1971 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1971 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 90–72 (.556) 2nd August "Gussie" Busch Bing Devine Red Schoendienst KSD-TV KMOX (Jack Buck, Jim Woods) The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 90th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 80th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 90–72 during the season and finished second in the National League East, seven games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason October 5, 1970: Dick Allen was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson.Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference October 20, 1970: Carl Taylor and Jim Ellis were traded by the Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jerry McNertney, George Lauzerique, and Jesse Huggins (minors).Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference Regular season The Cardinals scrapped their traditional buttoned jerseys for T-shirt style uniform tops, and would keep them until they switched back in 1992. Third baseman Joe Torre won the MVP Award this year, batting .363, with 24 home runs and 137 RBIs. Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year, and threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Game log background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 5px solid; border-bottom:#042462 5px solid; 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (90–72)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1971-schedule-scores.shtml 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; April: (13–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 6 || @ Cubs || 1–2 || Jenkins || Gibson || || 39,079 || 0–1 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 2 || April 7 || @ Cubs || 14–3 || Carlton || Hands || || 23,287 || 1–1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || April 10 || Giants || 4–6 || Reberger || Reuss || Johnson || 26,841 || 1–2 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 4 || April 11 (1) || Giants || 4–2 || Gibson || Robertson || || || 2–2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 5 || April 11 (2) || Giants || 2–7 || Marichal || Cleveland || || 27,104 || 2–3 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 6 || April 12 || Astros || 5–4 || Carlton || Blasingame || Linzy || 11,270 || 3–3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || April 13 || Astros || 4–8 || Culver || Torrez || Lemaster || 5,105 || 3–4 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 8 || April 14 || @ Dodgers || 7–1 || Reuss || Osteen || Linzy || 11,644 || 4–4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 9 || April 15 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Downing || Cleveland || || 12,632 || 4–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 10 || April 16 || @ Padres || 7–1 || Gibson || Coombs || || 6,782 || 5–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 11 || April 17 || @ Padres || 4–0 || Carlton || Phoebus || || 3,462 || 6–5 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 12 || April 18 || @ Padres || 4–2 || Torrez || Ross || Linzy || 8,777 || 7–5 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 13 || April 19 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Bryant || Reuss || || 3,630 || 7–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 14 || April 20 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Cleveland || Marichal || Drabowsky || 9,791 || 8–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 15 || April 21 || @ Giants ||5–3 || Gibson || Perry || || 6,178 || 9–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 16 || April 22 || Phillies || 5–2 || Carlton || Bunning || || 8,411 || 10–6 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 17 || April 23 || Phillies || 6–8 || Brandon || Brunet || || 29,290 || 10–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 18 || April 24 || Phillies || 5–0 || Reuss || Champion || || 17,733 || 11–7 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 19 || April 25 || Phillies || 5–4 || Linzy || Fryman || || 13,122 || 12–7 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 26 || Mets || 2–12 || Seaver || Gibson || || 20,402 || 12–8 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || April 27 || Mets || 1–2 || Koosman || Carlton || Frisella || 8,575 || 12–9 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 22 || April 28 || Mets || 1–9 || Gentry || Torrez || || 8,171 || 12–10 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 23 || April 29 || Mets || 0–7 || Ryan || Reuss || Frisella || 10,215 || 12–11 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 24 || April 30 || Expos || 4–2 || Shaw || Raymond || || 10,766 || 13–11 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; May: (19–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#ddd | 25 || May 1 || Expos || 2–2 || Rain out || Tied after || 7 innings ||32,061 || 13–11 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 26 || May 2 || Expos || 1–0 || Carlton || Morton || || 10,320 || 14–11 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 27 || May 3 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Lersch || Zachary || Hoerner || 9,102 || 14–12 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 28 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Reuss || Short || || 9,339 || 15–12 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 29 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Cleveland || Hoerner || || 10,184 || 16–12 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 7 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Seaver || Gibson || || 44,304 || 16–13 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 9 || @ Mets || 5–9 || Koosman || Carlton || Frisella || 27,189 || 16–14 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 32 || May 10 || @ Expos || 8–5 || Reuss || Renko || Linzy || 16,703 || 17–14 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 33 || May 11 || @ Expos || 10–4 || Cleveland || Morton || Linzy || 8,862 || 18–14 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 34 || May 14 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Gibson || Billingham || || 16,437 || 19–14 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 35 || May 15 || @ Astros || 6–5 || Carlton || Griffin || Taylor || 19,285 || 20–14 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 36 || May 16 || @ Astros || 4–12 || Dierker || Reuss || Ray || 14,983 || 20–15 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 37 || May 18 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Drabowsky|| Brewer || || 14,753 || 21–15 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 19 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Mikkelsen || Gibson || || 13,869 || 21–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 39 || May 20 || Dodgers || 5–0 || Carlton || Singer || || 11,875 || 22–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 40 || May 21 || Padres || 15–8 || Shaw || Laxton || Drabowsky || 27,298 || 23–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 41 || May 22 || Padres || 7–4 || Zachary || Roberts || Shaw || 10,776 || 24–16 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 42 || May 23 || Padres || 6–1 || Cleveland || Arlin || || 9,475 || 25–16 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 43 || May 24 || Padres || 3–12 || Phoebus || Gibson || Miller || 8,609 || 25–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 44 || May 25 || Cubs || 4–2 || Carlton || Hands || || 12,667 || 26–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 45 || May 26 || Cubs || 9–4 || Taylor || Holtzman || || 12,690 || 27–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 46 || May 27 || Cubs || 10–0 || Zachary || Jenkins || || 14,167 || 28–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 47 || May 28 || Braves || 4–0 || Cleveland || Reed || || 14,537 || 29–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 48 || May 29 || Braves || 8–7 || Drabowsky || Upshaw || || 47,598 || 30–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 49 || May 30 || Braves || 8–3 || Carlton || P. Niekro || || 24,380 || 31–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 50 || May 31 || Braves || 3–2 || Reuss || Stone || || 20,349 || 32–17 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; June: (8–21) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#fbb | 51 || June 1 || @ Pirates || 0–9 || Ellis (7–3) || Zachary (2–2) || || 21,516 || 32–18 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 2 || @ Pirates || 1–10 || Walker (2–6) || Cleveland (5–3) || Veale (1) || 9,612 || 32–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 53 || June 3 || @ Pirates || 7–1 || Carlton (10–2) || Johnson (4–4) || || 18,947 || 33–19 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 54 || June 4 || @ Reds || 0–12 || Grimsley (3–1) || Zachary (2–3) || || 17,120 || 33–20 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 55 || June 5 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Reuss (6–4) || Cloninger (2–4) || Drabowsky (3) || 18,144 || 34–20 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 56 || June 6 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Gullett (6–2) || Cleveland (5–4) || Gibbon (5) || 20,189 || 34–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 57 || June 7 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Drabowsky (3–0) || Priddy (2–2) || || 10,354 || 35–21 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 58 || June 8 || @ Braves || 7–8 || Upshaw (7–4) || Linzy (1–1) || || 8,518 || 35–22 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 