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1955 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954/1956)
68-86, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 654 runs, Allowed 757 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-87
Managed by Eddie Stanky and Harry Walker

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 849,130 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 Stats / Schedule (1954/1956) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   68-86 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   30.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           3 (last on May 1)
Most Games under .500:          24 (last on September 8)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       35.0 (last on September 8)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (May 14 to May 18)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (May 1 to May 8 and August 27 to September 2)

Most Runs Allowed:              14 (April 12)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (April 17)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       9
Times Opponent Shutout:         10

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        68  86     654     757    .442

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           41  36     358     362    .532
Road           27  50     296     395    .351

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           7   5      72      65    .583
May            11  17     108     125    .393
June           13  15     132     151    .464
July           15  17     140     149    .469
August          9  22     107     167    .290
September      13  10      95     100    .565

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     38  42     378     401    .475
Second Half    30  44     276     356    .405
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        25  20     192     187    .556

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        19  26     213     278    .422

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             8  14      82     133    .364
CHC             8  14     103     119    .364
CIN            11  11     107     115    .500
MLN            11  11      91     105    .500
NYG             9  13      77      84    .409
PHI             9  13     105     112    .409
PIT            12  10      89      89    .545

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 12     STL @CHC  L   4-14       0-1     3     1.5  2:44 P Minner                   26,153 -
  2 Thu, Apr 14     STL  MLN  W   8-7        1-1     4     1.5  3:19 F Smith                    33,402 +
  3 Sat, Apr 16     STL  CHC  W  12-11       2-1     3     1.5  4:39 H Haddix                    9,075 ++
  4 Sun, Apr 17     STL  CHC  L   5-6        2-2     4     2.5  2:48 J Davis                           -
  5                 STL  CHC  W  14-1        3-2     4     2.5  2:01 L Jackson                  26,730 +
  6 Mon, Apr 18     STL  CIN  L   4-7        3-3     5     3.5  2:40 J Nuxhall                   8,110 -
  7 Tue, Apr 19     STL  CIN  W   6-5        4-3     3     3.5  3:07 B Schultz                   8,243 +
  8 Wed, Apr 20     STL @CIN  W   3-0        5-3     3     3.5  2:46 L Arroyo                   11,352 ++
  9 Fri, Apr 22     STL @MLN  W   2-1        6-3     2     3.0  2:25 B Lawrence                 29,733 +++
 10 Sat, Apr 23     STL @MLN  L   4-5        6-4     3     4.0  3:11 C Nichols                  22,338 -
 11 Thu, Apr 28     STL @NYG  L   4-6        6-5     4     5.0  2:37 J Hearn                     2,662 --
 12 Sat, Apr 30     STL @NYG  W   6-2        7-5     3     5.0  3:06 P LaPalme                  13,831 +
 13 Sun, May  1     STL @PIT  W   4-3        8-5     2     5.5  2:58 B Tiefenauer                      ++
