| Postseason: |
Won World Series (4-3) over Boston Red Sox |

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The Cardinals of Musial and Slaughter edged Brooklyn for the NL Pennant and beat Ted Williams’ Red Sox in the World Series. Slaughter’s “mad dash” in game 7 capped a 21-year run that included 9 NL Pennants and 6 World Series titles.
| Age | G | G_LF | G_CF | G_RF | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | Pos. Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Adams | 31 | 58 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 97 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 1.66 | OF | |
| Red Barrett | 31 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.91 | P | ||||
| Johnny Beazley | 28 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.37 | P | ||||
| Al Brazle | 32 | 37 | 40 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.03 | P | ||||
| Harry Brecheen | 31 | 36 | 62 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 6 | .984 | 1.69 | P | ||||
| Ken Burkhart | 29 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 0.64 | P | ||||
| Jeff Cross | 27 | 26 | 95 | 41 | 50 | 4 | 10 | .958 | 3.50 | SS-2B-3B | ||||
| Murry Dickson | 29 | 47 | 66 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 5 | .985 | 1.38 | P | ||||
| Blix Donnelly | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.08 | P | ||||
| Erv Dusak | 25 | 90 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 146 | 32 | 2 | 5 | .989 | 1.98 | OF-3B-2B | |
| Bill Endicott | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | OF | |
| Joe Garagiola | 20 | 70 | 288 | 260 | 25 | 3 | 6 | .990 | 4.07 | 4 | C | |||
| Johnny Grodzicki | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0.67 | P | ||||
| Nippy Jones | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 1.33 | 2B | ||||
| Lou Klein | 27 | 23 | 121 | 58 | 60 | 3 | 18 | .975 | 5.13 | 2B | ||||
| Clyde Kluttz | 28 | 49 | 205 | 177 | 24 | 4 | 4 | .980 | 4.10 | 1 | C | |||
| Howie Krist | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.27 | P | ||||
| Whitey Kurowski | 28 | 138 | 439 | 175 | 249 | 15 | 17 | .966 | 3.07 | 3B | ||||
| Max Lanier | 30 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.83 | P | ||||
| Marty Marion | 28 | 145 | 791 | 290 | 480 | 21 | 105 | .973 | 5.31 | SS | ||||
| Fred Martin | 31 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 1.50 | P | ||||
| Terry Moore | 34 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 166 | 158 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .982 | 2.47 | OF | |
| Red Munger | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.70 | P | ||||
| Stan Musial | 25 | 156 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1250 | 1166 | 69 | 15 | 119 | .988 | 7.92 | 1B-OF | |
| Ken O'Dea | 33 | 22 | 114 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 5.14 | 3 | C | |||
| Howie Pollet | 25 | 40 | 71 | 8 | 59 | 4 | 9 | .944 | 1.68 | P | ||||
| Del Rice | 23 | 53 | 213 | 196 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .977 | 3.92 | 1 | C | |||
| Freddy Schmidt | 30 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | P | ||||
| Red Schoendienst | 23 | 144 | 755 | 363 | 379 | 13 | 96 | .983 | 5.15 | 2B-3B-SS | ||||
| Dick Sisler | 25 | 66 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 334 | 31 | 6 | 31 | .984 | 5.53 | 1B-OF | |
| Enos Slaughter | 30 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 313 | 284 | 23 | 6 | 6 | .981 | 1.97 | OF | |
| Harry Walker | 29 | 100 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 295 | 273 | 15 | 7 | 5 | .976 | 2.88 | OF-1B | |
| Del Wilber | 27 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.25 | 1 | C | |||
| Ted Wilks | 30 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 0.45 | P | ||||
| Team Totals | 27.4 | 156 | 6093 | 4193 | 1776 | 124 | 457 | .980 | 3.50 | 10 | ||||
| Rank in 8 NL teams | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Age | G | G_LF | G_CF | G_RF | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | Pos. Summary |
| Age | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Garagiola | 20 | 70 | 288 | 260 | 25 | 3 | 6 | .990 | 4.07 |
| Del Rice | 23 | 53 | 213 | 196 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .977 | 3.92 |
| Clyde Kluttz | 28 | 49 | 205 | 177 | 24 | 4 | 4 | .980 | 4.10 |
| Ken O'Dea | 33 | 22 | 114 | 99 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 5.14 |
| Del Wilber | 27 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.25 |
