1944 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1944 World Series championsNational League champions National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 105–49 (.682) 1st Sam Breadon Billy Southworth WEW/WTMV(Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 53rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105 wins and 49 losses during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series, they met their town rivals, the St. Louis Browns. They won the series in 6 games to win their 5th World Series title. Regular season Shortstop Marty Marion won the MVP Award this year, batting .267, with 6 home runs and 63 RBIs. This was the third consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP Award, with Mort Cooper winning in 1942 and Stan Musial winning in 1943. Marion was the first shortstop in the history of the National League to win the award.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1944 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 31 Harry Brecheen 27 Bud Byerly 13 Mort Cooper 20 Blix Donnelly 19 Harry Gumbert 29 Al Jurisich 21 Max Lanier 18 Red Munger 32 Mike Naymick 11 Freddy Schmidt 14 Bill Trotter 28 Ted Wilks Catchers 15 Walker Cooper  2 Bob Keely 16 Ken O'Dea Infielders 18 John Antonelli  7 George Fallon  1 Whitey Kurowski  4 Marty Marion  5 Ray Sanders  3 Emil Verban Outfielders 17 Augie Bergamo  9 Debs Garms 12 Johnny Hopp  8 Danny Litwhiler  1 Pepper Martin  6 Stan Musial Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 25 Mike González 26 Buzzy Wares Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBICWalker Cooper112397126 .31713721BRay Sanders154601177.295121022BEmil Verban146498128.257043 SS Marty Marion144506135.2676633BWhitey Kurowski149555150.2702087LFStan Musial146568197*.3471294CFJohnny Hopp139592177.3361172RFDanny Litwhiler140492130.2641582 Tied with Phil Cavarretta (Chicago) 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 RBIKen O'Dea8526566.249637Augie Bergamo8019255.286219Debs Garms7314930 .20105George Fallon6914128 .19919Pepper Martin408624.27924John Antonelli8214.19001Bob Keely 100.---00 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SOMort Cooper34252.12272.4697Max Lanier33224.117122.65141Ted Wilks36207.21742.6488Harry Brecheen30189.11652.8588Red Munger21121.11131.3455Harry Gumbert1061.142 2.4916 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 SOAl Jurisich30130.0793.3953Bud Byerly942.1223.4013Bill Trotter26.00113.500 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOFreddy Schmidt377353.1558Blix Donnelly272122.1245Mike Naymick10004.501 1944 World Series 1944 World Series NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL St. Louis Browns (2) GameScoreDate1Browns 2, Cardinals 1October 42Cardinals 3, Browns 2 (11 innings)October 53Browns 6, Cardinals 2 October 64Cardinals 5, Browns 1 October 75Cardinals 2, Browns 0 October 86Cardinals 3, Browns 1 October 9 Source:1944 World Series - St. Louis Cardinals over St. Louis Browns (4-2) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1944_WS.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en Farm system Minor league baseball AA Columbus Red Birds American Association Nick Cullop AA Rochester Red Wings International League Ken Penner AA Sacramento Solons Pacific Coast League Earl Sheely B Allentown Cardinals Interstate League Ollie Vanek B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League George Ferrell D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League George Smith D Lima Red Birds Ohio State League Runt Marr and Jack NorrisLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LynchburgJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1944 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1944 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons St. Louis Cardinals