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League Leaders

Offensive League Leaders

Average | Runs | Hits | Doubles | Triples | Home Runs | RBI | Pinch Hits | Stolen Bases | Total Bases | Slugging Pct | Walks | 

Pitching League Leaders

Strikeouts | ERA | No Hitters

These players led the National League in the respective category in the respective year listed.  For a listing of Top 10 TEAM leaders, click here.

 

League Leaders in Hitting
Average
1901 Jesse Burkett .382
1920 Rogers Hornsby .370
1921 Rogers Hornsby .397
1922 Rogers Hornsby .401
1923 Rogers Hornsby .384
1924 Rogers Hornsby .424
1925 Rogers Hornsby .403
1931 Chick Hafey .349
1937 Joe Medwick .374
1939 John Mize .349
1943 Stan Musial .357
1946 Stan Musial .365
1948 Stan Musial .376
1950 Stan Musial .346
1951 Stan Musial .355
1952 Stan Musial .336
1957 Stan Musial .351
1971 Joe Torre .363
1979 Keith Hernandez .344
1985 Willie McGee .353
1990 Willie McGee .335
 
Runs
1901 Jesse Burkett 139
1921 Rogers Hornsby 131
1922 Rogers Hornsby 141
1924 Rogers Hornsby 121
1925 Rogers Hornsby 133
1933 Pepper Martin 122
1937 Joe Medwick 111
1939 John Mize 104
1946 Stan Musial 124
1948 Stan Musial 135
1951 Stan Musial 124
1954 Stan Musial 120
1967 Lou Brock 113
1971 Lou Brock 126
1979 Keith Hernandez 116
1980 Keith Hernandez 111
1982 Lonnie Smith 120
 
Hits
1901 Jesse Burkett 228
1920 Rogers Hornsby 218
1921 Rogers Hornsby 235
1922 Rogers Hornsby 250
1924 Rogers Hornsby 227
1925 Rogers Hornsby 227
1936 Joe Medwick 233
1937 Joe Medwick 237
1942 Enos Slaughter 188
1943 Stan Musial 220
1944 Stan Musial 197
1946 Stan Musial 228
1948 Stan Musial 230
1949 Stan Musial 207
1950 Stan Musial 192
1952 Stan Musial 194
1964 Curt Flood 211
1971 Joe Torre 230
1985 Willie McGee 216
 
Doubles
1911 Ed Konetchy 38
1920 Rogers Hornsby 44
1921 Rogers Hornsby 44
1922 Rogers Hornsby 46
1924 Rogers Hornsby 43
1925 Jim Bottomley 44
1926 Jim Bottomley 40
1931 Sparky Adams 46
1936 Joe Medwick 64
1937 Joe Medwick 56
1938 Joe Medwick 47
1939 Enos Slaughter 52
1941 John Mize 39
1942 Marty Marion 38
1943 Stan Musial 48
1944 Stan Musial 51
1946 Stan Musial 50
1948 Stan Musial 46
1949 Stan Musial 41
1950 Red Schoendienst 43
1952 Stan Musial 42
1953 Stan Musial 53
1954 Stan Musial 41
1963 Dick Groat 43
1968 Lou Brock 46
1979 Keith Hernandez 48
1989 Pedro Guerrero 42
 
Triples
1893 Perry Werdon 33
1915 Tommy Long 25
1917 Rogers Hornsby 17
1921 Rogers Hornsby 18
1928 Jim Bottomley 20
1934 Joe Medwick 18
1938 John Mize 16
1942 Enos Slaughter 17
1943 Stan Musial 20
1946 Stan Musial 20
1948 Stan Musial 18
1949 - Tie Stan Musial 13
  Enos Slaughter 13
1951 Stan Musial 12
1966 Tim McCarver 13
1977 Garry Templeton 18
1978 Garry Templeton 13
1979 Garry Templeton 19
1985 Willie McGee 18
1991 Ray Lankford 15
1997 Delino DeShields 14
 
Home Runs
1922 Rogers Hornsby 42
1925 Rogers Hornsby 39
1928 Rogers Hornsby 31
1934 Ripper Collins 35
1937 Joe Medwick 31
1939 John Mize 28
1940 John Mize 43
1998 Mark McGwire 70
1999 Mark McGwire 65
 
Pinch Hits
1938 Frenchy Bordagaray 20
1953 Peanuts Lowrey 22
1954 Joe Frazier 20
1962 Red Schoendienst 22
1970 Vic Davalillo 24
1993 Gerald Perry 24
 
