| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 82–80 (.506) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| 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) | |||
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The1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 94th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 84th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 82–80 during the season and finished in a tie for third (with theNew York Mets) in theNational League East, 101⁄2 games behind thePittsburgh Pirates.
Third basemanKen Reitz won aGold Glove this year. 1975 was also the final major league season for pitcherBob Gibson.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 69 | .571 | — | 52–28 | 40–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6½ | 51–30 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 42–39 | 40–41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10½ | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 42–39 | 33–48 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17½ | 39–42 | 36–45 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| 1975 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 157 | 581 | 193 | .332 | 18 | 100 |
| 1B | Keith Hernandez | 64 | 188 | 47 | .250 | 3 | 20 |
| 2B | Ted Sizemore | 153 | 562 | 135 | .240 | 3 | 49 |
| SS | Mike Tyson | 122 | 368 | 98 | .266 | 2 | 37 |
| 3B | Ken Reitz | 161 | 592 | 159 | .269 | 5 | 63 |
| LF | Lou Brock | 136 | 528 | 163 | .309 | 3 | 47 |
| CF | Bake McBride | 116 | 413 | 124 | .300 | 5 | 36 |
| RF | Reggie Smith | 135 | 477 | 144 | .302 | 19 | 76 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Davis | 98 | 350 | 102 | .291 | 6 | 50 |
| Luis Meléndez | 110 | 291 | 77 | .265 | 2 | 27 |
| Ron Fairly | 107 | 229 | 69 | .301 | 7 | 37 |
| Mario Guerrero | 64 | 184 | 44 | .239 | 0 | 11 |
| Buddy Bradford | 50 | 81 | 22 | .272 | 4 | 15 |
| Ken Rudolph | 44 | 80 | 16 | .200 | 1 | 6 |
| Ed Brinkman | 28 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 1 | 6 |
| Héctor Cruz | 23 | 48 | 7 | .146 | 0 | 6 |
| Danny Cater | 22 | 35 | 8 | .229 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Dwyer | 21 | 31 | 6 | .194 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Howard | 17 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Martínez | 16 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Lintz | 27 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 11 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Hahn | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Kelleher | 7 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Billings | 3 | 3 | 0 | .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn McGlothen | 35 | 239.0 | 15 | 13 | 3.92 | 146 |
| Bob Forsch | 34 | 230.0 | 15 | 10 | 2.86 | 108 |
| Ron Reed | 24 | 175.2 | 9 | 8 | 3.23 | 99 |
| John Denny | 25 | 136.0 | 10 | 7 | 3.97 | 72 |
| Bob Gibson | 22 | 109.0 | 3 | 10 | 5.04 | 60 |
| Eric Rasmussen | 14 | 81.0 | 5 | 5 | 3.78 | 59 |
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 Curtis | 39 | 146.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.44 | 67 |
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 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 1.66 | 82 |
| Mike Garman | 66 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2.39 | 48 |
| Greg Terlecky | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.45 | 13 |
| Elías Sosa | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | 15 |
| Harry Parker | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.27 | 13 |
| Tommy Moore | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 6 |
| Ken Reynolds | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 7 |
| Ron Bryant | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.62 | 7 |
| Mike Wallace | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 6 |
| Mike Barlow | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 2 |
| Ray Sadecki | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 8 |
| Ryan Kurosaki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.62 | 6 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Petersburg, Johnson City[9]