1948 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1948 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 1948 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1948 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1948 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1948 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1948 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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37 Clarence Beers 6-00 175 Right Right 1918-12-09
27 Al Brazle 6-02 185 Left Left 1913-10-19
31 Harry Brecheen 5-10 160 Left Left 1914-10-14
10 Ken Burkhart 6-01 190 Right Right 1916-11-18
22 Murry Dickson 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1916-08-21
34 Jim Hearn 6-03 205 Right Right 1921-04-11
35 Ken Johnson 6-01 185 Left Left 1923-01-14
20 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
36 Al Papai 6-03 185 Right Right 1917-05-07
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
14 Gerry Staley 6-00 195 Right Right 1920-08-21
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
39 Ray Yochim 6-01 170 Right Right 1922-07-19
15 Bill Baker 6-00 200 Right Right 1911-02-22
24 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
23 Del Wilber 6-03 200 Right Right 1919-02-24
19 Nippy Jones 6-01 185 Right Right 1925-06-29
12 Eddie Kazak 6-00 175 Right Right 1920-07-18
1 Whitey Kurowski 5-11 193 Right Right 1918-04-19
29 Don Lang 6-00 175 Right Right 1915-03-15
16 Ralph LaPointe 5-11 185 Right Right 1922-01-08
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1916-12-01
2 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
10 Babe Young 6-02½ 185 Left Left 1915-07-01
3 Bobby Young 6-01 175 Right Left 1925-01-22
32 Chuck Diering 5-10 165 Right Right 1923-02-05
7 Erv Dusak 6-02 185 Right Right 1920-07-29
21, 12 Joe Medwick 5-10 187 Right Right 1911-11-24
8 Terry Moore 5-11 195 Right Right 1912-05-27
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
5 Ron Northey 5-10 195 Right Left 1920-04-26
21 Hal Rice 6-01 195 Right Left 1924-02-11
9 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
3 Jeff Cross 5-11 160 Right Right 1918-08-28
41 Larry Miggins 6-04 198 Right Right 1925-08-20
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The 1948 St. Louis Cardinals played 154 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 69 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 106/103) where 1,111,440 fans witnessed their 1948 Cardinals finish the season with a .552 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 1948 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1948 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1948 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1948 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1948 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters

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1948 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Del Rice (99)
1B Nippy Jones (128)
2B Red Schoendienst (96)
3B Don Lang (95)
SS Marty Marion (142)
LF Enos Slaughter (106)
CF Terry Moore (71)
RF Stan Musial (81)
  
SP Al Brazle
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Murry Dickson
SP Red Munger
SP Howie Pollet
  
RP Ken Burkhart
RP Gerry Staley
CL Ted Wilks

1948 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Stan Musial $36,000.00
Enos Slaughter $17,500.00
Harry Brecheen $16,500.00
Red Schoendienst $12,000.00
Jim Hearn $6,000.00

1948 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Whitey Kurowski
#2 Red Schoendienst
#3 Jeff Cross
#3 Bobby Young
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Ron Northey
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Erv Dusak
#8 Terry Moore
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Ken Burkhart
#10 Babe Young
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Eddie Kazak
#12 Joe Medwick
#14 Gerry Staley
#15 Bill Baker
#16 Ralph LaPointe
#17 Joe Garagiola
#18 Del Rice
#19 Nippy Jones
#20 Red Munger
#21 Joe Medwick
#21 Hal Rice
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Del Wilber
#24 Johnny Bucha
#27 Al Brazle
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Don Lang
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Chuck Diering
#34 Jim Hearn
#35 Ken Johnson
#36 Al Papai
#37 Clarence Beers
#39 Ray Yochim
#41 Larry Miggins

Did you know that a 1948 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)?