 14                 STL @PIT  L   0-7        8-6     2     5.5  1:56 R Kline                    13,213 -
 15 Mon, May  2     STL @PIT  L   1-5        8-7     3     6.5  2:12 B Purkey                    2,181 --
 16 Wed, May  4     STL @BRO  L   4-12       8-8     3     7.5  2:30 J Podres                   19,388 ---
 17 Thu, May  5     STL @BRO  L   3-4        8-9     4     8.5  2:30 E Roebuck                   7,056 ----
 18 Fri, May  6     STL  MLN  L   5-8        8-10    5     9.5  2:55 H Robinson                 13,803 -----
 19 Sat, May  7     STL  MLN  L   7-9        8-11    5    10.5  3:05 G Conley                   10,758 ------
 20 Sun, May  8     STL  MLN  L   2-6        8-12    5    11.5  2:17 W Spahn                    13,728 -------
 21 Tue, May 10     STL  PHI  W   5-3        9-12    5    11.5  2:48 L Arroyo                    4,693 +
 22 Wed, May 11     STL  PHI  W   6-5       10-12    5    10.5  2:48 H Moford                    4,726 ++
 23 Fri, May 13     STL  NYG  L   3-4       10-13    5    11.0  3:04 W McCall                    4,414 -
 24 Sat, May 14     STL  PIT  W   6-0       11-13    5    11.0  2:09 B Lawrence                  9,479 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May 15     STL  PIT  W   5-1       12-13    5    10.5  2:14 G Jones                    10,996 ++
 26 Mon, May 16     STL  PIT  W   6-0       13-13    5    10.0  2:09 L Arroyo                    5,184 +++
 27 Tue, May 17     STL  BRO  W   3-0       14-13    3     9.0  2:14 L Jackson                  23,067 ++++
 28 Wed, May 18     STL  BRO  W   3-2       15-13    3     8.0  2:08 H Haddix                   21,507 +++++
 29 Fri, May 20     STL @CIN  L   7-10      15-14    4     8.0  2:50 H Freeman                  14,258 -
 30 Sat, May 21     STL @CIN  L   6-9       15-15    4     9.0  2:25 J Collum                    5,123 --
 31 Sun, May 22     STL @CIN  L   3-4       15-16    4     9.5  2:49 C Valentine                       ---
 32                 STL @CIN  W   5-2       16-16    4     9.5  2:49 L Arroyo                   15,931 +
 33 Wed, May 25     STL @CHC  L   0-1       16-17    5    10.0  2:43 P Minner                          -
 34                 STL @CHC  L   1-3       16-18    5    10.0  2:24 B Rush                      4,539 --
 35 Thu, May 26     STL @CHC  L   0-3       16-19    6    11.0  2:09 H Pollet                    4,565 ---
 36 Fri, May 27     STL  CIN  W   7-4       17-19    5    10.0  2:33 L Arroyo                    8,516 +
 37 Sat, May 28     STL  CIN  L   1-5       17-20    6    11.0  2:18 J Collum                   11,383 -
 38 Sun, May 29     STL  CIN  W   7-2       18-20    4    11.0  2:07 T Poholsky                 10,853 +
 39 Mon, May 30     STL  CHC  L   5-9       18-21    5    13.0  2:55 P Minner                          -
 40                 STL  CHC  L   3-4       18-22    5    13.0  2:44 H Pollet                   28,238 --
 41 Wed, Jun  1     STL @PIT  W   6-2       19-22    5    12.5  2:27 L Arroyo                    7,580 +
 42 Thu, Jun  2     STL @PIT  L   3-12      19-23    5    13.5  2:30 M Surkont                   2,052 -
 43 Fri, Jun  3     STL @BRO  L   5-12      19-24    5    14.5  2:55 C Labine                   19,291 --
 44 Sat, Jun  4     STL @BRO  L   1-6       19-25    6    15.5  2:22 D Newcombe                 13,040 ---
 45 Sun, Jun  5     STL @BRO  W   9-4       20-25    6    15.5  2:59 F Smith                           +
 46                 STL @BRO  L   6-10      20-26    6    15.5  2:45 E Roebuck                  29,442 -
 47 Mon, Jun  6     STL @BRO  L   4-5       20-27    6    16.5  2:29 C Labine                   15,976 --
 48 Tue, Jun  7     STL @PHI  W   5-4       21-27    5    16.5  3:10 H Haddix                    9,782 +
