1949 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
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 Results
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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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Baker | C | R | R | February 22, 1911 | 6'0" | 200 | Paw Creek, NC USA |
| Steve Bilko | 1B | R | R | November 13, 1928 | 6'1" | 230 | Nanticoke, PA USA |
| Cloyd Boyer | P | R | R | September 1, 1927 | 6'1" | 188 | Cassville, MO 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 |
| Russ Derry | P | L | R | October 7, 1916 | 6'1" | 180 | Princeton, MO USA |
| Chuck Diering | CF | R | R | February 5, 1923 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Erv Dusak | P | 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 |
| Tommy Glaviano | 3B | R | R | October 26, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Jim Hearn | P | R | R | April 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 205 | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Solly Hemus | 2B | L | R | April 17, 1923 | 5'9" | 165 | Phoenix, AZ USA |
| Bill Howerton | CF | L | R | December 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Lompoc, CA 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 |
| Lou Klein | SS | R | R | October 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 167 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Kurt Krieger | P | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, Austria |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | R | R | April 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 193 | Reading, PA USA |
| Max Lanier | P | R | L | August 18, 1915 | 5'11" | 180 | Denton, NC USA |
| Marty Marion | SS | R | R | December 1, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Richburg, SC USA |
| Fred Martin | P | R | R | June 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | Williams, OK 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 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | L | L | November 18, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | Portsmouth, OH USA |
| Ron Northey | RF | L | R | April 26, 1920 | 5'10" | 195 | Mahanoy City, PA USA |
| Howie Pollet | P | L | L | June 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Bill Reeder | P | R | R | February 20, 1922 | 6'5" | 205 | Dike, TX 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 |
| Ed Sauer | RF | R | R | January 3, 1919 | 6'1" | 188 | Pittsburgh, PA 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 |
