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1944 St. Louis Cardinals season

1944 St. Louis Cardinals
1944 World Series Championship
1944 National League Championship
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 105–49 (.682)
League place 1st
Other information
Owner(s) Sam Breadon
Manager(s) Billy Southworth
Local radio WEW/WTMV
(Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)
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The 1944 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 63rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 53rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105–49 during the season and finished 1st in the National League. In the World Series, they met their town rivals, the St. Louis Browns. They won the series in 6 games.

Shortstop Marty Marion won the MVP Award this year, batting .267, with 6 home runs and 63 RBIs. This was the third consecutive year a Cardinal won the MVP Award, with Mort Cooper winning in 1942 and Stan Musial winning in 1943. Marion was the first shortstop in the history of the National League to win the award.

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


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