1946 St. Louis Cardinals season

1946 St. Louis Cardinals
1946 National League Champions 1946 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	96–58 (.628)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	William Walsingham, Jr.
Manager(s)	Eddie Dyer
Local radio	WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's 65th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 55th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 96–58 during the championship season and finished tied with the Brooklyn Dodgers for first in the National League. St. Louis then won a best-of-three playoff for the pennant, 2 games to none. In the World Series, they won in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox. They won on Enos Slaughter's "mad dash" that gave them a 4–3 lead in the 8th inning of game 7.

Offseason

Prior to 1946 season: Solly Hemus was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[1]

Regular season

First baseman Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .365, with 16 home runs and 103 RBIs.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	0.628	—	49–29	49–29
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	0.615	2	56–22	40–38
Chicago Cubs	82	71	0.536	14½	44–33	38–38
Boston Braves	81	72	0.529	15½	45–31	36–41
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	0.448	28	41–36	28–49
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	0.435	30	35–42	32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	0.409	34	37–40	26–51
New York Giants	61	93	0.396	36	38–39	23–54

Record vs. opponents

1946 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	5–17	12–9–1	15–7	13–9	14–8	15–7	7–15
Brooklyn	17–5	—	11–11	14–8–1	15–7	17–5	14–8	8–16
Chicago	9–12–1	11–11	—	13–9	17–5	12–10	12–10–1	8–14
Cincinnati	7–15	8–14–1	9–13	—	14–8	8–14–1	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	7–15	5–17	8–14	—	12–10	10–12	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	5–17	10–12	14–8–1	10–12	—	14–8	8–14
Pittsburgh	7–15	8–14	10–12–1	9–13	12–10	8–14	—	9–13
St. Louis	15–7	16–8	14–8	14–8	12–10	14–8	13–9	—

Notable transactions

July 1946: Jim Gleeson was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Don Lang and Bill Howerton.^[2]

Roster

1946 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

13 Red Barrett

21,27 Johnny Beazley

16,27,36 Al Brazle

31 Harry Brecheen

10 Ken Burkhart

22 Murry Dickson

20 Blix Donnelly

33 Johnny Grodzicki

29 Howie Krist

21 Max Lanier

34 Fred Martin

20 Red Munger

11 Howie Pollet

37 Freddy Schmidt

28 Ted Wilks

Catchers

17 Joe Garagiola

39 Clyde Kluttz

16 Ken O'Dea

18 Del Rice

23 Del Wilber

Infielders

35 Jeff Cross

7 Nippy Jones

7 Lou Klein

1 Whitey Kurowski

4 Marty Marion

6 Stan Musial

2 Red Schoendienst

15 Dick Sisler

Outfielders

14 Buster Adams

19 Erv Dusak

24 Bill Endicott

8 Terry Moore

9 Enos Slaughter

5,17 Harry Walker

Other batters

42 Danny Litwhiler

38 Walter Sessi

3 Emil Verban

Manager

30 Eddie Dyer

Coaches

25 Mike González

26 Buzzy Wares

Player stats

Batting

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
C	Garagiola, JoeJoe Garagiola	74	211	50	.237	3	22
1B	Musial, StanStan Musial	156	624	228	.365	16	103
2B	Schoendienst, RedRed Schoendienst	142	606	170	.281	0	34
3B	Kurowski, WhiteyWhitey Kurowski	142	519	156	.301	14	89
SS	Marion, MartyMarty Marion	146	498	116	.233	3	46
OF	Walker, HarryHarry Walker	112	346	82	.237	3	27
OF	Dusak, ErvErv Dusak	100	275	66	.240	9	42
OF	Slaughter, EnosEnos Slaughter	156	609	183	.300	18	130

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
Cross, JeffJeff Cross	49	69	15	.217	0	6

Pitching

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

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
Barrett, RedRed Barrett	23	67	3	2	4.03	22

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

1946 World Series

Main article: 1946 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

Game	Score	Date	Attendance
1	Boston 3, St. Louis 2 (10 innings)	October 6	36,218
2	St. Louis 3, Boston 0	October 7	35,815
3	Boston 4, St. Louis 0	October 9	34,500
4	St. Louis 12, Boston 3	October 10	35,645
5	Boston 6, St. Louis 3	October 11	35,982
6	St. Louis 4, Boston 1	October 13	35,768
7	St. Louis 4, Boston 3	October 15	36,143

Awards and honors

Stan Musial, National League leader, Triples, (20).^[3]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Charlie Root
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Burleigh Grimes and Benny Borgmann
AA	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Johnny Keane
A	Columbus Cardinals	Sally League	Kemp Wicker
B	Decatur Commodores	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Harrison Wickel
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Ollie Vanek
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	Wes Ferrell
C	Fresno Cardinals	California League	Everett Johnston and Paul Bowa
C	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	Zip Payne
C	Duluth Dukes	Northern League	Mercer Harris and Gene Sack
C	Pocatello Cardinals	Pioneer League	Bill Brenzel
C	St. Joseph Cardinals	Western Association	Bob Stanton
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Specs Garbee
D	Salisbury Cardinals	Eastern Shore League	Harold Contini
D	Albany Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Herb Moore
D	Carthage Cardinals	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Buzz Arlitt
D	Marion Cardinals	Ohio State League	Wally Schang and Bob Kline
D	Hamilton Cardinals	PONY League	John Newman

References

↑ Solly Hemus page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bill Howerton page at Baseball Reference
↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ 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

World Series champions

National League champions

1946 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1946 All-Star Game 1946 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals 1946 World Series Champions

1 Whitey Kurowski 2 Red Schoendienst 4 Marty Marion 5 Harry Walker 6 Stan Musial (NL MVP) 7 Nippy Jones 8 Terry Moore 9 Enos Slaughter 11 Howie Pollet 15 Dick Sisler 17 Joe Garagiola 18 Del Rice 19 Erv Dusak 20 Red Munger 22 Murry Dickson 27 Johnny Beazley 28 Ted Wilks 29 Howie Krist 31 Harry Brecheen 36 Al Brazle

Manager 30 Eddie Dyer Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares

Regular season

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
Championships

pre-MLB	1885 1886

MLB	1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 2011

League pennants

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Division titles

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Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

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