1973 St. Louis Cardinals season

1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	81–81 (.500)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Red Schoendienst
Local television	KSD-TV (Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Harry Walker)
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The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 92nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 82nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 81-81 during the season and finished second in the National League East, a-game-and-a-half behind the NL East and eventual NL pennant winners New York Mets.

Offseason

• October 27, 1972: Jerry McNertney was released by the Cardinals.^[1]

Regular season

Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	82	79	0.509	—	43–38	39–41
St. Louis Cardinals	81	81	0.500	1½	43–38	38–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	82	0.494	2½	41–40	39–42
Montreal Expos	79	83	0.488	3½	43–38	36–45
Chicago Cubs	77	84	0.478	5	41–39	36–45
Philadelphia Phillies	71	91	0.438	11½	38–43	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1973 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	7–5	5–13	11–7	2–15–1	6–6	6–6	6–6	7–5	12–6	8–10	6–6
Chicago	5–7	—	8–4	6–6	5–7	9–9	10–7	10–8	6–12	7–5	2–10	9–9
Cincinnati	13–5	4–8	—	11–7	11–7	8–4	8–4	8–4	7–5	13–5	10–8	6–6
Houston	7–11	6–6	7–11	—	11–7	6–6	6–6	7–5	6–6	10–8	11–7	5–7
Los Angeles	15–2–1	7–5	7–11	7–11	—	7–5	7–5	9–3	10–2	9–9	9–9	8–4
Montreal	6–6	9–9	4–8	6–6	5–7	—	9–9	13–5	6–12	7–5	6–6	8–10
New York	6–6	7–10	4–8	6–6	5–7	9–9	—	9–9	13–5	8–4	5–7	10–8
Philadelphia	6-6	8–10	4–8	5–7	3–9	5–13	9–9	—	8–10	9–3	5–7	9–9
Pittsburgh	5–7	12–6	5–7	6–6	2–10	12–6	5–13	10–8	—	8–4	5–7	10–8
San Diego	6–12	5–7	5–13	8–10	9–9	5–7	4–8	3–9	4–8	—	7–11	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	10–2	8–10	7–11	9–9	6–6	7–5	7–5	7–5	11–7	—	6–6
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	6–6	7–5	4–8	10–8	8–10	9–9	8–10	8–4	6–6	—

Notable transactions

• May 8, 1973: Al Santorini was traded by the Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals for Tom Murphy.^[2]
• June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball Draft
  • John Tamargo was drafted by the Cardinals in the 6th round.^[3]
  • Eric Rasmussen was drafted by the Cardinals in the 32nd round.^[4]
  • Bryn Smith was drafted by the Cardinals in the 49th round, but did not sign.^[5]
• August 7, 1973: Wayne Granger was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and cash. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Ken Crosby to the Cardinals on September 12.^[6]
• August 18, 1973: Dave Campbell and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Tommie Agee.^[7]
• August 29, 1973: Eddie Fisher was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago White Sox.^[8]

Roster

1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 37 John Andrews 48 Jim Bibby 22 Reggie Cleveland 48 Eddie Fisher 28 Rich Folkers 27 Alan Foster 45 Bob Gibson 29 Wayne Granger 39 Al Hrabosky 29 Lew Krausse 34 Tom Murphy 49 Mike Nagy 36 Orlando Peña 34 Al Santorini 35 Diego Seguí 24 Scipio Spinks 48 Ed Sprague 46 Mike Thompson 40 Rick Wise		Catchers  7 Larry Haney 16 Marc Hill 23 Ted Simmons Infielders  4 Matty Alou 19 Dwain Anderson  5 Ray Busse 18 Dave Campbell  4 Ed Crosby 18 Bobby Fenwick  5 Tom Heintzelman 15 Terry Hughes 25 Mick Kelleher 15 Tim McCarver 44 Ken Reitz 41 Ted Sizemore  9 Joe Torre 10 Mike Tyson		Outfielders 47 Tommie Agee 20 Lou Brock  1 Bernie Carbo 11 Héctor Cruz 38 José Cruz 17 Tommy Cruz 19 Jim Dwyer 21 Bake McBride 26 Luis Meléndez 32 Bill Stein		Manager  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  8 Vern Benson  3 George Kissell 30 Johnny Lewis 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

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
Meléndez, LuisLuis Meléndez	121	341	91	.267	2	35
Campbell, DaveDave Campbell	13	21	0	.000	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
Cleveland, ReggieReggie Cleveland	32	224	14	10	3.01	122
Gibson, BobBob Gibson	25	195	12	10	2.77	142
Murphy, TomTom Murphy	19	88.2	3	7	3.76	42

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
Bibby, JimJim Bibby	6	16	0	2	9.56	12

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
Seguí, DiegoDiego Seguí	65	7	6	17	2.78	93
Granger, WayneWayne Granger	33	2	4	5	2.78	93
Andrews, JohnJohn Andrews	16	1	1	0	4.42	5
Santorini, AlAl Santorini	6	0	0	0	5.40	2
Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher	6	2	1	0	1.29	1
Krausse, LewLew Krausse	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tulsa Oilers	American Association	Jack Krol
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Tom Burgess
A	Modesto Reds	California League	Bobby Dews
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Roy Majtyka
Rookie	GCL Cardinals	Gulf Coast League	Ken Boyer
Rookie	GCL Redbirds	Gulf Coast League	Lee Thomas

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa, St. Petersburg^[9]

References

1. Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference
2. Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
3. John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference
4. Eric Rasmussen page at Baseball Reference
5. Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
6. Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference
7. Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
8. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1973 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1973 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com