The 1949 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 68th season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its 58th season in the National League (NL). The Cardinals went 96–58 during the season and finished second, one game back in the National League. The team set an NL record for fewest stolen bases in a season, 17, which still stands.
Offseason November 24, 1948: Ray Jablonski was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1948 minor league draft.Ray Jablonski page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1949 season (exact date unknown) Dick Rand was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Dick Rand page at Baseball Reference Neal Hertweck was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Neal Hertweck page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1949 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 92 284 67 .236 4 29 1B 110 380 114 .300 8 62 2B 151 640 190 .297 3 54 SS 134 515 140 .272 5 70 3B 92 326 99 .304 6 42 OF 157 612 207 .338 36 123 OF 131 369 97 .263 3 38 OF 151 568 191 .336 13 96
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 90 265 69 .260 7 50 87 258 69 .267 6 36 82 244 54 .221 4 32 81 241 63 .261 3 26 58 114 25 .219 2 12 40 46 9 .196 1 9 24 45 10 .222 0 1 20 33 11 .333 0 2 20 30 4 .133 0 4 6 17 5 .294 0 2 10 14 2 .143 0 0 9 13 4 .308 0 1 2 4 1 .250 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 39 230.2 20 9 2.77 108 32 214.2 13 11 3.35 88 35 188.1 15 8 3.87 82 15 92.0 5 4 3.82 37
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 39 206.1 14 8 3.18 75 45 171.1 10 10 2.73 55 21 70.0 6 0 2.44 30 17 42.0 1 3 5.14 18 4 3.1 0 0 10.80 0
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 59 10 3 9 3.73 71 21 1 1 0 5.08 21 14 0 1 0 6.42 18 3 0 0 0 15.43 3 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lynchburg, PocatelloJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1949 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1949 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com