1973 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 643 runs and belted 75 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. Ted Simmons and Joe Torre were tied for the team lead in home runs with 13. Ted Simmons knocked in 91 runs. Lou Brock led the team with 193 hits for a .297 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 70 stolen bases.
The team allowed 603 runs and had a team ERA of 3.25. Rick Wise led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 144 strikeouts. Diego Segui led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dwain Anderson | SS | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .118 | .404 | .118 |
| Ray Busse | SS | 24 | 70 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .343 | .543 | .143 |
| Dave Campbell | 2B | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .043 | .000 | .043 | .000 |
| Ed Crosby | SS | 22 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .231 | .440 | .128 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 2B | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Tom Heintzelman | 2B | 23 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .310 | .685 | .310 |
| Terry Hughes | 3B | 11 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .286 | .553 | .214 |
| Mick Kelleher | SS | 43 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .279 | .237 | .516 | .184 |
| Tim McCarver | 1B | 130 | 331 | 30 | 88 | 3 | 49 | 2 | .339 | .366 | .705 | .266 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 147 | 426 | 40 | 100 | 6 | 42 | 0 | .256 | .333 | .589 | .235 |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 142 | 521 | 69 | 147 | 1 | 54 | 6 | .365 | .334 | .699 | .282 |
| Joe Torre | 1B | 141 | 519 | 67 | 149 | 13 | 69 | 2 | .376 | .403 | .779 | .287 |
| Mike Tyson | SS | 144 | 469 | 48 | 114 | 1 | 33 | 2 | .279 | .299 | .578 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Agee | OF | 26 | 62 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .239 | .403 | .642 | .177 |
| Matty Alou | OF | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .273 | .606 | .273 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 160 | 650 | 110 | 193 | 7 | 63 | 70 | .364 | .398 | .762 | .297 |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 111 | 308 | 42 | 88 | 8 | 40 | 2 | .397 | .422 | .819 | .286 |
| Hector Cruz | OF | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 132 | 406 | 51 | 92 | 10 | 57 | 10 | .310 | .379 | .689 | .227 |
| Tommy Cruz | OF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 28 | 57 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .246 | .453 | .193 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 40 | 63 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .352 | .349 | .701 | .302 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 121 | 341 | 35 | 91 | 2 | 35 | 2 | .319 | .343 | .662 | .267 |
| Bill Stein | OF | 32 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .306 | .255 | .561 | .218 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Larry Haney | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Marc Hill | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 161 | 619 | 62 | 192 | 13 | 91 | 2 | .370 | .438 | .808 | .310 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5478 | 643 | 1418 | 75 | 592 | 100 | .320 | .357 | .677 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Andrews | 16 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 4.42 | 1.475 | |||
| Jim Bibby | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 9.56 | 2.250 | |||
| Reggie Cleveland | 32 | 32 | 224 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 122 | 61 | 3.01 | 1.214 | |||
| Eddie Fisher | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 0.571 | |||
| Rich Folkers | 34 | 9 | 82.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 44 | 34 | 3.61 | 1.312 | |||
| Alan Foster | 35 | 29 | 203.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 106 | 63 | 3.14 | 1.267 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 25 | 25 | 195 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 142 | 57 | 2.77 | 1.108 | |||
| Wayne Granger | 33 | 0 | 46.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4.24 | 1.520 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 44 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 57 | 21 | 2.09 | 1.179 | |||
| Lew Krausse | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 19 | 13 | 88.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 3.76 | 1.251 | |||
| Mike Nagy | 9 | 7 | 40.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4.20 | 1.450 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 42 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 38 | 14 | 2.18 | 1.194 | |||
| Al Santorini | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 1.928 | |||
| Diego Segui | 65 | 0 | 100.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 17 | 93 | 53 | 2.78 | 1.306 | |||
| Scipio Spinks | 8 | 8 | 38.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 4.89 | 1.654 | |||
| Ed Sprague | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Mike Thompson | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Rick Wise | 35 | 34 | 259 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 144 | 59 | 3.37 | 1.228 | |||
| Team Totals | 426 | 162 | 1460.7 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 36 | 867 | 486 | 3.25 | 1.268 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ted Simmons | 161 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 650 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 727 |
| Batting Average | Ted Simmons | .310 |
| On-Base % | Joe Torre | .376 |
| Slugging % | Ted Simmons | .438 |
| OPS | Ted Simmons | .808 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 110 |
| Hits | Lou Brock | 193 |
| Total Bases | Ted Simmons | 271 |
| Doubles | Ted Simmons | 36 |
| Triples | Lou Brock | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ted Simmons and Joe Torre | 13 |
| RBI | Ted Simmons | 91 |
| Walks | Lou Brock | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 70 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ted Sizemore | 25 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Cruz, Tim McCarver, and Ted Simmons | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Simmons | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rick Wise | 16 |
| Losses | Rick Wise | 12 |
| Saves | Diego Segui | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Alan Foster | .591 |
| ERA | Bob Gibson | 2.77 |
| WHIP | Bob Gibson | 1.108 |
| Innings Pitched | Rick Wise | 259 |
| Games | Diego Segui | 65 |
| Games Started | Rick Wise | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Wise | 144 |
| Complete Games | Rick Wise | 14 |
| Shutouts | Rick Wise | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Rick Wise | 1083 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rick Wise | 97 |
| Hits Allowed | Rick Wise | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | Alan Foster | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rick Wise | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Rick Wise | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Gibson | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Diego Segui | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Alan Foster | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Gibson | 20 |
