1974 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 86-75. They scored 677 runs and belted 83 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. Reggie Smith led the team in home runs with 23. Ted Simmons knocked in 103 runs. Lou Brock led the team with 194 hits for a .306 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 118 stolen bases.
The team allowed 643 runs and had a team ERA of 3.49. Lynn McGlothen led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 142 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Alvarado | SS | 17 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .194 | .373 | .139 |
| Jerry DaVanon | SS | 30 | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .255 | .175 | .430 | .150 |
| Jack Heidemann | SS | 47 | 70 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .320 | .286 | .606 | .271 |
| Tom Heintzelman | 2B | 38 | 74 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .313 | .324 | .637 | .230 |
| Bob Heise | 2B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 14 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .415 | .441 | .856 | .294 |
| Jim Hickman | 1B | 50 | 60 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .353 | .367 | .720 | .267 |
| Ron Hunt | 2B | 12 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .174 | .495 | .174 |
| Stan Papi | SS | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 154 | 579 | 48 | 157 | 7 | 54 | 0 | .299 | .363 | .662 | .271 |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 129 | 504 | 68 | 126 | 2 | 47 | 8 | .339 | .296 | .635 | .250 |
| Joe Torre | 1B | 147 | 529 | 59 | 149 | 11 | 70 | 1 | .371 | .401 | .772 | .282 |
| Mike Tyson | SS | 151 | 422 | 35 | 94 | 1 | 37 | 4 | .264 | .287 | .551 | .223 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 153 | 635 | 105 | 194 | 3 | 48 | 118 | .368 | .381 | .749 | .306 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 107 | 161 | 24 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 4 | .341 | .416 | .757 | .261 |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 74 | 86 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .360 | .360 | .720 | .279 |
| Danny Godby | OF | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .154 | .448 | .154 |
| Larry Herndon | OF | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 150 | 559 | 81 | 173 | 6 | 56 | 30 | .369 | .394 | .763 | .309 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 83 | 124 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .283 | .298 | .581 | .218 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Reggie Smith | OF | 143 | 517 | 79 | 160 | 23 | 100 | 4 | .389 | .528 | .917 | .309 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Billings | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Marc Hill | C | 10 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .360 | .286 | .646 | .238 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 74 | 106 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .353 | .236 | .589 | .217 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 152 | 599 | 66 | 163 | 20 | 103 | 0 | .327 | .447 | .774 | .272 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Richie Scheinblum | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5620 | 677 | 1492 | 83 | 610 | 172 | .327 | .365 | .692 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Bare | 10 | 3 | 24.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5.92 | 1.399 | |||
| John Curtis | 33 | 29 | 195 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1 | 89 | 83 | 3.78 | 1.446 | |||
| John Denny | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Rich Folkers | 55 | 0 | 90 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2 | 57 | 38 | 3.00 | 1.144 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 19 | 14 | 100 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 39 | 34 | 2.97 | 1.180 | |||
| Alan Foster | 31 | 25 | 162.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 0 | 78 | 61 | 3.88 | 1.405 | |||
| Mike Garman | 64 | 0 | 81.7 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 2.64 | 1.138 | |||
| Bob Gibson | 33 | 33 | 240 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 129 | 104 | 3.83 | 1.417 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 65 | 0 | 88.3 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 9 | 82 | 38 | 2.95 | 1.234 | |||
| Barry Lersch | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.50 | 6.154 | |||
| Lynn McGlothen | 31 | 31 | 237.3 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 142 | 89 | 2.69 | 1.268 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 8 | 2 | 22.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 4.37 | 1.630 | |||
| Orlando Pena | 42 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 2.60 | 1.444 | |||
| Pete Richert | 13 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.38 | 1.858 | |||
| Sonny Siebert | 28 | 20 | 133.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 68 | 51 | 3.84 | 1.503 | |||
| Mike Thompson | 19 | 4 | 38.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 5.63 | 1.880 | |||
| Team Totals | 454 | 161 | 1473.2 | 86 | 75 | .534 | 20 | 794 | 616 | 3.49 | 1.368 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ken Reitz | 154 |
| At Bats | Lou Brock | 635 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lou Brock | 701 |
| Batting Average | Bake McBride and Reggie Smith | .309 |
| On-Base % | Reggie Smith | .389 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Smith | .528 |
| OPS | Reggie Smith | .917 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 105 |
| Hits | Lou Brock | 194 |
| Total Bases | Reggie Smith | 273 |
| Doubles | Ted Simmons | 33 |
| Triples | Reggie Smith | 9 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Smith | 23 |
| RBI | Ted Simmons | 103 |
| Walks | Reggie Smith | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Lou Brock and Joe Torre | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 118 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 33 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ted Sizemore | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ted Simmons | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Reitz | 25 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lynn McGlothen | 16 |
| Losses | John Curtis | 14 |
| Saves | Al Hrabosky | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Lynn McGlothen | .571 |
| ERA | Lynn McGlothen | 2.69 |
| WHIP | Lynn McGlothen | 1.268 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Gibson | 240 |
| Games | Al Hrabosky | 65 |
| Games Started | Bob Gibson | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Lynn McGlothen | 142 |
| Complete Games | Bob Gibson | 9 |
| Shutouts | Lynn McGlothen and Sonny Siebert | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Gibson | 1041 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Gibson | 236 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Gibson | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Gibson | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Lynn McGlothen | 29 |
| Triples Allowed | Alan Foster | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Forsch and Lynn McGlothen | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Gibson | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | John Curtis | 28 |
