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{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{About|the Major League Baseball team|the National Football League team|1972 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season}}
{{About|the Major League Baseball team|the National Football League team|1972 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox MLB yearly
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| season = 1972
| season = 1972
| misc =
| misc =
| logo = St Louis Cardinals 1967-1997 logo.png
| image = St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg
| current league = National League
| league = National League
⚫
| division = [[National League East|East]]
| y1 = 1892
⚫
| division = [[National League East|Eastern Division]]
| y2 = 1969
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
| ballpark = [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
| y4 = 1966
| city = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| city = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
| record = 75–81 (.481)
| y5 = 1882
| divisional_place = 4th
| owners = [[August "Gussie" Busch]]
| owners = [[August "Gussie" Busch]]
| general_managers = [[Bing Devine]]
| managers = [[Red Schoendienst]]
| managers = [[Red Schoendienst]]
| television = [[KSDK|KSD-TV]]
| television = [[KSDK|KSD-TV]]
| radio = [[KMOX]]<br>([[Jack Buck]], [[Mike Shannon]], Mike Walden)
| radio = [[KMOX]]<br>([[Jack Buck]], [[Mike Shannon]], Mike Walden)
}}
}}
The '''{{by|1972}} [[St. Louis Cardinals]] season''' was the team's 91st season in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and its 81st season in the [[National League]]. The Cardinals went 75-81 during the season and finished fourth in the [[National League East]], 21½ games behind the [[1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]].
The '''1972 [[St. Louis Cardinals]] season''' was the team's 91st season in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and its 81st season in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]. The Cardinals went 75–81 during the season and finished fourth in the [[National League East]], {{frac|21|1|2}} games behind the [[1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]].


== Offseason ==
== Offseason ==
* February 25, 1972: [[Steve Carlton]] was traded by the Cardinals to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Rick Wise]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carltst01.shtml Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* February 25, 1972: [[Steve Carlton]] was traded by the Cardinals to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] for [[Rick Wise]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carltst01.shtml Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference]</ref>


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==
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=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1972 NL East standings}}
{{1972 NL East standings}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1972 NL Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}


=== Opening Day starters ===
=== Opening Day starters ===
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=== Notable transactions ===
=== Notable transactions ===
* May 15, 1972: [[Don Shaw (baseball)|Don Shaw]] was traded by the Cardinals to the [[Oakland Athletics]] for [[Dwain Anderson]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shawdo01.shtml Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* May 15, 1972: [[Don Shaw (baseball)|Don Shaw]] was traded by the Cardinals to the [[Oakland Athletics]] for [[Dwain Anderson]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shawdo01.shtml Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* May 16, 1972: [[Lowell Palmer]] was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.<ref name=palmer>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmelo01.shtml Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference]</ref>
* May 16, 1972: [[Lowell Palmer]] was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.<ref name=palmer>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmelo01.shtml Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference]</ref>
* May 18, 1972: [[Marty Martínez]] was traded by the Cardinals to the [[Oakland Athletics]] for [[Brant Alyea]].<ref name=alyea>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alyeabr01.shtml Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* May 18, 1972: [[Marty Martínez]] was traded by the Cardinals to the [[Oakland Athletics]] for [[Brant Alyea]].<ref name=alyea>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alyeabr01.shtml Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 6, 1972: [[Dan Larson]] was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the [[1972 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 6, 1972: [[Dan Larson]] was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the [[1972 Major League Baseball Draft]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 7, 1972: [[Diego Seguí]] was sent to the Cardinals by the [[Oakland Athletics]] as part of a conditional deal.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* June 7, 1972: [[Diego Seguí]] was sent to the Cardinals by the [[Oakland Athletics]] as part of a conditional deal.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* July 23, 1972: [[Brant Alyea]] was returned to the Oakland Athletics by the Cardinals.<ref name=alyea/>
* July 23, 1972: [[Brant Alyea]] was returned to the Oakland Athletics by the Cardinals.<ref name=alyea/>
* August 30, 1972: [[Dal Maxvill]] was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors). The Athletics completed the deal by sending Gene Dusen (minors) to the Cardinals on October 27.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maxvida01.shtml Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* August 30, 1972: [[Dal Maxvill]] was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors). The Athletics completed the deal by sending Gene Dusen (minors) to the Cardinals on October 27.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maxvida01.shtml Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
* September 18, 1972: Lowell Palmer was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the [[Cleveland Indians]].<ref name=palmer/>
* September 18, 1972: Lowell Palmer was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the [[Cleveland Indians]].<ref name=palmer/>


