1972 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 75-81. They scored 568 runs and belted 70 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Simmons, who led the team with 16 home runs and 96 RBI. Lou Brock led the team with 193 hits for a .311 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 63 stolen bases.
The team allowed 600 runs and had a team ERA of 3.43. Bob Gibson led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 208 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Allen | 1B | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .364 | .650 | .091 |
| Matty Alou | 1B | 108 | 404 | 46 | 127 | 3 | 31 | 11 | .353 | .389 | .742 | .314 |
| Dwain Anderson | SS | 57 | 135 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .313 | .333 | .646 | .267 |
| Donn Clendenon | 1B | 61 | 136 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .279 | .309 | .588 | .191 |
| Ed Crosby | SS | 101 | 276 | 27 | 60 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .269 | .257 | .526 | .217 |
| Mike Fiore | 1B | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .100 | .350 | .100 |
| Joe Hague | 1B | 27 | 76 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .368 | .447 | .815 | .237 |
| Mick Kelleher | SS | 23 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .222 | .454 | .159 |
| Marty Martinez | SS | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .858 | .429 |
| Dal Maxvill | SS | 105 | 276 | 22 | 61 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .299 | .261 | .560 | .221 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 21 | 78 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .370 | .410 | .780 | .359 |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 120 | 439 | 53 | 116 | 2 | 38 | 8 | .324 | .335 | .659 | .264 |
| Joe Torre | 3B | 149 | 544 | 71 | 157 | 11 | 81 | 3 | .357 | .419 | .776 | .289 |
| Mike Tyson | 2B | 13 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .216 | .427 | .189 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brant Alyea | OF | 13 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .211 | .369 | .158 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 153 | 621 | 81 | 193 | 3 | 42 | 63 | .359 | .393 | .752 | .311 |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 99 | 302 | 42 | 78 | 7 | 34 | 0 | .381 | .377 | .758 | .258 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 117 | 332 | 33 | 78 | 2 | 23 | 9 | .309 | .319 | .628 | .235 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 118 | 332 | 32 | 79 | 5 | 28 | 5 | .292 | .334 | .626 | .238 |
| Jorge Roque | OF | 32 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .176 | .209 | .385 | .104 |
| Bill Stein | OF | 14 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .314 | .543 | .857 | .314 |
| Bill Voss | OF | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .400 | .733 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Skip Jutze | C | 21 | 71 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .247 | .268 | .515 | .239 |
| Jerry McNertney | C | 39 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .291 | .313 | .604 | .208 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 152 | 594 | 70 | 180 | 16 | 96 | 1 | .336 | .465 | .801 | .303 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5326 | 568 | 1383 | 70 | 518 | 104 | .314 | .355 | .669 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Bare | 14 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .54 | 1.437 | |||
| Jim Bibby | 6 | 6 | 40.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 3.35 | 1.191 | |||
| Lance Clemons | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.12 | 2.453 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 33 | 33 | 230.7 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 153 | 60 | 3.94 | 1.253 | |||
| Tony Cloninger | 17 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 5.19 | 1.846 | |||
| John Cumberland | 14 | 1 | 21.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6.65 | 1.382 | |||
| Moe Drabowsky | 30 | 0 | 27.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2.60 | 1.552 | |||
| Don Durham | 10 | 8 | 47.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 4.34 | 1.342 | |||
| Rich Folkers | 9 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.278 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 34 | 34 | 278 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 0 | 208 | 88 | 2.46 | 1.129 | |||
| Joe Grzenda | 30 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 5.66 | 1.800 | |||
| Santiago Guzman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Dennis Higgins | 15 | 1 | 22.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 3.97 | 1.806 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .00 | 0.714 | |||
| Charlie Hudson | 12 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5.11 | 1.382 | |||
| Lowell Palmer | 16 | 2 | 34.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 3.89 | 1.614 | |||
| Tim Plodinec | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 10.000 | |||
| Al Santorini | 30 | 19 | 133.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 72 | 46 | 4.11 | 1.361 | |||
| Diego Segui | 33 | 0 | 55.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 9 | 54 | 32 | 3.07 | 1.418 | |||
| Don Shaw | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.667 | |||
| Scipio Spinks | 16 | 16 | 118 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 93 | 59 | 2.67 | 1.314 | |||
| Rick Wise | 35 | 35 | 269 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 142 | 71 | 3.11 | 1.193 | |||
| Team Totals | 372 | 156 | 1399.8 | 75 | 81 | .481 | 13 | 912 | 531 | 3.43 | 1.301 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lou Brock | 153 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 675 |
| Batting Average | Lou Brock | .311 |
| On-Base % | Lou Brock | .359 |
| Slugging % | Ted Simmons | .465 |
| OPS | Ted Simmons | .801 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 81 |
| Hits | Lou Brock | 193 |
| Total Bases | Ted Simmons | 276 |
| Doubles | Ted Simmons | 36 |
| Triples | Lou Brock | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ted Simmons | 16 |
| RBI | Ted Simmons | 96 |
| Walks | Bernie Carbo | 57 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 63 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Reggie Cleveland | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe Torre | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Torre | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Gibson | 19 |
| Losses | Rick Wise | 16 |
| Saves | Diego Segui | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Gibson | .633 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 2.46 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.129 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 278 |
| Games | Rick Wise | 35 |
| Games Started | Rick Wise | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Gibson | 208 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 23 |
| Shutouts | Bob Gibson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1119 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Reggie Cleveland | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Wise | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Reggie Cleveland | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Wise | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Rick Wise | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Gibson | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Reggie Cleveland | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Rick Wise | 26 |
