1943 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1943 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1943 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 1943 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1943 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1943 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1943 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1943 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

11 Al Brazle 6-02 185 Left Left 1913-10-19
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
22 Murry Dickson 5-10½ 157 Right Right 1916-08-21
19 Harry Gumbert 6-02 185 Right Right 1909-11-05
29 Howie Krist 6-01 175 Right Left 1916-02-28
23, 21 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
18 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
28 Ernie White 5-11½ 175 Left Right 1916-09-05
15 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
32 Sam Narron 5-10 180 Right Right 1913-08-25
16 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
3 Jimmy Brown 5-08½ 165 Right Both 1910-04-25
7 George Fallon 5-09 155 Right Right 1914-07-08
2 Lou Klein 5-11 170 Right Right 1918-10-22
1 Whitey Kurowski 5-11 193 Right Right 1918-04-19
4 Marty Marion 6-02 170 Right Right 1917-12-01
5 Ray Sanders 6-02 185 Right Left 1916-12-04
8 Buster Adams 6-00 180 Right Right 1915-06-24
17 Frank Demaree 5-11½ 185 Right Right 1910-06-10
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
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
20 Coaker Triplett 5-11 185 Right Right 1911-12-18
10 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
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The 1943 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: 104/99) where 517,135 fans witnessed their 1943 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 1943 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1943 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1943 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1943 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1943 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1943 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Walker Cooper (112)
1B Ray Sanders (141)
2B Lou Klein (126)
3B Whitey Kurowski (137)
SS Marty Marion (128)
LF Danny Litwhiler (70)
CF Harry Walker (143)
RF Stan Musial (117)
  
SP Mort Cooper
SP Harry Gumbert
SP Howie Krist
SP Max Lanier
  
RP Murry Dickson
RP Red Munger
CL Harry Brecheen


1943 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Mort Cooper $12,000.00


1943 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Whitey Kurowski
#2 Lou Klein
#3 Jimmy Brown
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Ray Sanders
#6 Stan Musial
#7 George Fallon
#8 Buster Adams
#8 Danny Litwhiler
#9 Debs Garms
#10 Harry Walker
#11 Al Brazle
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Johnny Hopp
#13 Mort Cooper
#15 Walker Cooper
#16 Ken O'Dea
#17 Frank Demaree
#18 Red Munger
#19 Harry Gumbert
#20 Coaker Triplett
#21 Max Lanier
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Max Lanier
#27 Bud Byerly
#28 Ernie White
#29 Howie Krist
#31 Harry Brecheen
#32 Sam Narron

Did you know that a 1943 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)?