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{{MLBplayer|16|[[Donn Clendenon]]}}
{{MLBplayer|16|[[Donn Clendenon]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Ed Crosby]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;4|[[Ed Crosby]]}}
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Mike Fiore]]}}
{{MLBplayer|10|[[Mike Fiore (baseball, born 1944)|Mike Fiore]]}}
{{MLBplayer|12|[[Joe Hague]]}}
{{MLBplayer|12|[[Joe Hague]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Mick Kelleher]]}}
{{MLBplayer|25|[[Mick Kelleher]]}}
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{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Red Schoendienst]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;2|[[Red Schoendienst]]}}
'''Coaches'''
'''Coaches'''
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Vern Benson]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;8|[[Vern Benson]]}} {{small|(bullpen)}}
{{MLBplayer|14|[[Ken Boyer]]}}
{{MLBplayer|14|[[Ken Boyer]]}} {{small|(hitting)}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[George Kissell]]}}
{{MLBplayer|&nbsp;3|[[George Kissell]]}} {{small|(first base)}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Barney Schultz]]}}
{{MLBplayer|33|[[Barney Schultz]]}} {{small|(pitching)}}
{{MLBplayer|50|[[Lee Thomas (baseball)|Lee Thomas]]}}
{{MLBplayer|50|[[Lee Thomas (baseball)|Lee Thomas]]}} {{small|(third base)}}
|}
|}


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==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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| 1B || {{sortname|Matty|Alou}} || 108 || 404 || 127 || .314 || 3 || 31
| 1B || {{sortname|Matty|Alou}} || 108 || 404 || 127 || .314 || 3 || 31
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Ted Sizemore]] || 120 || 439 || 116 || .264 || 2 || 38
|- align=center
| SS || {{sortname|Dal|Maxvill}} || 105 || 276 || 61 || .221 || 1 || 23
| SS || {{sortname|Dal|Maxvill}} || 105 || 276 || 61 || .221 || 1 || 23
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 3B || [[Joe Torre]] || 149 || 544 || 157 || .289 || 11 || 81
|- align=center
| LF || {{sortname|Lou|Brock}} || 153 || 621 || 193 || .311 || 3 || 42
| LF || {{sortname|Lou|Brock}} || 153 || 621 || 193 || .311 || 3 || 42
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| CF || {{sortname|José|Cruz}} || 117 || 332 || 78 || .235 || 2 || 23
| CF || {{sortname|José|Cruz}} || 117 || 332 || 78 || .235 || 2 || 23
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| RF || [[Bernie Carbo]] || 99 || 302 || 78 || .258 || 7 || 34
|}
|}


