1950 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1950 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 69th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 59th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 78–75 during the season and finished fifth in the National League.

Offseason

• December 5, 1949: Bill Sarni was drafted by the Cardinals from the Shreveport Sports in the 1949 minor league draft.
• December 14, 1949: Lou Klein and Ron Northey were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Harry Walker.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• September 7, 1950: Peanuts Lowrey was purchased by the Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.

Roster

Opening Day Lineup

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

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus (American Assn.), Winston-Salem, Lebanon</small>

References

External links

• 1950 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
• 1950 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com