1976 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 72-90. They scored 629 runs and belted 63 home runs to go along with a .260 batting average. Hector Cruz provided the power for the team with 13 homers. The offense was powered by Ted Simmons, who led the team with 75 RBI and 159 hits. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 671 runs and had a team ERA of 3.61. Lynn McGlothen was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Pete Falcone struck out 138 batters to lead the team. Al Hrabosky was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Alvarado | 2B | 16 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .310 | .643 | .286 |
| Doug Clarey | 2B | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.250 | .250 |
| Hector Cruz | 3B | 151 | 526 | 54 | 120 | 13 | 71 | 1 | .286 | .338 | .624 | .228 |
| Ron Fairly | 1B | 73 | 110 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .385 | .300 | .685 | .264 |
| Vic Harris | 2B | 97 | 259 | 21 | 59 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .275 | .309 | .584 | .228 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 129 | 374 | 54 | 108 | 7 | 46 | 4 | .376 | .428 | .804 | .289 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 145 | 502 | 55 | 120 | 1 | 40 | 3 | .320 | .313 | .633 | .239 |
| Lee Richard | 2B | 66 | 91 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .211 | .264 | .475 | .176 |
| Reggie Smith | 1B | 47 | 170 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 23 | 1 | .281 | .412 | .693 | .218 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 53 | 213 | 32 | 62 | 1 | 17 | 11 | .314 | .362 | .676 | .291 |
| Mike Tyson | 2B | 76 | 245 | 26 | 70 | 3 | 28 | 3 | .326 | .445 | .771 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Anderson | OF | 86 | 199 | 17 | 58 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .371 | .357 | .728 | .291 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 133 | 498 | 73 | 150 | 4 | 67 | 56 | .344 | .394 | .738 | .301 |
| Charlie Chant | OF | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 120 | 392 | 49 | 119 | 9 | 50 | 2 | .360 | .441 | .801 | .304 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 72 | 272 | 40 | 91 | 3 | 24 | 10 | .386 | .445 | .831 | .335 |
| Sam Mejias | OF | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .190 | .407 | .143 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 20 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 112 | 384 | 51 | 99 | 1 | 26 | 22 | .322 | .331 | .653 | .258 |
| Mike Potter | OF | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .000 | .059 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 71 | 189 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 21 | 4 | .317 | .349 | .666 | .201 |
| Ken Rudolph | C | 27 | 50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .176 | .220 | .396 | .160 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 150 | 546 | 60 | 159 | 5 | 75 | 0 | .371 | .394 | .765 | .291 |
| John Tamargo | C | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .300 | .729 | .300 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5516 | 629 | 1432 | 63 | 584 | 123 | .318 | .359 | .677 | .260 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Capilla | 7 | 0 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.446 | |||
| John Curtis | 37 | 15 | 134 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 1 | 52 | 65 | 4.50 | 1.522 | |||
| John Denny | 30 | 30 | 207 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 2.52 | 1.271 | |||
| Pete Falcone | 32 | 32 | 212 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 0 | 138 | 93 | 3.23 | 1.255 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 33 | 32 | 194 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 76 | 71 | 3.94 | 1.443 | |||
| Danny Frisella | 18 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3.97 | 1.410 | |||
| Bill Greif | 47 | 0 | 54.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 4.12 | 1.572 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 68 | 0 | 95.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 13 | 73 | 39 | 3.30 | 1.343 | |||
| Lerrin LaGrow | 8 | 2 | 24.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1.48 | 1.152 | |||
| Lynn McGlothen | 33 | 32 | 205 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 106 | 68 | 3.91 | 1.351 | |||
| Mike Proly | 14 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3.71 | 1.588 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 43 | 17 | 150.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 76 | 54 | 3.53 | 1.284 | |||
| Eddie Solomon | 26 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 4.86 | 1.649 | |||
| Tom Walker | 10 | 0 | 19.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4.12 | 1.269 | |||
| Mike Wallace | 49 | 0 | 66.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 4.07 | 1.584 | |||
| Steve Waterbury | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Team Totals | 460 | 162 | 1453.6 | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 731 | 581 | 3.61 | 1.374 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Hector Cruz | 151 |
| At Bats | Ted Simmons | 546 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ted Simmons | 625 |
| Batting Average | Lou Brock | .301 |
| On-Base % | Ted Simmons | .371 |
| Slugging % | Lou Brock and Ted Simmons | .394 |
| OPS | Ted Simmons | .765 |
| Runs | Lou Brock | 73 |
| Hits | Ted Simmons | 159 |
| Total Bases | Ted Simmons | 215 |
| Doubles | Ted Simmons | 35 |
| Triples | Mike Tyson | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hector Cruz | 13 |
| RBI | Ted Simmons | 75 |
| Walks | Ted Simmons | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Hector Cruz | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 56 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pete Falcone | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lou Brock, Willie Crawford, and Ted Simmons | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Lou Brock | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lynn McGlothen | 13 |
| Losses | Pete Falcone | 16 |
| Saves | Al Hrabosky | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Hrabosky | .571 |
| ERA | John Denny | 2.52 |
| WHIP | Pete Falcone | 1.255 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Falcone | 212 |
| Games | Al Hrabosky | 68 |
| Games Started | Pete Falcone, Bob Forsch, and Lynn McGlothen | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Falcone | 138 |
| Complete Games | Lynn McGlothen | 10 |
| Shutouts | Lynn McGlothen | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Falcone | 893 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lynn McGlothen | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Forsch and Lynn McGlothen | 209 |
| Walks Allowed | Pete Falcone | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Forsch | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Lynn McGlothen | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Forsch | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Pete Falcone and Bob Forsch | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | John Denny | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | John Denny | 26 |
