| 1977 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 83–79 (.512) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Bing Devine | |||
| Managers | Vern Rapp | |||
| Television | KSD-TV (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Jay Randolph,Bob Starr) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Bob Starr) | |||
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The1977 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 96th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 86th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished third in theNational League East, 18 games behind thePhiladelphia Phillies.
Vern Rapp took over as the Cardinals' manager this year, after the twelve-year reign of their longtime managerRed Schoendienst. On August 29, Cardinals left-fielderLou Brock broke the modern-day stolen base record, by stealing bases 892 and 893 in a game against thePadres in San Diego.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 60–21 | 41–40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | 5 | 58–23 | 38–43 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 | 52–31 | 31–48 |
| Chicago Cubs | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
| New York Mets | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37 | 35–44 | 29–54 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1977 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 | 150 | 516 | 164 | .318 | 21 | 95 |
| 1B | Keith Hernandez | 161 | 560 | 163 | .291 | 15 | 91 |
| 2B | Mike Tyson | 138 | 418 | 103 | .246 | 7 | 57 |
| 3B | Ken Reitz | 157 | 587 | 153 | .261 | 17 | 79 |
| SS | Garry Templeton | 153 | 621 | 200 | .322 | 8 | 79 |
| LF | Lou Brock | 141 | 489 | 133 | .272 | 2 | 46 |
| CF | Tony Scott | 95 | 292 | 85 | .291 | 3 | 41 |
| RF | Héctor Cruz | 118 | 339 | 80 | .236 | 6 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Mumphrey | 145 | 463 | 133 | .287 | 2 | 38 |
| Mike Anderson | 94 | 154 | 34 | .221 | 4 | 17 |
| Don Kessinger | 59 | 134 | 32 | .239 | 0 | 7 |
| Bake McBride | 43 | 122 | 32 | .262 | 4 | 20 |
| Dave Rader | 66 | 114 | 30 | .263 | 1 | 16 |
| Mike Phillips | 48 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 0 | 9 |
| Roger Freed | 49 | 83 | 33 | .398 | 5 | 21 |
| Rick Bosetti | 41 | 69 | 16 | .232 | 0 | 3 |
| Dane Iorg | 30 | 32 | 10 | .313 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Dwyer | 13 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Youngblood | 25 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Duncan | 8 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 9 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Potter | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tamargo | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Ayala | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Rasmussen | 34 | 233.0 | 11 | 17 | 3.48 | 120 |
| Bob Forsch | 35 | 217.1 | 20 | 7 | 3.48 | 95 |
| John Denny | 26 | 149.2 | 8 | 8 | 4.51 | 60 |
| Pete Falcone | 27 | 124.0 | 4 | 8 | 5.44 | 75 |
| Tom Underwood | 19 | 100.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.95 | 66 |
| Larry Dierker | 11 | 39.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.58 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Urrea | 41 | 139.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.16 | 81 |
| John D'Acquisto | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 9 |
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 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4.38 | 68 |
| Butch Metzger | 58 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.11 | 48 |
| Clay Carroll | 51 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 | 34 |
| Rawly Eastwick | 41 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4.70 | 30 |
| Buddy Schultz | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.32 | 66 |
| John Sutton | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 9 |
| Doug Capilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas, Gastonia[19]