59 || June 9 || @ Braves || 3–8 || P. Niekro (4–6) || Zachary (2–4) || || 7,506 || 35–23 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 60 || June 10 || Pirates || 1–3 || Blass (6–3) || Reuss (6–5) || || 18,950 || 35–24 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 61 || June 11 || Pirates || 4–11 || Ellis (9–3) || Cleveland (5–5) || Giusti (13) || 27,308 || 35–25 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 62 || June 12 || Pirates || 3–4 || Grant (4–2) || Arroyo (0–1) || || 24,565 || 35–26 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 63 || June 13 || Pirates || 4–8 || Giusti (2–1) || Carlton (10–3) || Hernández (1) || 21,205 || 35–27 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 64 || June 14 || Reds || 2–7 || Grimsley (4–1) || Reuss (6–6) || Carroll (7) || 18,613 || 35–28 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 65 || June 15 || Reds || 6–1 || Cleveland (6–5) || Merritt (0–8) || || 19,514 || 36–28 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 66 || June 16 || Reds || 0–1 || Gullett (7–2) || Santorini (0–3) || || 19,232 || 36–29 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 67 || June 17 || @ Cubs || 6–7 || Bonham (1–1) || Zachary (2–5) || || 22,749 || 36–30 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 68 || June 18 || @ Cubs || 5–15 || Pappas (7–6) || Reuss (6–7) || Regan (2) || 23,540 || 36–31 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 69 || June 19 || @ Cubs || 1–7 || Hands (8–8) || Cleveland (6–6) || || 32,809 || 36–32 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 70 || June 20 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Drabowsky (4–0) || Holtzman (6–8) || || 34,574 || 37–32 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 71 || June 21 || @ Dodgers || 0–4 || O'Brien (2–1) || Gibson (4–6) || || 18,480 || 37–33 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 72 || June 22 || @ Dodgers || 6–5 || Carlton (11–3) || Osteen (8–5) || || 21,004 || 38–33 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 73 || June 23 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Drabowsky (5–0) || Brewer (3–2) || Shaw (2) || 19,910 || 39–33 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 74 || June 24 || @ Dodgers || 4–11 || Downing (8–4) || Cleveland (6–7) || Peña (1) || 19,282 || 39–34 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 75 || June 25 || Cubs || 0–12 || Bonham (2–1) || Santorini (0–4) || || 28,743 || 39–35 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 76 || June 26 || Cubs || 1–5 || Holtzman (7–8) || Gibson (4–7) || || 43,300 || 39–36 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 77 || June 27 || Cubs || 1–4 || Jenkins (11–7) || Carlton (11–4) || || 34,964 || 39–37 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || June 28 || Pirates || 5–11 || Moose (6–4) || Reuss (6–8) || Grant (7) || 15,024 || 39–38 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 79 || June 29 || Pirates || 8–3 || Cleveland (7–7) || Walker (3–7) || || 14,586 || 40–38 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; July: (18–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#fbb | 80 || July 1 || @ Giants || 7–8 || McMahon || Zachary || Johnson || 7,794 || 40–39 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 81 || July 2 || @ Giants || 7–2 || Gibson || Stone || || 11,268 || 41–39 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 82 || July 3 || @ Giants || 1–10 || Cumberland || Carlton || || 24,896 || 41-40 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 83 || July 4 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Reuss || Arlin || Drabowsky || 5,095 || 42–40 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 84 || July 5 || @ Padres || 2–3 || Miller || Cleveland || || 4,588 || 42–41 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 85 || July 7 || @ Padres || 1–4 || Kirby || Gibson || || 7,456 || 42–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 86 || July 9 (1) || Astros || 5–2 || Carlton || Forsch || || || 43–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 87 || July 9 (2) || Astros || 9–5 || Reuss || Blasingame || Drabowsky || 24,748 || 44–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 88 || July 10 || Astros || 6–5 || Linzy || Gladding || || 32,895 || 45–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 89 || July 11 || Astros || 7–3 || Gibson || Ray || || 15,252 || 46–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 90 || July 15 (1) || Expos || 7–3 || Carlton || Strohmayer || || || 47–42 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 91 || July 15 (2) || Expos || 4–6 || Stoneman || Reuss || || 19,409 || 47–43 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 92 || July 16 || Expos || 6–0 || Cleveland || Renko || || 23,765 || 48–43 