==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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| {{sortname|Luis|Meléndez|Luis Meléndez (baseball)}} || 118 || 332 || 79 || .238 || 5 || 28
| {{sortname|Luis|Meléndez|Luis Meléndez (baseball)}} || 118 || 332 || 79 || .238 || 5 || 28
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Ed Crosby]] || 101 || 276 || 60 || .217 || 0 || 19
|- align=center
| [[Donn Clendenon]] || 61 || 136 || 26 || .191 || 4 || 9
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Dwain|Anderson}} || 57 || 135 || 36 || .267 || 1 || 8
| {{sortname|Dwain|Anderson}} || 57 || 135 || 36 || .267 || 1 || 8
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Ken Reitz]] || 21 || 78 || 28 || .359 || 0 || 10
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Joe|Hague}} || 27 || 76 || 18 || .237 || 3 || 11
| {{sortname|Joe|Hague}} || 27 || 76 || 18 || .237 || 3 || 11
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Skip|Jutze}} || 21 || 71 || 17 || .239 || 0 || 5
| {{sortname|Skip|Jutze}} || 21 || 71 || 17 || .239 || 0 || 5
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mike|Fiore}} || 17 || 10 || 1 || .100 || 0 || 1
| [[Jorge Roque]] || 32 || 67 || 7 || .104 || 1 || 5
|- align=center
| [[Mick Kelleher]] || 23 || 63 || 10 || .159 || 0 || 1
|- align=center
| [[Jerry McNertney]] || 39 || 48 || 10 || .208 || 0 || 9
|- align=center
| [[Mike Tyson (baseball)|Mike Tyson]] || 13 || 37 || 7 || .189 || 0 || 0
|- align=center
| [[Bill Stein]] || 14 || 35 || 11 || .314 || 2 || 3
|- align=center
| [[Brant Alyea]] || 13 || 19 || 3 || .158 || 0 || 1
|- align=center
| [[Bill Voss]] || 11 || 15 || 4 || .267 || 0 || 3
|- align=center
| [[Ron Allen (baseball)|Ron Allen]] || 7 || 11 || 1 || .091 || 1 || 1
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Mike|Fiore|Mike Fiore (baseball, born 1944)}} || 17 || 10 || 1 || .100 || 0 || 1
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Marty|Martínez}} || 9 || 7 || 3 || .429 || 0 || 2
| {{sortname|Marty|Martínez}} || 9 || 7 || 3 || .429 || 0 || 2
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==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Rick|Wise}} || 35 || 269 || 16 || 16 || 3.11 || 142
| [[Bob Gibson]] || 34 || 278.0 || 19 || 11 || 2.46 || 208
|- align="center"
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Gibson}} || 34 || 278 || 19 || 11 || 2.46 || 208
| {{sortname|Rick|Wise}} || 35 || 269.0 || 16 || 16 || 3.11 || 142
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Reggie|Cleveland}} || 33 || 230.2 || 14 || 15 || 3.94 || 153
| {{sortname|Reggie|Cleveland}} || 33 || 230.2 || 14 || 15 || 3.94 || 153
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Scipio|Spinks}} || 16 || 118 || 5 || 5 || 2.67 || 93
| {{sortname|Scipio|Spinks}} || 16 || 118.0 || 5 || 5 || 2.67 || 93
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Don Durham]] || 10 || 47.2 || 2 || 7 || 4.34 || 35
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Bibby}} || 6 || 40.1 || 1 || 3 || 3.35 || 28
| {{sortname|Jim|Bibby}} || 6 || 40.1 || 1 || 3 || 3.35 || 28
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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==== Relief pitchers ====
==== Relief pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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| {{sortname|Diego|Seguí}} || 33 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 3.07 || 54
| {{sortname|Diego|Seguí}} || 33 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 3.07 || 54
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Joe Grzenda]] || 30 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5.66 || 15
|- align=center
| [[Moe Drabowski]] || 30 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2.60 || 22
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Tony|Cloninger}} || 17 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 5.19 || 11
| {{sortname|Tony|Cloninger}} || 17 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 5.19 || 11
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Lowell Palmer]] || 16 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3.89 || 25
|- align=center
| [[Dennis Higgins]] || 15 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 3.97 || 20
|- align=center
| {{sortname|John|Cumberland}} || 14 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6.65 || 7
| {{sortname|John|Cumberland}} || 14 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6.65 || 7
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ray|Bare}} || 14 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0.54 || 5
| {{sortname|Ray|Bare}} || 14 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0.54 || 5-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hudson}} || 12 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5.11 || 4
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hudson}} || 12 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5.11 || 4
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Rich Folkers]] || 9 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3.38 || 7
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Don|Shaw|Don Shaw (baseball)}} || 8 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 9.00 || 0
| {{sortname|Don|Shaw|Don Shaw (baseball)}} || 8 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 9.00 || 0
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Santiago|Guzmán}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9.00 || 0
| [[Al Hrabosky]] || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 9
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Santiago|Guzmán|Santiago Guzmán (baseball)}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9.00 || 0
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Tim|Plodinec}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27.00 || 0
| {{sortname|Tim|Plodinec}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 27.00 || 0
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== Farm system ==
== Farm system ==
{{See also|Minor league baseball}}
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}


