1955 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1954 Season 1956 Season

Record: 68-86-0, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Eddie Stanky (17-19) and Harry Walker (51-67)

General Manager: Dick Meyer (Fired 10/7/1955)

Ballpark: Busch Stadium I

Attendance: 849,130 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
One-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 67-87, 654 Runs, 757 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Tom Alston	29	us US	L	R	6' 5"	210	Jan 31, 1926	2	13	0	13	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	-0.1	$7,000
Luis Arroyo	28	pr PR	L	L	5' 8"	178	Feb 18, 1927	1st	35	24	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6		All-Star
Don Blasingame	23	us US	L	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 16, 1932	1st	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Ken Boyer	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	May 20, 1931	1st	147	130	147	147	0	0	0	0	139	18	0	0	0	0	1	3	1.2	$6,000
Nelson Burbrink	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	195	Dec 28, 1921	1st	58	49	58	55	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.2	$6,000
Harry Elliott	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Dec 30, 1923	2	68	22	68	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	21	29	42	1	-0.6
Ben Flowers	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Jun 15, 1927	3	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Joe Frazier	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 6, 1922	3	58	9	58	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	14	48	0	0.0
Al Gettel	37	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Sep 17, 1917	7	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Alex Grammas	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 3, 1926	2	128	118	128	126	0	0	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	2	1	1.2
Harvey Haddix	29	us US	L	L	5' 9"	170	Sep 18, 1925	4	37	30	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$20,000	All-Star
Solly Hemus	32	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Apr 17, 1923	7	96	47	96	54	0	0	0	10	43	2	0	0	0	0	45	2	0.9
Larry Jackson	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Jun 2, 1931	1st	37	25	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Tony Jacobs	29	us US	B	R	5' 9"	150	Aug 5, 1925	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Gordon Jones	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 2, 1930	2	15	9	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Paul LaPalme	31	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Dec 14, 1923	5	56	0	56	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Brooks Lawrence	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	205	Jan 30, 1925	2	46	10	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.4
John Mackinson	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Oct 29, 1923	2	9	1	9	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.4
Lindy McDaniel	19	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Dec 13, 1935	1st	4	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Herb Moford	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Aug 6, 1928	1st	14	1	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Wally Moon	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	169	Apr 3, 1930	2	152	144	152	149	0	0	51	0	0	0	26	47	33	100	8	0	2.8
Stan Musial HOF	34	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Nov 21, 1920	14	154	154	154	154	0	0	110	0	0	0	5	0	49	51	0	0	6.2	$50,000	All-Star
Tom Poholsky	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 26, 1929	4	30	24	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.4
Dick Rand	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Mar 7, 1931	2	3	3	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Vic Raschi	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Mar 28, 1919	10	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Rip Repulski	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Oct 4, 1928	3	147	131	147	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	1	27	141	12	0	2.0
Del Rice	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 27, 1922	11	20	18	20	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
Bill Sarni	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 19, 1927	4	107	84	107	99	0	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0.4
Willard Schmidt	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	187	May 29, 1928	3	20	15	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7
Red Schoendienst HOF	32	us US	B	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 2, 1923	11	145	141	145	142	0	0	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.8	$45,000	All-Star
Dick Schofield	20	us US	B	R	5' 9"	163	Jan 7, 1935	3	12	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	7	-0.1
Barney Schultz	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Aug 15, 1926	1st	19	0	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Frank Smith	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Apr 4, 1928	6	28	0	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Bob Stephenson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Aug 11, 1928	1st	67	21	67	56	0	0	0	7	1	48	0	0	0	0	6	15	-0.1
Bobby Tiefenauer	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Oct 10, 1929	2	18	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bill Virdon	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 9, 1931	1st	144	132	144	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	110	33	142	8	1	1.4	$6,500
Harry Walker	36	us US	L	R	6' 2"	175	Sep 22, 1918	11	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	0	0.2
Pete Whisenant	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 14, 1929	2	58	23	58	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11	19	40	21	1	-0.7
Floyd Wooldridge	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 25, 1928	1st	18	8	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Mel Wright	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	May 11, 1928	2	29	0	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Name	Age		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		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Eddie Stanky	39	us US	Sep 3, 1915	Manager	Apr 12	May 27
Harry Walker	36	us US	Sep 22, 1918	Manager	May 28	Sep 25
Lou Kahn	39	us US	Dec 4, 1915		Apr 12	Sep 25
Johnny Riddle	49	us US	Oct 3, 1905		Apr 12	Sep 25
Dixie Walker	44	us US	Sep 24, 1910		Apr 12	Sep 25
Bill Posedel	48	us US	Aug 2, 1906	Coach	Apr 12	Sep 25
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date