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1944 St. Louis Cardinals Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945)
105-49, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 772 runs, Allowed 490 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 107-47
Manager: Billy Southworth (105-49)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 461,968 (5th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 95
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-2) over St. Louis Browns

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1943 / 1945 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Walker Cooper 29 112 426 397 56 126 25 5 13 72 4 20 19 .317 .352 .504 .855 137 200 15 1 8
2 1B Ray Sanders* 27 154 683 601 87 177 34 9 12 102 2 71 50 .295 .371 .441 .812 126 265 12 2 9
3 2B Emil Verban 28 146 538 498 51 128 14 2 0 43 0 19 14 .257 .287 .293 .580 62 146 5 2 19
4 SS Marty Marion 26 144 565 506 50 135 26 2 6 63 1 43 50 .267 .324 .362 .686 91 183 9 0 16
5 3B Whitey Kurowski 26 149 625 555 95 150 25 7 20 87 2 58 40 .270 .341 .449 .790 119 249 12 2 10
6 OF Stan Musial* 23 146 667 568 112 197 51 14 12 94 7 90 28 .347 .440 .549 .990 175 312 7 5 4
7 OF Johnny Hopp* 27 139 591 527 106 177 35 9 11 72 15 58 47 .336 .404 .499 .903 151 263 6 2 4
8 OF Danny Litwhiler 27 140 551 492 53 130 25 5 15 82 2 37 56 .264 .328 .427 .755 110 210 11 10 12
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 C Ken O'Dea* 31 85 310 265 35 66 11 2 6 37 1 37 29 .249 .343 .374 .717 100 99 2 1 7
10 OF Augie Bergamo* 27 80 231 192 35 55 6 3 2 19 0 35 23 .286 .399 .380 .779 118 73 2 1 3
11 UT Debs Garms* 37 73 164 149 17 30 3 0 0 5 0 13 8 .201 .265 .221 .487 37 33 2 0 2
12 MI George Fallon 29 69 163 141 16 28 6 0 1 9 1 16 11 .199 .285 .262 .547 53 37 5 1 5
13 OF Pepper Martin 40 40 102 86 15 24 4 0 2 4 2 15 11 .279 .386 .395 .781 118 34 3 0 1
14 IF John Antonelli 28 8 21 21 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .190 .190 .238 .429 19 5 0 0 0
15 C Bob Keely 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 P Mort Cooper 31 34 105 94 9 19 3 0 0 13 0 7 12 .202 .257 .234 .491 38 22 2 0 4
17 P Max Lanier 28 33 87 77 11 14 1 0 0 2 0 4 2 .182 .222 .195 .417 17 15 1 0 6
18 P Harry Brecheen* 29 31 81 68 8 11 0 1 0 4 0 9 12 .162 .260 .191 .451 27 13 1 0 4
19 P Ted Wilks 28 36 75 64 6 9 2 0 0 6 0 5 15 .141 .203 .172 .375 5 11 0 0 6
20 P Al Jurisich 22 30 47 45 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 .178 .196 .200 .396 11 9 0 0 1
21 P Red Munger 25 21 44 44 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .114 .114 .136 .250 -30 6 0 0 0
22 P Freddy Schmidt 28 37 36 34 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 16 .206 .229 .206 .434 22 7 0 0 1
23 P Harry Gumbert 34 10 22 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .190 .227 .190 .418 17 4 0 0 0
24 P Blix Donnelly 30 27 21 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .063 .211 .063 .273 -21 1 1 0 2
