1964 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1964 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 93-69. They scored 715 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .272 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Boyer, who led the team with 24 home runs and 119 RBI. Curt Flood led the team with 211 hits for a .311 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 652 runs and had a team ERA of 3.43. Ray Sadecki was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Bob Gibson struck out 245 batters to lead the team. Barney Schultz was the team's best fireman, with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 162 | 628 | 100 | 185 | 24 | 119 | 3 | .365 | .489 | .854 | .295 |
| Jerry Buchek | SS | 35 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .606 | .200 |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 40 | 58 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .290 | .379 | .669 | .259 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 161 | 636 | 70 | 186 | 1 | 70 | 2 | .335 | .371 | .706 | .292 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 155 | 535 | 66 | 129 | 12 | 65 | 9 | .282 | .363 | .645 | .241 |
| Dal Maxvill | 2B | 37 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Bill White | 1B | 160 | 631 | 92 | 191 | 21 | 102 | 7 | .355 | .474 | .829 | .303 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 103 | 419 | 81 | 146 | 12 | 44 | 33 | .387 | .527 | .914 | .348 |
| Doug Clemens | OF | 33 | 78 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .271 | .372 | .643 | .205 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 162 | 679 | 97 | 211 | 5 | 46 | 8 | .356 | .378 | .734 | .311 |
| Charlie James | OF | 88 | 233 | 24 | 52 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .261 | .335 | .596 | .223 |
| Johnny Lewis | OF | 40 | 94 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .324 | .362 | .686 | .234 |
| Jeoff Long | OF | 28 | 43 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .340 | .326 | .666 | .233 |
| Mike Shannon | OF | 88 | 253 | 30 | 66 | 9 | 43 | 4 | .310 | .415 | .725 | .261 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 55 | 118 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .333 | .339 | .672 | .271 |
| Carl Warwick | OF | 88 | 158 | 14 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .306 | .373 | .679 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim McCarver | C | 143 | 465 | 53 | 134 | 9 | 52 | 2 | .343 | .400 | .743 | .288 |
| Bob Uecker | C | 40 | 106 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .315 | .236 | .551 | .198 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Morgan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ed Spiezio | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5625 | 715 | 1531 | 109 | 654 | 73 | .319 | .392 | .711 | .272 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Bakenhaster | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Ernie Broglio | 11 | 11 | 69.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 3.50 | 1.313 | |||
| Lew Burdette | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.80 | 1.300 | |||
| Roger Craig | 39 | 19 | 166 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5 | 84 | 35 | 3.25 | 1.295 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 32 | 7 | 72 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4 | 56 | 33 | 4.50 | 1.569 | |||
| Dave Dowling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Harry Fanok | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5.87 | 1.039 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 40 | 36 | 287.3 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 1 | 245 | 86 | 3.01 | 1.170 | |||
| Glen Hobbie | 13 | 5 | 44.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 4.26 | 1.264 | |||
| Bob Humphreys | 28 | 0 | 42.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 2.53 | 1.101 | |||
| Gordie Richardson | 19 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 2.30 | 1.170 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 37 | 32 | 220 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 1 | 119 | 60 | 3.68 | 1.327 | |||
| Barney Schultz | 30 | 0 | 49.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 1.64 | 0.933 | |||
| Bobby Shantz | 16 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3.12 | 1.214 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 34 | 34 | 244 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 104 | 49 | 3.43 | 1.156 | |||
| Jack Spring | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 63 | 2 | 101.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 7 | 69 | 33 | 4.62 | 1.402 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 15 | 10 | 60 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 4.05 | 1.283 | |||
| Team Totals | 394 | 162 | 1445.2 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 38 | 877 | 410 | 3.43 | 1.256 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Boyer and Curt Flood | 162 |
| At Bats | Curt Flood | 679 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Curt Flood | 739 |
| Batting Average | Curt Flood | .311 |
| On-Base % | Ken Boyer | .365 |
| Slugging % | Ken Boyer | .489 |
| OPS | Ken Boyer | .854 |
| Runs | Ken Boyer | 100 |
| Hits | Curt Flood | 211 |
| Total Bases | Ken Boyer | 307 |
| Doubles | Bill White | 37 |
| Triples | Ken Boyer | 10 |
| Home Runs | Ken Boyer | 24 |
| RBI | Ken Boyer | 119 |
| Walks | Ken Boyer | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Bill White | 103 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Brock | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dick Groat | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Boyer | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Sadecki | 20 |
| Losses | Bob Gibson | 12 |
| Saves | Barney Schultz | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Curt Simmons | .667 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Curt Simmons | 1.156 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 287.3 |
| Games | Ron Taylor | 63 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 245 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 17 |
| Shutouts | Curt Simmons | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1191 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Gibson | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Curt Simmons | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Roger Craig | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Ray Sadecki | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ray Sadecki | 22 |
