1971 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 739 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. The offense was powered by Joe Torre, who led the team with 24 home runs, 137 RBI, and 230 hits. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 64 stolen bases.
The team allowed 699 runs and had a team ERA of 3.86. Steve Carlton led the team with 20 wins. Bob Gibson led the team with 185 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | 1B | 77 | 162 | 24 | 38 | 2 | 16 | 3 | .274 | .358 | .632 | .235 |
| Bob Burda | 1B | 65 | 71 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .386 | .338 | .724 | .296 |
| Joe Hague | 1B | 129 | 380 | 46 | 86 | 16 | 54 | 0 | .330 | .392 | .722 | .226 |
| Julian Javier | 2B | 90 | 259 | 32 | 67 | 3 | 28 | 5 | .286 | .347 | .633 | .259 |
| Ted Kubiak | SS | 32 | 72 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .345 | .389 | .734 | .250 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 142 | 356 | 31 | 80 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .307 | .258 | .565 | .225 |
| Milt Ramirez | SS | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .273 | .658 | .273 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 34 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .347 | .300 | .647 | .217 |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 135 | 478 | 53 | 126 | 3 | 42 | 4 | .322 | .333 | .655 | .264 |
| Joe Torre | 3B | 161 | 634 | 97 | 230 | 24 | 137 | 4 | .421 | .555 | .976 | .363 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Matty Alou | OF | 149 | 609 | 85 | 192 | 7 | 74 | 19 | .352 | .415 | .767 | .315 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 157 | 640 | 126 | 200 | 7 | 61 | 64 | .385 | .425 | .810 | .313 |
| Jose Cardenal | OF | 89 | 301 | 37 | 73 | 7 | 48 | 12 | .303 | .379 | .682 | .243 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 83 | 292 | 46 | 80 | 9 | 27 | 6 | .377 | .425 | .802 | .274 |
| Leron Lee | OF | 25 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .281 | .321 | .602 | .179 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 88 | 173 | 25 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .320 | .254 | .574 | .225 |
| Jorge Roque | OF | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jerry McNertney | C | 56 | 128 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .343 | .445 | .788 | .289 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 133 | 510 | 64 | 155 | 7 | 77 | 1 | .347 | .424 | .771 | .304 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .513 | .211 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5610 | 739 | 1542 | 95 | 686 | 124 | .335 | .385 | .720 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rudy Arroyo | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.40 | 1.966 | |||
| George Brunet | 7 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5.79 | 2.043 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 37 | 36 | 273.3 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 172 | 98 | 3.56 | 1.365 | |||
| Bob Chlupsa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 34 | 34 | 222 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 148 | 53 | 4.01 | 1.311 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 51 | 0 | 60.3 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 3.43 | 1.294 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 31 | 31 | 245.7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 185 | 76 | 3.04 | 1.184 | |||
| Santiago Guzman | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 2 | .00 | 0.800 | |||
| Dennis Higgins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.86 | 1.143 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Mike Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.857 | |||
| Frank Linzy | 50 | 0 | 59.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 2.12 | 1.282 | |||
| Fred Norman | 4 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12.27 | 3.784 | |||
| Harry Parker | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.20 | 1.600 | |||
| Daryl Patterson | 13 | 2 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 4.39 | 1.311 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 36 | 35 | 211 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 131 | 109 | 4.78 | 1.597 | |||
| Bob Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.29 | 3.000 | |||
| Al Santorini | 19 | 5 | 49.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 3.81 | 1.408 | |||
| Don Shaw | 45 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 2.65 | 1.490 | |||
| Chuck Taylor | 43 | 1 | 71.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 3.53 | 1.360 | |||
| Mike Torrez | 9 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 6.00 | 1.972 | |||
| Stan Williams | 10 | 0 | 12.7 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1.42 | 1.181 | |||
| Chris Zachary | 23 | 12 | 89.7 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 0 | 48 | 26 | 5.32 | 1.561 | |||
| Team Totals | 437 | 163 | 1467.1 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 22 | 911 | 576 | 3.86 | 1.403 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Torre | 161 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 640 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 720 |
| Batting Average | Joe Torre | .363 |
| On-Base % | Joe Torre | .421 |
| Slugging % | Joe Torre | .555 |
| OPS | Joe Torre | .976 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 126 |
| Hits | Joe Torre | 230 |
| Total Bases | Joe Torre | 352 |
| Doubles | Lou Brock | 37 |
| Triples | Joe Torre | 8 |
| Home Runs | Joe Torre | 24 |
| RBI | Joe Torre | 137 |
| Walks | Lou Brock | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 64 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jerry Reuss | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ted Simmons | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Simmons | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Carlton | 20 |
| Losses | Jerry Reuss | 14 |
| Saves | Moe Drabowsky | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Carlton | .690 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 3.04 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.184 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Carlton | 273.3 |
| Games | Moe Drabowsky | 51 |
| Games Started | Steve Carlton | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 185 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Carlton | 1171 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Carlton | 275 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Reggie Cleveland | 39 |
| Triples Allowed | Reggie Cleveland | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Carlton | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson and Jerry Reuss | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 25 |
