1972 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1972 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1972 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 75–81 (.481) 4th August "Gussie" Busch Bing Devine Red Schoendienst KSD-TV KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Mike Walden) 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 February 25, 1972: Steve Carlton was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference Regular season Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Matty Alou Lou Brock José Cruz Bob Gibson Joe Hague Dal Maxvill Ted Simmons Ted Sizemore Joe Torre1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 15, 1972: Don Shaw was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Dwain Anderson.Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference May 18, 1972: Marty Martínez was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Brant Alyea.Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference June 6, 1972: Dan Larson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1972: Diego Seguí was sent to the Cardinals by the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference July 23, 1972: Brant Alyea was returned to the Oakland Athletics by the Cardinals. 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.Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference September 18, 1972: Lowell Palmer was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians. Roster 1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 42 Ray Bare 48 Jim Bibby 47 Lance Clemons 22 Reggie Cleveland 25 Tony Cloninger 36 John Cumberland 28 Moe Drabowsky 46 Don Durham 28 Rich Folkers 45 Bob Gibson 31 Joe Grzenda 36 Santiago Guzmán 37 Dennis Higgins 39 Al Hrabosky 30 Charlie Hudson 44 Lowell Palmer 56 Tim Plodinec 34 Al Santorini 35 Diego Seguí 44 Don Shaw 24 Scipio Spinks 40 Rick Wise Catchers 18 Skip Jutze 15 Jerry McNertney 23 Ted Simmons Infielders 16 Ron Allen 17 Matty Alou 19 Dwain Anderson 16 Donn Clendenon  4 Ed Crosby 10 Mike Fiore 12 Joe Hague 25 Mick Kelleher 11 Marty Martínez 27 Dal Maxvill 44,47 Ken Reitz 41 Ted Sizemore 32 Bill Stein  9 Joe Torre 10 Mike Tyson Outfielders 21 Brant Alyea 20 Lou Brock 12 Bernie Carbo 38 José Cruz 26 Luis Meléndez 21 Jorge Roque 17 Bill Voss Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  8 Vern Benson (bullpen) 14 Ken Boyer (hitting)  3 George Kissell (first base) 33 Barney Schultz (pitching) 50 Lee Thomas (third base) 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 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 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 Luis Meléndez (baseball) 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 Mike Fiore (baseball, born 1944) 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 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 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 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 Don Shaw (baseball) 8 0 1 0 9.00 0 Al Hrabosky 5 1 0 0 0.00 9 Santiago Guzmán Santiago Guzmán (baseball) 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 Tim Plodinec 1 0 0 0 27.00 0 Awards and honors League leaders Lou Brock, National League leader, stolen bases, 63 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 GotayLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ModestoJohnson, 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 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1972 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis