The 1948

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season was the team's 67th season in

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and the 57th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 85–69 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League.

Regular season

Outfielder Stan Musial won the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, MVP Award this year, batting average (baseball), batting .376, with 39 home runs and 131 run batted in, RBIs. Musial became the first player to win three National League MVP Awards.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 7, 1948: Dick Sisler was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ralph LaPointe and $30,000.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

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References

External links

1948 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference1948 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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