1951 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1951 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 1951 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1951 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1951 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1951 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  
 
25 Dick Bokelmann 6-00½ 180 Right Right 1926-10-26
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
28 Cliff Chambers 6-03 208 Left Left 1922-01-10
32 Jackie Collum 5-07 163 Left Left 1927-06-21
25, 26 Jack Crimian 5-10 180 Right Right 1926-02-17
25 Erv Dusak 6-02 185 Right Right 1920-07-29
22 Bob Habenicht 6-02 185 Right Right 1926-02-13
30 Kurt Krieger 6-03 212 Right Right 1926-09-16
23 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
34 Dan Lewandowski 6-00 180 Right Right 1928-01-06
20 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
29 Tom Poholsky 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-08-26
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
21 Joe Presko 6-00 170 Right Right 1928-10-07
14 Jerry Staley 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
17 Joe Garagiola 6-00 190 Right Left 1926-02-12
18 Del Rice 6-02 190 Right Right 1922-10-27
16 Bill Sarni 5-11 187 Right Right 1927-09-19
30 Bob Scheffing 6-02 189 Right Right 1913-08-11
36 Vern Benson 5-11 180 Right Left 1924-09-19
5 Steve Bilko 6-01 230 Right Right 1928-11-13
40 Don Bollweg 6-01 190 Left Left 1921-02-12
15 Dick Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1926-05-06
7 Solly Hemus 5-09 175 Right Left 1923-04-17
1 Billy Johnson 5-10 180 Right Right 1918-08-30
3 Nippy Jones 6-01 185 Right Right 1925-06-29
1 Eddie Kazak 6-00 175 Right Right 1920-07-18
19 Rocky Nelson 5-11 178 Left Left 1924-11-18
38 Don Richmond 6-01 175 Right Left 1919-10-27
19 Stan Rojek 5-10 170 Right Right 1919-04-21
2 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
34 Larry Ciaffone 5-09½ 185 Right Right 1924-08-17
32 Chuck Diering 5-10 165 Right Right 1923-02-05
12 Tommy Glaviano 5-09 175 Right Right 1923-10-26
36 Bill Howerton 5-11 185 Right Left 1921-12-12
37 Peanuts Lowrey 5-08½ 170 Right Right 1917-08-27
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
39 Hal Rice 6-01 195 Right Left 1924-02-11
9 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
36 Jay Van Noy 6-01 200 Right Left 1928-11-04
38 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
17 Wally Westlake 6-00 186 Right Right 1920-11-08


The 1951 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 73 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 101/100) where 1,013,429 fans witnessed their 1951 Cardinals finish the season with a .526 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 1951 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1951 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1951 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1951 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1951 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1951 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Del Rice (120)
1B Nippy Jones (71)
2B Red Schoendienst (124)
3B Billy Johnson (124)
SS Solly Hemus (105)
LF Stan Musial (83)
CF Peanuts Lowrey (74)
RF Enos Slaughter (106)
  
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Cliff Chambers
SP Max Lanier
SP Tom Poholsky
SP Jerry Staley
  
RP Dick Bokelmann
CL Al Brazle


1951 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Stan Musial $80,000.00
Red Schoendienst $23,500.00
Joe Garagiola $14,000.00


1951 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Billy Johnson
#1 Eddie Kazak
#2 Red Schoendienst
#3 Nippy Jones
#5 Steve Bilko
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Solly Hemus
#9 Enos Slaughter
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Tommy Glaviano
#14 Jerry Staley
#15 Dick Cole
#16 Bill Sarni
#17 Joe Garagiola
#17 Wally Westlake
#18 Del Rice
#19 Rocky Nelson
#19 Stan Rojek
#20 Red Munger
#21 Joe Presko
#22 Bob Habenicht
#23 Max Lanier
#24 Cloyd Boyer
#25 Dick Bokelmann
#25 Jack Crimian
#25 Erv Dusak
#26 Jack Crimian
#27 Al Brazle
#28 Cliff Chambers
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Tom Poholsky
#30 Kurt Krieger
#30 Bob Scheffing
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Jackie Collum
#32 Chuck Diering
#34 Larry Ciaffone
#34 Dan Lewandowski
#36 Vern Benson
#36 Bill Howerton
#36 Jay Van Noy
#37 Peanuts Lowrey
#38 Don Richmond
#38 Harry Walker
#39 Hal Rice
#40 Don Bollweg

Did you know that a 1951 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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