1975 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1975 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1975 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 82–80 (.506) 3rd August "Gussie" Busch Bing Devine Red Schoendienst KSD-TV (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph) KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 94th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 84th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 82–80 during the season and finished in a tie for third (with the New York Mets) in the National League East, 101 2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason October 14, 1974: Marc Hill was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ken Rudolph and Elías Sosa.Giants, Cards make trade November 18, 1974: Alan Foster, Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres as part of a three team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the Cardinals, and the Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres. The Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Tigers. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12.Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference March 26, 1975: Ron Hunt was released by the Cardinals.Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference March 29, 1975: Danny Godby was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Danny Cater.Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference Regular season Third baseman Ken Reitz won a Gold Glove this year. 1975 was also the final major league season for pitcher Bob Gibson. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Ed Brinkman Lou Brock Bob Gibson Keith Hernandez Bake McBride Ken Reitz Ted Simmons Ted Sizemore Reggie Smith Notable transactions May 28, 1975: Elías Sosa and Ray Sadecki were traded by the Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Ron Reed and a player to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Wayne Nordhagen to the Cardinals on June 2.Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference June 3, 1975: Jim Lentine was drafted by the Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.Jim Lentine page at Baseball Reference June 4, 1975: Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore were traded by the Cardinals to the Texas Rangers for Willie Davis.Ed Brinkman page at Baseball Reference July 22, 1975: Ken Crosby was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Solomon.Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference Roster 1975 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 24,27 Mike Barlow 32 Ron Bryant 22 John Curtis 36 John Denny 31 Bob Forsch 43 Mike Garman 45 Bob Gibson 39 Al Hrabosky 40 Ryan Kurosaki 47 Lynn McGlothen 27 Tommy Moore 34 Harry Parker 42 Eric Rasmussen 38 Ron Reed 24 Ken Reynolds 37 Ray Sadecki 38 Elías Sosa 35 Greg Terlecky 32 Mike Wallace Catchers  9 Ken Rudolph 23 Ted Simmons Infielders  5 Ed Brinkman 24 Danny Cater 11 Héctor Cruz 15 Ron Fairly 19 Mario Guerrero 18 Keith Hernandez 37 Doug Howard 28 Mick Kelleher 25 Larry Lintz 44 Ken Reitz 41 Ted Sizemore 10 Mike Tyson Outfielders 12 Buddy Bradford 20 Lou Brock  5 Willie Davis 25 Jim Dwyer 29 Don Hahn 19 Ted Martínez 21 Bake McBride 26 Luis Meléndez 29 Jerry Mumphrey  7 Reggie Smith Other batters 16 Dick Billings Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  8 Vern Benson  3 George Kissell 30 Johnny Lewis 14 Dave Ricketts 33 Barney Schultz 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 157 581 193 .332 18 100 1B Keith Hernandez 64 188 47 .250 3 20 2B Ted Sizemore 153 562 135 .240 3 49 SS Mike Tyson 122 368 98 .266 2 37 3B Ken Reitz 161 592 159 .269 5 63 LF Lou Brock 136 528 163 .309 3 47 CF Bake McBride 116 413 124 .300 5 36 RF Reggie Smith 135 477 144 .302 19 76 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 Willie Davis 98 350 102 .291 6 50 Luis Meléndez Luis Meléndez (baseball) 110 291 77 .265 2 27 Ron Fairly 107 229 69 .301 7 37 Mario Guerrero 64 184 44 .239 0 11 Buddy Bradford 50 81 22 .272 4 15 Ken Rudolph 44 80 16 .200 1 6 Ed Brinkman 28 75 18 .240 1 6 Héctor Cruz 23 48 7 .146 0 6 Danny Cater 22 35 8 .229 0 2 Jim Dwyer 21 31 6 .194 0 1 Doug Howard 17 29 6 .207 1 1 Ted Martínez 16 21 4 .190 0 2 Larry Lintz 27 18 5 .278 0 1 Jerry Mumphrey 11 16 6 .375 0 1 Don Hahn Don Hahn (baseball) 7 8 1 .125 0 0 Mick Kelleher 7 4 0 .000 0 0 Dick Billings 3 3 0 .000 0 0 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 Lynn McGlothen 35 239.0 15 13 3.92 146 Bob Forsch 34 230.0 15 10 2.86 108 Ron Reed 24 175.2 9 8 3.23 99 John Denny 25 136.0 10 7 3.97 72 Bob Gibson 22 109.0 3 10 5.04 60 Eric Rasmussen baseball 14 81.0 5 5 3.78 59 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 John Curtis John Curtis (baseball) 39 146.2 8 9 3.44 67 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 Al Hrabosky 65 13 3 22 1.66 82 Mike Garman 66 3 8 10 2.39 48 Greg Terlecky 20 0 1 0 4.45 13 Elías Sosa 14 0 3 0 4.00 15 Harry Parker 14 0 1 1 6.27 13 Tommy Moore 10 0 0 0 3.86 6 Ken Reynolds 10 0 1 0 1.59 7 Ron Bryant 10 0 1 0 16.62 7 Mike Wallace 9 0 0 0 2.08 6 Mike Barlow 9 0 0 0 4.70 2 Ray Sadecki 8 1 0 0 3.27 8 Ryan Kurosaki 7 0 0 0 7.62 6 Awards and honors Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente Award Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tulsa Oilers American Association Ken Boyer AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Roy Majtyka A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Jack Krol Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Tom Burgess Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Fred KoenigLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Petersburg, Johnson CityJohnson, 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 1975 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1975 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis