1946 St. Louis Cardinals season
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
Notable transactions
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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
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
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
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
Farm system
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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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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