1959 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1958 Season 1960 Season

Record: 71-83-0, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Solly Hemus (71-83)

General Manager: Bing Devine

Ballpark: Busch Stadium I

Attendance: 929,953 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 107
One-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 106

Pythagorean W-L: 68-86, 641 Runs, 725 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Don Blasingame	27	us US	L	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 16, 1932	5	150	148	150	150	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.6
Bob Blaylock	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jun 28, 1935	2	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Gary Blaylock	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	196	Oct 11, 1931	1st	31	12	31	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.2
Ken Boyer	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 20, 1931	5	149	147	149	148	0	0	0	0	143	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.4	$25,000	All-Star
Marshall Bridges	28	us US	B	L	6' 1"	165	Jun 2, 1931	1st	27	4	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4	$8,500
Ernie Broglio	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Aug 27, 1935	1st	35	25	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$8,500
Jim Brosnan	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	197	Oct 24, 1929	5	20	1	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Duke Carmel	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	202	Apr 23, 1937	1st	10	6	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	3	10	0	0	-0.3	$6,000
Tom Cheney	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Oct 14, 1934	2	11	2	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Gino Cimoli	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 18, 1929	4	143	127	143	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	95	56	141	3	2	0.3
Phil Clark	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Oct 3, 1932	2	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$7,000
George Crowe	38	us US	L	L	6' 2"	210	Mar 22, 1921	9	77	11	77	14	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	0	1.0
Joe Cunningham	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Aug 27, 1931	5	144	127	144	137	0	0	35	0	0	0	21	0	109	121	11	1	3.5		All-Star
Bob Duliba	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jan 9, 1935	1st	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Joe Durham	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	186	Jul 31, 1931	3	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	-0.2
Chuck Essegian	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Aug 9, 1931	2	17	8	17	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	9	9	0	-0.4	$10,000
Curt Flood	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jan 18, 1938	4	121	49	121	106	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	103	1	106	12	25	0.5
Bob Gibson HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	189	Nov 9, 1935	1st	21	9	21	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1.3
Alex Grammas	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 3, 1926	6	131	123	131	130	0	0	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.6
Dick Gray	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 11, 1931	2	36	7	36	21	0	0	0	2	6	13	1	0	0	1	19	1	0.1
Gene Green	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jun 26, 1933	3	30	20	30	29	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19	2	1	-0.2
Marv Grissom	41	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Mar 31, 1918	10	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Solly Hemus	36	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Apr 17, 1923	11	24	2	24	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0.4
Tom Hughes	24	pa PA	L	R	6' 2"	180	Sep 13, 1934	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Ray Jablonski	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 17, 1926	7	60	11	60	19	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	47	0	-0.1
Larry Jackson	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Jun 2, 1931	5	54	37	54	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	6.9
Hal Jeffcoat	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Sep 6, 1924	12	12	0	12	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.5
Ray Katt	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	May 9, 1927	8	15	5	15	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Alex Kellner	34	us US	R	L	6' 0"	200	Aug 26, 1924	12	12	4	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Chick King	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Nov 10, 1930	5	5	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	1	0.0
Tim McCarver	17	us US	L	R	6' 0"	183	Oct 16, 1941	1st	8	6	8	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.4
Lindy McDaniel	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Dec 13, 1935	5	62	7	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.5
Bob Miller	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Feb 18, 1939	2	11	10	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Vinegar Bend Mizell	28	us US	R	L	6' 3"	205	Aug 13, 1930	6	31	30	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4		All-Star
Stan Musial HOF	38	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Nov 21, 1920	18	115	90	115	92	0	0	90	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	25	0	0.3	$60,000	All-Star
Irv Noren	34	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Nov 29, 1924	10	8	1	8	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	0	-0.2
Howie Nunn	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	173	Oct 18, 1935	1st	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Jim O'Rourke	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jun 22, 1937	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Gene Oliver	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	225	Mar 22, 1935	1st	68	42	68	56	0	9	5	0	0	0	42	0	3	42	18	1	-0.3
Jay Porter	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 17, 1933	6	23	9	23	20	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.2
Dick Ricketts	25	us US	L	R	6' 7"	215	Dec 4, 1933	1st	12	9	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Wally Shannon	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	178	Jan 23, 1933	1st	47	12	47	29	0	0	0	10	0	21	0	0	0	0	31	0	-0.6
Bill Smith	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	190	Jun 8, 1934	2	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Bobby Smith	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 28, 1934	3	43	10	43	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7	15	32	10	8	-0.3	$9,000
Hal Smith	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	186	Jun 1, 1931	4	142	128	142	141	0	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.3		All-Star
Dean Stone	28	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Sep 1, 1930	6	18	1	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$11,000
Lee Tate	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Mar 18, 1932	2	42	12	42	42	0	0	0	2	3	39	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.7
Jack Urban	30	us US	R	R	5' 8"	155	Dec 5, 1928	3	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Bill White	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Jan 28, 1934	3	138	130	138	135	0	0	71	0	0	0	87	7	0	92	5	2	2.2		All-Star
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Solly Hemus	36	us US	Apr 17, 1923	Manager	Apr 10	Sep 27
Ray Katt	32	us US	May 9, 1927		Apr 10	Sep 27
Johnny Keane	47	us US	Nov 3, 1911		Apr 10	Sep 27
Howie Pollet	38	us US	Jun 26, 1921		Apr 10	Sep 27
Harry Walker	40	us US	Sep 22, 1918		Apr 10	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date