| 1948 St. Louis Cardinals |
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| 1948 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | Fred Saigh Robert Hannegan |
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| Manager(s) | Eddie Dyer | |
| Local television | KSD (Bob Ingham) |
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| Local radio | WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 67th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 57th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 85-69 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.
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Outfielder Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .376, with 39 home runs and 131 RBIs. Musial became the first player to win three National League MVP Awards.[1]
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Boston Braves | 91 | 62 | -- | .595 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 69 | 6.5 | .552 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 84 | 70 | 7.5 | .545 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 71 | 8.5 | .539 |
| New York Giants | 78 | 76 | 13.5 | .506 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 66 | 88 | 25.5 | .429 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 89 | 27 | .418 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 90 | 27.5 | .416 |
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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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| 3B | Don Lang | 117 | 323 | 87 | .269 | 4 | 31 |
| OF | Stan Musial | 155 | 611 | 230 | .376 | 39 | 131 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 91 | 207 | 48 | .232 | 4 | 18 |
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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| Ralph LaPointe | 87 | 222 | 50 | .225 | 0 | 15 |
| Bill Baker | 45 | 119 | 35 | .294 | 0 | 15 |
| Joe Garagiola | 24 | 56 | 6 | .107 | 2 | 7 |
| Hal Rice | 8 | 31 | 10 | .323 | 0 | 3 |
| Chuck Diering | 7 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Murry Dickson | 42 | 252.1 | 12 | 16 | 4.14 | 113 |
| Harry Brecheen | 33 | 233.1 | 20 | 7 | 2.24 | 149 |
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 | 42 | 156.1 | 10 | 6 | 3.80 | 55 |
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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| Ken Burkhart | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.54 | 16 |
| Clarence Beers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
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