 49 Thu, Jun  9     STL @PHI  L   0-2       21-28    5    17.5  1:43 R Roberts                   5,668 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 10     STL @NYG  L   1-2       21-29    6    18.5  2:24 J Hearn                    19,068 --
 51 Sun, Jun 12     STL @NYG  L   3-8       21-30    6    19.0  2:24 J Antonelli                     0 ---
 52                 STL @NYG  W   6-5       22-30    6    19.0  3:38 P LaPalme                  15,231 +
 53 Tue, Jun 14     STL  PIT  L   5-10      22-31    7    20.0  2:43 R Kline                     7,962 -
 54 Wed, Jun 15     STL  PIT  W   7-3       23-31    7    19.0  2:02 L Arroyo                    6,524 +
 55 Thu, Jun 16     STL  PIT  W   5-0       24-31    7    18.0  2:11 H Haddix                    6,277 ++
 56 Fri, Jun 17     STL  BRO  L   1-12      24-32    7    19.0  2:32 D Newcombe                 25,661 -
 57 Sat, Jun 18     STL  BRO  W   5-4       25-32    7    18.0  2:43 P LaPalme                  27,569 +
 58 Sun, Jun 19     STL  BRO  L   4-7       25-33    7    19.0  2:50 K Spooner                  27,911 -
 59 Mon, Jun 20     STL  PHI  W   4-1       26-33    6    18.5  2:32 L Arroyo                    7,284 +
 60 Tue, Jun 21     STL  PHI  L   8-10      26-34    7    19.5  3:11 M Dickson                   7,717 -
 61 Wed, Jun 22     STL  PHI  L   6-9       26-35    7    20.5  2:44 R Roberts                   7,445 --
 62 Thu, Jun 23     STL  PHI  W   7-1       27-35    7    20.5  2:25 F Wooldridge                6,430 +
 63 Fri, Jun 24     STL  NYG  L   0-1       27-36    7    20.5  2:05 R Gomez                     9,521 -
 64 Sat, Jun 25     STL  NYG  W   5-3       28-36    7    20.5  2:37 L Arroyo                   15,821 +
 65 Sun, Jun 26     STL  NYG  W   9-2       29-36    6    19.0  2:40 H Haddix                   15,821 ++
 66                 STL  NYG  W   7-2       30-36    6    19.0  2:26 L Jackson                  29,127 +++
 67 Tue, Jun 28     STL  CIN  L   1-9       30-37    6    20.0  2:22 J Nuxhall                   9,836 -
 68 Wed, Jun 29     STL  CIN  W   9-5       31-37    6    19.0  2:46 F Smith                     8,283 +
 69 Fri, Jul  1     STL @CHC  L   7-11      31-38    6    19.5  2:42 J Davis                     7,244 -
 70 Sat, Jul  2     STL @CHC  L   3-4       31-39    6    19.5  2:39 P Minner                   15,623 --
 71 Sun, Jul  3     STL @CHC  W   8-2       32-39    6    19.5  2:39 F Wooldridge                      +
 72                 STL @CHC  L   5-10      32-40    6    19.5  2:50 S Jones                    35,176 -
 73 Mon, Jul  4     STL @MLN  W   4-2       33-40    6    19.5  2:11 T Poholsky                      0 +
 74                 STL @MLN  W   5-4       34-40    6    19.5  3:08 M Wright                   30,948 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Tue, Jul  5     STL @CIN  L   4-5       34-41    6    19.5  2:46 J Black                     7,321 -
 76 Wed, Jul  6     STL @CIN  W   6-4       35-41    6    19.0  2:38 L Jackson                  10,671 +
 77 Thu, Jul  7     STL @CIN  W   9-8       36-41    6    19.0  2:57 H Haddix                   11,527 ++
 78 Fri, Jul  8     STL  CHC  L   4-6       36-42    6    20.0  3:40 H Perkowski                16,548 -
 79 Sat, Jul  9     STL  CHC  W   4-2       37-42    5    19.0  2:07 T Poholsky                 17,231 +
 80 Sun, Jul 10     STL  CHC  W   7-2       38-42    5    18.0  2:35 L Arroyo                   15,036 ++
 81 Thu, Jul 14     STL @BRO  W   6-1       39-42    5    17.0  2:26 L Jackson                  17,579 +++
 82 Fri, Jul 15     STL @BRO  L   3-12      39-43    5    18.0  2:50 D Newcombe                  7,929 -
 83 Sat, Jul 16     STL @PIT  L   1-5       39-44    5    19.0  2:08 L Donoso                    2,570 --
 84 Sun, Jul 17     STL @PIT  W   9-8       40-44    5    19.0  3:29 L Arroyo                          +
