1965 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1965 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 80-81. They scored 707 runs and belted 109 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Bill White provided the power for the team with 24 homers. The offense was powered by Curt Flood, who led the team with 83 RBI and 191 hits. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 63 stolen bases.
The team allowed 674 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Bob Gibson led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 270 strikeouts. Hal Woodeshick led the team with 15 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boyer | 3B | 144 | 535 | 71 | 139 | 13 | 75 | 2 | .328 | .374 | .702 | .260 |
| Jerry Buchek | 2B | 55 | 166 | 17 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .300 | .386 | .686 | .247 |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 122 | 363 | 46 | 87 | 8 | 53 | 2 | .312 | .355 | .667 | .240 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 153 | 587 | 55 | 149 | 0 | 52 | 1 | .316 | .315 | .631 | .254 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 77 | 229 | 34 | 52 | 2 | 23 | 5 | .260 | .314 | .574 | .227 |
| George Kernek | 1B | 10 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .452 | .785 | .290 |
| Dal Maxvill | 2B | 68 | 89 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .206 | .202 | .408 | .135 |
| Ed Spiezio | 3B | 10 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 | .167 | .417 | .167 |
| Bill White | 1B | 148 | 543 | 82 | 157 | 24 | 73 | 3 | .364 | .481 | .845 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 155 | 631 | 107 | 182 | 16 | 69 | 63 | .345 | .445 | .790 | .288 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 156 | 617 | 90 | 191 | 11 | 83 | 9 | .366 | .421 | .787 | .310 |
| Tito Francona | OF | 81 | 174 | 15 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .323 | .402 | .725 | .259 |
| Ted Savage | OF | 30 | 63 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .232 | .254 | .486 | .159 |
| Mike Shannon | OF | 124 | 244 | 32 | 54 | 3 | 25 | 2 | .305 | .352 | .657 | .221 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 80 | 152 | 25 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .360 | .493 | .853 | .309 |
| Bobby Tolan | OF | 17 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .197 | .217 | .414 | .188 |
| Carl Warwick | OF | 50 | 77 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .198 | .208 | .406 | .156 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim McCarver | C | 113 | 409 | 48 | 113 | 11 | 48 | 5 | .327 | .408 | .735 | .276 |
| Dave Ricketts | C | 11 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .241 | .508 | .241 |
| Bob Uecker | C | 53 | 145 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .345 | .317 | .662 | .228 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5579 | 707 | 1415 | 109 | 645 | 100 | .311 | .371 | .681 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Aust | 6 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4.91 | 1.096 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 37 | 2 | 82.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 52 | 26 | 3.50 | 1.276 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 15 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2.52 | 1.400 | |||
| Don Dennis | 41 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 29 | 16 | 2.29 | 1.145 | |||
| Earl Francis | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.06 | 1.887 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 38 | 36 | 299 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 1 | 270 | 103 | 3.07 | 1.157 | |||
| Larry Jaster | 4 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1.61 | 1.000 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 32 | 17 | 124.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 5.79 | 1.456 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 36 | 28 | 172.7 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 1 | 122 | 64 | 5.21 | 1.482 | |||
| Barney Schultz | 34 | 0 | 42.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 3.83 | 1.182 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 34 | 32 | 203 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 0 | 96 | 54 | 4.08 | 1.394 | |||
| Tracy Stallard | 40 | 26 | 194.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 99 | 70 | 3.38 | 1.245 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 25 | 0 | 43.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 4.53 | 1.327 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 28 | 16 | 119.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2 | 67 | 28 | 3.62 | 1.190 | |||
| Hal Woodeshick | 51 | 0 | 59.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 15 | 37 | 27 | 1.81 | 1.240 | |||
| Team Totals | 423 | 162 | 1461.2 | 80 | 81 | .497 | 35 | 916 | 467 | 3.77 | 1.287 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Curt Flood | 156 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 631 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 697 |
| Batting Average | Curt Flood | .310 |
| On-Base % | Curt Flood | .366 |
| Slugging % | Bill White | .481 |
| OPS | Bill White | .845 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 107 |
| Hits | Curt Flood | 191 |
| Total Bases | Lou Brock | 281 |
| Doubles | Lou Brock | 35 |
| Triples | Lou Brock | 8 |
| Home Runs | Bill White | 24 |
| RBI | Curt Flood | 83 |
| Walks | Bill White | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 116 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 63 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 27 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lou Brock | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ken Boyer and Dick Groat | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Boyer | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Gibson | 20 |
| Losses | Ray Sadecki and Curt Simmons | 15 |
| Saves | Hal Woodeshick | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Gibson | .625 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 3.07 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.157 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 299 |
| Games | Hal Woodeshick | 51 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 270 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1233 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Gibson | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 103 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Curt Simmons | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Ray Sadecki and Curt Simmons | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Gibson and Tracy Stallard | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 11 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Gibson | 21 |
