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1961 St. Louis Cardinals Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1960 / 1962)
80-74, Finished 5th in National League
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Scored 703 runs, Allowed 668 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-73
Manager: Solly Hemus (33-41) and Johnny Keane (47-33)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 855,305 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 110, Pitching - 110;   one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 113
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1960 / 1962 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Tue,4/11 at MLN W (2-1)# Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Broglio  
2. Thu,4/13 at MLN L (4-5) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Miller  
3. Fri,4/14 vs CIN L (3-7) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Simmons  
4. Sat,4/15 vs CIN W (4-0) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Moryn Landrum Cunningham Broglio  
5. Sun,4/16 vs CIN W (5-3)# Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Sadecki  
6. Mon,4/17 at LAD W (9-5)# Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Taussig Cunningham Gibson  
7. Tue,4/18 at LAD L (4-5) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Taussig Cunningham Cicotte  
8. Wed,4/19 at LAD L (2-7) Smith Cunningham Schoendienst Boyer Grammas Musial Landrum Moryn Broglio  
9. Thu,4/20 at LAD W (11-2) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
10. Sun,4/23 at SFG L (1-2) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Broglio  
11. Sun,4/23 at SFG W (7-4) Smith White Schoendienst Boyer Spencer Moryn Flood Cunningham Gibson  
12. Tue,4/25 vs MLN L (3-4) Smith White Schoendienst Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
13. Wed,4/26 vs MLN L (1-8) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Jackson  
14. Fri,4/28 vs PHI W (10-9) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Nieman Landrum Cunningham Broglio  
15. Sat,4/29 vs PHI L (2-3) Smith Cunningham Javier Boyer Spencer Nieman Landrum Moryn Sadecki  
16. Sun,4/30 vs PHI L (7-11) Smith Cunningham Javier Boyer Spencer Nieman Landrum Moryn Simmons  
17. Tue,5/2 vs PIT L (0-6)# Smith White Javier Grammas Spencer Nieman Taussig Cunningham Broglio  
18. Wed,5/3 vs PIT W (3-1)# Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer James Taussig Cunningham Gibson  
19. Sat,5/6 vs CHC W (6-1)# Smith Cunningham Javier Boyer Spencer Taussig Landrum James Sadecki  
20. Sun,5/7 vs CHC W (4-2) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Broglio  
21. Wed,5/10 at CIN L (2-3) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Simmons  
22. Fri,5/12 at PHI W (5-1) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Broglio  
23. Sat,5/13 at PHI L (1-3) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Sadecki  
24. Sun,5/14 at PHI L (4-6) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer James Landrum Cunningham Jackson  
25. Tue,5/16 at PIT L (1-2) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Landrum Cunningham Simmons  
26. Wed,5/17 at PIT L (3-4)# Smith Cunningham Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood James Broglio  
27. Fri,5/19 at CHC L (0-1) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
28. Sat,5/20 at CHC L (0-1)# Schaffer Cunningham Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood James Jackson  
29. Sun,5/21 at CHC W (6-3) Schaffer White Schoendienst Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
30. Sun,5/21 at CHC W (3-0) Smith White Schoendienst Boyer Spencer James Flood Cunningham Gibson  
31. Mon,5/22 vs SFG L (1-3) Smith White Grammas Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Broglio  
32. Tue,5/23 vs SFG W (12-4) Smith White Grammas Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
33. Wed,5/24 vs LAD W (7-2) Smith White Grammas Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Jackson  
34. Thu,5/25 vs LAD L (0-1)# Smith White Grammas Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Gibson  
35. Fri,5/26 vs PIT W (12-2) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
36. Sat,5/27 vs PIT W (7-5) Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer Musial Flood Cunningham Broglio  
37. Sun,5/28 vs PIT W (8-4)# Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer James Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
38. Mon,5/29 at LAD L (1-2)# Smith White Javier Boyer Spencer James Flood Taussig Jackson  
