1968 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 97-65. They scored 583 runs and belted 73 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Orlando Cepeda led the team in home runs with 16. Mike Shannon knocked in 79 runs. Curt Flood led the team with 186 hits for a .301 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 62 stolen bases.
The team allowed 472 runs and had a team ERA of 2.49. Bob Gibson led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 268 strikeouts. Joe Hoerner was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Cepeda | 1B | 157 | 600 | 71 | 149 | 16 | 73 | 8 | .306 | .378 | .684 | .248 |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 53 | 105 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .281 | .305 | .586 | .229 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 139 | 519 | 54 | 135 | 4 | 52 | 10 | .291 | .347 | .638 | .260 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 151 | 459 | 51 | 116 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .329 | .298 | .627 | .253 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 69 | 127 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .303 | .315 | .618 | .220 |
| Mike Shannon | 3B | 156 | 576 | 62 | 153 | 15 | 79 | 1 | .309 | .401 | .710 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 159 | 660 | 92 | 184 | 6 | 51 | 62 | .328 | .418 | .746 | .279 |
| Ron Davis | OF | 33 | 79 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .221 | .278 | .499 | .177 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 150 | 618 | 71 | 186 | 5 | 60 | 11 | .339 | .366 | .705 | .301 |
| Joe Hague | OF | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .412 | .728 | .235 |
| Roger Maris | OF | 100 | 310 | 25 | 79 | 5 | 45 | 0 | .307 | .374 | .681 | .255 |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 26 | 56 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .323 | .393 | .716 | .232 |
| Ed Spiezio | OF | 29 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .228 | .157 | .385 | .157 |
| Bobby Tolan | OF | 92 | 278 | 28 | 64 | 5 | 17 | 9 | .272 | .335 | .607 | .230 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Edwards | C | 85 | 230 | 14 | 55 | 3 | 29 | 1 | .287 | .326 | .613 | .239 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 128 | 434 | 35 | 110 | 5 | 48 | 4 | .295 | .350 | .645 | .253 |
| Dave Ricketts | C | 20 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .272 | .136 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Floyd Wicker | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5561 | 583 | 1383 | 73 | 539 | 110 | .295 | .346 | .641 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson Briles | 33 | 33 | 243.7 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 0 | 141 | 55 | 2.81 | 1.256 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 34 | 33 | 231.7 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 162 | 61 | 2.99 | 1.187 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 34 | 34 | 304.7 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 0 | 268 | 62 | 1.12 | 0.853 | |||
| Hal Gilson | 13 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4.57 | 1.751 | |||
| Wayne Granger | 34 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 2.25 | 1.182 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 47 | 0 | 48.7 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 17 | 42 | 12 | 1.48 | 0.945 | |||
| Dick Hughes | 25 | 5 | 64 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 3.52 | 1.031 | |||
| Larry Jaster | 31 | 21 | 154.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 70 | 38 | 3.50 | 1.238 | |||
| Pete Mikkelsen | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1.12 | 1.063 | |||
| Mel Nelson | 18 | 4 | 52.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2.91 | 1.101 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 5 | 2 | 19.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2.79 | 1.658 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 31 | 30 | 215 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 124 | 47 | 2.26 | 1.107 | |||
| Ron Willis | 48 | 0 | 63.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 39 | 28 | 3.39 | 1.224 | |||
| Team Totals | 358 | 162 | 1479.5 | 97 | 65 | .599 | 32 | 971 | 375 | 2.49 | 1.120 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lou Brock | 159 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 660 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 712 |
| Batting Average | Curt Flood | .301 |
| On-Base % | Curt Flood | .339 |
| Slugging % | Lou Brock | .418 |
| OPS | Lou Brock | .746 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 92 |
| Hits | Curt Flood | 186 |
| Total Bases | Lou Brock | 276 |
| Doubles | Lou Brock | 46 |
| Triples | Lou Brock | 14 |
| Home Runs | Orlando Cepeda | 16 |
| RBI | Mike Shannon | 79 |
| Walks | Dal Maxvill | 52 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 124 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 62 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ray Washburn | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mike Shannon | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Orlando Cepeda | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Gibson | 22 |
| Losses | Larry Jaster | 13 |
| Saves | Joe Hoerner | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Gibson | .710 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 1.12 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 0.853 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 304.7 |
| Games | Ron Willis | 48 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 268 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 28 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 13 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1161 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Nelson Briles | 251 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 62 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Nelson Briles | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Nelson Briles | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Nelson Briles and Ray Washburn | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Carlton | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Nelson Briles and Bob Gibson | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Ray Washburn | 21 |
