1950 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1950 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 1950 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1950 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1950 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1950 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1950 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

24 Cloyd Boyer 6-01 188 Right Right 1927-09-01
27 Al Brazle 6-02 185 Left Left 1913-10-19
31 Harry Brecheen 5-10 160 Left Left 1914-10-14
38 Cot Deal 5-10½ 185 Right Both 1923-01-23
7 Erv Dusak 6-02 185 Right Right 1920-07-29
34 Jim Hearn 6-03 205 Right Right 1921-04-11
35 Ken Johnson 6-01 185 Left Left 1923-01-14
23 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
39 Fred Martin 6-01 185 Right Right 1915-06-27
20 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
41 Al Papai 6-03 185 Right Right 1917-05-07
10 Tom Poholsky 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-08-26
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
14 Jerry Staley 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
15 Johnny Bucha 5-11 190 Right Right 1925-01-22
17 Joe Garagiola 6-00 190 Right Left 1926-02-12
18 Del Rice 6-02 190 Right Right 1922-10-27
5 Steve Bilko 6-01 230 Right Right 1928-11-13
40 Don Bollweg 6-01 190 Left Left 1921-02-12
12 Tommy Glaviano 5-09 175 Right Right 1923-10-26
22 Solly Hemus 5-09 175 Right Left 1923-04-17
3 Nippy Jones 6-01 185 Right Right 1925-06-29
21 Eddie Kazak 6-00 175 Right Right 1920-07-18
29, 37 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1916-12-01
22 Ed Mickelson 6-03 205 Right Right 1926-09-09
33 Eddie Miller 5-09 180 Right Right 1916-11-26
19 Rocky Nelson 5-11 178 Left Left 1924-11-18
2 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
35 Johnny Blatnik 6-00 195 Right Right 1921-03-10
32 Chuck Diering 5-10 165 Right Right 1923-02-05
36 Bill Howerton 5-11 185 Right Left 1921-12-12
5 Johnny Lindell 6-04½ 217 Right Right 1916-08-30
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
1 Hal Rice 6-01 195 Right Left 1924-02-11
9 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
1 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
29 Danny Gardella 5-07½ 160 Left Left 1920-02-26
40 Ed Mierkowicz 6-04 205 Right Right 1924-03-06


The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals played 153 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 75 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 105/104) where 1,093,411 fans witnessed their 1950 Cardinals finish the season with a .510 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 1950 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1950 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1950 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1950 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1950 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1950 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Del Rice (130)
1B Rocky Nelson (70)
2B Red Schoendienst (143)
3B Tommy Glaviano (106)
SS Marty Marion (101)
LF Stan Musial (57)
CF Chuck Diering (81)
RF Enos Slaughter (128)
  
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Max Lanier
SP Red Munger
SP Howie Pollet
SP Jerry Staley
  
RP Fred Martin
CL Al Brazle


1950 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Stan Musial $50,000.00
Enos Slaughter $25,200.00
Red Schoendienst $20,000.00


1950 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Hal Rice
#1 Harry Walker
#2 Red Schoendienst
#3 Nippy Jones
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Steve Bilko
#5 Johnny Lindell
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Erv Dusak
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Tom Poholsky
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Tommy Glaviano
#14 Jerry Staley
#15 Johnny Bucha
#17 Joe Garagiola
#18 Del Rice
#19 Rocky Nelson
#20 Red Munger
#21 Eddie Kazak
#22 Solly Hemus
#22 Ed Mickelson
#23 Max Lanier
#24 Cloyd Boyer
#27 Al Brazle
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Danny Gardella
#29 Peanuts Lowrey
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Chuck Diering
#33 Eddie Miller
#34 Jim Hearn
#35 Johnny Blatnik
#35 Ken Johnson
#36 Bill Howerton
#37 Peanuts Lowrey
#38 Cot Deal
#39 Fred Martin
#40 Don Bollweg
#40 Ed Mierkowicz
#41 Al Papai

Did you know that a 1950 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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