 85                 STL @PIT  W   1-0       41-44    5    19.0  2:04 H Haddix                    8,490 ++
 86 Tue, Jul 19     STL @NYG  W   3-1       42-44    5    18.5  3:53 W Schmidt                         +++
 87                 STL @NYG  L   2-4       42-45    5    18.5  2:23 W McCall                   12,887 -
 88 Wed, Jul 20     STL @NYG  W   9-2       43-45    5    18.0  2:48 T Poholsky                  5,077 +
 89 Thu, Jul 21     STL @NYG  L   5-6       43-46    6    19.0  3:14 D Liddle                    4,017 -
 90 Fri, Jul 22     STL @PHI  L   3-6       43-47    5    19.5  2:31 M Dickson                         --
 91                 STL @PHI  W   8-1       44-47    5    19.5  2:53 H Haddix                   27,611 +
 92 Sat, Jul 23     STL @PHI  L   2-7       44-48    5    19.5  2:16 R Roberts                   5,596 -
 93 Sun, Jul 24     STL @PHI  L   5-6       44-49    5    20.5  2:28 C Simmons                  13,524 --
 94                 STL @PHI  L   0-3       44-50    5    20.5  1:35 S Rogovin                  13,524 ---
 95 Tue, Jul 26     STL  PIT  L   1-3       44-51    5    21.5  2:21 D Littlefiel               10,261 ----
 96 Wed, Jul 27     STL  PIT  W   6-1       45-51    6    20.5  2:53 H Haddix                    6,434 +
 97 Thu, Jul 28     STL  PIT  W   4-1       46-51    5    20.5  2:12 W Schmidt                   6,039 ++
 98 Fri, Jul 29     STL  BRO  L   4-5       46-52    5    21.5  2:44 C Labine                   22,827 -
 99 Sat, Jul 30     STL  BRO  L   0-6       46-53    5    22.5  2:30 J Podres                   30,638 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sun, Jul 31     STL  BRO  L   2-11      46-54    6    23.5  2:38 D Newcombe                 27,220 ---
101 Mon, Aug  1     STL  NYG  L   1-9       46-55    6    24.5  2:36 D Liddle                   10,177 ----
102 Tue, Aug  2     STL  NYG  L   0-3       46-56    7    24.5  2:21 J Antonelli                 9,960 -----
103 Wed, Aug  3     STL  NYG  L   3-5       46-57    7    25.5  2:30 W McCall                    9,408 ------
104 Thu, Aug  4     STL  NYG  W   3-0       47-57    7    25.5  2:47 T Poholsky                  9,341 +
105 Fri, Aug  5     STL  PHI  L   4-7       47-58    7    25.5  2:49 B Miller                    8,455 -
106 Sat, Aug  6     STL  PHI  L   3-5       47-59    7    26.0  2:34 M Dickson                   9,414 --
107 Sun, Aug  7     STL  PHI  L   6-9       47-60    7    26.0  2:49 R Roberts                   7,917 ---
108 Tue, Aug  9     STL @MLN  L   2-6       47-61    7    26.5  2:10 W Spahn                    32,480 ----
109 Wed, Aug 10     STL @MLN  W   7-2       48-61    7    26.5  2:32 T Poholsky                 32,894 +
110 Thu, Aug 11     STL @MLN  W   7-1       49-61    7    25.5  2:33 H Haddix                          ++
111                 STL @MLN  W   4-0       50-61    7    25.5  2:05 W Schmidt                  26,001 +++
112 Fri, Aug 12     STL  CIN  W   8-7       51-61    7    25.0  2:27 B Lawrence                  8,903 ++++
113 Sat, Aug 13     STL  CIN  L   4-5       51-62    7    25.5  2:31 J Nuxhall                  11,794 -
114 Sun, Aug 14     STL  CIN  W   5-4       52-62    7    25.0  2:33 T Poholsky                 10,361 +
115 Mon, Aug 15     STL  MLN  L   1-12      52-63    7    25.5  2:48 W Spahn                     9,964 -
116 Tue, Aug 16     STL  MLN  W   3-2       53-63    7    24.5  2:26 H Haddix                    9,906 +
117 Wed, Aug 17     STL  MLN  L   4-11      53-64    7    24.5  2:40 B Buhl                     10,565 -
118 Thu, Aug 18     STL  MLN  L   3-5       53-65    7    25.5  2:21 W Spahn                     9,819 --
119 Fri, Aug 19     STL @CIN  L   5-7       53-66    7    25.5  2:34 J Klippstein               11,892 ---
120 Sat, Aug 20     STL @CIN  L   4-7       53-67    7    25.5  2:37 J Nuxhall                  16,856 ----
