The 1919 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 38th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 28th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 54–83 during the season and finished seventh in the National League.
1919 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Cardinal Field | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 54–83 (.394) | |
League place | 7th | |
Owners | Sam Breadon | |
Managers | Branch Rickey | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editNational League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 44 | 0.686 | — | 51–19 | 45–25 |
New York Giants | 87 | 53 | 0.621 | 9 | 46–23 | 41–30 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 65 | 0.536 | 21 | 40–31 | 35–34 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 68 | 0.511 | 24½ | 39–31 | 32–37 |
Brooklyn Robins | 69 | 71 | 0.493 | 27 | 36–34 | 33–37 |
Boston Braves | 57 | 82 | 0.410 | 38½ | 29–38 | 28–44 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 54 | 83 | 0.394 | 40½ | 34–35 | 20–48 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 90 | 0.343 | 47½ | 26–44 | 21–46 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 7–13 | 7–13 | 4–16 | 6–14 | 15–5 | 8–11 | 10–10–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–7 | — | 9–11 | 7–13 | 8–12 | 12–8–1 | 9–11 | 11–9 | |||||
Chicago | 13–7 | 11–9 | — | 8–12 | 6–14 | 13–7 | 11–9 | 13–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 16–4 | 13–7 | 12–8 | — | 12–8 | 15–5 | 14–6 | 14–6 | |||||
New York | 14–6 | 12–8 | 14–6 | 8–12 | — | 14–6 | 11–9 | 14–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5–15 | 8–12–1 | 7–13 | 5–15 | 6–14 | — | 6–14 | 10–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–8 | 11–9 | 9–11 | 6–14 | 9–11 | 14–6 | — | 11–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 10–10–1 | 9–11 | 7–13 | 6–14 | 6–14 | 7–10 | 9–11 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- May 1919: Walton Cruise was purchased from the Cardinals by the Boston Braves.[1]
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Verne Clemons | 88 | 239 | 63 | .264 | 2 | 22 |
1B | Dots Miller | 101 | 346 | 80 | .231 | 1 | 24 |
2B | Milt Stock | 135 | 492 | 151 | .307 | 0 | 52 |
SS | Doc Lavan | 100 | 356 | 86 | .242 | 1 | 25 |
3B | Rogers Hornsby | 138 | 512 | 163 | .318 | 8 | 71 |
OF | Cliff Heathcote | 114 | 401 | 112 | .279 | 1 | 29 |
OF | Austin McHenry | 110 | 371 | 106 | .286 | 1 | 47 |
OF | Jack Smith | 119 | 408 | 91 | .223 | 0 | 15 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Burt Shotton | 85 | 270 | 77 | .285 | 1 | 20 |
Joe Schultz | 88 | 229 | 58 | .253 | 2 | 21 |
Frank Snyder | 50 | 154 | 28 | .182 | 0 | 14 |
Gene Paulette | 43 | 144 | 31 | .215 | 0 | 11 |
Pickles Dillhoefer | 45 | 108 | 23 | .213 | 0 | 12 |
Fritz Mollwitz | 25 | 83 | 19 | .229 | 0 | 5 |
Doug Baird | 16 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 4 |
Roy Leslie | 12 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 4 |
Walton Cruise | 9 | 21 | 2 | .095 | 0 | 0 |
Hal Janvrin | 7 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Fisher | 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Sam Fishburn | 9 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Wally Kimmick | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Pasquella | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Doak | 31 | 202.2 | 13 | 14 | 3.11 | 69 |
Ferdie Schupp | 10 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 37 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Marv Goodwin | 33 | 179.0 | 11 | 9 | 2.51 | 48 |
Oscar Tuero | 45 | 154.2 | 5 | 7 | 3.20 | 45 |
Bill Sherdel | 36 | 137.1 | 5 | 9 | 3.47 | 52 |
Jakie May | 28 | 125.2 | 3 | 12 | 3.22 | 58 |
Lee Meadows | 22 | 92.0 | 4 | 10 | 3.03 | 28 |
Elmer Jacobs | 17 | 85.1 | 3 | 6 | 2.53 | 31 |
Frank Woodward | 17 | 72.0 | 3 | 5 | 2.63 | 18 |
Red Ames | 23 | 70.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.89 | 19 |
Oscar Horstmann | 6 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 |
Bill Bolden | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Roy Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.50 | 0 |
Will Koenigsmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Art Reinhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 |
Farm system
editLevel | Team | League | Manager |
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Class B | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Al Bridwell |
References
edit- ^ Walton Cruise at Baseball-Reference
External links
edit- 1919 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1919 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com