1948 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-69
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,111,590, Avg. 16,347
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (85-69)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1948 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1948 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 85 wins and 69 losses, finishing second in the NL.

The Cardinals scored 742 runs and yielded 646 runs. Stan Musial walloped 39 home runs for St. Louis and drove in 131 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .376 clip. Harry Brecheen topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.24 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Eddie Dyer coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill BakerCRRFebruary 22, 19116'0"200Paw Creek, NC USA
Clarence BeersPRRDecember 9, 19186'0"175El Dorado, KS USA
Al BrazlePLLOctober 19, 19136'2"185Loyal, OK USA
Harry BrecheenPLLOctober 14, 19145'10"160Broken Bow, OK USA
Johnny BuchaCRRJanuary 22, 19255'11"190Allentown, PA USA
Ken BurkhartPRRNovember 18, 19166'1"190Knoxville, TN USA
Jeff CrossPRRAugust 28, 19185'11"160Tulsa, OK USA
Murry DicksonPRRAugust 21, 19165'10"157Tracy, MO USA
Chuck DieringCFRRFebruary 5, 19235'10"165St. Louis, MO USA
Erv DusakCFRRJuly 29, 19206'2"185Chicago, IL USA
Joe GaragiolaCLRFebruary 12, 19266'0"190St. Louis, MO USA
Jim HearnPRRApril 11, 19216'3"205Atlanta, GA USA
Ken JohnsonPLLJanuary 14, 19236'1"185Topeka, KS USA
Nippy Jones1BRRJune 29, 19256'1"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Eddie Kazak3BRRJuly 18, 19206'0"175Steubenville, OH USA
Whitey Kurowski3BRRApril 19, 19185'11"193Reading, PA USA
Don Lang3BRRMarch 15, 19156'0"175Selma, CA USA
Ralph LaPointe2BRRJanuary 8, 19225'11"185Winooski, VT USA
Marty MarionSSRRDecember 1, 19166'2"170Richburg, SC USA
Joe MedwickPRRNovember 24, 19115'10"187Carteret, NJ USA
Larry MigginsPRRAugust 20, 19256'4"198Bronx, NY USA
Terry MooreCFRRMay 27, 19125'11"195Vernon, AL USA
Red MungerPRROctober 4, 19186'2"200Houston, TX USA
Stan MusialRFLLNovember 21, 19206'0"175Donora, PA USA
Ron NortheyRFLRApril 26, 19205'10"195Mahanoy City, PA USA
Al PapaiPRRMay 7, 19176'3"185Divernon, IL USA
Howie PolletPLLJune 26, 19216'1"175New Orleans, LA USA
Del RiceCRROctober 27, 19226'2"190Portsmouth, OH USA
Hal RiceLFLRFebruary 11, 19246'1"195Morganette, WV USA
Red Schoendienst2BBRFebruary 2, 19236'0"170Germantown, IL USA
Enos SlaughterLFLRApril 27, 19165'9"180Roxboro, NC USA
Gerry StaleyPRRAugust 21, 19206'0"195Brush Prairie, WA USA
Del WilberCRRFebruary 24, 19196'3"200Lincoln Park, MI USA
Ted WilksPRRNovember 13, 19155'9"178Fulton, NY USA
Ray YochimPRRJuly 19, 19226'1"170New Orleans, LA USA
Babe Young1BLLJuly 1, 19156'2"185Astoria, NY USA
Bobby Young3BLRJanuary 22, 19256'1"175Granite, MD USA



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