| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Bing Devine | |||
| Managers | Red Schoendienst | |||
| Television | KSD-TV | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Jim Woods) | |||
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The1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 89th season inSt. Louis, Missouri, and the 79th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 76–86 during the season and finished fourth in theNational League East, 13 games behind thePittsburgh Pirates. The season was also the first of 26 seasons forAstroTurf atBusch Memorial Stadium.
Curt Flood, because of a salary dispute withGussie Busch, was traded after the 1969 season but refused to go to thePhiladelphia Phillies and on January 16, 1970, filed a civil lawsuit to challenge baseball's reserve clause. Thecase eventually reached theSupreme Court and, though he lost, paved the way for free agency to change the game.
Bob Gibson won aGold Glove and theCy Young Award this year, with a 3.12 ERA, 23 wins, and 274 strikeouts. The Cardinals won only 76 games, their lowest total since the days of the 154-game schedule.Vic Davalillo had 24 pinch hits, breaking the National League record, and tying theMajor League record set byDave Philley in 1961.[4][5][6][7]
Steve Carlton posted one game where he struck out 16 batters.[8]
Third basemanMike Shannon was limited to 52 games and soon would retire because of a kidney disease that threatened his life.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | 50–32 | 39–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 | 46–34 | 38–44 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | 44–38 | 39–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 | 34–47 | 42–39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 88 | .453 | 15½ | 40–40 | 33–48 |
| Montreal Expos | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 | 39–41 | 34–48 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–5 | |||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 15–3 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
| Houston | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–15 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 6–6 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| New York | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–14 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | |||||
| San Diego | 9–9 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1970 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | Joe Torre | 161 | 624 | 203 | .325 | 21 | 100 |
| 1B | Dick Allen | 122 | 459 | 128 | .279 | 34 | 101 |
| 2B | Julián Javier | 139 | 513 | 129 | .251 | 2 | 42 |
| 3B | Mike Shannon | 55 | 174 | 37 | .213 | 0 | 22 |
| SS | Dal Maxvill | 152 | 399 | 80 | .201 | 0 | 28 |
| LF | Lou Brock | 155 | 664 | 202 | .304 | 13 | 57 |
| CF | José Cardenal | 148 | 552 | 162 | .293 | 10 | 74 |
| RF | Leron Lee | 121 | 264 | 60 | .227 | 6 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hague | 139 | 451 | 122 | .271 | 14 | 68 |
| Ted Simmons | 82 | 284 | 69 | .243 | 3 | 24 |
| Carl Taylor | 104 | 245 | 61 | .249 | 6 | 45 |
| Vic Davalillo | 111 | 183 | 57 | .311 | 1 | 33 |
| Ed Crosby | 38 | 95 | 24 | .253 | 0 | 6 |
| Milt Ramírez | 62 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Meléndez | 21 | 70 | 21 | .300 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Beauchamp | 44 | 58 | 15 | .259 | 1 | 6 |
| Cookie Rojas | 23 | 47 | 5 | .106 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Gagliano | 18 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Kennedy | 12 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 11 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
| José Cruz | 6 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Campbell | 13 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Roque | 5 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nossek | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Zeller | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
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 | 34 | 294.0 | 23* | 7 | 3.12 | 274 |
| Steve Carlton | 34 | 253.2 | 10 | 19 | 3.73 | 193 |
| Mike Torrez | 30 | 179.1 | 8 | 10 | 4.22 | 100 |
| Jerry Reuss | 20 | 127.1 | 7 | 8 | 4.10 | 74 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Taylor | 56 | 124.1 | 6 | 7 | 3.11 | 64 |
| Nelson Briles | 30 | 106.2 | 6 | 7 | 6.24 | 59 |
| George Culver | 11 | 56.2 | 3 | 3 | 4.61 | 23 |
| Frank Bertaina | 8 | 31.1 | 1 | 2 | 3.16 | 14 |
| Harry Parker | 7 | 22.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.22 | 9 |
| Santiago Guzmán | 8 | 13.2 | 1 | 1 | 7.24 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Campisi | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.92 | 26 |
| Frank Linzy | 47 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3.67 | 19 |
| Tom Hilgendorf | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.92 | 13 |
| Billy McCool | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.23 | 12 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.62 | 22 |
| Al Hrabosky | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 | 12 |
| Bob Chlupsa | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.82 | 10 |
| Ted Abernathy | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.95 | 8 |
| Jerry Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.18 | 5 |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.78 | 9 |
| Rich Nye | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 |
| Fred Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lewis-Clark[14]