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 105–49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series , they met their town rivals, the St. Louis Browns . They won the series in 6 games.
Regular season [ edit ] 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.[ 1]
Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1944 National League Records
Sources:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston —
9–13
11–11
8–14
9–13
11–11–1
9–13
8–14
Brooklyn 13–9
—
8–14–1
8–14
10–12
16–6
4–18
4–18
Chicago 11–11
14–8–1
—
9–13–1
10–12
13–9
12–10–1
6–16
Cincinnati 14–8
14–8
13–9–1
—
15–7
13–19
12–10
8–14
New York 13–9
12–10
12–10
7–15
—
10–12
7–15–1
6–16
Philadelphia 11–11–1
6–16
9–13
9–13
12–10
—
9–12
5–17
Pittsburgh 13–9
18–4
10–12–1
10–12
15–7–1
12–9
—
12–10–3
St. Louis 14–8
18–4
16–6
14–8
16–6
17–5
10–12–3
—
1944 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] 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
RBI
SS
Marion, Marty Marty Marion 144
506
135
.267
6
63
Other batters [ edit ] 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
RBI
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Brecheen, Harry Harry Brecheen 30
189.1
16
5
2.85
88
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player
G
IP
W
L
ERA
SO
Trotter, Bill Bill Trotter 2
6
0
1
13.50
0
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1944 World Series [ edit ] NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL St. Louis Browns (2)
Game
Score
Date
1
Browns 2 , Cardinals 1October 4
2
Cardinals 3 , Browns 2 (11 innings)October 5
3
Browns 6 , Cardinals 2October 6
4
Cardinals 5 , Browns 1October 7
5
Cardinals 2 , Browns 0October 8
6
Cardinals 3 , Browns 1October 9
Farm system [ edit ] LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg [ 2]
References [ edit ]
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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