1949 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 96-58
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,430,676, Avg. 19,076
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (96-58)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1949 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 96-58
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,430,676, Avg. 19,076
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (96-58)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1949 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1949 season with a record of 96 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Cardinals yielded 616 runs, fewest in the league. St. Louis plated 766 runs. Stan Musial walloped 36 home runs for the squad and drove in 123 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .338 clip. Howie Pollet topped the squad with 20 wins, plus Red Munger, too added 15 or more wins, too Gerry Staley recorded a 2.73 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Dyer coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 750
Regular Season Runs Against: 600
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 19, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 21, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 22, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 23, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 24, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 2-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 25, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 3-1 | 0-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 27, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 3-2 | 0-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 28, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 4-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 29, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 4-2 | 0-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 30, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 4-2 | 1-3 | 5-5 | ||
| May 1, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| May 3, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 | ||
| May 4, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 4-2 | 2-5 | 6-7 | ||
| May 5, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 4-2 | 3-5 | 7-7 | ||
| May 6, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at New York Giants 3 | L | 4-2 | 3-6 | 7-8 | ||
| May 7, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Giants 9 | L | 4-2 | 3-7 | 7-9 | ||
| May 8, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 | L | 4-2 | 3-8 | 7-10 | ||
| May 9, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | W | 4-2 | 4-8 | 8-10 | ||
| May 11, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 7 | L | 4-2 | 4-9 | 8-11 | ||
| May 13, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 4-2 | 4-10 | 8-12 | ||
| May 14, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 4-2 | 5-10 | 9-12 | ||
| May 15, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 4-2 | 6-10 | 10-12 | ||
| May 17, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 4-3 | 6-10 | 10-13 | ||
| May 18, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 4-4 | 6-10 | 10-14 | ||
| May 19, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 4-5 | 6-10 | 10-15 | ||
| May 20, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 5-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | ||
| May 21, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 15 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 5-6 | 6-10 | 11-16 | ||
| May 22, 1949 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 6-6 | 6-10 | 12-16 | ||
| May 22, 1949 | New York Giants 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 6-7 | 6-10 | 12-17 | ||
| May 24, 1949 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 7-7 | 6-10 | 13-17 | ||
| May 25, 1949 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 8-7 | 6-10 | 14-17 | ||
| May 26, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 | W | 9-7 | 6-10 | 15-17 | ||
| May 27, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 10-7 | 6-10 | 16-17 | ||
| May 28, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 11-7 | 6-10 | 17-17 | ||
| May 29, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 11-8 | 6-10 | 17-18 | ||
| May 30, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 12-8 | 6-10 | 18-18 | ||
| May 30, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 13-8 | 6-10 | 19-18 | ||
| June 1, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 13-8 | 7-10 | 20-18 | ||
| June 2, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 13-8 | 8-10 | 21-18 | ||
| June 3, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | L | 13-8 | 8-11 | 21-19 | ||
| June 4, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 13-8 | 9-11 | 22-19 | ||
| June 5, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 13-8 | 10-11 | 23-19 | ||
| June 6, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 13-8 | 11-11 | 24-19 | ||
| June 7, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 0 | W | 13-8 | 12-11 | 25-19 | ||
| June 8, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 0 | W | 13-8 | 13-11 | 26-19 | ||
| June 9, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 1 | W | 13-8 | 14-11 | 27-19 | ||
| June 10, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 13-8 | 14-12 | 27-20 | ||
| June 11, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 13-8 | 15-12 | 28-20 | ||
| June 12, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 | L | 13-8 | 15-13 | 28-21 | ||
| June 12, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 13-8 | 16-13 | 29-21 | ||
| June 14, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 13-9 | 16-13 | 29-22 | ||
| June 15, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 14-9 | 16-13 | 30-22 | ||
| June 16, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 15-9 | 16-13 | 31-22 | ||
| June 17, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 15-10 | 16-13 | 31-23 | ||
| June 18, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 16-10 | 16-13 | 32-23 | ||
| June 19, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 17-10 | 16-13 | 33-23 | ||
| June 20, 1949 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 18-10 | 16-13 | 34-23 | ||
| June 21, 1949 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 18-11 | 16-13 | 34-24 | ||
| June 22, 1949 | New York Giants 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 19-11 | 16-13 | 35-24 | ||
| June 23, 1949 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 20-11 | 16-13 | 36-24 | ||
| June 24, 1949 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 21-11 | 16-13 | 37-24 | ||
| June 25, 1949 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 21-12 | 16-13 | 37-25 | ||
| June 26, 1949 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 22-12 | 16-13 | 38-25 | ||
| June 27, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 22-13 | 16-13 | 38-26 | ||
| June 28, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 23-13 | 16-13 | 39-26 | ||
| June 29, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 24-13 | 16-13 | 40-26 | ||
| June 30, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 24-14 | 16-13 | 40-27 | ||
| July 1, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 24-15 | 16-13 | 40-28 | ||
| July 2, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 24-16 | 16-13 | 40-29 | ||
| July 3, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 25-16 | 16-13 | 41-29 | ||
| July 4, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 25-16 | 17-13 | 42-29 | ||
| July 4, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 25-16 | 17-14 | 42-30 | ||
| July 5, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 25-16 | 18-14 | 43-30 | ||
