1944 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 105-49. They scored 772 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. Whitey Kurowski led the team in home runs with 20. Ray Sanders was the best run producer with 102 RBI. Stan Musial led the team with 197 hits for a .347 average.
The team allowed 490 runs and had a team ERA of 2.67. Mort Cooper was the winningest pitcher, with 22 games won. Max Lanier racked up 141 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| John Antonelli | 3B | 8 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .238 | .428 | .190 |
| George Fallon | 2B | 69 | 141 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .285 | .262 | .547 | .199 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 149 | 555 | 95 | 150 | 20 | 87 | 2 | .341 | .449 | .790 | .270 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 144 | 506 | 50 | 135 | 6 | 63 | 1 | .324 | .362 | .686 | .267 |
| Ray Sanders | 1B | 154 | 601 | 87 | 177 | 12 | 102 | 2 | .371 | .441 | .812 | .295 |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 146 | 498 | 51 | 128 | 0 | 43 | 0 | .287 | .293 | .580 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Augie Bergamo | OF | 80 | 192 | 35 | 55 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .399 | .380 | .779 | .286 |
| Debs Garms | OF | 73 | 149 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .265 | .221 | .486 | .201 |
| Johnny Hopp | OF | 139 | 527 | 106 | 177 | 11 | 72 | 15 | .404 | .499 | .903 | .336 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 140 | 492 | 53 | 130 | 15 | 82 | 2 | .328 | .427 | .755 | .264 |
| Pepper Martin | OF | 40 | 86 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .386 | .395 | .781 | .279 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 146 | 568 | 112 | 197 | 12 | 94 | 7 | .440 | .549 | .989 | .347 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walker Cooper | C | 112 | 397 | 56 | 126 | 13 | 72 | 4 | .352 | .504 | .856 | .317 |
| Bob Keely | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 85 | 265 | 35 | 66 | 6 | 37 | 1 | .343 | .374 | .717 | .249 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5474 | 772 | 1507 | 100 | 722 | 37 | .337 | .402 | .738 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Harry Brecheen | 30 | 22 | 189.3 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 0 | 88 | 46 | 2.85 | 1.162 | |||
| Bud Byerly | 9 | 4 | 42.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 3.40 | 1.348 | |||
| Mort Cooper | 34 | 33 | 252.3 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 1 | 97 | 60 | 2.46 | 1.138 | |||
| Blix Donnelly | 27 | 4 | 76.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 45 | 34 | 2.12 | 1.245 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 10 | 7 | 61.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 2.49 | 1.289 | |||
| Al Jurisich | 30 | 14 | 130 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 53 | 65 | 3.39 | 1.285 | |||
| Max Lanier | 33 | 30 | 224.3 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 141 | 71 | 2.65 | 1.173 | |||
| Red Munger | 21 | 12 | 121 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 2 | 55 | 41 | 1.34 | 1.099 | |||
| Mike Naymick | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Freddy Schmidt | 37 | 9 | 114.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 5 | 58 | 58 | 3.15 | 1.330 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 36 | 21 | 207.7 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 0 | 70 | 49 | 2.64 | 1.069 | |||
| Team Totals | 270 | 157 | 1426.8 | 105 | 49 | .682 | 12 | 637 | 468 | 2.67 | 1.189 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ray Sanders | 154 |
| At Bats | Ray Sanders | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ray Sanders | 683 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .347 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .440 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .549 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | .989 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 112 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 197 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 312 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 51 |
| Triples | Stan Musial | 14 |
| Home Runs | Whitey Kurowski | 20 |
| RBI | Ray Sanders | 102 |
| Walks | Stan Musial | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Danny Litwhiler | 56 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Hopp | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Emil Verban | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Walker Cooper | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mort Cooper | 22 |
| Losses | Max Lanier | 12 |
| Saves | Freddy Schmidt | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Ted Wilks | .810 |
| ERA | Mort Cooper | 2.46 |
| WHIP | Ted Wilks | 1.069 |
| Innings Pitched | Mort Cooper | 252.3 |
| Games | Freddy Schmidt | 37 |
| Games Started | Mort Cooper | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Max Lanier | 141 |
| Complete Games | Mort Cooper | 22 |
| Shutouts | Mort Cooper | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Mort Cooper | 1023 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mort Cooper | 69 |
| Hits Allowed | Mort Cooper | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Max Lanier | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Wilks | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Bud Byerly | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mort Cooper and Al Jurisich | 5 |
