1946 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 98-58. They scored 712 runs and belted 81 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by Enos Slaughter, who led the team with 18 home runs and 130 RBI. Stan Musial led the team with 228 hits for a .365 average.
The team allowed 545 runs and had a team ERA of 3.01. Howie Pollet was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Harry Brecheen led the team with 117 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Cross | SS | 49 | 69 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .316 | .261 | .577 | .217 |
| Nippy Jones | 2B | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .333 | .762 | .333 |
| Lou Klein | 2B | 23 | 93 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .265 | .258 | .523 | .194 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 142 | 519 | 76 | 156 | 14 | 89 | 2 | .391 | .462 | .853 | .301 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 146 | 498 | 51 | 116 | 3 | 46 | 1 | .318 | .325 | .643 | .233 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 156 | 624 | 124 | 228 | 16 | 103 | 7 | .434 | .587 | 1.021 | .365 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 142 | 606 | 94 | 170 | 0 | 34 | 12 | .322 | .343 | .665 | .281 |
| Dick Sisler | 1B | 83 | 235 | 17 | 61 | 3 | 42 | 0 | .307 | .362 | .669 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Buster Adams | OF | 81 | 173 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 22 | 3 | .312 | .306 | .618 | .185 |
| Erv Dusak | OF | 100 | 275 | 38 | 66 | 9 | 42 | 7 | .321 | .378 | .699 | .240 |
| Bill Endicott | OF | 20 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .350 | .683 | .200 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 91 | 278 | 32 | 73 | 3 | 28 | 0 | .312 | .353 | .665 | .263 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 156 | 609 | 100 | 183 | 18 | 130 | 9 | .374 | .465 | .839 | .300 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 112 | 346 | 53 | 82 | 3 | 27 | 12 | .300 | .338 | .638 | .237 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Garagiola | C | 74 | 211 | 21 | 50 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .312 | .308 | .620 | .237 |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 52 | 136 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .315 | .316 | .631 | .265 |
| Ken O'Dea | C | 22 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .231 | .211 | .442 | .123 |
| Del Rice | C | 55 | 139 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .313 | .367 | .680 | .273 |
| Del Wilber | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Danny Litwhiler | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 | |
| Walter Sessi | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .357 | .557 | .143 | |
| Emil Verban | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5372 | 712 | 1426 | 81 | 665 | 58 | .328 | .381 | .709 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Barrett | 23 | 9 | 67 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4.03 | 1.478 | |||
| Johnny Beazley | 19 | 18 | 103 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 36 | 55 | 4.46 | 1.592 | |||
| Al Brazle | 37 | 15 | 153.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 58 | 55 | 3.29 | 1.350 | |||
| Harry Brecheen | 36 | 30 | 231.3 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3 | 117 | 67 | 2.49 | 1.206 | |||
| Ken Burkhart | 25 | 13 | 100 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 32 | 36 | 2.88 | 1.470 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 47 | 19 | 184.3 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 1 | 82 | 56 | 2.88 | 1.172 | |||
| Blix Donnelly | 13 | 0 | 13.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3.95 | 1.971 | |||
| Johnny Grodzicki | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Howie Krist | 15 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6.75 | 1.604 | |||
| Max Lanier | 6 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 1.93 | 1.143 | |||
| Fred Martin | 6 | 3 | 28.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4.08 | 1.289 | |||
| Red Munger | 10 | 7 | 48.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3.33 | 1.211 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 40 | 32 | 266 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 5 | 107 | 86 | 2.10 | 1.180 | |||
| Freddy Schmidt | 16 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3.29 | 1.538 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 40 | 4 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 40 | 38 | 3.41 | 1.326 | |||
| Team Totals | 336 | 156 | 1397 | 98 | 58 | .628 | 15 | 607 | 493 | 3.01 | 1.302 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter | 156 |
| At Bats | Stan Musial | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Stan Musial | 702 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .365 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .434 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .587 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | 1.021 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 124 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 228 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 366 |
| Doubles | Stan Musial | 50 |
| Triples | Stan Musial | 20 |
| Home Runs | Enos Slaughter | 18 |
| RBI | Enos Slaughter | 130 |
| Walks | Stan Musial | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Erv Dusak | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Red Schoendienst and Harry Walker | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marty Marion | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Red Schoendienst | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Howie Pollet | 21 |
| Losses | Harry Brecheen | 15 |
| Saves | Howie Pollet | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Murry Dickson | .714 |
| ERA | Howie Pollet | 2.10 |
| WHIP | Murry Dickson | 1.172 |
| Innings Pitched | Howie Pollet | 266 |
| Games | Murry Dickson | 47 |
| Games Started | Howie Pollet | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Harry Brecheen | 117 |
| Complete Games | Howie Pollet | 22 |
| Shutouts | Harry Brecheen | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Howie Pollet | 1083 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Harry Brecheen | 64 |
| Hits Allowed | Howie Pollet | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Howie Pollet | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Wilks | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Brazle | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Howie Pollet | 5 |
