1950 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 69th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 59th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 78–75 during the season and finished 5th in the National League.
| 1950 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Record | 78–75 (.510) |
| League place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Fred Saigh |
| General manager(s) | William Walsingham, Jr. |
| Manager(s) | Eddie Dyer |
| Local television | KSD |
| Local radio | WIL (Harry Caray, Gabby Street, Stretch Miller) |
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Offseason
- December 5, 1949: Bill Sarni was drafted by the Cardinals from the Shreveport Sports in the 1949 minor league draft.[1]
- December 14, 1949: Lou Klein and Ron Northey were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Harry Walker.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 48–29 | 43–34 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 2 | 48–30 | 41–35 |
| New York Giants | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 5 | 44–32 | 42–36 |
| Boston Braves | 83 | 71 | 0.539 | 8 | 46–31 | 37–40 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 75 | 0.510 | 12½ | 48–28 | 30–47 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | 0.431 | 24½ | 38–38 | 28–49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 89 | 0.418 | 26½ | 35–42 | 29–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 96 | 0.373 | 33½ | 33–44 | 24–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 9–13 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 9–13–1 | 15–7–1 | 11–11 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 11–11–1 | 19–3 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 13–9 | 12–10 | — | 4–17 | 5–17 | 9–13–1 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–17 | 10–12 | 17–4 | — | 11–11 | 4–18 | 12–10 | 7–15 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 10–12 | 17–5 | 11–11 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 11–11 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 13–9–1 | 11–11–1 | 13–9–1 | 18–4 | 10–12 | — | 14–8 | 12–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–15–1 | 3–19 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 8–14 | — | 12–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11 | 10–12 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 9–12 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.[3]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Del Rice | 130 | 414 | 101 | .244 | 9 | 54 |
| 1B | Rocky Nelson | 76 | 235 | 58 | .247 | 1 | 20 |
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 153 | 642 | 177 | .276 | 7 | 63 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 106 | 372 | 92 | .247 | 4 | 40 |
| 3B | Tommy Glaviano | 115 | 410 | 117 | .285 | 11 | 44 |
| OF | Stan Musial | 146 | 555 | 192 | .346 | 28 | 109 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 148 | 556 | 161 | .290 | 10 | 101 |
| OF | Bill Howerton | 110 | 313 | 88 | .281 | 10 | 58 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Eddie Kazak | 93 | 207 | 53 | .256 | 5 | 23 |
| Chuck Diering | 89 | 204 | 51 | .250 | 3 | 18 |
| Eddie Miller | 64 | 172 | 39 | .227 | 3 | 22 |
| Harry Walker | 60 | 150 | 31 | .207 | 0 | 7 |
| Hal Rice | 44 | 128 | 27 | .211 | 2 | 11 |
| Johnny Lindell | 36 | 113 | 21 | .186 | 5 | 16 |
| Joe Garagiola | 34 | 88 | 28 | .318 | 2 | 20 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 17 | 56 | 15 | .268 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Bucha | 22 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Bilko | 10 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Nippy Jones | 13 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
| Johnny Blatnik | 7 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |
| Solly Hemus | 11 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Bollweg | 4 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Mickelson | 5 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gardella | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Mierkowicz | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Howie Pollet | 37 | 232.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.29 | 117 |
| Max Lanier | 27 | 181.1 | 11 | 9 | 3.13 | 89 |
| Gerry Staley | 42 | 169.2 | 13 | 13 | 4.99 | 62 |
| Harry Brecheen | 27 | 163.1 | 8 | 11 | 3.80 | 80 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Al Brazle | 46 | 164.2 | 11 | 9 | 4.10 | 47 |
| Red Munger | 32 | 154.2 | 7 | 8 | 3.90 | 61 |
| Cloyd Boyer | 36 | 120.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.52 | 82 |
| Erv Dusak | 14 | 36.1 | 0 | 2 | 3.72 | 16 |
| Tom Poholsky | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Fred Martin | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.12 | 19 |
| Ted Wilks | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 15 |
| Al Papai | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 7 |
| Jim Hearn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 | 4 |
| Cot Deal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
References
- Bill Sarni page at Baseball Reference
- Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
- Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
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