1946 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1946 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 1946 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1946 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1946 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1946 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1946 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

13 Red Barrett 5-11 183 Right Right 1915-02-14
21, 27 Johnny Beazley 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1918-05-25
16, 27, 36 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
20 Blix Donnelly 5-10 178 Right Right 1914-01-21
33 Johnny Grodzicki 6-01½ 200 Right Right 1917-02-26
29 Howie Krist 6-01 175 Right Left 1916-02-28
21 Max Lanier 5-10 187 Left Right 1915-08-18
34 Fred Martin 6-01 185 Right Right 1915-06-27
20 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
37 Freddy Schmidt 6-01 185 Right Right 1916-02-09
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
17 Joe Garagiola 6-00 190 Right Left 1926-02-12
39 Clyde Kluttz 6-00 198 Right Right 1917-12-12
16 Ken O'Dea 6-00 180 Right Left 1913-03-16
18 Del Rice 6-02 190 Right Right 1922-10-27
23 Del Wilber 6-03 200 Right Right 1919-02-24
35 Jeff Cross 5-11 160 Right Right 1918-08-28
7 Nippy Jones 6-01 185 Right Right 1925-06-29
7 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
6 Stan Musial 6-00 175 Left Left 1920-11-21
2 Red Schoendienst 6-00 170 Right Both 1923-02-02
15 Dick Sisler 6-02 205 Right Left 1920-11-02
14 Buster Adams 6-00 180 Right Right 1915-06-24
19 Erv Dusak 6-02 185 Right Right 1920-07-29
24 Bill Endicott 5-11½ 175 Left Left 1918-09-04
8 Terry Moore 5-11 195 Right Right 1912-05-27
9 Enos Slaughter 5-09 192 Right Left 1916-04-27
5, 17 Harry Walker 6-02 190 Right Left 1916-10-22
42 Danny Litwhiler 5-10½ 198 Right Right 1916-08-31
38 Walter Sessi 6-03 225 Left Left 1918-07-23
3 Emil Verban 5-11 165 Right Right 1915-08-27
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The 1946 St. Louis Cardinals played 156 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 58 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 104/101) where 1,061,807 fans witnessed their 1946 Cardinals finish the season with a .628 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 1946 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1946 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1946 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1946 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1946 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


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1946 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Joe Garagiola (70)
1B Stan Musial (114)
2B Red Schoendienst (128)
3B Whitey Kurowski (138)
SS Marty Marion (145)
LF Erv Dusak (72)
CF Harry Walker (79)
RF Enos Slaughter (156)
  
SP Johnny Beazley
SP Al Brazle
SP Harry Brecheen
SP Murry Dickson
  
RP Red Barrett
RP Ted Wilks
CL Howie Pollet


1946 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Max Lanier $20,000.00
Stan Musial $18,500.00


1946 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Whitey Kurowski
#2 Red Schoendienst
#3 Emil Verban
#4 Marty Marion
#5 Harry Walker
#6 Stan Musial
#7 Nippy Jones
#7 Lou Klein
#8 Terry Moore
#9 Enos Slaughter
#10 Ken Burkhart
#11 Howie Pollet
#13 Red Barrett
#14 Buster Adams
#15 Dick Sisler
#16 Al Brazle
#16 Ken O'Dea
#17 Joe Garagiola
#17 Harry Walker
#18 Del Rice
#19 Erv Dusak
#20 Blix Donnelly
#20 Red Munger
#21 Johnny Beazley
#21 Max Lanier
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Del Wilber
#24 Bill Endicott
#27 Johnny Beazley
#27 Al Brazle
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Howie Krist
#31 Harry Brecheen
#33 Johnny Grodzicki
#34 Fred Martin
#35 Jeff Cross
#36 Al Brazle
#37 Freddy Schmidt
#38 Walter Sessi
#39 Clyde Kluttz
#42 Danny Litwhiler

Did you know that a 1946 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)?