121 Sun, Aug 21     STL @CIN  L   0-4       53-68    7    25.5  2:12 D Gross                     9,872 -----
122 Tue, Aug 23     STL @NYG  W   2-1       54-68    7    25.5  2:24 P LaPalme                   9,657 +
123 Wed, Aug 24     STL @NYG  L   1-4       54-69    7    26.5  2:20 D Liddle                    4,320 -
124 Thu, Aug 25     STL @PHI  L   9-11      54-70    7    26.5  2:40 R Roberts                         --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 STL @PHI  L   3-8       54-71    7    26.5  2:23 S Rogovin                  38,545 ---
126 Fri, Aug 26     STL @PHI  W   4-1       55-71    7    25.5  2:29 W Schmidt                  11,387 +
127 Sat, Aug 27     STL @PHI  L   2-8       55-72    7    26.5  2:37 M Dickson                   6,822 -
128 Sun, Aug 28     STL @BRO  L   1-6       55-73    7    27.5  2:27 K Spooner                  17,758 --
129 Mon, Aug 29     STL @BRO  L   4-10      55-74    7    28.5  2:32 J Podres                    7,249 ---
130 Tue, Aug 30     STL @PIT  L   1-3       55-75    7    29.5  2:53 D Littlefiel                7,526 ----
131 Wed, Aug 31     STL @PIT  L   3-4       55-76    7    29.5  2:34 L Donoso                    6,379 -----
132 Thu, Sep  1     STL @PIT  L   6-7       55-77    7    30.5  2:18 R Face                      2,878 ------
133 Fri, Sep  2     STL @CHC  L   2-12      55-78    7    31.5  2:20 P Minner                    8,160 -------
134 Sat, Sep  3     STL @CHC  W   3-2       56-78    7    31.5  2:28 H Haddix                   10,886 +
135 Sun, Sep  4     STL @CHC  L   3-4       56-79    7    32.5  2:11 B Tremel                   13,774 -
136 Mon, Sep  5     STL  CIN  W   3-2       57-79    7    33.0  2:54 A Gettel                   10,280 +
137 Wed, Sep  7     STL  NYG  L   2-8       57-80    7    34.0  2:31 J Antonelli                 7,608 -
138 Thu, Sep  8     STL  NYG  L   2-6       57-81    7    35.0  2:37 W McCall                    6,299 --
139 Fri, Sep  9     STL  PHI  W  11-2       58-81    7    34.5  2:21 W Schmidt                   5,932 +
140 Sat, Sep 10     STL  PHI  W   4-3       59-81    7    34.0  1:07 T Poholsky                  4,471 ++
141 Sun, Sep 11     STL  PIT  W   6-5       60-81    7    32.5  2:26 L Jackson                   7,877 +++
142 Mon, Sep 12     STL  PIT  L   3-9       60-82    7    33.0  2:04 L Donoso                    3,289 -
143 Tue, Sep 13     STL  BRO  W   8-2       61-82    7    32.0  2:23 W Schmidt                  10,697 +
144 Wed, Sep 14     STL  BRO  W   3-0       62-82    7    31.0  2:47 T Poholsky                 12,411 ++
145 Thu, Sep 15     STL  BRO  W   3-2       63-82    7    30.0  3:11 L Jackson                   5,684 +++
146 Fri, Sep 16     STL @MLN  L   4-9       63-83    7    31.0  2:27 L Burdette                 21,133 -
147 Sat, Sep 17     STL @MLN  W   4-1       64-83    7    30.0  2:12 W Schmidt                  17,862 +
148 Sun, Sep 18     STL @MLN  L   1-2       64-84    7    31.0  2:21 W Spahn                    34,695 -
149 Mon, Sep 19     STL  CHC  W   6-5       65-84    7    30.5  2:54 M Wright                    4,953 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 20     STL  CHC  W   2-0       66-84    7    31.0  2:15 B Flowers                   5,037 ++
151 Wed, Sep 21     STL  CHC  L   5-7       66-85    7    31.5  2:58 J Davis                     3,267 -
152 Fri, Sep 23     STL  MLN  L   2-4       66-86    7    32.0  2:10 W Spahn                     6,910 --
153 Sat, Sep 24     STL  MLN  W   4-3       67-86    7    30.5  2:27 L Jackson                   7,474 +
154 Sun, Sep 25     STL  MLN  W   8-5       68-86    7    30.5  2:06 L Jackson                   9,940 ++

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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