1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1971 Season 1973 Season

Record: 75-81-0, Finished 4th in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

General Manager: Bing Devine

Scouting Director: George Silvey

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 1,196,894 (8th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105

Pythagorean W-L: 74-82, 568 Runs, 600 Runs Allowed

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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
Ron Allen	28	us US	B	R	6' 3"	205	Dec 23, 1943	1st	7	2	7	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.2
Matty Alou	33	do DO	L	L	5' 9"	160	Dec 22, 1938	13	108	98	108	101	0	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	39	39	10	0	1.4
Brant Alyea	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Dec 8, 1940	6	13	2	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	11	0	-0.3
Dwain Anderson	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Nov 23, 1947	2	57	33	57	53	0	0	0	1	13	43	0	0	0	0	7	1	0.1
Ray Bare	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Apr 15, 1949	1st	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Jim Bibby	27	us US	R	R	6' 5"	235	Oct 29, 1944	1st	6	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Lou Brock HOF	33	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jun 18, 1939	12	153	147	153	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	149	5	1	1.7	$100,000	All-Star
Bernie Carbo	24	us US	L	R	5' 11"	173	Aug 5, 1947	4	99	87	99	92	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	92	92	9	1	2.0
Lance Clemons	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Jul 6, 1947	2	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Donn Clendenon	36	us US	R	R	6' 4"	209	Jul 15, 1935	12	61	31	61	36	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	-0.9
Reggie Cleveland	24	ca CA	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 23, 1948	4	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Tony Cloninger	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	210	Aug 13, 1940	12	17	0	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Ed Crosby	23	us US	L	R	6' 2"	175	May 26, 1949	2	101	68	101	90	0	0	0	38	14	43	0	0	0	0	17	5	-0.8
José Cruz	24	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Aug 8, 1947	3	117	89	117	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	87	8	102	16	2	-0.3
John Cumberland	25	us US	R	L	6' 0"	185	May 10, 1947	5	14	1	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Moe Drabowsky	36	pl PL	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jul 21, 1935	17	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Don Durham	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Mar 21, 1949	1st	14	8	14	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.2
Mike Fiore	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Oct 11, 1944	5	17	0	17	7	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	0	-0.2	$24,000
Rich Folkers	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 17, 1946	2	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bob Gibson HOF	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	189	Nov 9, 1935	14	34	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.8	$150,000	All-Star
Joe Grzenda	35	us US	R	L	6' 2"	180	Jun 8, 1937	8	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Santiago Guzmán	22	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 25, 1949	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Joe Hague	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Apr 25, 1944	5	27	22	27	25	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	5	0	0.8
Dennis Higgins	32	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Aug 4, 1939	7	15	1	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Al Hrabosky	22	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Jul 21, 1949	3	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Charlie Hudson	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	185	Aug 18, 1949	1st	12	0	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Skip Jutze	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	May 28, 1946	1st	21	17	21	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.1
Mick Kelleher	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	176	Jul 25, 1947	1st	23	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Marty Martínez	30	cu CU	B	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 23, 1941	7	9	0	9	6	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Dal Maxvill	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	157	Feb 18, 1939	11	105	88	105	105	0	0	0	12	0	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Jerry McNertney	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 7, 1936	8	39	5	39	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	-0.1
Luis Meléndez	22	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	165	Aug 11, 1949	3	118	80	118	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	70	41	105	22	6	-0.1
Lowell Palmer	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Aug 18, 1947	4	17	2	17	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	$13,000
Tim Plodinec	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Jan 27, 1947	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ken Reitz	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 24, 1951	1st	21	20	21	20	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.3
Jorge Roque	22	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	158	Apr 28, 1950	3	32	19	32	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	3	24	6	5	-0.7
Al Santorini	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 19, 1948	5	30	19	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Diego Seguí	34	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	190	Aug 17, 1937	11	33	0	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$37,000
Don Shaw	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Feb 23, 1944	5	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$22,000
Ted Simmons HOF	22	us US	B	R	5' 11"	193	Aug 9, 1949	5	152	149	152	150	0	135	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.5	$30,000	All-Star
Ted Sizemore	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Apr 15, 1945	4	120	106	120	111	0	0	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	2.6
Scipio Spinks	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	183	Jul 12, 1947	4	21	16	21	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.5
Bill Stein	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 21, 1947	1st	14	6	14	8	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	1	4	6	0	0.3
Joe Torre HOF	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	212	Jul 18, 1940	13	149	142	149	143	0	0	27	0	117	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2.7	$130,000	All-Star
Mike Tyson	22	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Jan 13, 1950	1st	13	12	13	13	0	0	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.3
Bill Voss	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	160	Oct 31, 1943	8	11	2	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	9	0	-0.1
Rick Wise	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Sep 13, 1945	8	35	35	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
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	49	us US	Feb 2, 1923	Manager	Apr 15	Oct 4
Vern Benson	47	us US	Sep 19, 1924		Apr 15	Oct 4
Ken Boyer	41	us US	May 20, 1931		Apr 15	Oct 4
George Kissell	51	us US	Sep 9, 1920		Apr 15	Oct 4
Lee Thomas	36	us US	Feb 5, 1936		Apr 15	Oct 4
Barney Schultz	45	us US	Aug 15, 1926	Coach	Apr 15	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date