1950 St. Louis Cardinals
78 - 75
1949 / 1951 (Organization)
5th place in the NL (12.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		48 - 28 (.632)
30 - 47 (.390)		 +6.4 wins
-4.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 693 / 719 ( -26 )
Allowed/Expected: 670 / 720 ( +50 )
Pyth Record: 79 - 74 (-1)
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Sportsman's Park IV
Attendance: 1,093,411 Avg Att: 14,387 (1.07)
Att Rank: 5 / 8 Lg Avg: 13,464
       
Park Factor: 1.01    
HR Factor: 0.91 R/L HR: 0.85 / 1.00
Notes:


Transactions

Filters
Time Frame
To / From
Date          
WAR
Player
Pos
Transaction
10
7
1949
 Danny Gardella
LF
29.6
Signed as a Free Agent
SLN
2.2
-0.0
-0.0
12
5
1949
 Luis Arroyo
RP
22.8
Minor League Draft
Greensbo
SLN
0.0
3.7
1.6
12
5
1949
 Charlie Bishop
SP
25.9
Minor League Draft
SLN
NY1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
12
5
1949
 Jack Creel
SP
33.6
Minor League Draft
SLN
Portland
0.5
0.0
0.0
12
5
1949
 Bill Sarni
C
22.2
Minor League Draft
Shrevepo
SLN
0.0
2.5
2.0
12
14
1949
 Lou Klein
2B
31.1
Traded Away
SLN
CIN
6.7
0.3
0.0
12
14
1949
 Ron Northey
RF
29.6
Traded Away
SLN
CIN
13.5
1.4
0.2
12
14
1949
 Harry Walker
CF
33.1
Received in Trade
CIN
SLN
11.4
-0.4
-0.4
1
1
1950
 Gary Blaylock
SP
18.2
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SLN
0.0
0.4
0.2
1
1
1950
 Wayne McLeland
RP
25.3
Unknown transaction
SLN
Dallas
0.0
-0.5
0.0
1
1
1950
 Wally Moon
LF
19.7
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SLN
0.0
24.8
12.1
1
1
1950
 Eddie Phillips
DH
18.5
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SLN
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
1
1
1950
 Bob Stephenson
SS
21.4
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SLN
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
1
1
1950
 Floyd Wooldridge
SP
21.4
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
SLN
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
4
3
1950
 Eddie Miller
SS
33.3
Selected off of Waivers
PHI
SLN
23.0
0.7
0.7
4
25
1950
 Chuck Kress
1B
28.4
Purchased
CHA
SLN
0.1
-0.5
0.0
4
27
1950
 Ken Johnson
SP
27.3
Traded Away
SLN
PHI
0.2
0.3
0.5
4
27
1950
 Johnny Blatnik
LF
29.1
Received in Trade
PHI
SLN
0.6
-0.3
-0.3
5
1
1950
 Jack Cusick
SS
21.9
Selected off of Waivers
SLN
NYA
0.0
-1.3
0.0
5
15
1950
 Johnny Lindell
CF
33.7
Purchased
NYA
SLN
12.5
3.1
-0.1
6
2
1950
 Danny Gardella
LF
30.3
Released
SLN
2.2
0.0
7
5
1950
 Al Papai
SW
33.2
Selected off of Waivers
BOS
SLN
-0.4
0.1
-0.0
7
10
1950
 Jim Hearn
SP
29.2
Selected off of Waivers
SLN
NY1
3.8
12.2
11.6
7
30
1950
 Johnny Lindell
CF
33.9
Traded Away
SLN
BRO
12.5
3.2
0.0
7
30
1950
 Glen Moulder
RP
32.8
Received in Trade
BRO
SLN
-0.0
0.0
0.0
9
7
1950
 Peanuts Lowrey
LF
33.0
Purchased
CIN
SLN
11.1
1.1
2.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Trades

12 / 14 / 1949
Cincinnati Reds Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
RF
SLN
28.6
13.5
1.4
0.2
0.5
2B
SLN
30.1
6.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
Totals      
20.2
1.8
0.2
0.5
St. Louis Cardinals Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
CIN
32.1
11.4
-0.4
-0.4
-0.7
Totals      
11.4
-0.4
-0.4
-0.7
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.4
1.8
2.2
 
-0.7
0.5
1.2
1.8
-0.4
-2.2
 
0.5
-0.7
-1.2


4 / 27 / 1950
Philadelphia Phillies Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SP
SLN
27.0
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
Totals      
0.2
0.3
0.5
0.3
St. Louis Cardinals Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
LF
PHI
28.8
0.6
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
Totals      
0.6
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.3
0.3
0.6
 
-0.3
0.3
0.6
0.3
-0.3
-0.6
 
0.3
-0.3
-0.6


7 / 30 / 1950
Brooklyn Dodgers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
SLN
33.3
12.5
3.2
0.0
0.0
Totals      
12.5
3.2
0.0
0.0
St. Louis Cardinals Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
RP
BRO
32.3
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Totals      
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
0.0
3.2
3.2
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
0.0
-3.2
 
0.0
0.0
0.0


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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James