1944 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1944 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
31 Harry Brecheen 5-10 160 Left Left 1914-10-14
27 Bud Byerly 6-02½ 185 Right Right 1920-10-26
13 Mort Cooper 6-02 210 Right Right 1913-03-02
20 Blix Donnelly 5-10 178 Right Right 1914-01-21
19 Harry Gumbert 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-11-05
29 Al Jurisich 6-02 193 Right Right 1921-08-25
21 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
18 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
32 Mike Naymick 6-08 225 Right Right 1917-08-26
11 Freddy Schmidt 6-01 185 Right Right 1916-02-09
14 Bill Trotter 6-02 195 Right Right 1908-08-10
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
15 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
2 Bob Keely 6-00 175 Right Right 1909-08-22
16 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
18 John Antonelli 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1915-07-15
7 George Fallon 5-09 155 Right Right 1914-07-08
1 Whitey Kurowski 5-11 193 Right Right 1918-04-19
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1916-12-01
5 Ray Sanders 6-02 185 Right Left 1916-12-04
3 Emil Verban 5-11 165 Right Right 1915-08-27
17 Augie Bergamo 5-09 165 Left Left 1917-02-14
9 Debs Garms 5-08½ 165 Right Left 1907-06-26
12 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
8 Danny Litwhiler 5-10½ 198 Right Right 1916-08-31
1 Pepper Martin 5-08 170 Right Right 1904-02-29
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21


The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 105 games, lost 49 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 102/98) where 461,968 fans witnessed their 1944 Cardinals finish the season with a .682 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1944 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1944 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (97)
1B Ray Sanders (152)
2B Emil Verban (146)
3B Whitey Kurowski (146)
SS Marty Marion (144)
LF Danny Litwhiler (136)
CF Johnny Hopp (130)
RF Stan Musial (124)
  
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Mort Cooper
SP Max Lanier
SP Ted Wilks
  
RP Blix Donnelly
CL Freddy Schmidt


1944 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Mort Cooper $12,000.00
Stan Musial $10,000.00


1944 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Whitey Kurowski
#1 Pepper Martin
#2 Bob Keely
#3 Emil Verban
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Ray Sanders
#6 Stan Musial
#7 George Fallon
#8 Danny Litwhiler
#9 Debs Garms
#11 Freddy Schmidt
#12 Johnny Hopp
#13 Mort Cooper
#14 Bill Trotter
#15 Walker Cooper
#16 Ken O'Dea
#17 Augie Bergamo
#18 John Antonelli
#18 Red Munger
#19 Harry Gumbert
#20 Blix Donnelly
#21 Max Lanier
#27 Bud Byerly
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Al Jurisich
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Mike Naymick

Did you know that a 1944 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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