1971 St. Louis Cardinals season
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 90–72 (.556) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |
General managers | Bing Devine | |
Managers | Red Schoendienst | |
Television | KSD-TV | |
Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Jim Woods) | |
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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
[edit]- October 5, 1970: Dick Allen was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson.[1]
- 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).[2]
Regular season
[edit]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
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 52–28 | 45–37 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
Chicago Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
Montreal Expos | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25½ | 36–44 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30 | 34–47 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Game log
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April: (13–11)
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May: (19–6)
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June: (8–21)
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July: (18–11)
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August: (18–11)
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September: (14–12)
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Opening Day starters
[edit]- Matty Alou
- Lou Brock
- José Cardenal
- Joe Hague
- Julián Javier
- Jerry Reuss
- Ted Simmons
- Ted Sizemore
- Joe Torre[4]
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 8, 1971: Keith Hernandez was drafted by the Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]
- June 11, 1971: Leron Lee and Fred Norman were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Al Santorini.[6]
- June 15, 1971: Mike Torrez was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Bob Reynolds.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
| Manager Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]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 |
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Matty Alou | 149 | 609 | 192 | .315 | 7 | 74 |
Julián Javier | 90 | 259 | 67 | .259 | 3 | 28 |
Luis Meléndez | 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 | 34 | 60 | 13 | .217 | 1 | 6 |
Leron Lee | 25 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 1 | 2 |
Bob Stinson | 17 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 0 | 1 |
Milt Ramírez | 4 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
Jorge Roque | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Moe Drabowski | 51 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3.43 | 49 |
Frank Linzy | 50 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2.12 | 24 |
Don Shaw | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2.65 | 19 |
Chuck Taylor | 43 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.53 | 46 |
Stan Williams | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.29 | 4 |
Harry Parker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 2 |
Fred Norman | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Lou Brock, National League Stolen Base Leader, 64 [8]
- Joe Torre, National League Most Valuable Player
- Joe Torre, Hutch Award[9]
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1971 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule".
- ^ "1971 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
- ^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007