1973 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1973 St. Louis Cardinals
St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
  • St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record81–81 (.500)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
Owner(s)August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)Bing Devine
Manager(s)Red Schoendienst
Local televisionKSD-TV
(Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Local radioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Harry Walker)
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The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 92nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 82nd season in the National League. The Cardinals overcame an 8-23 start to finish with an 81–81 record during the season and finished second in the National League East, a-game-and-a-half behind the NL East and eventual NL pennant winners New York Mets. To date, this is the only season the Cardinals have finished at .500 instead of above or below it.

Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.

Season standings[]

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NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 82 79 0.509 — 43–38 39–41
St. Louis Cardinals 81 81 0.500 1½ 43–38 38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates 80 82 0.494 2½ 41–40 39–42
Montreal Expos 79 83 0.488 3½ 43–38 36–45
Chicago Cubs 77 84 0.478 5 41–39 36–45
Philadelphia Phillies 71 91 0.438 11½ 38–43 33–48

Record vs. opponents[]

1973 National League Records
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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 — 7–5 5–13 11–7 2–15–1 6–6 6–6 6–6 7–5 12–6 8–10 6–6
Chicago 5–7 — 8–4 6–6 5–7 9–9 10–7 10–8 6–12 7–5 2–10 9–9
Cincinnati 13–5 4–8 — 11–7 11–7 8–4 8–4 8–4 7–5 13–5 10–8 6–6
Houston 7–11 6–6 7–11 — 11–7 6–6 6–6 7–5 6–6 10–8 11–7 5–7
Los Angeles 15–2–1 7–5 7–11 7–11 — 7–5 7–5 9–3 10–2 9–9 9–9 8–4
Montreal 6–6 9–9 4–8 6–6 5–7 — 9–9 13–5 6–12 7–5 6–6 8–10
New York 6–6 7–10 4–8 6–6 5–7 9–9 — 9–9 13–5 8–4 5–7 10–8
Philadelphia 6-6 8–10 4–8 5–7 3–9 5–13 9–9 — 8–10 9–3 5–7 9–9
Pittsburgh 5–7 12–6 5–7 6–6 2–10 12–6 5–13 10–8 — 8–4 5–7 10–8
San Diego 6–12 5–7 5–13 8–10 9–9 5–7 4–8 3–9 4–8 — 7–11 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 10–2 8–10 7–11 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5 11–7 — 6–6
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 6–6 7–5 4–8 10–8 8–10 9–9 8–10 8–4 6–6 —


Opening Day lineup[]

Notable transactions[]

  • May 8, 1973: Al Santorini was traded by the Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Murphy.[2]
  • June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft
    • John Tamargo was drafted by the Cardinals in the 6th round.[3]
    • Eric Rasmussen was drafted by the Cardinals in the 32nd round.[4]
    • Bryn Smith was drafted by the Cardinals in the 49th round, but did not sign.[5] However, he would pitch for the team from 1990–1992.
  • August 7, 1973: Wayne Granger was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and cash. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ken Crosby to the Cardinals on September 12.[6]
  • August 18, 1973: Dave Campbell and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Tommie Agee.[7]
  • August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.[8]

Roster[]

1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager
  •  2 Red Schoendienst

Coaches

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

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
Luis Meléndez 121 341 91 .267 2 35
Dave Campbell 13 21 0 .000 0 1

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
Reggie Cleveland 32 224 14 10 3.01 122
Bob Gibson 25 195 12 10 2.77 142
Tom Murphy 19 88.2 3 7 3.76 42

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
Jim Bibby 6 16 0 2 9.56 12

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
Diego Seguí 65 7 6 17 2.78 93
Wayne Granger 33 2 4 5 2.78 93
John Andrews 16 1 1 0 4.42 5
Al Santorini 6 0 0 0 5.40 2
Eddie Fisher 6 2 1 0 1.29 1
Lew Krausse 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Farm system[]

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Tulsa Oilers American Association Jack Krol
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Tom Burgess
A Modesto Reds California League Bobby Dews
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Roy Majtyka
Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Ken Boyer
Rookie GCL Redbirds Gulf Coast League Lee Thomas

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa, St. Petersburg[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Eric Rasmussen page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ "Eddie Fisher Stats".
  9. ^ 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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