25 P Bud Byerly 23 9 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 2 0 0 0
26 P Bill Trotter 35 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
27 P Mike Naymick 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.4 157 6168 5474 772 1507 274 59 100 722 37 0 543 471 .275 .344 .402 .745 108 2199 96 27 124 0 0
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 1 1 1 2 1 6 2 6 1 1 1 1 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
John Antonelli 28 21 17 1 1.6 96 .235 .190 .270 .190 .338 .238 .380 .429 .718 19 .143 -2.3 -0.2 .294 .048 .048 /354
*Augie Bergamo 27 231 142 29 5.5 96 .317 .286 .270 .399 .338 .380 .380 .779 .717 118 .619 6.4 0.7 .784 .276 .094 .0 O/3
*Harry Brecheen 29 81 62 3 1.3 96 .196 .162 .270 .260 .338 .191 .380 .451 .718 27 .105 -6.7 -0.7 .379 .162 .029 1
Bud Byerly 23 12 10 0 0.0 96 .222 .167 .270 .167 .338 .167 .380 .333 .718 -7 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .200 .000 .000 /1
Mort Cooper 31 105 81 6 2.0 96 .232 .202 .270 .257 .338 .234 .380 .491 .718 38 .203 -7.9 -0.8 .377 .106 .032 1
Walker Cooper 29 426 294 70 6.4 96 .310 .317 .270 .352 .338 .504 .380 .855 .717 137 .683 17.2 1.8 .787 .247 .186 6.1 2
Blix Donnelly 30 21 18 0 0.0 96 .071 .063 .270 .211 .338 .063 .380 .273 .717 -21 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .250 .188 .000 1
George Fallon 29 163 123 10 2.2 96 .209 .199 .270 .285 .338 .262 .380 .547 .717 53 .232 -8.5 -0.9 .466 .184 .064 1.0 46/5
*Debs Garms 37 164 123 9 2.0 96 .213 .201 .270 .265 .338 .221 .380 .487 .718 37 .199 -12.6 -1.3 .380 .107 .020 O5
Harry Gumbert 34 22 17 1 1.6 96 .200 .190 .270 .227 .338 .190 .380 .418 .718 17 .143 -2.4 -0.2 .294 .048 .000 1
*Johnny Hopp 27 591 360 106 7.9 96 .354 .336 .270 .404 .338 .499 .380 .903 .718 151 .761 36.8 3.7 .949 .302 .163 12.7 *O/3
Al Jurisich 22 47 38 2 1.4 96 .250 .178 .270 .196 .338 .200 .380 .396 .717 11 .120 -5.5 -0.6 .270 .044 .022 1
Bob Keely 34 0 0 0.0 0.0 /2
Whitey Kurowski 26 625 427 84 5.3 96 .263 .270 .270 .341 .338 .449 .380 .790 .718 119 .603 12.8 1.3 .746 .286 .178 3.6 *5/46
Max Lanier 28 87 70 3 1.2 96 .187 .182 .270 .222 .338 .195 .380 .417 .718 17 .086 -8.7 -0.9 .297 .065 .013 1
Danny Litwhiler 27 551 385 66 4.6 96 .273 .264 .270 .328 .338 .427 .380 .755 .717 110 .542 5.0 0.5 .694 .242 .163 3.5 *O
Marty Marion 26 565 396 59 4.0 96 .287 .267 .270 .324 .338 .362 .380 .686 .717 91 .478 -6.0 -0.6 .597 .182 .095 1.7 *6
Pepper Martin 40 102 66 13 5.3 96 .301 .279 .270 .386 .338 .395 .380 .781 .717 118 .604 2.8 0.3 .785 .314 .116 2.0 O
Red Munger 25 44 39 1 0.7 96 .125 .114 .270 .114 .338 .136 .380 .250 .718 -30 .035 -7.8 -0.8 .154 .023 .023 1
*Stan Musial 23 667 382 136 9.6 96 .350 .347 .270 .440 .338 .549 .380 .990 .718 175 .818 61.7 6.2 1.095 .373 .202 8.8 *O
Mike Naymick 26 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
*Ken O'Dea 31 310 208 34 4.4 96 .261 .249 .270 .343 .338 .374 .380 .717 .717 100 .520 0.6 0.1 .687 .268 .125 1.7 2
