1950 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 78-75. They scored 693 runs and belted 102 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Stan Musial, who led the team with 28 home runs, 109 RBI, and 192 hits.
The team allowed 670 runs and had a team ERA of 3.97. Howie Pollet led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 117 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Bilko | 1B | 10 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .270 | .212 | .482 | .182 |
| Don Bollweg | 1B | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Tommy Glaviano | 3B | 115 | 410 | 92 | 117 | 11 | 44 | 6 | .421 | .446 | .867 | .285 |
| Solly Hemus | 3B | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .200 | .435 | .133 |
| Nippy Jones | 1B | 13 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .310 | .269 | .579 | .231 |
| Eddie Kazak | 3B | 93 | 207 | 21 | 53 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .319 | .357 | .676 | .256 |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 2B | 17 | 56 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .349 | .321 | .670 | .268 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 106 | 372 | 36 | 92 | 4 | 40 | 1 | .327 | .317 | .644 | .247 |
| Ed Mickelson | 1B | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .100 | .350 | .100 |
| Eddie Miller | SS | 64 | 172 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .307 | .326 | .633 | .227 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 76 | 235 | 27 | 58 | 1 | 20 | 4 | .324 | .336 | .660 | .247 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 153 | 642 | 81 | 177 | 7 | 63 | 3 | .313 | .403 | .716 | .276 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Blatnik | OF | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .150 | .411 | .150 |
| Chuck Diering | OF | 89 | 204 | 34 | 51 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .360 | .353 | .713 | .250 |
| Bill Howerton | OF | 110 | 313 | 50 | 88 | 10 | 59 | 0 | .375 | .492 | .867 | .281 |
| Johnny Lindell | OF | 36 | 113 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .287 | .398 | .685 | .186 |
| Stan Musial | OF | 146 | 555 | 105 | 192 | 28 | 109 | 5 | .437 | .596 | 1.033 | .346 |
| Hal Rice | OF | 44 | 128 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .268 | .297 | .565 | .211 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 148 | 556 | 82 | 161 | 10 | 101 | 3 | .367 | .415 | .782 | .290 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 60 | 150 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .292 | .240 | .532 | .207 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Bucha | C | 22 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .167 | .392 | .139 |
| Joe Garagiola | C | 34 | 88 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .388 | .477 | .865 | .318 |
| Del Rice | C | 130 | 414 | 39 | 101 | 9 | 54 | 0 | .323 | .372 | .695 | .244 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Danny Gardella | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ed Mierkowicz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5215 | 693 | 1353 | 102 | 646 | 23 | .335 | .386 | .721 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Cloyd Boyer | 36 | 14 | 120.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 82 | 49 | 3.52 | 1.280 | |||
| Al Brazle | 46 | 12 | 164.7 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 6 | 47 | 80 | 4.10 | 1.627 | |||
| Harry Brecheen | 27 | 23 | 163.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 80 | 45 | 3.80 | 1.200 | |||
| Cot Deal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Erv Dusak | 14 | 2 | 36.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 3.72 | 1.488 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Max Lanier | 27 | 27 | 181.3 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 89 | 68 | 3.13 | 1.329 | |||
| Fred Martin | 30 | 2 | 63.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 5.12 | 1.848 | |||
| Red Munger | 32 | 20 | 154.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 61 | 70 | 3.90 | 1.474 | |||
| Al Papai | 13 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 5.21 | 1.842 | |||
| Tom Poholsky | 5 | 1 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.293 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 37 | 30 | 232.3 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 2 | 117 | 68 | 3.29 | 1.274 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 42 | 22 | 169.7 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3 | 62 | 61 | 4.99 | 1.544 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 18 | 0 | 24.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6.66 | 1.481 | |||
| Team Totals | 338 | 153 | 1355.9 | 78 | 75 | .510 | 14 | 603 | 535 | 3.97 | 1.426 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Red Schoendienst | 153 |
| At Bats | Red Schoendienst | 642 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Red Schoendienst | 693 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .346 |
| On-Base % | Stan Musial | .437 |
| Slugging % | Stan Musial | .596 |
| OPS | Stan Musial | 1.033 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 105 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 192 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 331 |
| Doubles | Red Schoendienst | 43 |
| Triples | Red Schoendienst | 9 |
| Home Runs | Stan Musial | 28 |
| RBI | Stan Musial | 109 |
| Walks | Tommy Glaviano | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Tommy Glaviano | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Tommy Glaviano | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Red Schoendienst | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Red Schoendienst | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Howie Pollet | 14 |
| Losses | Howie Pollet and Gerry Staley | 13 |
| Saves | Al Brazle | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Brazle and Max Lanier | .550 |
| ERA | Max Lanier | 3.13 |
| WHIP | Harry Brecheen | 1.200 |
| Innings Pitched | Howie Pollet | 232.3 |
| Games | Al Brazle | 46 |
| Games Started | Howie Pollet | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Howie Pollet | 117 |
| Complete Games | Howie Pollet | 14 |
| Shutouts | Harry Brecheen, Max Lanier, and Howie Pollet | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Howie Pollet | 973 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Gerry Staley | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Howie Pollet | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Al Brazle | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Howie Pollet | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Cloyd Boyer and Howie Pollet | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Gerry Staley | 7 |