39. Tue,5/30 at LAD L (3-5) Smith White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood Cunningham Gibson  
40. Wed,5/31 at SFG L (2-3)# Smith White Javier Boyer Lillis Cunningham Flood Warwick Simmons  
41. Thu,6/1 at SFG W (7-6)# Smith White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick Cunningham Broglio  
42. Fri,6/2 at MLN W (3-1) Smith White Schoendienst Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick Cunningham Sadecki  
43. Sat,6/3 at MLN L (3-9) Smith White Schoendienst Boyer Grammas Moryn Warwick Cunningham Jackson  
44. Sun,6/4 at MLN L (1-7)# Smith White Schoendienst Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick James Gibson  
45. Mon,6/5 vs CHC W (10-8)# Smith White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick James Simmons  
46. Tue,6/6 vs CHC W (6-2) Smith White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick James Broglio  
47. Tue,6/6 vs CHC T (3-3)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Warwick Flood James Sadecki  
48. Wed,6/7 vs CHC W (8-6) Smith White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick James Jackson  
49. Fri,6/9 vs CIN W (8-4)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick James Gibson  
50. Sat,6/10 vs CIN L (2-4) Schaffer White Schoendienst Boyer Lillis James Warwick Cunningham Simmons  
51. Sun,6/11 vs CIN L (2-6) Schaffer White Schoendienst Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick Cunningham Sadecki  
52. Sun,6/11 vs CIN L (3-9) McCarver White Schoendienst Boyer Lillis James Warwick Cunningham Broglio  
53. Tue,6/13 at PHI L (2-3)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick James Jackson  
54. Thu,6/15 at PHI W (6-3) McCarver White Grammas Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick James Sadecki  
55. Fri,6/16 at PIT W (5-2)# McCarver White Grammas Boyer Lillis James Warwick Taussig Gibson  
56. Sat,6/17 at PIT L (3-9)# McCarver White Grammas Boyer Lillis Musial Warwick Taussig Broglio  
57. Sun,6/18 at PIT L (3-5) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Musial Warwick Cunningham Simmons  
58. Sun,6/18 at PIT W (7-3)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Gotay James Warwick Taussig Jackson  
59. Tue,6/20 at CIN L (3-4) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Musial Warwick James Sadecki  
60. Tue,6/20 at CIN W (6-3) Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Gotay James Warwick Cunningham Gibson  
61. Wed,6/21 at CIN L (2-9) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Musial Warwick Cunningham Broglio  
62. Thu,6/22 at CIN L (5-7) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Musial Flood James Jackson  
63. Fri,6/23 vs SFG W (10-5)# McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Musial Flood James Simmons  
64. Sat,6/24 vs SFG L (1-6)# McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Taussig Warwick James Gibson  
65. Sun,6/25 vs SFG L (4-6)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Gotay Taussig Warwick James Miller  
66. Sun,6/25 vs SFG W (3-1) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Gotay Musial Warwick James Sadecki  
67. Mon,6/26 vs MLN L (6-9) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick James Jackson  
68. Tue,6/27 vs MLN L (0-3) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick James Simmons  
69. Wed,6/28 vs MLN L (3-8)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Grammas Musial Warwick James Gibson  
70. Fri,6/30 at CHC W (11-4)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Warwick James Sadecki  
71. Sat,7/1 at CHC L (1-13)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Warwick James Miller  
72. Sun,7/2 at CHC L (9-10) Sawatski White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Warwick Cunningham Cicotte  
73. Tue,7/4 vs PHI W (10-7)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Warwick James Simmons  
74. Tue,7/4 vs PHI L (6-10)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Buchek Taussig Warwick James Sadecki  
75. Wed,7/5 at LAD W (9-1)# Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Buchek James Warwick Taussig Gibson  
76. Thu,7/6 at LAD L (1-10) Schaffer White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Warwick Cunningham Miller  
77. Fri,7/7 at SFG W (3-2) McCarver White Schoendienst Boyer Buchek Musial Taussig Cunningham Cicotte  
78. Sat,7/8 at SFG W (9-7)# Schaffer White Grammas Boyer Buchek James Flood Taussig Jackson  
79. Sun,7/9 at SFG W (6-3)# Schaffer White Grammas Boyer Buchek James Flood Taussig Simmons  
