1977 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 83-79. They scored 737 runs and belted 96 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Simmons, who led the team with 21 home runs and 95 RBI. Garry Templeton led the team with 200 hits for a .322 average. Lou Brock had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 688 runs and had a team ERA of 3.81. Bob Forsch led the team with 20 wins. Eric Rasmussen racked up 120 strkeouts to lead the team. Al Hrabosky led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jerry DaVanon | 2B | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| Taylor Duncan | 3B | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .583 | .983 | .333 |
| Roger Freed | 1B | 49 | 83 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .463 | .627 | 1.090 | .398 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 161 | 560 | 90 | 163 | 15 | 91 | 7 | .379 | .459 | .838 | .291 |
| Don Kessinger | SS | 59 | 134 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .309 | .269 | .578 | .239 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 2B | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .222 | .111 |
| Mike Phillips | 2B | 48 | 87 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .320 | .322 | .642 | .241 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 157 | 587 | 58 | 153 | 17 | 79 | 2 | .291 | .412 | .703 | .261 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 153 | 621 | 94 | 200 | 8 | 79 | 28 | .336 | .449 | .785 | .322 |
| Mike Tyson | 2B | 138 | 418 | 42 | 103 | 7 | 57 | 3 | .299 | .342 | .641 | .246 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Anderson | OF | 94 | 154 | 18 | 34 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .286 | .338 | .624 | .221 |
| Benny Ayala | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Rick Bosetti | OF | 41 | 69 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .303 | .232 | .535 | .232 |
| Lou Brock | OF | 141 | 489 | 69 | 133 | 2 | 46 | 35 | .317 | .354 | .671 | .272 |
| Hector Cruz | OF | 118 | 339 | 50 | 80 | 6 | 42 | 4 | .326 | .357 | .683 | .236 |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 13 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .351 | .258 | .609 | .226 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 30 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .395 | .344 | .739 | .313 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 43 | 122 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 9 | .298 | .418 | .716 | .262 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 145 | 463 | 73 | 133 | 2 | 38 | 22 | .354 | .387 | .741 | .287 |
| Mike Potter | OF | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Scott | OF | 95 | 292 | 38 | 85 | 3 | 41 | 13 | .368 | .397 | .765 | .291 |
| Joel Youngblood | OF | 25 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .259 | .526 | .185 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Rader | C | 66 | 114 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .310 | .368 | .678 | .263 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 150 | 516 | 82 | 164 | 21 | 95 | 2 | .408 | .500 | .908 | .318 |
| John Tamargo | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5527 | 737 | 1490 | 96 | 686 | 134 | .327 | .388 | .714 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Capilla | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15.43 | 1.739 | |||
| Clay Carroll | 51 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 2.50 | 1.122 | |||
| John D'Acquisto | 3 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4.32 | 1.807 | |||
| John Denny | 26 | 26 | 149.7 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 60 | 62 | 4.51 | 1.516 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 11 | 9 | 39.3 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 4.58 | 1.425 | |||
| Rawly Eastwick | 41 | 1 | 53.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 4.70 | 1.769 | |||
| Pete Falcone | 27 | 22 | 124 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 75 | 61 | 5.44 | 1.540 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 35 | 35 | 217.3 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 0 | 95 | 69 | 3.48 | 1.284 | |||
| Al Hrabosky | 65 | 0 | 86.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 4.38 | 1.425 | |||
| Butch Metzger | 58 | 0 | 92.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 7 | 48 | 38 | 3.11 | 1.251 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 34 | 34 | 233 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 0 | 120 | 63 | 3.48 | 1.227 | |||
| Buddy Schultz | 40 | 3 | 85.3 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 | 66 | 24 | 2.32 | 1.172 | |||
| John Sutton | 14 | 0 | 24.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.59 | 1.523 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 19 | 17 | 100 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 66 | 57 | 4.95 | 1.610 | |||
| John Urrea | 41 | 12 | 139.7 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 81 | 35 | 3.16 | 1.152 | |||
| Team Totals | 467 | 162 | 1445.9 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 31 | 768 | 532 | 3.81 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez | 161 |
| At Bats | Garry Templeton | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Keith Hernandez | 645 |
| Batting Average | Garry Templeton | .322 |
| On-Base % | Ted Simmons | .408 |
| Slugging % | Ted Simmons | .500 |
| OPS | Ted Simmons | .908 |
| Runs | Garry Templeton | 94 |
| Hits | Garry Templeton | 200 |
| Total Bases | Garry Templeton | 279 |
| Doubles | Keith Hernandez | 41 |
| Triples | Garry Templeton | 18 |
| Home Runs | Ted Simmons | 21 |
| RBI | Ted Simmons | 95 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez and Ted Simmons | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Keith Hernandez | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Lou Brock | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Lou Brock and Garry Templeton | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Forsch | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Garry Templeton | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Simmons | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Forsch | 20 |
| Losses | Eric Rasmussen | 17 |
| Saves | Al Hrabosky | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Forsch | .741 |
| ERA | Bob Forsch and Eric Rasmussen | 3.48 |
| WHIP | Eric Rasmussen | 1.227 |
| Innings Pitched | Eric Rasmussen | 233 |
| Games | Al Hrabosky | 65 |
| Games Started | Bob Forsch | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Eric Rasmussen | 120 |
| Complete Games | Eric Rasmussen | 11 |
| Shutouts | Eric Rasmussen | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Eric Rasmussen | 962 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Eric Rasmussen | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Eric Rasmussen | 223 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Forsch | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eric Rasmussen | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | John Denny | 45 |
| Triples Allowed | Pete Falcone and Tom Underwood | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Forsch | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | John Denny and Eric Rasmussen | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Eric Rasmussen | 25 |
