1969 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 87-75. They scored 595 runs and belted 90 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Torre, who led the team with 18 home runs and 101 RBI. Lou Brock led the team with 195 hits for a .298 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.
The team allowed 540 runs and had a team ERA of 2.94. Bob Gibson led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 269 strikeouts. Joe Hoerner 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 | ||||||||||||
| Chip Coulter | 2B | 6 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .381 | .474 | .855 | .316 |
| Jerry DaVanon | SS | 16 | 40 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .391 | .450 | .841 | .300 |
| Phil Gagliano | 2B | 62 | 128 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .303 | .266 | .569 | .227 |
| Steve Huntz | SS | 71 | 139 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .325 | .288 | .613 | .194 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 143 | 493 | 59 | 139 | 10 | 42 | 8 | .336 | .408 | .744 | .282 |
| Bob Johnson | 3B | 19 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .258 | .310 | .568 | .207 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 132 | 372 | 27 | 65 | 2 | 32 | 1 | .263 | .228 | .491 | .175 |
| Mike Shannon | 3B | 150 | 551 | 51 | 140 | 12 | 55 | 1 | .315 | .365 | .680 | .254 |
| Joe Torre | 1B | 159 | 602 | 72 | 174 | 18 | 101 | 0 | .361 | .447 | .808 | .289 |
| Bill White | 1B | 49 | 57 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .338 | .228 | .566 | .211 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 157 | 655 | 97 | 195 | 12 | 47 | 53 | .349 | .434 | .783 | .298 |
| Byron Browne | OF | 22 | 53 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .359 | .321 | .680 | .226 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 63 | 98 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .314 | .357 | .671 | .265 |
| Boots Day | OF | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Curt Flood | OF | 153 | 606 | 80 | 173 | 4 | 57 | 9 | .344 | .366 | .710 | .285 |
| Joe Hague | OF | 40 | 100 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .259 | .270 | .529 | .170 |
| Jim Hicks | OF | 19 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .341 | .591 | .182 |
| Leron Lee | OF | 7 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .261 | .569 | .217 |
| Joe Nossek | OF | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Vada Pinson | OF | 132 | 495 | 58 | 126 | 10 | 70 | 4 | .303 | .384 | .687 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tim McCarver | C | 138 | 515 | 46 | 134 | 7 | 51 | 4 | .323 | .365 | .688 | .260 |
| Dave Ricketts | C | 30 | 44 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .320 | .295 | .615 | .273 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .607 | .214 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5536 | 595 | 1403 | 90 | 561 | 87 | .314 | .359 | .673 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Nelson Briles | 36 | 33 | 227.7 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 126 | 63 | 3.52 | 1.234 | |||
| Sal Campisi | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .93 | 1.031 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 31 | 31 | 236.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 210 | 93 | 2.17 | 1.176 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Vic Davalillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jim Ellis | 2 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.69 | 1.887 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 35 | 35 | 314 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0 | 269 | 95 | 2.18 | 1.102 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 22 | 12 | 99.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 62 | 37 | 3.61 | 1.334 | |||
| Mudcat Grant | 30 | 3 | 63.3 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 4.12 | 1.327 | |||
| Santiago Guzman | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4.91 | 1.644 | |||
| Tom Hilgendorf | 6 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.42 | 0.794 | |||
| Joe Hoerner | 45 | 0 | 53.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 2.87 | 0.994 | |||
| Mel Nelson | 8 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11.81 | 3.019 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .00 | 0.714 | |||
| Dennis Ribant | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.846 | |||
| Chuck Taylor | 27 | 13 | 126.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 62 | 30 | 2.56 | 1.089 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 24 | 15 | 107.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 0 | 61 | 62 | 3.59 | 1.467 | |||
| Ray Washburn | 28 | 16 | 132.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 80 | 49 | 3.06 | 1.376 | |||
| Gary Waslewski | 12 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3.92 | 1.304 | |||
| Ron Willis | 26 | 0 | 32.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4.18 | 1.393 | |||
| Team Totals | 345 | 162 | 1460.2 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 26 | 1004 | 511 | 2.94 | 1.233 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Torre | 159 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 655 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 710 |
| Batting Average | Lou Brock | .298 |
| On-Base % | Joe Torre | .361 |
| Slugging % | Joe Torre | .447 |
| OPS | Joe Torre | .808 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 97 |
| Hits | Lou Brock | 195 |
| Total Bases | Lou Brock | 284 |
| Doubles | Lou Brock | 33 |
| Triples | Lou Brock | 10 |
| Home Runs | Joe Torre | 18 |
| RBI | Joe Torre | 101 |
| Walks | Joe Torre | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 115 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 53 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Curt Flood | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Vada Pinson | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Curt Flood | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Gibson | 20 |
| Losses | Nelson Briles and Bob Gibson | 13 |
| Saves | Joe Hoerner | 15 |
| Won-Loss % | Mike Torrez | .714 |
| ERA | Steve Carlton | 2.17 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.102 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 314 |
| Games | Joe Hoerner | 45 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 269 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 28 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1270 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Nelson Briles | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Gibson | 251 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Nelson Briles | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Nelson Briles | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Gibson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Nelson Briles | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Torrez | 19 |
