1966 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1966 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 571 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Orlando Cepeda provided the power for the team with 17 homers. Curt Flood knocked in 78 runs. Lou Brock led the team with 183 hits for a .285 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 74 stolen bases.
The team allowed 577 runs and had a team ERA of 3.11. Bob Gibson led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 225 strikeouts. Joe Hoerner was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Buchek | 2B | 100 | 284 | 23 | 67 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .288 | .342 | .630 | .236 |
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 123 | 452 | 65 | 137 | 17 | 58 | 9 | .362 | .469 | .831 | .303 |
| Tito Francona | 1B | 83 | 156 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .250 | .327 | .577 | .212 |
| Phil Gagliano | 3B | 90 | 213 | 23 | 54 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .329 | .338 | .667 | .254 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 147 | 460 | 52 | 105 | 7 | 31 | 11 | .269 | .324 | .593 | .228 |
| George Kernek | 1B | 20 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .309 | .280 | .589 | .240 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 134 | 394 | 25 | 96 | 0 | 24 | 3 | .312 | .294 | .606 | .244 |
| Charley Smith | 3B | 116 | 391 | 34 | 104 | 10 | 43 | 0 | .301 | .396 | .697 | .266 |
| Ed Spiezio | 3B | 26 | 73 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .269 | .397 | .666 | .219 |
| Jimy Williams | SS | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .273 | .606 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 156 | 643 | 94 | 183 | 15 | 46 | 74 | .320 | .429 | .749 | .285 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 160 | 626 | 64 | 167 | 10 | 78 | 14 | .298 | .364 | .662 | .267 |
| Alex Johnson | OF | 25 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .231 | .279 | .510 | .186 |
| Ted Savage | OF | 16 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .273 | .310 | .583 | .172 |
| Mike Shannon | OF | 137 | 459 | 61 | 132 | 16 | 64 | 8 | .339 | .462 | .801 | .288 |
| Bobby Tolan | OF | 43 | 93 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .233 | .280 | .513 | .172 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Pat Corrales | C | 28 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .221 | .208 | .429 | .181 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 150 | 543 | 50 | 149 | 12 | 68 | 9 | .319 | .424 | .743 | .274 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Skinner | 49 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .208 | .244 | .452 | .156 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5480 | 571 | 1377 | 108 | 533 | 144 | .295 | .368 | .663 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Aust | 9 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6.52 | 1.856 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 49 | 17 | 154 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 6 | 100 | 54 | 3.21 | 1.403 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 9 | 9 | 52 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 3.12 | 1.423 | |||
| Jim Cosman | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .00 | 0.444 | |||
| Don Dennis | 38 | 1 | 59.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4.98 | 1.508 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 35 | 35 | 280.3 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 0 | 225 | 78 | 2.44 | 1.027 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 57 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 13 | 63 | 21 | 1.54 | 1.026 | |||
| Dick Hughes | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1.71 | 0.905 | |||
| Al Jackson | 36 | 30 | 232.7 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 90 | 45 | 2.51 | 1.147 | |||
| Larry Jaster | 26 | 21 | 151.7 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0 | 92 | 45 | 3.26 | 1.114 | |||
| Art Mahaffey | 12 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 6.43 | 1.657 | |||
| Ron Piche | 20 | 0 | 25.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 4.26 | 1.542 | |||
| Ray Sadecki | 5 | 3 | 24.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 2.22 | 1.029 | |||
| Curt Simmons | 10 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4.59 | 1.471 | |||
| Tracy Stallard | 20 | 7 | 52.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 5.68 | 1.721 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 27 | 26 | 170 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 98 | 44 | 3.76 | 1.335 | |||
| Ron Willis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 0.667 | |||
| Hal Woodeshick | 59 | 0 | 70.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 1.92 | 1.138 | |||
| Team Totals | 423 | 162 | 1459.6 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 32 | 892 | 448 | 3.11 | 1.228 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Curt Flood | 160 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 678 |
| Batting Average | Orlando Cepeda | .303 |
| On-Base % | Orlando Cepeda | .362 |
| Slugging % | Orlando Cepeda | .469 |
| OPS | Orlando Cepeda | .831 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 94 |
| Hits | Lou Brock | 183 |
| Total Bases | Lou Brock | 276 |
| Doubles | Lou Brock and Orlando Cepeda | 24 |
| Triples | Tim McCarver | 13 |
| Home Runs | Orlando Cepeda | 17 |
| RBI | Curt Flood | 78 |
| Walks | Dal Maxvill and Mike Shannon | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 134 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 74 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Curt Flood and Bob Gibson | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Orlando Cepeda | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Orlando Cepeda | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Gibson | 21 |
| Losses | Nelson Briles and Al Jackson | 15 |
| Saves | Joe Hoerner | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Jaster | .688 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 2.44 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.027 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 280.3 |
| Games | Hal Woodeshick | 59 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 225 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson and Larry Jaster | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1119 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 76 |
| Hits Allowed | Al Jackson | 222 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Al Jackson | 33 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Gibson | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Gibson | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Nelson Briles | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al Jackson | 23 |
