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1944 St. Louis Cardinals

 1944 World Series

Due to its superior farm system, the Cardinals were the class of baseball in 1944, a season that the majors were depleted of much of its talent due to the war.

The most notable aspect of the 1944 season was the "Streetcar Series," a World Series that was played entirely at St. Louis' Sportsman's Park. This was the first and only time that the St. Louis Browns won the American League pennant, clinching their league championship on October 1 with a 5-2 victory over the Yankees.

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W
L
G
CG
IP
K
ERA
Harry Brecheen 16  5  30 13 189.1  88  2.85
Bud Byerly  2  2   9   2   42.1  13  3.40
Mort Cooper 22  7  34  22 252.1  97  2.46
Blix Donnelly  2  1  27   2   76.1  45  2.12
Harry Gumbert  4  2  10   3   61.1  16  2.49
Al Jurisich  7  9  30   5  130  53  3.39
Max Lanier 17 12  33  16 224.1 141  2.65
George Munger 11  3  21   7 121  55  1.34
Freddy Schmidt  7  3  37   3 114.1  58  3.15
Bill Trotter  0  1   2   0    6   0 13.50
Ted Wilks 17  4  36  16 207.1  70  2.65

 
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
Avg
Ray Sanders (1B) 154 601  87 177  12 102  2  .295
Emil Verban (2B) 146 498  51 128   0  43  0  .257
Marty Marion (SS) 144 506  50 135   6  63  1  .267
Whitey Kurowski (3B) 149 555  95 150  20  87  2  .270
Stan Musial (RF) 146 568 112 197  12  94  7  .347
Johnny Hopp (CF) 139 527 106 177  11  72 15  .336
Danny Lithwhiler (LF) 140 492  53 130  15  82  2  .264
Walker Cooper (C) 112 397  56 126  13  72  4  .317
John Antonelli   8  21   0   4   0   1  0  .190
Augie Bergamo  80 192  35  55   2  19  0  .286
George Fallon  69 141  16  28   1   9  1  .199
Debs Garms  73 149  17  30   0   5  0  .201
Bob Keely   1    0   0   0   0   0  0  .000
Pepper Martin  40  86  15  24   2   4  2  .279
Ken O'Dea  85 265  35  66   6  37  1  .249

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