| League Average | .979 | 4.22 | |||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 833 | 745 | 75 | 13 | 10 | .984 | 4.14 |
| Age | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Musial | 25 | 114 | 1134 | 1056 | 65 | 13 | 119 | .989 | 9.83 |
| Dick Sisler | 25 | 37 | 324 | 292 | 28 | 4 | 31 | .988 | 8.65 |
| Harry Walker | 29 | 8 | 63 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .984 | 7.75 |
| League Average | .991 | 9.28 | |||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 1521 | 1406 | 97 | 18 | 153 | .988 | 9.45 |
| Age | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | 23 | 128 | 705 | 340 | 354 | 11 | 87 | .984 | 5.42 |
| Lou Klein | 27 | 23 | 121 | 58 | 60 | 3 | 18 | .975 | 5.13 |
| Jeff Cross | 27 | 8 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 3.13 |
| Nippy Jones | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 1.33 |
| Erv Dusak | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| League Average | .970 | 5.07 | |||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 860 | 417 | 426 | 17 | 107 | .980 | 5.14 |
| Age | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Kurowski | 28 | 138 | 439 | 175 | 249 | 15 | 17 | .966 | 3.07 |
| Red Schoendienst | 23 | 12 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 6 | .949 | 3.08 |
| Erv Dusak | 25 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .962 | 2.27 |
| Jeff Cross | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| League Average | .952 | 2.84 | |||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 505 | 199 | 288 | 18 | 26 | .964 | 3.01 |
| Age | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Marion | 28 | 145 | 791 | 290 | 480 | 21 | 105 | .973 | 5.31 |
| Jeff Cross | 27 | 17 | 67 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 10 | .970 | 3.82 |
| Red Schoendienst | 23 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.75 |
| League Average | .957 | 4.67 | |||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 869 | 320 | 526 | 23 | 118 | .974 | 5.10 |
| Age | G | G_LF | G_CF | G_RF | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enos Slaughter | 30 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 313 | 284 | 23 | 6 | 6 | .981 | 1.97 |
| Harry Walker | 29 | 92 | 13 | 79 | 0 | 232 | 215 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .974 | 2.46 |
| Erv Dusak | 25 | 77 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 152 | 139 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 1.96 |
| Terry Moore | 34 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 166 | 158 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .982 | 2.47 |
| Buster Adams | 31 | 58 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 97 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 1.66 |
| Stan Musial | 25 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 110 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 2.71 |
| Dick Sisler | 25 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.55 |
| Bill Endicott | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| League Average | .977 | 2.17 | ||||||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 1127 | 1047 | 59 | 21 | 10 | .981 | 2.12 |
| Age | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murry Dickson | 29 | 47 | 66 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 5 | .985 | 1.38 |
| Howie Pollet | 25 | 40 | 71 | 8 | 59 | 4 | 9 | .944 | 1.68 |
| Ted Wilks | 30 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 0.45 |
| Al Brazle | 32 | 37 | 40 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1 | .950 | 1.03 |
| Harry Brecheen | 31 | 36 | 62 | 11 | 50 | 1 | 6 | .984 | 1.69 |
| Ken Burkhart | 29 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 0.64 |
| Red Barrett | 31 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.91 |
| Johnny Beazley | 28 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.37 |
| Freddy Schmidt | 30 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 |
| Howie Krist | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.27 |
| Blix Donnelly | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.08 |
| Red Munger | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.70 |
| Max Lanier | 30 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.83 |
| Fred Martin | 31 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 1.50 |
| Johnny Grodzicki | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 0.67 |
| League Average | .960 | 1.00 | |||||||
| Team Total | 156 | 378 | 59 | 305 | 14 | 33 | .963 | 1.08 |