1973 St. Louis Cardinals season
August "Gussie" Busch | ||
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General managers | Bing Devine | |
Managers | Red Schoendienst | |
Television | KSD-TV (Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph) | |
Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Harry Walker) | |
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The 1973
Offseason
- October 27, 1972: Jerry McNertney was released by the Cardinals.[1]
Regular season
Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.
Season standings
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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New York Mets | 82 | 79 | 0.509 | — | 43–38 | 39–41 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 1½ | 43–38 | 38–43 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 2½ | 41–40 | 39–42 |
Montreal Expos | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 3½ | 43–38 | 36–45 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | 0.478 | 5 | 41–39 | 36–45 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 11½ | 38–43 | 33–48 |
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 | — | 7–5 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 2–15–1 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15–2–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 8, 1973: Al Santorini was traded by the Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Murphy.[2]
- June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft
- John Tamargo was drafted by the Cardinals in the 6th round.[3]
- Eric Rasmussen was drafted by the Cardinals in the 32nd round.[4]
- Bryn Smith was drafted by the Cardinals in the 49th round, but did not sign.[5] However, he would pitch for the team from 1990 to 1992.
- August 7, 1973: Wayne Granger was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and cash. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ken Crosby to the Cardinals on September 12.[6]
- August 18, 1973: Dave Campbell and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Tommie Agee.[7]
- August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.[8]
Roster
1973 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 | Ted Simmons | 161 | 619 | 192 | .310 | 13 | 91 |
1B | Joe Torre | 141 | 519 | 149 | .287 | 13 | 69 |
2B | Ted Sizemore | 142 | 521 | 147 | .282 | 1 | 54 |
SS | Mike Tyson | 144 | 469 | 114 | .243 | 1 | 33 |
3B | Ken Reitz | 147 | 426 | 100 | .235 | 6 | 42 |
LF | Lou Brock | 160 | 650 | 193 | .297 | 7 | 63 |
CF | José Cruz | 132 | 406 | 92 | .227 | 10 | 57 |
RF | Bernie Carbo | 111 | 308 | 88 | .286 | 8 | 40 |
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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Luis Meléndez | 121 | 341 | 91 | .267 | 2 | 35 |
Tim McCarver | 130 | 331 | 88 | .266 | 3 | 49 |
Ray Busse | 24 | 70 | 10 | .143 | 2 | 5 |
Bake McBride | 40 | 63 | 19 | .302 | 0 | 5 |
Tommie Agee | 26 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 3 | 7 |
Jim Dwyer | 28 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Stein | 32 | 55 | 12 | .218 | 0 | 2 |
Ed Crosby | 22 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 1 |
Mick Kelleher | 43 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 2 |
Tom Heintzelman | 23 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Campbell | 13 | 21 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Dwain Anderson | 18 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Hughes | 11 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
Hector Cruz | 11 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Matty Alou | 11 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Fenwick | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
Marc Hill | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Haney | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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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Rick Wise | 35 | 259.0 | 16 | 12 | 3.37 | 144 |
Reggie Cleveland | 32 | 224.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.01 | 122 |
Alan Foster | 35 | 203.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.14 | 106 |
Bob Gibson | 25 | 195.0 | 12 | 10 | 2.77 | 142 |
Tom Murphy | 19 | 88.2 | 3 | 7 | 3.76 | 42 |
Mike Nagy | 9 | 40.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.20 | 14 |
Scipio Spinks | 8 | 38.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.89 | 25 |
Mike Thompson | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 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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Rich Folkers | 34 | 82.1 | 4 | 4 | 3.61 | 44 |
Jim Bibby | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.56 | 12 |
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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Diego Seguí | 65 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2.78 | 93 |
Al Hrabosky | 44 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.09 | 57 |
Orlando Peña | 42 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.18 | 35 |
Wayne Granger | 33 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.78 | 93 |
John Andrews | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 | 5 |
Ed Sprague Sr. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
Al Santorini | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
Eddie Fisher | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 1 |
Lew Krausse Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Tulsa Oilers | American Association
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Jack Krol |
AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Tom Burgess |
A
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Modesto Reds
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California League | Bobby Dews |
A
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St. Petersburg Cardinals
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Florida State League | Roy Majtyka |
Rookie
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GCL Cardinals
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Gulf Coast League
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Ken Boyer |
Rookie
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GCL Redbirds | Gulf Coast League
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Lee Thomas |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa, St. Petersburg[9]
References
- ^ Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Eric Rasmussen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Eddie Fisher Stats".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007