1970 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1970 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 76–86 (.469) 4th August "Gussie" Busch Bing Devine Red Schoendienst KSD-TV KMOX(Jack Buck, Jim Woods) The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 89th season in St. Louis, Missouri, and the 79th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76–86 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, 13 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. The season was also the first of 26 seasons for AstroTurf at Busch Memorial Stadium. Offseason October 7, 1969: Curt Flood, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner, and Tim McCarver were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen, and Cookie Rojas. Curt Flood refused to report to his new team. The Cardinals sent Willie Montañez to the Phillies on April 8, 1970, and Bob Browning (minors) to the Phillies on August 30, 1970, as compensation.Curt Flood page at Baseball Reference January 17, 1970: Mike Tyson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Mike Tyson page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1970: Ramón Hernández was released by the Cardinals.Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference Curt Flood Curt Flood, because of a salary dispute with Gussie Busch, was traded after the 1969 season but refused to go to the Philadelphia Phillies and on January 16, 1970, filed a civil lawsuit to challenge baseball's reserve clause. The case eventually reached the Supreme Court and, though he lost, paved the way for free agency to change the game. Regular season Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove and the Cy 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 the Major League record set by Dave Philley in 1961.George Vass, Baseball Digest, November 2004, Vol. 63, No. 11, 0005-609XBaseball Digest, March 1995, Vol. 54, No. 3, 0005-609Xhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.comhttp://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/1970-baseball-season3.htm www.howstuffworks.com November 17, 2009 June 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024606/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/1970-baseball-season3.htm dead Steve Carlton posted one game where he struck out 16 batters.Langosch Jenifer http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/172382178/cards-garcia-flirts-with-no-no-vs-brewers https://web.archive.org/web/20160418085932/http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/172382178/cards-garcia-flirts-with-no-no-vs-brewers dead April 18, 2016 Garcia's pitch movement on display in near no-no MLB.com April 14, 2016 Third baseman Mike Shannon was limited to 52 games and soon would retire because of a kidney disease that threatened his life. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Dick Allen Lou Brock José Cardenal George Culver Joe Hague Julián Javier Leron Lee Dal Maxvill Joe Torre1970 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 19, 1970: Don Shaw was purchased by the Cardinals from the Montreal Expos.Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference May 29, 1970: Phil Gagliano was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Ted Abernathy.Phil Gagliano page at Baseball Reference June 4, 1970: Bake McBride was drafted by the Cardinals in the 37th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Bake McBride page at Baseball Reference June 22, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.Chuck Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference July 14, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was sent by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal. Roster 1970 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 40 Ted Abernathy 21 Frank Bertaina 34 Nelson Briles 30 Sal Campisi 32 Steve Carlton 40 Bob Chlupsa 33 Reggie Cleveland 39 George Culver 45 Bob Gibson 50,36 Santiago Guzmán 26 Chuck Hartenstein 19 Tom Hilgendorf 39 Al Hrabosky 21 Jerry Johnson 35 Frank Linzy 43 Billy McCool 47 Fred Norman 22 Rich Nye 31 Harry Parker 49 Jerry Reuss 42 Chuck Taylor 48 Mike Torrez Catchers 23 Ted Simmons  9 Joe Torre 29 Bart Zeller Infielders 15 Dick Allen 14 Ed Crosby 22 Jerry DaVanon 16 Phil Gagliano 12 Joe Hague 25 Julián Javier 24 Jim Kennedy 27 Dal Maxvill 41 Milt Ramírez 11 Cookie Rojas 18 Mike Shannon Outfielders 16 Jim Beauchamp 20 Lou Brock  1 José Cardenal 38 José Cruz 17 Vic Davalillo 37 Leron Lee 26 Luis Meléndez 24 Jorge Roque 44 Carl Taylor Other batters 10 Jim Campbell 11 Joe Nossek Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  7 Vern Benson  3 George Kissell  8 Bob Milliken  4 Billy Muffett  5 Dick Sisler 29 Bart Zeller Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 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 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 Joe Hague 139 451 122 .271 14 68 Ted Simmons 82 284 69 .243 3 24 Carl Taylor Carl Taylor (baseball) 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 Luis Meléndez (baseball) 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 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 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 Tied with Gaylord Perry (San Francisco) for league lead 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 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 Santiago Guzmán (baseball) 8 13.2 1 1 7.24 9 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 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 Jerry Johnson (baseball) 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 Fred Norman (baseball) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Dick Allen Bob Gibson Joe Torre Team award winners Joe Torre and Bob Gibson, co-winners, St. Louis Baseball Man of the Year Jerry Reuss, St. Louis Cardinals Rookie of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tulsa Oilers American Association Warren Spahn AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Ken Boyer A Modesto Reds California League Jack Krol A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Joe Cunningham A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Roy Majtyka A-Short Season Lewis-Clark Broncs Northwest League Fred Hatfield Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Tom BurgessLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lewis-ClarkJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1970 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1970 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis