The St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

 season was a season in American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. It was the team's 65th season in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

 and the 55th season in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

. The Cardinals went 96-58 during the season and finished first in the National League. In the World Series

1946 World Series

-Game 1:Sunday, October 6, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, MissouriThe Red Sox won Game 1 when Rudy York hit a home run into the left field bleachers.-Game 2:Monday, October 7, 1946 at Sportsman's Park in St...

, they won in 7 games over the Boston Red Sox

1946 Boston Red Sox season

During the 1946 Boston Red Sox season, the Red Sox won their sixth American League championship, with a record of 104 wins and 50 losses. In the World Series, the Sox lost in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals...

. They won on Enos Slaughter

Enos Slaughter

Enos Bradsher Slaughter , nicknamed "Country", was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During a 19-year baseball career, he played from 1938–1942 and 1946-1959 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the St...

's mad dash that gave them a 4-3 lead in the 8th inning of game 7.

Offseason

• Prior to 1946 season: Solly Hemus
  Solly Hemus
  Solomon Joseph Hemus is a retired infielder, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball.As a player with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, Hemus was primarily a shortstop, although he also saw significant time as a second baseman. He compiled a lifetime batting average...
  
   was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.

Regular season

First baseman Stan Musial

Stan Musial

Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial is a retired professional baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals . Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial was a record 24-time All-Star selection , and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball...

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

Notable transactions

• July, 1946: Jim Gleeson
  Jim Gleeson
  James Joseph Gleeson was an American outfielder, scout and coach in Major League Baseball. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he attended Rockhurst University...
  
   was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
   for Don Lang
  Don Lang (third baseman)
  Donald Charles Lang was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals...
  
   and Bill Howerton
  Bill Howerton
  William Ray Howerton was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until , for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants.-Sources:...
  
  .

Roster

1946 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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		74	211	50	.237	3	22
1B		156	624	228	.365	16	103
2B		142	606	170	.281	0	34
3B		142	519	156	.301	14	89
SS		146	498	116	.233	3	46
OF		112	346	82	.237	3	27
OF		100	275	66	.240	9	42
OF		156	609	183	.300	18	130

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
	49	69	15	.217	0	6

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

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
	23	67	3	2	4.03	22

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

1946 World Series

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

1946 Boston Red Sox season

During the 1946 Boston Red Sox season, the Red Sox won their sixth American League championship, with a record of 104 wins and 50 losses. In the World Series, the Sox lost in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals...

 (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

Farm system