{{MLB Farm System|level15=[[Triple-A (baseball){{!}}AAA]]|team15=[[Tulsa Oilers (baseball)|Tulsa Oilers]]|league15=[[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]|manager15=[[Jack Krol]]
{{MLB Farm System|level14=[[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]|team14=[[Tulsa Oilers (baseball)|Tulsa Oilers]]|league14=[[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]|manager14=[[Jack Krol]]
|level16=[[Double-A (baseball){{!}}AA]] |team16=[[Arkansas Travelers]]|league16=[[Texas League]]|manager16=[[Fred Koenig]]
|level15=[[Double-A (baseball)|AA]] |team15=[[Arkansas Travelers]]|league15=[[Texas League]]|manager15=[[Fred Koenig]]
|level17=[[Single-A (baseball){{!}}A]] |team17=[[Modesto Nuts|Modesto Reds]]|league17=[[California League]]|manager17=[[Tom Burgess (baseball)|Tom Burgess]]
|level16=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team16=[[Modesto Reds]]|league16=[[California League]]|manager16=[[Tom Burgess (baseball)|Tom Burgess]]
|level18=[[Single-A (baseball){{!}}A]] |team18=[[St. Petersburg Cardinals]]|league18=[[Florida State League]]|manager18=[[Roy Majtyka]]
|level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team17=[[St. Petersburg Cardinals]]|league17=[[Florida State League]]|manager17=[[Roy Majtyka]]
|level19=[[Single-A (baseball){{!}}A]] |team19=[[Cedar Rapids Cardinals]]|league19=[[Midwest League]]|manager19=[[Gary Geiger]]
|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team18=[[Cedar Rapids Cardinals]]|league18=[[Midwest League]]|manager18=[[Gary Geiger]]
|level20=[[Minor league baseball#Rookie{{!}}Rookie]]|team20=[[Gulf Coast League Cardinals|GCL Cardinals]]|league20=[[Gulf Coast League]]|manager20=[[Bobby Dews]]
|level19=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team19=[[Gulf Coast League Cardinals|GCL Cardinals]]|league19=[[Gulf Coast League]]|manager19=[[Bobby Dews]]
}}<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto</SMALL><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball,'' 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>
|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Gulf Coast League Red Birds|GCL Red Birds]]|league20=[[Gulf Coast League]]|manager20=[[Julio Gotay]]}}<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto</small><ref>Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1972.shtml 1972 St. Louis Cardinals]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1972.shtml 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=SLN 1972 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
*[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=SLN 1972 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]


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[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons]]
[[Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons]]
[[Category:1972 Major League Baseball season|Saint Louis Cardinals season]]
[[Category:1972 Major League Baseball season|Saint Louis Cardinals season]]
[[Category:1972 in sports in Missouri|St Louis]]

Latest revision as of 23:09, 25 February 2024

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1972 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1972 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record75–81 (.481)
Divisional place4th
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
General managersBing Devine
ManagersRed Schoendienst
TelevisionKSD-TV
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Mike Walden)
← 1971 Seasons 1973 →

The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 91st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 81st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–81 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, 21+1⁄2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.

Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 96 59 .619 — 49‍–‍29 47‍–‍30
Chicago Cubs 85 70 .548 11 46‍–‍31 39‍–‍39
New York Mets 83 73 .532 13½ 41‍–‍37 42‍–‍36
St. Louis Cardinals 75 81 .481 21½ 40‍–‍37 35‍–‍44
Montreal Expos 70 86 .449 26½ 35‍–‍43 35‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 59 97 .378 37½ 28‍–‍51 31‍–‍46

Record vs. opponents

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1972 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7–1 9–9 7–7 7–8 4–8 7–5 6–6 6–6 6–11 7–11 6–6
Chicago 7–5–1 — 8–4 3–9 8–4 10–5 10–8 10–7 3–12 9–3 7–5 10–8
Cincinnati 9–9 4–8 — 11–6 9–5 8–4 8–4 10–2 8–4 8–10 10–5 10–2
Houston 7–7 9–3 6–11 — 7–11 8–4 6–6 9–3 3–9 12–2 13–5 4–8
Los Angeles 8–7 4–8 5–9 11–7 — 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5 13–5 9–9 8–4
Montreal 8–4 5–10 4–8 4–8 6–6 — 6–12 10–6 6–12 6–6 6–6 9–8
New York 5–7 8–10 4–8 6–6 5–7 12–6 — 13–5 8–6 7–5 8–4 7–9
Philadelphia 6-6 7–10 2–10 3–9 5–7 6–10 5–13 — 5–13 6–6 6–6 8–7
Pittsburgh 6–6 12–3 4–8 9–3 5–7 12–6 6–8 13–5 — 10–2 9–3 10–8
San Diego 11–6 3–9 10–8 2–12 5–13 6–6 5–7 6–6 2–10 — 4–10 4–8
San Francisco 11–7 5–7 5–10 5–13 9–9 6–6 4–8 6–6 3–9 10–4 — 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 8–10 2–10 8–4 4–8 8–9 9–7 7–8 8–10 8–4 7–5 —


Opening Day starters

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Notable transactions

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Roster

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1972 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 152 594 180 .303 16 96
1B Matty Alou 108 404 127 .314 3 31
2B Ted Sizemore 120 439 116 .264 2 38
SS Dal Maxvill 105 276 61 .221 1 23
3B Joe Torre 149 544 157 .289 11 81
LF Lou Brock 153 621 193 .311 3 42
CF José Cruz 117 332 78 .235 2 23
RF Bernie Carbo 99 302 78 .258 7 34

Other batters

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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 118 332 79 .238 5 28
Ed Crosby 101 276 60 .217 0 19
Donn Clendenon 61 136 26 .191 4 9
Dwain Anderson 57 135 36 .267 1 8
Ken Reitz 21 78 28 .359 0 10
Joe Hague 27 76 18 .237 3 11
Skip Jutze 21 71 17 .239 0 5
Jorge Roque 32 67 7 .104 1 5
Mick Kelleher 23 63 10 .159 0 1
Jerry McNertney 39 48 10 .208 0 9
Mike Tyson 13 37 7 .189 0 0
Bill Stein 14 35 11 .314 2 3
Brant Alyea 13 19 3 .158 0 1
Bill Voss 11 15 4 .267 0 3
Ron Allen 7 11 1 .091 1 1
Mike Fiore 17 10 1 .100 0 1
Marty Martínez 9 7 3 .429 0 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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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 34 278.0 19 11 2.46 208
Rick Wise 35 269.0 16 16 3.11 142
Reggie Cleveland 33 230.2 14 15 3.94 153
Scipio Spinks 16 118.0 5 5 2.67 93
Don Durham 10 47.2 2 7 4.34 35
Jim Bibby 6 40.1 1 3 3.35 28

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Al Santorini 30 133.2 8 11 4.11 72
Lance Clemons 3 5.1 0 1 10.12 2

Relief pitchers

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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 33 3 1 9 3.07 54
Joe Grzenda 30 1 0 0 5.66 15
Moe Drabowski 30 1 1 2 2.60 22
Tony Cloninger 17 0 2 0 5.19 11
Lowell Palmer 16 0 3 0 3.89 25
Dennis Higgins 15 1 2 1 3.97 20
John Cumberland 14 1 1 0 6.65 7
Ray Bare 14 0 1 1 0.54 5-
Charlie Hudson 12 1 0 0 5.11 4
Rich Folkers 9 1 0 0 3.38 7
Don Shaw 8 0 1 0 9.00 0
Al Hrabosky 5 1 0 0 0.00 9
Santiago Guzmán 1 0 0 0 9.00 0
Tim Plodinec 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

Awards and honors

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League leaders

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tulsa Oilers American Association Jack Krol
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Fred Koenig
A Modesto Reds California League Tom Burgess
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Roy Majtyka
A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Gary Geiger
Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Bobby Dews
Rookie GCL Red Birds Gulf Coast League Julio Gotay

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto[10]

References

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  1. ^ Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ 1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
  3. ^ Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ a b Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference
  5. ^ a b Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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