1948 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,111,440, Avg. 16,347
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (85-69)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1948 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,111,440, Avg. 16,347
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (85-69)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1948 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Cardinals scored 742 runs and yielded 646 runs. Stan Musial walloped 39 home runs for St. Louis and drove in 131 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .376 clip. Harry Brecheen topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.24 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Dyer coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 741
Regular Season Runs Against: 645
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 21, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 22, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 23, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 24, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 25, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 29, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 2-1 | 1-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| May 1, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
| May 2, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 3-2 | 2-3 | 5-5 | ||
| May 3, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| May 4, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 5-2 | 2-3 | 7-5 | ||
| May 7, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 6-2 | 2-3 | 8-5 | ||
| May 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 7-2 | 2-3 | 9-5 | ||
| May 9, 1948 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 8-2 | 2-3 | 10-5 | ||
| May 10, 1948 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 8-3 | 2-3 | 10-6 | ||
| May 13, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 8-4 | 2-3 | 10-7 | ||
| May 14, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 9-4 | 2-3 | 11-7 | ||
| May 15, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 10-4 | 2-3 | 12-7 | ||
| May 16, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 11-4 | 2-3 | 13-7 | ||
| May 18, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 11-4 | 3-3 | 14-7 | ||
| May 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | W | 11-4 | 4-3 | 15-7 | ||
| May 20, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 11-4 | 5-3 | 16-7 | ||
| May 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 11-4 | 5-4 | 16-8 | ||
| May 22, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 11-4 | 6-4 | 17-8 | ||
| May 23, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 11-4 | 7-4 | 18-8 | ||
| May 23, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 18 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 11-4 | 8-4 | 19-8 | ||
| May 24, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 11-4 | 8-5 | 19-9 | ||
| May 26, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 10 | L | 11-4 | 8-6 | 19-10 | ||
| May 27, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 6 | W | 11-4 | 9-6 | 20-10 | ||
| May 29, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 11-4 | 9-7 | 20-11 | ||
| May 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 11-4 | 9-8 | 20-12 | ||
| May 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 11-4 | 9-9 | 20-13 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 11-4 | 9-10 | 20-14 | ||
| May 31, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 11-4 | 9-11 | 20-15 | ||
| June 2, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 11-5 | 9-11 | 20-16 | ||
| June 3, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 12-5 | 9-11 | 21-16 | ||
| June 4, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 12-6 | 9-11 | 21-17 | ||
| June 5, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 13-6 | 9-11 | 22-17 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 14-6 | 9-11 | 23-17 | ||
| June 6, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 15-6 | 9-11 | 24-17 | ||
| June 7, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 15-7 | 9-11 | 24-18 | ||
| June 8, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 16-7 | 9-11 | 25-18 | ||
| June 9, 1948 | Boston Braves 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 16-8 | 9-11 | 25-19 | ||
| June 10, 1948 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 16-9 | 9-11 | 25-20 | ||
| June 11, 1948 | Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 16-10 | 9-11 | 25-21 | ||
| June 12, 1948 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 16-11 | 9-11 | 25-22 | ||
| June 13, 1948 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 16-12 | 9-11 | 25-23 | ||
| June 13, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 17-12 | 9-11 | 26-23 | ||
| June 15, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 17-12 | 10-11 | 27-23 | ||
| June 17, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 17-12 | 11-11 | 28-23 | ||
| June 18, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 12 at New York Giants 8 | W | 17-12 | 12-11 | 29-23 | ||
| June 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 10 | L | 17-12 | 12-12 | 29-24 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 2 | W | 17-12 | 13-12 | 30-24 | ||
| June 20, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 6 | L | 17-12 | 13-13 | 30-25 | ||
| June 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 0 | W | 17-12 | 14-13 | 31-25 | ||
| June 22, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 17-12 | 15-13 | 32-25 | ||
| June 24, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 17-12 | 16-13 | 33-25 | ||
| June 25, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 17-12 | 16-14 | 33-26 | ||
| June 26, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 17-12 | 17-14 | 34-26 | ||
| June 27, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 17-12 | 18-14 | 35-26 | ||
| June 29, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 17-12 | 18-15 | 35-27 | ||
| June 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 9 | L | 17-12 | 18-16 | 35-28 | ||
| July 1, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 17-12 | 18-17 | 35-29 | ||
| July 2, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 17-12 | 18-18 | 35-30 | ||
| July 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 17-12 | 18-19 | 35-31 | ||
| July 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 17-12 | 19-19 | 36-31 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 18-12 | 19-19 | 37-31 | ||
| July 5, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 19-12 | 19-19 | 38-31 | ||
| July 6, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 19-13 | 19-19 | 38-32 | ||
| July 7, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 19-14 | 19-19 | 38-33 | ||
| July 8, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 19-15 | 19-19 | 38-34 | ||
| July 9, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 20-15 | 19-19 | 39-34 | ||
| July 10, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 20-16 | 19-19 | 39-35 | ||
| July 11, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 20-17 | 19-19 | 39-36 | ||
| July 15, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 20-18 | 19-19 | 39-37 | ||
