1946 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1946 St. Louis Cardinals 1946 National League Champions 1946 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1946 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Eddie Dyer
Local television
Local radio	WIL (Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1946 season was the team's 65th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 55th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 96-58 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they won in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox. They won on Enos Slaughter's mad dash that gave them a 4-3 lead in the 8th inning of game 7.

First baseman Stan Musial won the MVP Award this year, batting .365, with 16 home runs and 103 RBIs.

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 World Series
4 External links

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	98	58	--	.628
Brooklyn Dodgers	96	60	2	.615
Chicago Cubs	82	71	14.5	.536
Boston Braves	81	72	15.5	.529
Philadelphia Phillies	69	85	28	.448
Cincinnati Reds	67	87	30	.435
Pittsburgh Pirates	63	91	34	.409
New York Giants	61	93	36	.396

[edit] Roster

1946 St. Louis Cardinals roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Game log

Template:1946 St. Louis Cardinals season game log

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1946 World Series

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Boston Red Sox (3)

Game	Score	Date	Attendance
1	Boston 3, St. Louis 2 (10 innings)	October 6	36,218
2	St. Louis 3, Boston 0	October 7	35,815
3	Boston 4, St. Louis 0	October 9	34,500
4	St. Louis 12, Boston 3	October 10	35,645
5	Boston 6, St. Louis 3	October 11	35,982
6	St. Louis 4, Boston 1	October 13	35,768
7	St. Louis 4, Boston 3	October 15	36,143

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1946 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1946 All-Star Game • 1946 World Series

Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1945	National League Championship Season 1946	Succeeded by Brooklyn Dodgers 1947
Preceded by Detroit Tigers 1945	World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals 1946	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1947

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St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

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Ballparks

Robison Field • Sportsman's Park • Busch Memorial Stadium • Busch Stadium

Culture

Cardinal Nation • The Call • Fredbird • Gashouse Gang • Cardinals-Cubs rivalry • KTRS

Important Figures

Jim Bottomley • Ken Boyer • Lou Brock • Jack Buck • August "Gussie" Busch • Harry Caray • Steve Carlton • Mort Cooper • Dizzy Dean • Bing Devine • Curt Flood • Frankie Frisch • Bob Gibson • Jesse Haines • Whitey Herzog • Rogers Hornsby • Tony La Russa • Mark McGwire • Joe Medwick • Stan Musial • Albert Pujols • Branch Rickey • Red Schoendienst • Mike Shannon • Ted Simmons • Enos Slaughter • Ozzie Smith • Billy Southworth • Bruce Sutter

Retired Numbers

1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85

Key Personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds • AA: Springfield Cardinals • A: Palm Beach Cardinals • Quad Cities River Bandits • Batavia Muckdogs • Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals • Gulf Coast Cardinals • Dominican

World Series
Championships (10)

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