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 93 || July 17 || Expos || 3–5 || McAnally || Gibson || || 22,791 || 48–44 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 94 || July 18 || Mets || 8–5 || Taylor || Matlack || Linzy || 27,497 || 49–44 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 95 || July 19 || Mets || 2–5 || Sadecki || Carlton || || 20,003 || 49–45 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 96 || July 20 || Phillies || 1–5 || Short || Reuss || || 14,650 || 49–46 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 97 || July 21 || Phillies || 6–1 || Cleveland || Lersch || || 16,200 || 50–46 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 98 || July 22 || Phillies || 8–0 || Gibson || Fryman || || 20,547 || 51–46 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 99 || July 23 || @ Expos || 6–2 || Zachary || McGinn || || 20,480|| 52–46 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 100 || July 24 (1) || @ Expos || 8–7 || Shaw || Raymond || || || 53–46 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 101 || July 24 (2) || @ Expos || 9–3 || Reuss || Morton || || 24,109 || 54–46 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 25 || @ Expos || 4–5 || Stoneman || Cleveland || || 20,346 || 54–47 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 103 || July 26 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Gibson || Sadecki || || 30,586 || 55–47 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 104 || July 27 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Frisella || Zachary || || 35,597 || 55–48 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 105 || July 28 || @ Mets || 6–3 || Carlton || Matlack || || 30,796 || 56–48 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 106 || July 29 || @ Mets || 3–1 || Reuss || C. Williams || || 30,254 || 57–48 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 107 || July 30 || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Gibson || Short || || 26,461 || 58–48 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || July 31 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Brandon || Drabowsky || || 19,269 || 58–49 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; August: (18–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#cfc | 109 || August 1 || @ Phillies || 9–6 || S. Williams || Muñiz || || 22,432 || 59–49 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 110 || August 2 || Padres || 3–1 || Carlton || Roberts || || 13,591 || 60–49 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 111 || August 3 || Padres || 1–6 || Arlin || Reuss || || 14,246 || 60–50 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 112 || August 4 || Giants || 7–2 || Gibson || Perry || || 27,024 || 61–50 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 113 || August 5 || Giants || 3–2 || Cleveland || Marichal || Drabowsky || 18,641 || 62–50 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 114 || August 6 || Giants || 12–8 || Shaw || McMahon || Patterson || 27,192 ||63–50 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 115 || August 7 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Linzy || Mikkelsen || || 36,633|| 64–50 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 116 || August 8 || Dodgers || 2–4 || Sutton || Reuss || Brewer || 45,195 || 64–51 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 117 || August 9 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Downing || Gibson || Brewer || 26,723 || 64–52 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 118 || August 10 || Braves || 1–2 || Stone || Cleveland || Upshaw || 20,921 || 64–53 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 119 || August 11 || Braves || 3–9 || Kelley || Zachary || McQueen || 21,906 || 64–54 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 120 || August 12 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Carlton || Walker || || 21,805 || 65–54 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 121 || August 13 || @ Pirates || 2–0 || Reuss || Blass || || 31,563 || 66–54 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 122 || August 14 || @ Pirates || 11–0 || Gibson || Johnson || || 30,678 || 67–54 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 123 || August 15 || @ Pirates || 6–4 || Linzy || Miller || Drabowsky || 49,329 || 68–54 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 124 || August 16 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Carroll || Linzy || || 13,259 || 68–55 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 125 || August 17 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Granger || Taylor || || 14,578 || 68–56 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 18 || @ Reds || 0–5 || Gullett || Gibson || || 28,228 || 68–57 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 