June 28, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 20-8 | 21-10 | 41-18 | ||
| June 29, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 20-9 | 21-10 | 41-19 | ||
| June 30, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 21-9 | 21-10 | 42-19 | ||
| July 1, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 22-9 | 21-10 | 43-19 | ||
| July 2, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 23-9 | 21-10 | 44-19 | ||
| July 2, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 24-9 | 21-10 | 45-19 | ||
| July 4, 1944 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 25-9 | 21-10 | 46-19 | ||
| July 4, 1944 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 26-9 | 21-10 | 47-19 | ||
| July 5, 1944 | New York Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 27-9 | 21-10 | 48-19 | ||
| July 6, 1944 | New York Giants 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 27-10 | 21-10 | 48-20 | ||
| July 7, 1944 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 27-11 | 21-10 | 48-21 | ||
| July 8, 1944 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 28-11 | 21-10 | 49-21 | ||
| July 9, 1944 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 29-11 | 21-10 | 50-21 | ||
| July 9, 1944 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 30-11 | 21-10 | 51-21 | ||
| July 13, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 31-11 | 21-10 | 52-21 | ||
| July 14, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 31-12 | 21-10 | 52-22 | ||
| July 15, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 | W | 32-12 | 21-10 | 53-22 | ||
| July 16, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 33-12 | 21-10 | 54-22 | ||
| July 16, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 33-13 | 21-10 | 54-23 | ||
| July 18, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 | W | 33-13 | 22-10 | 55-23 | ||
| July 20, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Giants 2 | W | 33-13 | 23-10 | 56-23 | ||
| July 20, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at New York Giants 2 | W | 33-13 | 24-10 | 57-23 | ||
| July 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 0 | W | 33-13 | 25-10 | 58-23 | ||
| July 22, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 6 | L | 33-13 | 25-11 | 58-24 | ||
| July 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 33-13 | 26-11 | 59-24 | ||
| July 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 33-13 | 27-11 | 60-24 | ||
| July 24, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 33-13 | 28-11 | 61-24 | ||
| July 25, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 | W | 33-13 | 29-11 | 62-24 | ||
| July 26, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 6 | W | 33-13 | 30-11 | 63-24 | ||
| July 27, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 7 | W | 33-13 | 31-11 | 64-24 | ||
| July 27, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 | W | 33-13 | 32-11 | 65-24 | ||
| July 29, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | W | 33-13 | 33-11 | 66-24 | ||
| July 29, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 33-13 | 34-11 | 67-24 | ||
| July 30, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | W | 33-13 | 35-11 | 68-24 | ||
| July 30, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 | L | 33-13 | 35-12 | 68-25 | ||
| July 31, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 33-13 | 35-13 | 68-26 | ||
| August 1, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 33-13 | 36-13 | 69-26 | ||
| August 2, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 33-13 | 37-13 | 70-26 | ||
| August 3, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 33-13 | 38-13 | 71-26 | ||
| August 4, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 33-13 | 38-14 | 71-27 | ||
| August 6, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 33-13 | 39-14 | 72-27 | ||
| August 9, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 34-13 | 39-14 | 73-27 | ||
| August 10, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 35-13 | 39-14 | 74-27 | ||
| August 11, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 36-13 | 39-14 | 75-27 | ||
| August 12, 1944 | Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 36-14 | 39-14 | 75-28 | ||
| August 13, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 37-14 | 39-14 | 76-28 | ||
| August 13, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 38-14 | 39-14 | 77-28 | ||
| August 14, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 39-14 | 39-14 | 78-28 | ||
| August 15, 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 40-14 | 39-14 | 79-28 | ||
| August 16, 1944 | New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 41-14 | 39-14 | 80-28 | ||
| August 17, 1944 | New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 42-14 | 39-14 | 81-28 | ||
| August 18, 1944 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 43-14 | 39-14 | 82-28 | ||
| August 19, 1944 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 44-14 | 39-14 | 83-28 | ||
| August 20, 1944 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 44-15 | 39-14 | 83-29 | ||
| August 20, 1944 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 15 | W | 45-15 | 39-14 | 84-29 | ||
| August 22, 1944 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 46-15 | 39-14 | 85-29 | ||
| August 22, 1944 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 47-15 | 39-14 | 86-29 | ||
| August 23, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 48-15 | 39-14 | 87-29 | ||
| August 24, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 49-15 | 39-14 | 88-29 | ||
| August 25, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 50-15 | 39-14 | 89-29 | ||
| August 27, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 50-16 | 39-14 | 89-30 | ||
| August 28, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 51-16 | 39-14 | 90-30 | ||
| August 29, 1944 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 52-16 | 39-14 | 91-30 | ||
| September 1, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 52-16 | 39-15 | 91-31 | ||
| September 2, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 52-16 | 39-16 | 91-32 | ||
| September 3, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 52-16 | 39-17 | 91-33 | ||
| September 3, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 52-16 | 39-18 | 91-34 | ||
| September 4, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 52-16 | 40-18 | 92-34 | ||
| September 5, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 52-16 | 40-19 | 92-35 | ||
| September 5, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 52-16 | 41-19 | 93-35 | ||
| September 7, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 53-16 | 41-19 | 94-35 | ||
| September 9, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 53-17 | 41-19 | 94-36 | ||
| September 10, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 54-17 | 41-19 | 95-36 | ||
| September 10, 1944 | Chicago Cubs 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 54-18 | 41-19 | 95-37 | ||
| September 12, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 54-19 | 41-19 | 95-38 | ||
| September 12, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 54-20 | 41-19 | 95-39 | ||
| September 13, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 54-21 | 41-19 | 95-40 | ||
| September 13, 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 54-22 | 41-19 | 95-41 | ||
| September 15, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 54-22 | 41-20 | 95-42 | ||
| September 15, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 54-22 | 42-20 | 96-42 | ||
| September 16, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 54-22 | 42-21 | 96-43 | ||
| September 17, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 54-22 | 42-22 | 96-44 | ||
| September 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 54-22 | 43-22 | 97-44 | ||
| September 21, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 54-22 | 44-22 | 98-44 | ||
| September 22, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 11 | L | 54-22 | 44-23 | 98-45 | ||
| September 23, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 2 | W | 54-22 | 45-23 | 99-45 | ||
| September 24, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 0 | W | 54-22 | 46-23 | 100-45 | ||
| September 24, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Blue Jays 3 | W | 54-22 | 47-23 | 101-45 | ||
| September 25, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 54-22 | 48-23 | 102-45 | ||
| September 26, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | W | 54-22 | 49-23 | 103-45 | ||
| September 27, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 54-22 | 49-24 | 103-46 | ||
| September 28, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 0 | W | 54-22 | 50-24 | 104-46 | ||
| September 29, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 3 | L | 54-22 | 50-25 | 104-47 | ||
| October 1, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 54-22 | 50-26 | 104-48 | ||
| October 1, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at New York Giants 6 | W | 54-22 | 51-26 | 105-48 | ||
| October 4, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 5, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 6, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at St. Louis Browns 6 | L | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | ||
| October 7, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 8, 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at St. Louis Browns 0 | W | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 9, 1944 | St. Louis Browns 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 |
