| 1973 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record | 81–81 (.500) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch |
| General managers | Bing Devine |
| Managers | Red Schoendienst |
| Television | KSD-TV (Mike Shannon,Jay Randolph) |
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Harry Walker) |
The1973 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 92nd season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 82nd season in theNational League. TheCardinals overcame an 8–23 start to finish with an 81–81 record during the season and finished second in theNational League East,1+1⁄2 games behind the NL East and eventual NLpennant winnersNew York Mets. St. Louis' record went to 61–50 (meaning they won 53 of 80 games after their terrible start), then fell to 20–31 to finish the season.
To date, this is the only season the Cardinals have finished at .500 instead of above or below it.
PitcherBob Gibson won aGold Glove this year.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 82 | 79 | .509 | — | 43–38 | 39–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 1½ | 43–38 | 38–43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 2½ | 41–40 | 39–42 |
| Montreal Expos | 79 | 83 | .488 | 3½ | 43–38 | 36–45 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 84 | .478 | 5 | 41–39 | 36–45 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 91 | .438 | 11½ | 38–43 | 33–48 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 7–5 | 5–13 | 11–7 | 2–15–1 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–5 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 15–2–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 7–11 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
| Montreal | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | |||||
| New York | 6–6 | 7–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 12–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — | |||||
| 1973 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Ted Simmons | 161 | 619 | 192 | .310 | 13 | 91 |
| 1B | Joe Torre | 141 | 519 | 149 | .287 | 13 | 69 |
| 2B | Ted Sizemore | 142 | 521 | 147 | .282 | 1 | 54 |
| SS | Mike Tyson | 144 | 469 | 114 | .243 | 1 | 33 |
| 3B | Ken Reitz | 147 | 426 | 100 | .235 | 6 | 42 |
| LF | Lou Brock | 160 | 650 | 193 | .297 | 7 | 63 |
| CF | José Cruz | 132 | 406 | 92 | .227 | 10 | 57 |
| RF | Bernie Carbo | 111 | 308 | 88 | .286 | 8 | 40 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Meléndez | 121 | 341 | 91 | .267 | 2 | 35 |
| Tim McCarver | 130 | 331 | 88 | .266 | 3 | 49 |
| Ray Busse | 24 | 70 | 10 | .143 | 2 | 5 |
| Bake McBride | 40 | 63 | 19 | .302 | 0 | 5 |
| Tommie Agee | 26 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 3 | 7 |
| Jim Dwyer | 28 | 57 | 11 | .193 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stein | 32 | 55 | 12 | .218 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Crosby | 22 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 1 |
| Mick Kelleher | 43 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Heintzelman | 23 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Campbell | 13 | 21 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwain Anderson | 18 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Hughes | 11 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Cruz | 11 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | 11 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Fenwick | 5 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Hill | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Haney | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Wise | 35 | 259.0 | 16 | 12 | 3.37 | 144 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 32 | 224.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.01 | 122 |
| Alan Foster | 35 | 203.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.14 | 106 |
| Bob Gibson | 25 | 195.0 | 12 | 10 | 2.77 | 142 |
| Tom Murphy | 19 | 88.2 | 3 | 7 | 3.76 | 42 |
| Mike Nagy | 9 | 40.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.20 | 14 |
| Scipio Spinks | 8 | 38.2 | 1 | 5 | 4.89 | 25 |
| Mike Thompson | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Folkers | 34 | 82.1 | 4 | 4 | 3.61 | 44 |
| Jim Bibby | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.56 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Seguí | 65 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2.78 | 93 |
| Al Hrabosky | 44 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.09 | 57 |
| Orlando Peña | 42 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2.18 | 35 |
| Wayne Granger | 33 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.78 | 93 |
| John Andrews | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 | 5 |
| Ed Sprague Sr. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Al Santorini | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |
| Eddie Fisher | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 1 |
| Lew Krausse Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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