| July 16, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 21-18 | 19-19 | 40-37 | ||
| July 17, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 21-19 | 19-19 | 40-38 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 22-19 | 19-19 | 41-38 | ||
| July 18, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 22-20 | 19-19 | 41-39 | ||
| July 21, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 23-20 | 19-19 | 42-39 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 24-20 | 19-19 | 43-39 | ||
| July 22, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 24-21 | 19-19 | 43-40 | ||
| July 23, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 25-21 | 19-19 | 44-40 | ||
| July 24, 1948 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 26-21 | 19-19 | 45-40 | ||
| July 25, 1948 | Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 26-22 | 19-19 | 45-41 | ||
| July 25, 1948 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 27-22 | 19-19 | 46-41 | ||
| July 27, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 27-22 | 19-20 | 46-42 | ||
| July 28, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 | L | 27-22 | 19-21 | 46-43 | ||
| July 29, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 9 | L | 27-22 | 19-22 | 46-44 | ||
| July 30, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 27-22 | 20-22 | 47-44 | ||
| July 31, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 27-22 | 20-23 | 47-45 | ||
| August 1, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 6 | W | 27-22 | 21-23 | 48-45 | ||
| August 2, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 21 at New York Giants 5 | W | 27-22 | 22-23 | 49-45 | ||
| August 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 0 | W | 27-22 | 23-23 | 50-45 | ||
| August 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at New York Giants 2 | W | 27-22 | 24-23 | 51-45 | ||
| August 6, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 27-22 | 25-23 | 52-45 | ||
| August 7, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 27-22 | 25-24 | 52-46 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 27-22 | 26-24 | 53-46 | ||
| August 8, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 27-22 | 27-24 | 54-46 | ||
| August 9, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 27-22 | 28-24 | 55-46 | ||
| August 11, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 27-22 | 29-24 | 56-46 | ||
| August 12, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 27-22 | 29-25 | 56-47 | ||
| August 13, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 27-22 | 29-26 | 56-48 | ||
| August 14, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 27-22 | 30-26 | 57-48 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 27-22 | 31-26 | 58-48 | ||
| August 15, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 27-22 | 31-27 | 58-49 | ||
| August 16, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 27-22 | 32-27 | 59-49 | ||
| August 17, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 27-22 | 32-28 | 59-50 | ||
| August 18, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 28-22 | 32-28 | 60-50 | ||
| August 19, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 29-22 | 32-28 | 61-50 | ||
| August 20, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 30-22 | 32-28 | 62-50 | ||
| August 21, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 31-22 | 32-28 | 63-50 | ||
| August 22, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 31-23 | 32-28 | 63-51 | ||
| August 24, 1948 | Boston Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 31-24 | 32-28 | 63-52 | ||
| August 25, 1948 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 31-25 | 32-28 | 63-53 | ||
| August 26, 1948 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 32-25 | 32-28 | 64-53 | ||
| August 26, 1948 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 33-25 | 32-28 | 65-53 | ||
| August 28, 1948 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 34-25 | 32-28 | 66-53 | ||
| August 28, 1948 | New York Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 35-25 | 32-28 | 67-53 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 35-26 | 32-28 | 67-54 | ||
| August 29, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 35-27 | 32-28 | 67-55 | ||
| August 30, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 35-28 | 32-28 | 67-56 | ||
| August 30, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 35-29 | 32-28 | 67-57 | ||
| August 31, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 36-29 | 32-28 | 68-57 | ||
| September 1, 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 37-29 | 32-28 | 69-57 | ||
| September 4, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 37-29 | 32-29 | 69-58 | ||
| September 5, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 37-29 | 33-29 | 70-58 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 37-29 | 33-30 | 70-59 | ||
| September 6, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 37-29 | 33-31 | 70-60 | ||
| September 7, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 37-29 | 33-32 | 70-61 | ||
| September 8, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 37-30 | 33-32 | 70-62 | ||
| September 9, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 38-30 | 33-32 | 71-62 | ||
| September 10, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 39-30 | 33-32 | 72-62 | ||
| September 11, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 39-31 | 33-32 | 72-63 | ||
| September 12, 1948 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 40-31 | 33-32 | 73-63 | ||
| September 14, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 40-31 | 34-32 | 74-63 | ||
| September 15, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 40-31 | 35-32 | 75-63 | ||
| September 17, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 40-31 | 36-32 | 76-63 | ||
| September 18, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | L | 40-31 | 36-33 | 76-64 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 1 | W | 40-31 | 37-33 | 77-64 | ||
| September 19, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 3 | W | 40-31 | 38-33 | 78-64 | ||
| September 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 40-31 | 38-34 | 78-65 | ||
| September 21, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 11 | L | 40-31 | 38-35 | 78-66 | ||
| September 22, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 40-31 | 39-35 | 79-66 | ||
| September 24, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 40-31 | 40-35 | 80-66 | ||
| September 25, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 40-31 | 40-36 | 80-67 | ||
| September 26, 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 40-31 | 41-36 | 81-67 | ||
| September 29, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 40-32 | 41-36 | 81-68 | ||
| September 30, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 41-32 | 41-36 | 82-68 | ||
| September 30, 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 42-32 | 41-36 | 83-68 | ||
| October 1, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 43-32 | 41-36 | 84-68 | ||
| October 2, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 44-32 | 41-36 | 85-68 | ||
| October 3, 1948 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 44-33 | 41-36 | 85-69 |