127 || August 20 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Barber || Shaw || || 16,099 || 68–58 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 128 || August 21 || @ Braves || 5–8 || Stone || Carlton || || 22,451 || 68–59 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 129 || August 22 || @ Braves || 13–4 || Reuss || Reed || Taylor || 19,650 || 69–59 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 130 || August 23 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Gibson || Wilson || || 19,167 || 70–59 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 131 || August 24 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Cleveland || Forsch || Santorini || 13,860 || 71–59 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 132 || August 25 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Carlton || Cook || || 11,025 || 72–59 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 133 || August 27 || Reds || 7–8 || Granger || Linzy || Gibbon || 33,273 || 72–60 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 134 || August 28 || Reds || 4–0 || Gibson || Nolan || || 40,823 || 73–60 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 135 || August 29 || Reds || 4–3 || Shaw || Granger || || 28,624 || 74–60 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 136 || August 30 || Mets || 3–2 || Carlton || Koosman || || 15,257 || 75–60 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 137 || August 31 || Mets || 2–1 || Reuss || Frisella || || 15,854 || 76–60 |- y background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C41E3A 2px solid; border-bottom:#042462 2px solid; September: (14–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor=#fbb | 138 || September 1 || Mets || 1–7 || Seaver || Gibson || || 22,204 || 76–61 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 139 || September 3 || Cubs || 6–1 || Cleveland || Hands || || 26,708 || 77–61 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 4 || Cubs || 5–7 || Pappas || Carlton || Regan || 31,807 || 77–62 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 141 || September 5 || Cubs || 12–5 || Reuss || Jenkins || Taylor || 39,309 || 78–62 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 142 || September 6 (1) || @ Phillies || 6–3 || Gibson || Wise || || || 79–62 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 143 || September 6 (2) || @ Phillies || 1–2 || Champion || Zachary || Hoerner || 13,193 || 79–63 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 144 || September 7 || @ Phillies || 7–5 || Shaw || Wilson || Santorini || 9,339 || 80–63 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 145 || September 10 || @ Cubs || 8–7 || S. Williams || Colborn || || 6,792 ||81–63 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 146 || September 11 || @ Cubs || 0–7 || Pizarro || Reuss || || 24,010 || 81–64 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 147 || September 12 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Gibson || Holtzman || || 24,017 || 82–64 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 148 || September 13 || Phillies || 5–6 || Wilson || Shaw || || 13,863 || 82–65 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 149 || September 14 || Phillies || 4–5 || Wise || Zachary || Short || 10,640 || 82–66 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 150 || September 15 || @ Pirates || 1–4 || Ellis || Carlton || Hernández || 21,751 || 82–67 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 151 || September 16 || @ Pirates || 1–6 || Walker || Reuss || Hernández || 18,127 || 82–68 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 152 || September 17 || @ Expos || 7–2 || Gibson || Morton || || 13,371 || 83–68 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 153 || September 18 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Stoneman || Cleveland || || 16,779 || 83–69 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 154 || September 19 || @ Expos || 11–0 || Carlton || McAnally || || 25,769 || 84–69 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 155 || September 21 || Pirates || 6–4 || Drabowsky || Ellis || || 13,348 || 85–69 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 156 || September 22 || Pirates || 1–5 || Walker || Gibson || Giusti || 14,845 || 85–70 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 157 || September 23 || Pirates || 0–5 || Briles || Cleveland || || 10,918 || 85–71 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 158 || September 24 || Expos || 10–6 || Taylor || Marshall || || 8,109 || 86–71 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 159 || September 25 || Expos || 8–6 || Shaw || Morton || || 9,114 || 87–71 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 160 || September 26 || Expos || 7–1 || Higgins || Stoneman || || 