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1921 St. Louis Cardinals

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1920 / 1922

87-66, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Branch Rickey (87-66)
Scored 809 runs, Allowed 681 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-65

Ballparks: Sportsman's Park III · Attendance: 384,773 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93

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1920 / 1922 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Eddie Ainsmith	31	R	R	5' 11"	180	Feb 4, 1890	12	27	17	27	24	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0	$
Bill Bailey	33	L	L	5' 11"	165	Apr 12, 1888	10	19	6	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$
Verne Clemons	29	R	R	5' 9"	190	Sep 8, 1891	4	117	95	117	107	0	107	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	2.2	$
Pickles Dillhoefer	27	R	R	5' 7"	154	Oct 13, 1893	5	76	42	76	69	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	-0.2	$
Bill Doak	30	R	R	6' 0"	165	Jan 28, 1891	10	32	29	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6	$
Reuben Ewing	21	R	R	5' 4"	150	Nov 30, 1899	1st	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	$
Jack Fournier	31	L	R	6' 0"	195	Sep 28, 1889	9	149	145	149	149	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3	$
George Gilham	21	R	R	5' 11"	164	Sep 8, 1899	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	$
Marv Goodwin	30	R	R	5' 11"	168	Jan 16, 1891	5	14	4	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$
Jesse Haines HOF	27	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 22, 1893	3	39	29	39	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.1	$
Cliff Heathcote	23	L	L	5' 10"	160	Jan 24, 1898	4	62	37	62	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40	10	51	11	2	-1.1	$
Rogers Hornsby HOF	25	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 27, 1896	7	154	154	154	154	0	0	1	142	3	3	6	0	0	6	0	0	11.7	$11,000
Herb Hunter	25	L	R	6' 0"	165	Dec 25, 1895	4	9	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	-0.1	$
Walt Irwin	23	R	R	5' 10"	170	Sep 23, 1897	1st	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.0	$
Hal Janvrin	28	R	R	5' 11"	168	Aug 27, 1892	9	18	7	18	10	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	-0.2	$
Howie Jones	24	L	L	5' 11"	165	Mar 1, 1897	1st	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	-0.1	$
Mike Kircher	23	B	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 30, 1897	3	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$
Doc Lavan	30	R	R	5' 8"	151	Oct 28, 1890	9	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$
Les Mann	28	R	R	5' 9"	172	Nov 18, 1892	9	97	57	97	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	69	12	79	11	14	2.5	$
Jakie May	25	R	L	5' 8"	178	Nov 25, 1895	5	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$
Lew McCarty	32	R	R	5' 11"	192	Nov 17, 1888	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	$
Austin McHenry	25	R	R	5' 11"	152	Sep 22, 1895	4	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	6	152	1	0	4.9	$
Heinie Mueller	21	L	L	5' 8"	158	Sep 16, 1899	2	55	47	55	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	2	54	4	0	1.4	$
Charlie Niebergall	22	R	R	5' 10"	160	May 23, 1899	1st	5	0	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1	$
Lou North	30	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 15, 1891	4	40	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$
Bill Pertica	22	R	R	5' 9"	165	Aug 17, 1898	2	38	31	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$
Jeff Pfeffer	33	R	R	6' 3"	210	Mar 4, 1888	10	18	13	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$
Tink Riviere	21	R	R	5' 10"	167	Aug 2, 1899	1st	18	2	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7	$
Joe Schultz	27	R	R	5' 11"	172	Jul 24, 1893	7	92	64	92	71	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	67	67	25	0	1.3	$
Ferdie Schupp	30	R	L	5' 10"	150	Jan 16, 1891	9	9	4	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$
Bill Sherdel	24	L	L	5' 10"	160	Aug 15, 1896	4	39	8	39	39	38	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$
Burt Shotton	36	L	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 18, 1884	12	38	8	38	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	11	24	4	0.2	$
Jack Smith	26	L	L	5' 8"	165	Jun 23, 1895	7	116	97	116	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	87	103	7	8	2.7	$
Milt Stock	27	R	R	5' 8"	154	Jul 11, 1893	9	149	149	149	149	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$
Specs Toporcer	22	L	R	5' 10"	165	Feb 9, 1899	1st	22	12	22	14	0	0	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	1	0.0	$
Roy Walker	28	R	R	6' 1"	180	Apr 13, 1893	5	38	23	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1920 / 1922 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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