1943 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 105-49. They scored 679 runs and belted 70 home runs to go along with a .279 batting average. Whitey Kurowski and Stan Musial were tied for the team lead in home runs with 13. Walker Cooper and Stan Musial were tied for the team lead in RBI with 81. Stan Musial led the team with 220 hits for a .357 average.
The team allowed 473 runs and had a team ERA of 2.57. Mort Cooper led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 141 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Jimmy Brown
| 2B
| 34
| 110
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 8
| 0
| .224
| .255
| .479
| .182
|
| George Fallon
| 2B
| 36
| 78
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 5
| 0
| .259
| .244
| .503
| .231
|
| Lou Klein
| 2B
| 154
| 627
| 91
| 180
| 7
| 62
| 9
| .342
| .410
| .752
| .287
|
| Whitey Kurowski
| 3B
| 139
| 522
| 69
| 150
| 13
| 70
| 3
| .330
| .439
| .769
| .287
|
| Marty Marion
| SS
| 129
| 418
| 38
| 117
| 1
| 52
| 1
| .334
| .337
| .671
| .280
|
| Ray Sanders
| 1B
| 144
| 478
| 69
| 134
| 11
| 73
| 1
| .381
| .414
| .795
| .280
|
| Outfielders
|
| Buster Adams
| OF
| 8
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .333
| .182
| .515
| .091
|
| Frank Demaree
| OF
| 39
| 86
| 5
| 25
| 0
| 9
| 1
| .351
| .314
| .665
| .291
|
| Debs Garms
| OF
| 90
| 249
| 26
| 64
| 0
| 22
| 1
| .299
| .313
| .612
| .257
|
| Johnny Hopp
| OF
| 91
| 241
| 33
| 54
| 2
| 25
| 8
| .297
| .307
| .604
| .224
|
| Danny Litwhiler
| OF
| 80
| 258
| 40
| 72
| 7
| 31
| 1
| .333
| .438
| .771
| .279
|
| Stan Musial
| OF
| 157
| 617
| 108
| 220
| 13
| 81
| 9
| .425
| .562
| .987
| .357
|
| Coaker Triplett
| OF
| 9
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .115
| .200
| .315
| .080
|
| Harry Walker
| OF
| 148
| 564
| 76
| 166
| 2
| 53
| 5
| .341
| .376
| .717
| .294
|
| Catchers
|
| Walker Cooper
| C
| 122
| 449
| 52
| 143
| 9
| 81
| 1
| .349
| .463
| .812
| .318
|
| Sam Narron
| C
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .091
| .258
| .091
|
| Ken O'Dea
| C
| 71
| 203
| 15
| 57
| 3
| 25
| 0
| .345
| .399
| .744
| .281
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5435
| 679
| 1515
| 70
| 638
| 40
| .324
| .392
| .716
| .279
|
| Pitchers
|
| Al Brazle
| 13
| 9
| 88
| 8
| 2
| .800
| 0
| 26
| 29
| 1.53
| 1.170
|
| Harry Brecheen
| 29
| 13
| 135.3
| 9
| 6
| .600
| 4
| 68
| 39
| 2.26
| 1.013
|
| Bud Byerly
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 3.46
| 1.462
|
| Mort Cooper
| 37
| 32
| 274
| 21
| 8
| .724
| 3
| 141
| 79
| 2.30
| 1.120
|
| Murry Dickson
| 31
| 7
| 115.7
| 8
| 2
| .800
| 0
| 44
| 49
| 3.58
| 1.452
|
| Harry Gumbert
| 21
| 19
| 133
| 10
| 5
| .667
| 0
| 40
| 32
| 2.84
| 1.105
|
| Howie Krist
| 34
| 17
| 164.3
| 11
| 5
| .688
| 3
| 57
| 62
| 2.90
| 1.236
|
| Max Lanier
| 32
| 25
| 213.3
| 15
| 7
| .682
| 3
| 123
| 75
| 1.90
| 1.266
|
| Red Munger
| 32
| 9
| 93.3
| 9
| 5
| .643
| 2
| 45
| 42
| 3.95
| 1.533
|
| Howie Pollet
| 16
| 14
| 118.3
| 8
| 4
| .667
| 0
| 61
| 32
| 1.75
| 0.972
|
| Ernie White
| 14
| 10
| 78.7
| 5
| 5
| .500
| 0
| 28
| 33
| 3.78
| 1.410
|
| Team Totals
| 261
| 157
| 1426.9
| 105
| 49
| .682
| 15
| 639
| 477
| 2.57
| 1.208
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