80. Sun,7/9 at SFG L (1-6) McCarver White Schoendienst Boyer Buchek Musial Taussig James Sadecki  
81. Thu,7/13 vs MLN L (3-6) McCarver White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Taussig James Gibson  
82. Fri,7/14 vs MLN W (2-1) Sawatski White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Taussig James Jackson  
83. Sat,7/15 vs MLN W (12-4) Sawatski White Lillis Boyer Buchek Musial Taussig Cunningham Sadecki  
84. Sun,7/16 vs MLN L (1-9)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Buchek James Flood Taussig Cicotte  
85. Mon,7/17 vs CHC W (10-6) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Simmons  
86. Mon,7/17 vs CHC W (8-5)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Buchek Taussig Flood James Broglio  
87. Tue,7/18 vs CHC W (8-3) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Jackson  
88. Tue,7/18 vs CHC W (7-5) McCarver White Javier Boyer Lillis James Taussig Cunningham Gibson  
89. Wed,7/19 vs SFG W (3-2)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Taussig Flood James Sadecki  
90. Thu,7/20 vs SFG L (6-10) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Cicotte  
91. Fri,7/21 vs LAD W (10-1) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Simmons  
92. Sat,7/22 vs LAD L (4-5) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Jackson  
93. Sun,7/23 vs LAD L (1-2)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Taussig Flood James Gibson  
94. Tue,7/25 at CHC W (6-5)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig James Sadecki  
95. Wed,7/26 at CHC L (6-7) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Simmons  
96. Thu,7/27 at CHC L (2-3) Sawatski White Javier Grammas Lillis Musial Flood Cunningham Cicotte  
97. Fri,7/28 at MLN W (6-2)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Taussig Olivares Jackson  
98. Sat,7/29 at MLN L (1-2) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Taussig Cunningham Broglio  
99. Sun,7/30 at MLN W (5-3) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial James Cunningham Sadecki  
100. Sun,7/30 at MLN L (2-3)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Flood Olivares Gibson  
101. Wed,8/2 vs PIT W (4-2) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial James Cunningham Jackson  
102. Thu,8/3 vs PIT L (0-19)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Taussig Olivares Cicotte  
103. Fri,8/4 vs PHI W (9-8)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Flood Cunningham Broglio  
104. Sat,8/5 vs PHI W (7-0) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis James Flood Cunningham Simmons  
105. Sun,8/6 vs PHI W (3-1) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Olivares Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
106. Sun,8/6 vs PHI W (3-2) Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Cunningham Gibson  
107. Mon,8/7 vs CIN W (5-1) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood Cunningham Jackson  
108. Tue,8/8 vs CIN W (6-5) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood James Broglio  
109. Wed,8/9 at PIT W (4-0)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Flood Olivares Simmons  
110. Thu,8/10 at PIT W (3-2) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood James Sadecki  
111. Sat,8/12 at LAD L (1-5)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Flood Taussig Jackson  
112. Sun,8/13 at LAD L (0-8) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood Cunningham Gibson  
113. Mon,8/14 at LAD W (5-0) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Broglio  
114. Tue,8/15 at SFG L (2-3) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
115. Wed,8/16 at SFG L (3-4) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
116. Thu,8/17 at SFG W (2-0)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Jackson  
117. Fri,8/18 at CIN L (3-6) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Gibson  
118. Sat,8/19 at CIN L (1-3) Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood James Simmons  
119. Sun,8/20 at CIN W (7-4)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Lillis James Flood Taussig Sadecki  
120. Tue,8/22 vs LAD W (5-4)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Jackson  
121. Wed,8/23 vs LAD W (8-7) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
122. Thu,8/24 vs LAD W (10-1) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Broglio  
123. Fri,8/25 vs SFG W (7-3)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Sadecki  
124. Sat,8/26 vs SFG W (8-5)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Gibson  
