# Red Munger

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**George David "Red" Munger** (October 4, 1918 – July 23, 1996) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player, a [right-handed](/source/Right-handed) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) who spent a decade in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) (1943–44; 1946–52) and [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) (1952; 1956). The native of [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston,_Texas), stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).

Munger pitched a [complete game](/source/Complete_game), 12–3 victory over the [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) in Game 4 of the [1946 World Series](/source/1946_World_Series) at [Fenway Park](/source/Fenway_Park). He gave up nine [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)), including a [home run](/source/Home_run) by future [Hall of Famer](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) [Bobby Doerr](/source/Bobby_Doerr), but only one [run](/source/Run_(baseball)) was [earned](/source/Earned_run). Munger's victory in his only [World Series](/source/World_Series) appearance was the only Cardinal win not registered by teammate [Harry Brecheen](/source/Harry_Brecheen), whose three triumphs propelled the Redbirds to a seven-game World Series championship over the Red Sox.[1]

A three-time [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) [All-Star](/source/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game), Munger worked in 273 regular-season Major League [games](/source/Games_played) during his career, winning 77 and losing 56 (.583) with an [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) of 3.83. He [struck out](/source/Strikeout) 564 batters in 1,2282⁄3 [innings pitched](/source/Innings_pitched). In 1944, he won 11 of 14 [decisions](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) in 21 games, 12 as a [starter](/source/Starting_pitcher), with a 1.34 earned run average. He entered the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) for [World War II](/source/World_War_II) service during the middle of that campaign,[2][3] and did not qualify for the National League's ERA title. He also missed the [1944 World Series](/source/1944_World_Series), which delivered another Cardinal championship.[4]

Munger took a regular turn in the Cardinal starting rotation from mid-1946 through 1950, then was traded to the Pirates in May 1952. Pittsburgh sent Munger to their top [minor league affiliate](/source/Minor_league_baseball), the [Hollywood Stars](/source/Hollywood_Stars) of the [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League), and he responded with 17- and 23-win seasons in 1954–55. During the latter year, at age 36, he registered 25 complete games and an ERA of 1.85.[5] The standout season brought Munger to the Major Leagues for one last campaign, as a [relief pitcher](/source/Relief_pitcher) and occasional starter for the [1956 Pirates](/source/1956_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season). All told, as a minor leaguer, Munger won 152 games; as a professional, he compiled a 229–174 (.568) record during a career that stretched from 1937 to 1958.

Munger died in 1996, in Houston, aged 77.[6]

## See also

- [List of St. Louis Cardinals team records](/source/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_team_records)

## References

1. ["St. Louis Cardinals 12, Boston Red Sox 3"](http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1946/B10100BOS1946.htm). *retrosheet.org*. October 10, 1946. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

1. ["George Munger To Rejoin Cards: Pitcher Returns From Army Service"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ob4cAAAAIBAJ&pg=4197%2C3008988). *The Pittsburgh Press*. [United Press](/source/United_Press_International) (UP). August 18, 1946. p. 23. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

1. ["Baseball in Wartime – George "Red" Munger"](http://baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/munger_red.htm). *BaseballinWartime.com*. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

1. ["1944 World Series - St. Louis Cardinals over St. Louis Browns (4-2)"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1944_WS.shtml). *Baseball-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2025-02-02.

1. ["Red Munger Register Statistics & History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=munger001geo). *baseball-reference.com*. sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

1. Wolf, Gregory H. ["Red Munger"](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/red-munger/). *sabr.org*. [Society for American Baseball Research](/source/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research). Retrieved March 12, 2019.

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