1944 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1944 St. Louis Cardinals 1944 World Series Championship 1944 National League Championship
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1944 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth
Local television
Local radio	WEW/WTMV (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1944 season was the team's 63rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 53rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105-49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they met their town rivals, the St. Louis Browns. They won the series in 6 games.

Shortstop Marty Marion won the MVP Award this year, batting .267, with 6 home runs and 63 RBIs. This was the third consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP Award, with Mort Cooper winning in 1942 and Stan Musial winning in 1943.

Contents 1 Season standings 2 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 World Series 5 External links

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	105	49	--	.682
Pittsburgh Pirates	90	63	14.5	.588
Cincinnati Reds	89	65	16	.578
Chicago Cubs	75	79	30	.487
New York Giants	67	87	38	.435
Boston Braves	65	89	40	.422
Brooklyn Dodgers	63	91	42	.409
Philadelphia Phillies	61	92	43.5	.399

[edit] Roster

1944 St. Louis Cardinals roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1944 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL St. Louis Browns (2)

Game Score Date 1 Browns 2, Cardinals 1 October 4 2 Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings) October 5 3 Browns 6, Cardinals 2 October 6 4 Cardinals 5, Browns 1 October 7 5 Cardinals 2, Browns 0 October 8 6 Cardinals 3, Browns 1 October 9 [edit] External links 1944 St. Louis Cardinals 1944 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com v • d • e 1944 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 1944 All-Star Game • 1944 World Series Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 1943 National League Championship Season 1944 Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1945 Preceded by New York Yankees1943 World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals 1944 Succeeded by Detroit Tigers 1945 |} v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals Based in St. Louis, Missouri Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Awards & League Leaders • Roster • Players • Managers • Broadcasters • All articles Ballparks Robison Field • Sportsman's Park • Busch Memorial Stadium • Busch Stadium Culture Cardinal Nation • The Call • Fredbird • Gashouse Gang • Cardinals-Cubs rivalry • KTRS Important Figures Jim Bottomley • Ken Boyer • Lou Brock • Jack Buck • August "Gussie" Busch • Harry Caray • Steve Carlton • Mort Cooper • Dizzy Dean • Bing Devine • Curt Flood • Frankie Frisch • Bob Gibson • Jesse Haines • Whitey Herzog • Rogers Hornsby • Tony La Russa • Mark McGwire • Joe Medwick • Stan Musial • Albert Pujols • Branch Rickey • Red Schoendienst • Mike Shannon • Ted Simmons • Enos Slaughter • Ozzie Smith • Billy Southworth • Bruce Sutter Retired Numbers 1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85 Key Personnel Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa Minors AAA: Memphis Redbirds • AA: Springfield Cardinals • A: Palm Beach Cardinals • Quad Cities River Bandits • Batavia Muckdogs • Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals • Gulf Coast Cardinals • Dominican World Series Championships (10) Pre-Modern • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006 League Pennants American Association: 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • National League: 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 2004 • 2006 Division Titles Eastern: 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • Central: 1996 • 2000 • (2001) • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006   Seasons (127) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals Seasons 1880s – 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s – 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s – 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s – 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s – 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s – 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s – 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s – 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s – 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s – 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s – 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s – 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s – 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009  This article relating to a St. Louis Cardinals season is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

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