*Ray Sanders 27 683 445 98 5.9 96 .306 .295 .270 .371 .338 .441 .380 .812 .718 126 .651 21.6 2.2 .780 .268 .146 3.4 *3
Freddy Schmidt 28 36 28 2 1.9 96 .389 .206 .270 .229 .338 .206 .380 .434 .718 22 .193 -3.7 -0.4 .296 .029 .000 1
Bill Trotter 35 1 1 0 0.0 96 .000 .270 .000 .338 .000 .380 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000 /1
Emil Verban 28 538 394 42 2.9 96 .264 .257 .270 .287 .338 .293 .380 .580 .718 62 .331 -26.4 -2.8 .445 .074 .036 *4
Ted Wilks 28 75 61 2 0.9 96 .184 .141 .270 .203 .338 .172 .380 .375 .718 5 .054 -8.2 -0.9 .291 .109 .031 1
League Average 4.2 94 .276 .260 .268 .326 .335 .362 .377 .688 .712 93 .497 .616 .204 .102
Team Total 6168 4187 777 5.0 96 .287 .275 .270 .344 .338 .402 .380 .745 .718 108 .578 53.7 5.1 .691 .232 .126 54.0
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
John Antonelli 28 8 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 8 8
*Augie Bergamo 27 83 238 200 38 58 6 3 2 20 0 37 24 .290 .403 .380 .783 31 80 80
*Harry Brecheen 29 32 79 70 7 11 0 1 0 4 0 9 12 .157 .253 .186 .439 3 31 31
Bud Byerly 23 9 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9 9
Mort Cooper 31 35 105 98 10 20 3 0 0 14 0 7 12 .204 .257 .235 .492 6 34 34
Walker Cooper 29 116 435 413 59 132 26 5 14 76 4 21 20 .320 .354 .508 .862 74 112 112
Blix Donnelly 30 28 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 .150 .000 .150 0 27 27
George Fallon 29 72 165 147 18 30 6 0 1 10 1 17 11 .204 .291 .265 .556 11 69 69
*Debs Garms 37 76 170 156 18 32 3 0 0 5 0 14 8 .205 .271 .224 .495 9 73 73
Harry Gumbert 34 35 79 75 4 9 3 0 0 3 0 4 19 .120 .165 .160 .325 2 34 34
*Johnny Hopp 27 144 612 549 113 186 37 9 12 76 16 61 49 .339 .407 .505 .911 112 139 139
Al Jurisich 22 31 48 47 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 14 .191 .208 .213 .421 2 30 30
Whitey Kurowski 26 155 641 578 100 157 26 7 21 92 2 61 42 .272 .343 .450 .793 89 149 149
Max Lanier 28 34 83 79 10 14 1 0 0 2 0 4 2 .177 .217 .190 .407 3 33 33
Danny Litwhiler 27 145 563 513 56 137 26 5 16 87 2 39 58 .267 .332 .431 .763 71 140 140
Marty Marion 26 150 574 528 53 143 28 2 6 67 1 46 52 .271 .329 .366 .695 63 144 144
Pepper Martin 40 42 105 89 15 25 4 0 2 4 2 16 11 .281 .390 .393 .784 14 40 40
Red Munger 25 22 46 46 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 21 21
*Stan Musial 23 152 692 592 119 207 54 15 13 100 7 95 29 .350 .444 .557 1.001 144 146 146
Mike Naymick 26 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8 8
*Ken O'Dea 31 88 316 276 37 69 12 2 6 39 1 39 30 .250 .345 .373 .718 35 85 85
*Ray Sanders 27 160 703 626 92 186 36 9 13 108 2 75 52 .297 .374 .446 .820 104 154 154
Freddy Schmidt 28 38 37 36 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 17 .222 .243 .222 .465 2 37 37
Bill Trotter 35 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Emil Verban 28 152 540 518 54 134 15 2 0 45 0 20 15 .259 .289 .295 .584 44 146 146