11,473 || 88–71 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 161 || September 27 || @ Mets || 6–1 || S. Williams || Capra || Drabowsky || 11,331 || 89–71 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 162 || September 28 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Carlton || Ryan || || 3,338 || 90–71 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 163 || September 30 || @ Mets || 1–6 || Seaver || Patterson || || 42,344 || 90–72 |- Opening Day starters Matty Alou Lou Brock José Cardenal Joe Hague Julián Javier Jerry Reuss Ted Simmons Ted Sizemore Joe Torrehttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=SLN 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 8, 1971: Keith Hernandez was drafted by the Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference June 11, 1971: Leron Lee and Fred Norman were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Al Santorini.Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1971: Mike Torrez was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Bob Reynolds.Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference Roster 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 43 Rudy Arroyo 34 George Brunet 32 Steve Carlton 40 Bob Chlupsa 22 Reggie Cleveland 28 Moe Drabowsky 45 Bob Gibson 36 Santiago Guzmán 37 Dennis Higgins 39 Al Hrabosky 46 Mike Jackson 35 Frank Linzy 47 Fred Norman 31 Harry Parker 48 Daryl Patterson 49 Jerry Reuss 37 Bob Reynolds 34 Al Santorini 44 Don Shaw 42 Chuck Taylor 48 Mike Torrez 21 Stan Williams 36 Chris Zachary Catchers 15 Jerry McNertney 23 Ted Simmons 19 Bob Stinson Infielders 16 Jim Beauchamp 10 Bob Burda 12 Joe Hague 25 Julián Javier  1 Ted Kubiak 27 Dal Maxvill 29 Milt Ramírez 11 Dick Schofield 41 Ted Sizemore  9 Joe Torre Outfielders 17 Matty Alou 20 Lou Brock  1 José Cardenal 38 José Cruz 37 Leron Lee 26 Luis Meléndez 24 Jorge Roque Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  8 Vern Benson 14 Ken Boyer  3 George Kissell 33 Barney Schultz 50 Lee Thomas 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 C Ted Simmons 133 510 155 .304 7 77 1B Joe Hague 129 380 86 .226 16 54 2B Ted Sizemore 135 478 126 .264 3 42 SS Dal Maxvill 142 356 80 .225 0 24 3B Joe Torre 161 634 230 .363 24 137 LF Lou Brock 157 640 200 .313 7 61 CF José Cruz 83 292 80 .274 9 27 RF José Cardenal 89 301 73 .243 7 48 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 Matty Alou 149 609 192 .315 7 74 Julián Javier 90 259 67 .259 3 28 Luis Meléndez Luis Meléndez (baseball) 88 173 39 .225 0 11 Jim Beauchamp 77 162 38 .235 2 16 Jerry McNertney 56 128 37 .289 4 22 Ted Kubiak 32 72 18 .250 1 10 Bob Burda 65 71 21 .296 1 12 Dick Schofield Ducky Schofield 34 60 13 .217 1 6 Leron Lee 25 28 5 .179 1 2 Bob Stinson Bob Stinson (baseball) 17 19 4 .211 0 1 Milt Ramírez 4 11 3 .273 0 0 Jorge Roque 3 10 3 .300 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 Steve Carlton 37 273.1 20 9 3.56 172 Bob Gibson 31 245.2 16 13 3.04 185 Reggie Cleveland 34 222.0 12 12 4.01 148 Jerry Reuss 36 211.0 14 14 4.78 131 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 Chris Zachary 23 89.2 3 10 5.32 48 Al Santorini 19 49.2 0 2 3.81 21 Mike Torrez 9 36.0 1 2 6.00 8 Daryl Patterson 13 26.2 0 1 4.39 11 Santiago Guzmán Santiago Guzmán (baseball) 2 10.0 0 0 0.00 13 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 Moe Drabowski 51 6 1 8 3.43 49 Frank Linzy 50 4 3 6 2.12 24 Don Shaw Don Shaw (baseball) 45 7 2 2 2.65 19 Chuck Taylor Chuck Taylor (baseball) 43 3 1 3 3.53 46 Stan Williams Stan Williams (baseball) 10 3 0 0 1.42 8 Rudy Arroyo 9 0 1 0 5.40 5 George Brunet 7 0 1 0 5.79 4 Bob Reynolds Bob Reynolds (baseball) 4 0 0 0 10.29 4 Harry Parker Harry Parker (baseball) 4 0 0 0 7.20 2 Fred Norman Fred Norman (baseball) 4 0 0 0 12.27 4 Dennis Higgins 3 1 0 0 3.86 6 Al Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 Bob Chlupsa 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Mike Jackson Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher) 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors Lou Brock, National League Stolen Base Leader, 64 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac Joe Torre, National League Most Valuable Player Joe Torre, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tulsa Oilers American Association Warren Spahn and Gary Geiger AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Jack Krol A Modesto Reds California League Roy Majtyka A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Joe Cunningham A Cedar Rapids Cardinals Midwest League Bobby Dews Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Tom BurgessLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ArkansasJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1971 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1971 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis