1972 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Division | Eastern Division | |
Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 75–81 (.481) | |
Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |
Managers | Red Schoendienst | |
Television | KSD-TV | |
Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Mike Walden) | |
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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, 21½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason
- February 25, 1972: Steve Carlton was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.[1]
Regular season
Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Startseite | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- Matty Alou
- Lou Brock
- José Cruz
- Bob Gibson
- Joe Hague
- Dal Maxvill
- Ted Simmons
- Ted Sizemore
- Joe Torre[2]
Notable transactions
- May 15, 1972: Don Shaw was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Dwain Anderson.[3]
- May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[4]
- May 18, 1972: Marty Martínez was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Brant Alyea.[5]
- June 6, 1972: Dan Larson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]
- June 7, 1972: Diego Seguí was sent to the Cardinals by the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.[7]
- July 23, 1972: Brant Alyea was returned to the Oakland Athletics by the Cardinals.[5]
- 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.[8]
- September 18, 1972: Lowell Palmer was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.[4]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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C | Ted Simmons | 152 | 594 | 180 | .303 | 16 | 96 |
1B | Matty Alou | 108 | 404 | 127 | .314 | 3 | 31 |
SS | Dal Maxvill | 105 | 276 | 61 | .221 | 1 | 23 |
LF | Lou Brock | 153 | 621 | 193 | .311 | 3 | 42 |
CF | José Cruz | 117 | 332 | 78 | .235 | 2 | 23 |
Other batters
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 |
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Luis Meléndez | 118 | 332 | 79 | .238 | 5 | 28 |
Dwain Anderson | 57 | 135 | 36 | .267 | 1 | 8 |
Joe Hague | 27 | 76 | 18 | .237 | 3 | 11 |
Skip Jutze | 21 | 71 | 17 | .239 | 0 | 5 |
Mike Fiore | 17 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
Marty Martínez | 9 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Wise | 35 | 269 | 16 | 16 | 3.11 | 142 |
Bob Gibson | 34 | 278 | 19 | 11 | 2.46 | 208 |
Reggie Cleveland | 33 | 230.2 | 14 | 15 | 3.94 | 153 |
Scipio Spinks | 16 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 2.67 | 93 |
Jim Bibby | 6 | 40.1 | 1 | 3 | 3.35 | 28 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Al Santorini | 30 | 133.2 | 8 | 11 | 4.11 | 72 |
Lance Clemons | 3 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 10.12 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Diego Seguí | 33 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3.07 | 54 |
Tony Cloninger | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 11 |
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 |
Don Shaw | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Santiago Guzmán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Tim Plodinec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League leaders
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Modesto[10]
References
- ^ Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007