125. Sun,8/27 vs SFG W (6-0) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Jackson  
126. Tue,8/29 at PHI W (5-4) Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Simmons  
127. Tue,8/29 at PHI L (3-4) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Cunningham Miller  
128. Wed,8/30 at PHI L (3-4) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Taussig Sadecki  
129. Thu,8/31 at PHI W (2-1) Sawatski White Schoendienst Boyer Grammas Musial Flood James Gibson  
130. Fri,9/1 vs PIT W (8-4)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Jackson  
131. Sat,9/2 vs PIT L (4-5)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Broglio  
132. Sun,9/3 vs PIT L (1-8) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood James Simmons  
133. Mon,9/4 vs PIT W (9-4) Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood James Sadecki  
134. Tue,9/5 vs CIN L (2-5) Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood James Gibson  
135. Wed,9/6 vs CIN W (11-5) Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood James Jackson  
136. Fri,9/8 at CIN L (2-3)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Grammas James Flood Taussig Broglio  
137. Sat,9/9 at CIN L (3-4) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Lillis Musial Flood James Simmons  
138. Sun,9/10 at CIN L (2-5) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood James Sadecki  
139. Mon,9/11 vs MLN W (4-1) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood James Jackson  
140. Tue,9/12 vs MLN W (4-1)# Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Taussig Flood James Gibson  
141. Thu,9/14 vs CHC W (8-7) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood Cunningham Broglio  
142. Thu,9/14 vs CHC W (6-5)# Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Taussig Flood James Simmons  
143. Sat,9/16 at PIT W (6-3) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
144. Sun,9/17 at PIT W (3-0) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood Cunningham Jackson  
145. Mon,9/18 at PIT L (6-8) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood Clemens Gibson  
146. Tue,9/19 vs PHI W (3-0) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood James Simmons  
147. Wed,9/20 vs PHI L (1-6)# Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Warwick Flood James Broglio  
148. Fri,9/22 vs LAD L (3-6) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
149. Sat,9/23 vs LAD L (5-8)# Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Warwick Flood James Jackson  
150. Sun,9/24 vs LAD W (8-7)# Oliver White Javier Boyer Grammas Warwick Flood James Gibson  
151. Mon,9/25 at MLN L (1-2) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Warwick Washburn  
152. Tue,9/26 at MLN L (2-9) Sawatski White Javier Boyer Grammas Musial Flood Cunningham Sadecki  
153. Wed,9/27 at CHC L (2-5) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Clemens Flood James Jackson  
154. Sat,9/30 at PHI W (12-2) Oliver White Javier Boyer Buchek Musial Flood Clemens Washburn  
155. Sun,10/1 at PHI W (2-0)# Schaffer White Javier Boyer Buchek Oliver Flood James Gibson  
155 games 5 players 2 players 4 players 2 players 5 players 10 players 5 players 7 players 8 players 0 players
Most Common-games Schaffer-45
Smith-42
Sawatski-39
White-149
Cunningham-6
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Javier-109
Lillis-23
Schoendienst-14
Boyer-153
Grammas-2
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Lillis-43
Spencer-37
Grammas-35
Musial-99
James-32
Taussig-9
Flood-84
Warwick-33
Taussig-20
Cunningham-76
James-50
Taussig-18
Sadecki-31
Simmons-29
Jackson-28
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Most Common Lineups

8 Games
C. Sawatski
1B. White
2B. Javier
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. Musial
CF. Flood
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

8 Games
C. Smith
1B. White
2B. Javier
3B. Boyer
SS. Spencer
LF. Musial
CF. Landrum
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Schaffer
1B. White
2B. Javier
3B. Boyer
SS. Grammas
LF. James
CF. Flood
RF. Taussig
P. Pitcher

7 Games
C. Sawatski
1B. White
2B. Javier
3B. Boyer
SS. Lillis
LF. Musial
CF. Taussig
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Smith
1B. White
2B. Javier
3B. Boyer
SS. Spencer
LF. Musial
CF. Flood
RF. Cunningham
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Sawatski
1B. White
2B. Javier
3B. Boyer
SS. Lillis
LF. Musial
CF. Flood
RF. James
P. Pitcher

94 total lineups (139 when including pitchers)


1960 / 1962 Lineups and Defense