1948 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
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 Results
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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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Baker | C | R | R | February 22, 1911 | 6'0" | 200 | Paw Creek, NC USA |
| Clarence Beers | P | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS USA |
| Al Brazle | P | L | L | October 19, 1913 | 6'2" | 185 | Loyal, OK USA |
| Harry Brecheen | P | L | L | October 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | Broken Bow, OK USA |
| Johnny Bucha | C | R | R | January 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 190 | Allentown, PA USA |
| Ken Burkhart | P | R | R | November 18, 1916 | 6'1" | 190 | Knoxville, TN USA |
| Jeff Cross | P | R | R | August 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 160 | Tulsa, OK USA |
| Murry Dickson | P | R | R | August 21, 1916 | 5'10" | 157 | Tracy, MO USA |
| Chuck Diering | CF | R | R | February 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Erv Dusak | CF | R | R | July 29, 1920 | 6'2" | 185 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Joe Garagiola | C | L | R | February 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Jim Hearn | P | R | R | April 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Ken Johnson | P | L | L | January 14, 1923 | 6'1" | 185 | Topeka, KS USA |
| Nippy Jones | 1B | R | R | June 29, 1925 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Eddie Kazak | 3B | R | R | July 18, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Steubenville, OH USA |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA USA |
| Don Lang | 3B | R | R | March 15, 1915 | 6'0" | 175 | Selma, CA USA |
| Ralph LaPointe | 2B | R | R | January 8, 1922 | 5'11" | 185 | Winooski, VT USA |
| Marty Marion | SS | R | R | December 1, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Richburg, SC USA |
| Joe Medwick | P | R | R | November 24, 1911 | 5'10" | 187 | Carteret, NJ USA |
| Larry Miggins | P | R | R | August 20, 1925 | 6'4" | 198 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Terry Moore | CF | R | R | May 27, 1912 | 5'11" | 195 | Vernon, AL USA |
| Red Munger | P | R | R | October 4, 1918 | 6'2" | 200 | Houston, TX USA |
| Stan Musial | RF | L | L | November 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Donora, PA USA |
| Ron Northey | RF | L | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 195 | Mahanoy City, PA USA |
| Al Papai | P | R | R | May 7, 1917 | 6'3" | 185 | Divernon, IL USA |
| Howie Pollet | P | L | L | June 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Del Rice | C | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 190 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
| Hal Rice | LF | L | R | February 11, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | Morganette, WV USA |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | B | R | February 2, 1923 | 6'0" | 170 | Germantown, IL USA |
| Enos Slaughter | LF | L | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Roxboro, NC USA |
| Gerry Staley | P | R | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 195 | Brush Prairie, WA USA |
| Del Wilber | C | R | R | February 24, 1919 | 6'3" | 200 | Lincoln Park, MI USA |
| Ted Wilks | P | R | R | November 13, 1915 | 5'9" | 178 | Fulton, NY USA |
| Ray Yochim | P | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Babe Young | 1B | L | L | July 1, 1915 | 6'2" | 185 | Astoria, NY USA |
| Bobby Young | 3B | L | R | January 22, 1925 | 6'1" | 175 | Granite, MD USA |