| July 6, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | L | 25-16 | 18-15 | 43-31 | ||
| July 7, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 25-16 | 18-16 | 43-32 | ||
| July 8, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 25-16 | 19-16 | 44-32 | ||
| July 9, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 25-16 | 20-16 | 45-32 | ||
| July 10, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 25-16 | 21-16 | 46-32 | ||
| July 10, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 25-16 | 22-16 | 47-32 | ||
| July 14, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | L | 25-16 | 22-17 | 47-33 | ||
| July 15, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 25-16 | 23-17 | 48-33 | ||
| July 16, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 25-16 | 23-18 | 48-34 | ||
| July 17, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at New York Giants 1 | W | 25-16 | 24-18 | 49-34 | ||
| July 18, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 7 | L | 25-16 | 24-19 | 49-35 | ||
| July 19, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 25-16 | 24-20 | 49-36 | ||
| July 20, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Boston Braves 4 | W | 25-16 | 25-20 | 50-36 | ||
| July 21, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 25-16 | 26-20 | 51-36 | ||
| July 22, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 25-16 | 27-20 | 52-36 | ||
| July 23, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 25-16 | 28-20 | 53-36 | ||
| July 24, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 25-16 | 29-20 | 54-36 | ||
| July 26, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 26-16 | 29-20 | 55-36 | ||
| July 27, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 27-16 | 29-20 | 56-36 | ||
| July 28, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 28-16 | 29-20 | 57-36 | ||
| July 30, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 29-16 | 29-20 | 58-36 | ||
| July 31, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 29-17 | 29-20 | 58-37 | ||
| August 1, 1949 | Boston Braves 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 29-18 | 29-20 | 58-38 | ||
| August 2, 1949 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 30-18 | 29-20 | 59-38 | ||
| August 3, 1949 | Boston Braves 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 31-18 | 29-20 | 60-38 | ||
| August 4, 1949 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 32-18 | 29-20 | 61-38 | ||
| August 5, 1949 | New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 33-18 | 29-20 | 62-38 | ||
| August 6, 1949 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 33-19 | 29-20 | 62-39 | ||
| August 7, 1949 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 34-19 | 29-20 | 63-39 | ||
| August 8, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 35-19 | 29-20 | 64-39 | ||
| August 9, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 36-19 | 29-20 | 65-39 | ||
| August 10, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 37-19 | 29-20 | 66-39 | ||
| August 12, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 38-19 | 29-20 | 67-39 | ||
| August 13, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 38-20 | 29-20 | 67-40 | ||
| August 14, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 38-21 | 29-20 | 67-41 | ||
| August 15, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 38-21 | 30-20 | 68-41 | ||
| August 16, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 38-21 | 30-21 | 68-42 | ||
| August 17, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 38-21 | 31-21 | 69-42 | ||
| August 19, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 38-21 | 31-22 | 69-43 | ||
| August 20, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 38-21 | 32-22 | 70-43 | ||
| August 21, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 38-21 | 32-23 | 70-44 | ||
| August 21, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 38-21 | 33-23 | 71-44 | ||
| August 23, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | L | 38-21 | 33-24 | 71-45 | ||
| August 23, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 38-21 | 34-24 | 72-45 | ||
| August 24, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 38-21 | 34-25 | 72-46 | ||
| August 25, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 2 | W | 38-21 | 35-25 | 73-46 | ||
| August 26, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 4 | L | 38-21 | 35-26 | 73-47 | ||
| August 27, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at New York Giants 2 | W | 38-21 | 36-26 | 74-47 | ||
| August 27, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 2 | W | 38-21 | 37-26 | 75-47 | ||
| August 28, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Boston Braves 1 | W | 38-21 | 38-26 | 76-47 | ||
| August 28, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 7 | W | 38-21 | 39-26 | 77-47 | ||
| August 29, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 38-21 | 40-26 | 78-47 | ||
| August 30, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Boston Braves 12 | L | 38-21 | 40-27 | 78-48 | ||
| September 1, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 38-21 | 41-27 | 79-48 | ||
| September 4, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 39-21 | 41-27 | 80-48 | ||
| September 4, 1949 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 40-21 | 41-27 | 81-48 | ||
| September 5, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 41-21 | 41-27 | 82-48 | ||
| September 5, 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 41-22 | 41-27 | 82-49 | ||
| September 7, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 42-22 | 41-27 | 83-49 | ||
| September 8, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 43-22 | 41-27 | 84-49 | ||
| September 9, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 43-22 | 41-28 | 84-50 | ||
| September 10, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 43-22 | 42-28 | 85-50 | ||
| September 11, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 43-22 | 43-28 | 86-50 | ||
| September 11, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 43-22 | 44-28 | 87-50 | ||
| September 13, 1949 | New York Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 44-22 | 44-28 | 88-50 | ||
| September 14, 1949 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 45-22 | 44-28 | 89-50 | ||
| September 16, 1949 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 46-22 | 44-28 | 90-50 | ||
| September 17, 1949 | Boston Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 46-23 | 44-28 | 90-51 | ||
| September 18, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 15 | W | 47-23 | 44-28 | 91-51 | ||
| September 19, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 47-24 | 44-28 | 91-52 | ||
| September 20, 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 48-24 | 44-28 | 92-52 | ||
| September 21, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 48-25 | 44-28 | 92-53 | ||
| September 21, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | W | 49-25 | 44-28 | 93-53 | ||
| September 22, 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers 19 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 49-26 | 44-28 | 93-54 | ||
| September 24, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 50-26 | 44-28 | 94-54 | ||
| September 25, 1949 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 51-26 | 44-28 | 95-54 | ||
| September 27, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 51-26 | 44-29 | 95-55 | ||
| September 29, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 51-26 | 44-30 | 95-56 | ||
| September 30, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 51-26 | 44-31 | 95-57 | ||
| October 1, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 51-26 | 44-32 | 95-58 | ||
| October 2, 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 51-26 | 45-32 | 96-58 |
