1970 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 744 runs and belted 113 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Dick Allen, who led the team with 34 home runs and 101 RBI. Joe Torre led the team with 203 hits for a .325 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 51 stolen bases.
The team allowed 747 runs and had a team ERA of 4.06. Bob Gibson led the pitching staff with 23 wins and 274 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Allen | 1B | 122 | 459 | 88 | 128 | 34 | 101 | 5 | .377 | .560 | .937 | .279 |
| Ed Crosby | SS | 38 | 95 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .308 | .316 | .624 | .253 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 3B | 11 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .367 | .111 |
| Phil Gagliano | 3B | 18 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .212 | .188 | .400 | .188 |
| Joe Hague | 1B | 139 | 451 | 58 | 122 | 14 | 68 | 2 | .358 | .417 | .775 | .271 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 139 | 513 | 62 | 129 | 2 | 42 | 6 | .284 | .306 | .590 | .251 |
| Jim Kennedy | SS | 12 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 152 | 399 | 35 | 80 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .287 | .223 | .510 | .201 |
| Milt Ramirez | SS | 62 | 79 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .264 | .241 | .505 | .190 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 23 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .176 | .106 | .282 | .106 |
| Mike Shannon | 3B | 55 | 174 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .275 | .287 | .562 | .213 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | OF | 44 | 58 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .338 | .345 | .683 | .259 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 155 | 664 | 114 | 202 | 13 | 57 | 51 | .361 | .422 | .783 | .304 |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 148 | 552 | 73 | 162 | 10 | 74 | 26 | .348 | .428 | .776 | .293 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 6 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .412 | .912 | .353 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 111 | 183 | 29 | 57 | 1 | 33 | 4 | .355 | .437 | .792 | .311 |
| Leron Lee | OF | 121 | 264 | 28 | 60 | 6 | 23 | 5 | .290 | .352 | .642 | .227 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 21 | 70 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .315 | .314 | .629 | .300 |
| Jorge Roque | OF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Carl Taylor | OF | 104 | 245 | 39 | 61 | 6 | 45 | 5 | .358 | .388 | .746 | .249 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ted Simmons | C | 82 | 284 | 29 | 69 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .333 | .317 | .650 | .243 |
| Joe Torre | C | 161 | 624 | 89 | 203 | 21 | 100 | 2 | .398 | .498 | .896 | .325 |
| Bart Zeller | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jim Campbell | 13 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 | |
| Joe Nossek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5689 | 744 | 1497 | 113 | 688 | 117 | .328 | .379 | .707 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Abernathy | 11 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2.95 | 1.475 | |||
| Frank Bertaina | 8 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 3.16 | 1.629 | |||
| Nelson Briles | 30 | 19 | 106.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 59 | 36 | 6.24 | 1.546 | |||
| Sal Campisi | 37 | 0 | 49.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 26 | 37 | 2.92 | 1.826 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 34 | 33 | 253.7 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 0 | 193 | 109 | 3.73 | 1.372 | |||
| Bob Chlupsa | 14 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 8.82 | 2.147 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 16 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 7.62 | 1.885 | |||
| George Culver | 11 | 7 | 56.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 4.61 | 1.552 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 34 | 34 | 294 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 274 | 88 | 3.12 | 1.190 | |||
| Santiago Guzman | 8 | 3 | 13.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 7.24 | 1.971 | |||
| Chuck Hartenstein | 6 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8.77 | 2.180 | |||
| Tom Hilgendorf | 23 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3.92 | 1.691 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 16 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4.74 | 1.526 | |||
| Jerry Johnson | 7 | 0 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.18 | 0.796 | |||
| Frank Linzy | 47 | 0 | 61.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 3.67 | 1.452 | |||
| Billy McCool | 18 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 6.23 | 1.659 | |||
| Fred Norman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Rich Nye | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4.50 | 2.375 | |||
| Harry Parker | 7 | 4 | 22.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 3.22 | 1.749 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 20 | 20 | 127.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 74 | 49 | 4.10 | 1.422 | |||
| Chuck Taylor | 56 | 7 | 124.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 8 | 64 | 31 | 3.11 | 1.183 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 30 | 28 | 179.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 100 | 103 | 4.22 | 1.511 | |||
| Team Totals | 440 | 162 | 1475.5 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | 960 | 632 | 4.06 | 1.433 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Torre | 161 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 664 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 729 |
| Batting Average | Joe Torre | .325 |
| On-Base % | Joe Torre | .398 |
| Slugging % | Dick Allen | .560 |
| OPS | Dick Allen | .937 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 114 |
| Hits | Joe Torre | 203 |
| Total Bases | Joe Torre | 311 |
| Doubles | Jose Cardenal | 32 |
| Triples | Joe Torre | 9 |
| Home Runs | Dick Allen | 34 |
| RBI | Dick Allen | 101 |
| Walks | Dick Allen | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Allen | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 51 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Julian Javier and Dal Maxvill | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dal Maxvill | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Torre | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Gibson | 23 |
| Losses | Steve Carlton | 19 |
| Saves | Chuck Taylor | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Gibson | .767 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 3.12 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.190 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 294 |
| Games | Chuck Taylor | 56 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 274 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 23 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1213 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Gibson | 262 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Carlton | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Carlton | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Gibson | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Carlton | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson and Mike Torrez | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Carlton | 25 |