Runs Batted In
1920 Rogers Hornsby 94
1921 Rogers Hornsby 126
1922 Rogers Hornsby 152
1925 Rogers Hornsby 143
1926 Jim Bottomley 120
1928 Jim Bottomley 136
1936 Joe Medwick 138
1937 Joe Medwick 154
1938 Joe Medwick 122
1940 John Mize 137
1946 Enos Slaughter 130
1948 Stan Musial 131
1956 Stan Musial 109
1964 Ken Boyer 119
1971 Joe Torre 137
1999 Mark McGwire 147
 
Stolen Bases
1927 Frank Frisch 48
1931 Frank Frisch 28
1933 Pepper Martin 26
1934 Pepper Martin 23
1936 Pepper Martin 23
1945 Red Schoendienst 26
1966 Lou Brock 74
1967 Lou Brock 52
1968 Lou Brock 62
1969 Lou Brock 53
1971 Lou Brock 64
1972 Lou Brock 63
1973 Lou Brock 70
1974 Lou Brock 118
1985 Vince Coleman 110
1986 Vince Coleman 107
1987 Vince Coleman 109
1988 Vince Coleman 81
1989 Vince Coleman 65
1990 Vince Coleman 77
 
Total Bases
1901 Jesse Burkett 314
1917 Rogers Hornsby 253
1920 Rogers Hornsby 329
1921 Rogers Hornsby 378
1922 Rogers Hornsby 450
1924 Rogers Hornsby 373
1925 Rogers Hornsby 381
1926 Jim Bottomley 305
1928 Jim Bottomley 362
1934 Ripper Collins 369
1935 Joe Medwick 365
1936 Joe Medwick 367
1937 Joe Medwick 406
1938 John Mize 326
1939 John Mize 353
1940 John Mize 368
1942 Enos Slaughter 292
1946 Stan Musial 366
1948 Stan Musial 429
1949 Stan Musial 382
1951 Stan Musial 355
1952 Stan Musial 311
1971 Joe Torre 352
1998 Mark McGwire 383
 
Slugging Percentage
1917 Rogers Hornsby .484
1920 Rogers Hornsby .559
1921 Rogers Hornsby .639
1922 Rogers Hornsby .722
1923 Rogers Hornsby .627
1924 Rogers Hornsby .696
1925 Rogers Hornsby .756
1927 Chick Hafey .590
1934 Ripper Collins .615
1937 Joe Medwick .641
1938 John Mize .614
1939 John Mize .626
1941 John Mize .636
1943 Stan Musial .562
1944 Stan Musial .549
1946 Stan Musial .587
1948 Stan Musial .702
1950 Stan Musial .596
1952 Stan Musial .538
1987 Jack Clark .597
1998 Mark McGwire .752
 
Bases on Balls
1910 Miller Huggins 116
1914 Miller Huggins 105
1924 Rogers Huggins 89
1953 Stan Musial 105
1987 Jack Clark 136
1998 Mark McGwire 162
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League Leaders in Pitching
Strikeout Leaders
1906 Fred Beebe 171
1930 Bill Hallahan 177
1931 Bill Hallahan 159
1932 Dizzy Dean 191
1933 Dizzy Dean 199
1934 Dizzy Dean 195
1935 Dizzy Dean 182
1948 Harry Brecheen 149
1958 Sam Jones 225
1966 Bob Gibson 268
1989 Jose DeLeon 201
 
ERA Leaders
1893 Ted Breitenstein 3.18
1914 Bill Doak 1.72
1921 Bill Doak 2.58
1942 Mort Cooper 1.77
1943 Howie Pollet 1.75
1946 Howie Pollet 2.10
1948 Harry Brecheen 2.24
1968 Bob Gibson 1.12
1976 John Denny 2.52
1988 Joe Magrane 2.18
 
Cardinals No-Hitters
8/11/1907 Ed Karger vs. Boston (4-0)
8/6/1908 Johnny Lush vs. Brooklyn (2-0) (6 inn)
7/17/1924 Jesse Haines vs. Boston (5-0)
9/24/1934 Paul Dean vs. Brooklyn (3-0)
8/30/1941 Lon Warneke vs. Cincinnati (2-0)
9/18/1968 Ray Washburn vs. San Francisco (2-0)
8/14/1971 Bob Gibson vs. Pittsburgh (11-0)
4/16/1978 Bob Forsch vs. Philadelphia (5-0)
9/23/1983 Bob Forsch vs. Montreal (3-0)
6/25/1999 Jose Jimenez vs. Arizona (1-0)
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