1974 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1973 Season 1975 Season

Record: 86-75-0, Finished 2nd in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

General Manager: Bing Devine

Scouting Director: George Silvey

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 1,838,413 (3rd of 12)

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

Pythagorean W-L: 84-77, 677 Runs, 643 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
Luis Alvarado	25	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	162	Jan 15, 1949	7	17	13	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ray Bare	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Apr 15, 1949	2	10	3	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Dick Billings	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Dec 4, 1942	7	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Lou Brock HOF	35	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jun 18, 1939	14	153	150	153	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	152	3	0	3.5	$135,000	All-Star
José Cruz	26	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Aug 8, 1947	5	107	26	107	54	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	8	27	53	56	6	1.1
John Curtis	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Mar 9, 1948	5	34	29	34	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.9
Jerry DaVanon	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 21, 1945	5	30	7	30	28	0	0	0	7	8	14	0	0	1	1	1	2	-0.6
John Denny	21	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Nov 8, 1952	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Jim Dwyer	24	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Jan 3, 1950	2	74	10	74	28	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	1	18	26	52	4	0.4
Rich Folkers	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 17, 1946	4	55	0	55	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Bob Forsch	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Jan 13, 1950	1st	20	14	20	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.8
Alan Foster	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 8, 1946	8	33	25	33	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.3
Mike Garman	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Sep 16, 1949	5	64	0	64	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Bob Gibson HOF	38	us US	R	R	6' 1"	189	Nov 9, 1935	16	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$160,000
Danny Godby	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 4, 1946	1st	13	2	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	9	0	-0.2
Jack Heidemann	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 11, 1949	5	47	11	47	46	0	0	0	0	1	45	0	0	0	0	6	2	-0.2
Tom Heintzelman	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 3, 1946	2	38	19	38	32	0	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	0.2
Bob Heise	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 12, 1947	8	3	2	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Keith Hernandez	20	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1953	1st	14	8	14	9	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.1
Larry Herndon	20	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 3, 1953	1st	12	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	0.0
Jim Hickman	37	us US	R	R	6' 3"	192	May 10, 1937	13	50	6	50	15	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0.5
Marc Hill	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Feb 18, 1952	2	10	6	10	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Al Hrabosky	24	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Jul 21, 1949	5	66	0	66	65	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.1
Ron Hunt	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	186	Feb 23, 1941	12	12	4	12	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.0
Barry Lersch	29	us US	B	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 7, 1944	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bake McBride	25	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Feb 3, 1949	2	150	138	150	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	144	8	1	4.3
Tim McCarver	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	183	Oct 16, 1941	15	74	20	74	26	0	20	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	-0.1
Lynn McGlothen	24	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Mar 27, 1950	3	31	31	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0		All-Star
Luis Meléndez	24	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	165	Aug 11, 1949	5	83	26	83	47	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	22	12	46	34	8	0.1
Jerry Mumphrey	21	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Sep 9, 1952	1st	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0.0
Claude Osteen	34	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Aug 9, 1939	17	8	2	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Stan Papi	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 4, 1951	1st	8	0	8	8	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Orlando Peña	40	cu CU	R	R	5' 11"	154	Nov 17, 1933	13	42	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	$26,000
Ken Reitz	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 24, 1951	3	154	148	154	152	0	0	0	1	151	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.4
Pete Richert	34	us US	L	L	5' 11"	165	Oct 29, 1939	13	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Richie Scheinblum	31	us US	B	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 5, 1942	8	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Sonny Siebert	37	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Jan 14, 1937	11	28	20	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ted Simmons HOF	24	us US	B	R	5' 11"	193	Aug 9, 1949	7	152	150	152	152	0	141	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.6	$75,000	All-Star
Ted Sizemore	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Apr 15, 1945	6	129	126	129	128	0	0	0	128	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	2.2
Reggie Smith	29	us US	B	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 2, 1945	9	143	133	143	133	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	132	132	10	0	5.5		All-Star
Mike Thompson	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Sep 6, 1949	3	19	4	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Joe Torre HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	212	Jul 18, 1940	15	147	141	147	146	0	0	139	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.6	$150,000
Mike Tyson	24	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Jan 13, 1950	3	151	142	151	151	0	0	0	12	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
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	51	us US	Feb 2, 1923	Manager	Apr 5	Oct 1
Vern Benson	49	us US	Sep 19, 1924		Apr 5	Oct 1
George Kissell	53	us US	Sep 9, 1920		Apr 5	Oct 1
Johnny Lewis	34	us US	Aug 10, 1939		Apr 5	Oct 1
Dave Ricketts	38	us US	Jul 12, 1935	Coach	Apr 5	Oct 1
Barney Schultz	47	us US	Aug 15, 1926	Coach	Apr 5	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date