| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 86–75 (.534) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Bing Devine | |||
| Managers | Red Schoendienst | |||
| Television | KSD-TV (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Jay Randolph) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Bob Starr) | |||
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The1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 93rd season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 83rd season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 86–75 during the season and finished second in theNational League East,1+1⁄2 games behind thePittsburgh Pirates.
OutfielderLou Brock led the NL with 118stolen bases, breaking the modern-era (post-1901) MLB single-season mark of 104, set byLos Angeles Dodgers shortstopMaury Wills in 1962. He also broke the all-time National League record of 111 set byJohn Montgomery Ward in 1887, when stolen bases were counted differently. Brock broke Wills' record on September 10 in a game against the visitingPhiladelphia Phillies. Brock's record still stands as the NL record, butRickey Henderson of theOakland Athletics broke the modern MLB mark in 1982, with 130 steals. The all-time MLB record was, and still is, held byHugh Nicol, who stole 138, also in 1887, while playing in theAmerican Association.
OutfielderBake McBride won theRookie of the Year Award this year, batting .309, with 6 home runs and 56 RBIs.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 52–29 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 75 | .534 | 1½ | 44–37 | 42–38 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 8 | 46–35 | 34–47 |
| Montreal Expos | 79 | 82 | .491 | 8½ | 42–38 | 37–44 |
| New York Mets | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | .407 | 22 | 32–49 | 34–47 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
| New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | |||||
| 1974 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | 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 | 152 | 599 | 163 | .272 | 20 | 103 |
| 1B | Joe Torre | 147 | 529 | 149 | .282 | 11 | 70 |
| 2B | Ted Sizemore | 129 | 504 | 126 | .250 | 2 | 47 |
| SS | Mike Tyson | 151 | 422 | 94 | .223 | 1 | 37 |
| 3B | Ken Reitz | 154 | 579 | 157 | .271 | 7 | 54 |
| LF | Lou Brock | 153 | 635 | 194 | .306 | 3 | 48 |
| CF | Bake McBride | 150 | 559 | 173 | .309 | 6 | 56 |
| RF | Reggie Smith | 143 | 517 | 160 | .309 | 23 | 100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Cruz | 107 | 161 | 42 | .261 | 5 | 20 |
| Luis Meléndez | 83 | 124 | 27 | .218 | 0 | 8 |
| Tim McCarver | 74 | 106 | 23 | .217 | 0 | 11 |
| Jim Dwyer | 74 | 86 | 24 | .279 | 2 | 11 |
| Tom Heintzelman | 38 | 74 | 17 | .230 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Heidemann | 47 | 70 | 19 | .271 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Hickman | 50 | 60 | 16 | .267 | 2 | 4 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 30 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 4 |
| Luis Alvarado | 17 | 36 | 5 | .139 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Hernandez | 14 | 34 | 10 | .294 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Hunt | 12 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Hill | 10 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Godby | 13 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Heise | 3 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Scheinblum | 6 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Billings | 1 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Papi | 8 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 5 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Herndon | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Gibson | 33 | 240.0 | 11 | 13 | 3.83 | 129 |
| Lynn McGlothen | 31 | 237.1 | 16 | 12 | 2.69 | 142 |
| John Curtis | 33 | 195.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.78 | 89 |
| Alan Foster | 31 | 162.1 | 7 | 10 | 3.88 | 78 |
| Sonny Siebert | 28 | 133.2 | 8 | 8 | 3.84 | 68 |
| Bob Forsch | 19 | 100.0 | 7 | 4 | 2.97 | 39 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thompson | 19 | 38.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.63 | 25 |
| Ray Bare | 10 | 24.1 | 1 | 2 | 5.92 | 6 |
| Claude Osteen | 8 | 22.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.37 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hrabosky | 65 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2.95 | 82 |
| Mike Garman | 64 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2.64 | 45 |
| Rich Folkers | 55 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.00 | 57 |
| Orlando Peña | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 | 23 |
| Pete Richert | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.38 | 4 |
| John Denny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Barry Lersch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 0 |
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