1968 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1967 Season 1969 Season

Record: 97-65-0, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-3) to Detroit Tigers

General Manager: Bing Devine (Hired 12/6/1967)

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 2,011,167 (1st of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 94

Pythagorean W-L: 96-66, 583 Runs, 472 Runs Allowed

National League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Nelson Briles	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Aug 5, 1943	4	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Lou Brock HOF	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jun 18, 1939	8	159	155	159	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	156	3	0	5.8	$65,000
Steve Carlton HOF	23	us US	L	L	6' 4"	210	Dec 22, 1944	4	35	33	35	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.0	$20,000	All-Star
Orlando Cepeda HOF	30	pr PR	R	R	6' 2"	210	Sep 17, 1937	11	157	154	157	154	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.8	$83,000
Ron Davis	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 21, 1941	4	33	22	33	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	15	26	1	8	0.0
Johnny Edwards	30	us US	L	R	6' 4"	220	Jun 10, 1938	8	85	52	85	54	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	1.2
Curt Flood	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jan 18, 1938	13	150	147	150	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	149	2	0	4.1	$72,500	All-Star
Phil Gagliano	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 27, 1941	6	53	20	53	32	0	0	0	18	10	0	4	0	1	5	22	1	0.4
Bob Gibson HOF	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	189	Nov 9, 1935	10	35	34	35	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11.9	$85,000	All-Star
Hal Gilson	26	us US	R	L	6' 5"	195	Feb 9, 1942	1st	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Wayne Granger	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Mar 15, 1944	1st	34	0	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Joe Hague	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Apr 25, 1944	1st	7	4	7	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	-0.1
Joe Hoerner	31	us US	R	L	6' 1"	200	Nov 12, 1936	5	47	0	47	47	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Dick Hughes	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Feb 13, 1938	3	25	5	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$25,000
Larry Jaster	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	190	Jan 13, 1944	4	31	21	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Julián Javier	31	do DO	R	R	6' 1"	175	Aug 9, 1936	9	139	135	139	139	0	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$45,000	All-Star
Roger Maris	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	197	Sep 10, 1934	12	100	71	100	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84	84	27	0	2.3	$75,000
Dal Maxvill	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	157	Feb 18, 1939	7	151	149	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6	$37,500
Tim McCarver	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	183	Oct 16, 1941	9	128	108	128	109	0	109	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	2.0	$60,000
Pete Mikkelsen	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Oct 25, 1939	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Mel Nelson	32	us US	R	L	6' 0"	185	May 30, 1936	5	18	4	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dave Ricketts	32	us US	B	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 12, 1935	4	20	1	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	-0.4
Dick Schofield	33	us US	B	R	5' 9"	163	Jan 7, 1935	16	69	30	69	63	0	0	0	23	0	43	0	0	0	0	11	4	0.9	$25,000
Mike Shannon	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 15, 1939	7	156	155	156	156	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6	$40,000
Ted Simmons HOF	18	us US	B	R	5' 11"	193	Aug 9, 1949	1st	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$3,600
Dick Simpson	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	176	Jul 28, 1943	6	26	18	26	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	3	5	-0.2	$15,000
Ed Spiezio	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 31, 1941	5	29	11	29	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	9	11	17	0	-0.7
Bobby Tolan	22	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Nov 19, 1945	4	92	63	92	76	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	9	59	68	23	2	0.6
Mike Torrez	21	us US	R	R	6' 5"	220	Aug 28, 1946	2	5	2	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Ray Washburn	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	May 31, 1938	8	31	30	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3
Floyd Wicker	24	us US	L	R	6' 2"	175	Sep 12, 1943	1st	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0.0
Ron Willis	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 12, 1943	3	48	0	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Red Schoendienst	45	us US	Feb 2, 1923	Manager	Apr 10	Sep 29
Bob Milliken	41	us US	Aug 25, 1926		Apr 10	Sep 29
Dick Sisler	47	us US	Nov 2, 1920		Apr 10	Sep 29
Billy Muffett	37	us US	Sep 21, 1930	Coach	Apr 10	Sep 29
Joe Schultz	49	us US	Aug 29, 1918	Coach	Apr 10	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date