Ted Wilks 28 37 71 66 6 9 2 0 0 6 0 5 16 .136 .197 .167 .364 2 36 36
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
John Antonelli 28 1 21 8 21 21 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .190 .190 .238 .429 19 5 0 0 0
*Augie Bergamo 27 1 231 80 231 192 35 55 6 3 2 19 0 35 23 .286 .399 .380 .779 118 73 2 1 3
*Harry Brecheen 29 3 130 63 130 110 12 19 2 1 0 7 0 0 11 20 .173 .254 .209 .463 31 23 1 1 8 0 0
Bud Byerly 23 2 15 11 15 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .133 .133 .133 .267 -25 2 0 0 0
Mort Cooper 31 7 577 226 577 528 35 99 13 0 3 50 0 18 95 .188 .214 .229 .443 22 121 11 0 31
Walker Cooper 29 5 1612 433 1612 1503 188 447 97 17 30 240 11 83 83 .297 .336 .444 .780 118 668 53 4 22
Blix Donnelly 30 1 21 27 21 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .063 .211 .063 .273 -21 1 1 0 2
George Fallon 29 3 259 109 259 227 22 48 8 0 1 14 1 19 20 .211 .278 .260 .538 51 59 10 2 11
*Debs Garms 37 11 3281 936 3281 2965 415 861 134 37 17 310 18 8 257 158 .290 .350 .378 .728 100 1120 29 16 43
Harry Gumbert 34 10 664 323 664 622 45 113 13 3 4 42 0 15 161 .182 .201 .232 .432 19 144 12 0 27
*Johnny Hopp 27 6 1894 545 1894 1683 288 490 94 33 21 200 55 178 194 .291 .361 .424 .785 118 713 17 7 26
Al Jurisich 22 1 47 30 47 45 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 .178 .196 .200 .396 11 9 0 0 1
Bob Keely 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitey Kurowski 26 4 1618 408 1618 1452 216 396 68 18 42 201 12 122 156 .273 .334 .431 .765 114 626 29 11 33
Max Lanier 28 7 342 194 342 303 33 59 1 0 0 11 0 14 23 .195 .230 .198 .428 20 60 9 0 25
Danny Litwhiler 27 5 2392 594 2392 2212 257 627 101 25 59 269 8 136 199 .283 .331 .432 .763 118 955 49 22 22
Marty Marion 26 5 2669 700 2669 2391 248 645 119 14 13 273 27 186 219 .270 .324 .348 .671 86 831 44 5 87
Pepper Martin 40 13 4521 1189 4521 4117 754 1227 270 75 59 501 146 369 438 .298 .358 .443 .801 113 1824 44 13 22
Red Munger 25 2 73 53 73 72 5 11 3 0 0 3 0 1 9 .153 .164 .194 .359 0 14 1 0 0
*Stan Musial 23 4 1953 455 1953 1699 315 584 135 44 36 254 23 226 72 .344 .423 .539 .962 170 915 27 9 19
Mike Naymick 26 4 29 52 29 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .154 .185 .154 .339 -3 4 1 0 2 0 0
*Ken O'Dea 31 10 2039 698 2039 1799 220 468 81 18 35 275 3 207 208 .260 .337 .384 .721 97 690 37 3 30
*Ray Sanders 27 3 1582 393 1582 1361 193 382 72 16 28 214 5 190 114 .281 .370 .419 .789 122 570 29 4 27
Freddy Schmidt 28 1 36 37 36 34 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 16 .206 .229 .206 .434 22 7 0 0 1
Bill Trotter 35 7 142 163 142 109 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 63 .055 .195 .064 .260 -31 7 3 0 14 0 0
Emil Verban 28 1 538 146 538 498 51 128 14 2 0 43 0 19 14 .257 .287 .293 .580 62 146 5 2 19
Ted Wilks 28 1 75 36 75 64 6 9 2 0 0 6 0 5 15 .141 .203 .172 .375 5 11 0 0 6
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1943 / 1945 Batting Statistics