1969 St. Louis Cardinals season
August "Gussie" Busch | ||
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General managers | Bing Devine | |
Managers | Red Schoendienst | |
Television | KSD-TV | |
Radio | KMOX (Harry Caray, Jack Buck) | |
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The 1969
The resurgent
Offseason
- October 14, 1968: 1968 MLB expansion draft.[1]
- December 2, 1968: 1968 rule 5 draft
- California Angels.[2]
- Bo Belinsky was drafted by the Cardinals from the Houston Astros.[3]
- February 12, 1969: Byron Browne was purchased by the Cardinals from the Houston Astros.[4]
- March 17, 1969: Orlando Cepeda was traded by the Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Joe Torre.[5]
- March 29, 1969: Dennis Ribant was purchased by the Cardinals from the Kansas City Royals.[6]
- Prior to 1969 season: Tommy Cruz was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent.[7]
Regular season
Pitcher Bob Gibson and outfielder Curt Flood won Gold Gloves this year.
1969 also marked the final season for the Busch Stadium grass before the installation of AstroTurf, which would be their home surface for the next 26 seasons.
After the season, long-time broadcaster
Caray would be a broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics in 1970, before spending 27 seasons in Chicago with the White Sox (1971–1981) and the Cubs from 1982 until his death prior to the 1998 season.
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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New York Mets | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | — | 52–30 | 48–32 |
Chicago Cubs | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 8 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 12 | 47–34 | 41–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 13 | 42–38 | 45–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 37 | 30–51 | 33–48 |
Montreal Expos | 52 | 110 | 0.321 | 48 | 24–57 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 9–3 | — | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 6–6–1 | — | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 3–15 | 4–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–12 | 11–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 2–10 | — | 5–13 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 12–6 | 10–8 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 10–2 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 1–11 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 12–6 | — | 3–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Lou Brock
- Curt Flood
- Bob Gibson
- Julián Javier
- Dal Maxvill
- Tim McCarver
- Vada Pinson
- Mike Shannon
- Joe Torre[10]
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1969: Bo Belinsky was purchased from the Cardinals by the California Angels.[3]
- May 22, 1969: John Sipin and Sonny Ruberto were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Bill Davis and Jerry DaVanon.[11]
- June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[12]
- June 14, 1969: Dennis Ribant was traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Aurelio Monteagudo.[6]
Roster
1969 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Tim McCarver | 138 | 515 | 134 | .260 | 7 | 51 |
1B | Joe Torre | 159 | 602 | 174 | .289 | 18 | 101 |
2B | Julián Javier | 143 | 493 | 139 | .282 | 10 | 42 |
SS | Dal Maxvill | 132 | 372 | 65 | .175 | 2 | 32 |
3B | Mike Shannon | 150 | 551 | 140 | .254 | 12 | 55 |
LF | Lou Brock | 157 | 655 | 195 | .298 | 12 | 47 |
CF | Curt Flood | 153 | 606 | 173 | .285 | 4 | 57 |
RF | Vada Pinson | 132 | 495 | 126 | .255 | 10 | 70 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Steve Huntz | 71 | 139 | 27 | .194 | 3 | 13 |
Phil Gagliano | 62 | 128 | 29 | .227 | 1 | 10 |
Joe Hague | 40 | 100 | 17 | .170 | 2 | 8 |
Vic Davalillo | 63 | 98 | 26 | .265 | 2 | 10 |
Bill White | 49 | 57 | 12 | .211 | 0 | 4 |
Byron Browne | 22 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 1 | 7 |
Dave Ricketts | 30 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 0 | 5 |
Jim Hicks | 19 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 1 | 3 |
Jerry DaVanon | 16 | 40 | 12 | .300 | 1 | 7 |
Bob Johnson | 19 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 1 | 2 |
Leron Lee | 7 | 23 | 5 | .217 | 0 | 0 |
Chip Coulter | 6 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 4 |
Ted Simmons | 5 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
Boots Day | 11 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Nossek | 9 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Gibson | 35 | 314.0 | 20 | 13 | 2.18 | 269 |
Steve Carlton | 31 | 236.1 | 17 | 11 | 2.17 | 210 |
Nelson Briles | 36 | 227.2 | 15 | 13 | 3.52 | 126 |
Santiago Guzmán | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 7 |
Jerry Reuss | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Reggie Cleveland | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ray Washburn | 28 | 132.1 | 3 | 8 | 3.06 | 80 |
Chuck Taylor | 27 | 126.2 | 7 | 5 | 2.56 | 62 |
Mike Torrez | 24 | 107.2 | 10 | 4 | 3.59 | 61 |
Dave Giusti | 22 | 99.2 | 3 | 7 | 3.61 | 62 |
Jim Ellis | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Hoerner | 45 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2.87 | 35 |
Mudcat Grant | 30 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4.12 | 35 |
Ron Willis | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.18 | 23 |
Gary Waslewski | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.92 | 16 |
Mel Nelson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.81 | 3 |
Sal Campisi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 7 |
Tom Hilgendorf | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.42 | 2 |
Dennis Ribant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Vic Davalillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Tulsa Oilers | American Association
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Warren Spahn |
AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Ray Hathaway |
A
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Modesto Reds
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California League | Joe Cunningham |
A
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St. Petersburg Cardinals
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Florida State League | Jack Krol |
A
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Cedar Rapids Cardinals
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Midwest League | Roy Majtyka |
A-Short Season
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Lewis-Clark Broncs
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Northwest League | Bobby Dews |
Rookie
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GCL Cardinals
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Gulf Coast League
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Tom Burgess |
Notes
- ^ Susan Busch denied this on the single occasion she has addressed it on the record. Caray also denied it whenever the subject came up, but less consistently, in one interview suggesting the affair had happened while in another quickly changing the subject to say he was flattered that anyone thought she would be attracted to him.[9]
References
- ^ Coco Laboy page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pedro Borbón page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Byron Browne page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Dennis Ribant page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommy Cruz page at Baseball-Reference
- ISBN 9780062009272.
No, I gotta believe the real reason I was let go was the someone believed the rumor that I was involved with young Busch's wife
- ^ Knoedelseder, 106–107
- ^ 1969 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Sonny Ruberto page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Madlock page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007