1977 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1976 Season 1978 Season

Record: 83-79-0, Finished 3rd in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Vern Rapp (83-79)

General Manager: Bing Devine

Scouting Director: Jim Bayens

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 1,659,287 (4th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 86-76, 737 Runs, 688 Runs Allowed

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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
Mike Anderson	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jun 22, 1951	7	94	31	94	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	75	77	22	3	0.5
Benny Ayala	26	pr PR	R	R	6' 1"	185	Feb 7, 1951	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.1
Rick Bosetti	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 5, 1953	2	41	14	41	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	8	3	35	2	7	0.1
Lou Brock HOF	38	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jun 18, 1939	17	141	121	141	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	0	0	130	19	1	-0.9	$150,000
Doug Capilla	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Jan 7, 1952	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Clay Carroll	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	178	May 2, 1941	14	51	0	51	51	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Héctor Cruz	24	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 2, 1953	4	118	89	118	106	0	0	0	0	2	0	28	0	87	106	17	1	-1.0	$55,000
John D'Acquisto	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Dec 24, 1951	5	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Jerry DaVanon	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 21, 1945	8	9	1	9	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.2
John Denny	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Nov 8, 1952	4	26	26	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$40,000
Larry Dierker	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 22, 1946	14	11	9	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Taylor Duncan	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 12, 1953	1st	8	2	8	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.1
Jim Dwyer	27	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Jan 3, 1950	5	13	9	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	10	12	2	1	-0.3
Rawly Eastwick	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Oct 24, 1950	4	41	1	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Pete Falcone	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Oct 1, 1953	3	27	22	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Bob Forsch	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Jan 13, 1950	4	35	35	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Roger Freed	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jun 2, 1946	6	49	19	49	24	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	26	0	1.1
Keith Hernandez	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1953	4	161	150	161	158	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	4.1	$60,000
Al Hrabosky	27	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Jul 21, 1949	8	65	0	65	65	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4
Dane Iorg	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 11, 1950	1st	30	3	30	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	7	23	0	0.1
Don Kessinger	34	us US	B	R	6' 1"	170	Jul 17, 1942	14	59	30	59	47	0	0	0	24	4	26	0	0	0	0	18	1	0.3
Bake McBride	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Feb 3, 1949	5	43	29	43	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	32	11	2	-0.2	$80,000
Butch Metzger	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	May 23, 1952	4	58	0	58	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Jerry Mumphrey	24	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Sep 9, 1952	4	145	107	145	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	67	36	133	21	2	3.0
Ken Oberkfell	21	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	May 4, 1956	1st	9	1	9	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.2
Mike Phillips	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 19, 1950	5	48	21	48	40	0	0	0	31	5	5	0	0	0	0	10	4	0.0
Mike Potter	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	May 16, 1951	2	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	-0.2
Dave Rader	28	us US	L	R	5' 11"	165	Dec 26, 1948	7	66	23	66	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0.2
Eric Rasmussen	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 22, 1952	3	34	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Ken Reitz	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 24, 1951	6	157	156	157	157	0	0	0	0	157	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$85,000
Buddy Schultz	26	us US	R	L	6' 0"	170	Sep 19, 1950	3	41	4	41	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Tony Scott	25	us US	B	R	6' 0"	164	Sep 18, 1951	4	95	70	95	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	83	6	88	10	0	2.2
Ted Simmons HOF	27	us US	B	R	5' 11"	193	Aug 9, 1949	10	150	140	150	144	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	9	0	5.2	$200,000	All-Star
John Sutton	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Nov 13, 1952	1st	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
John Tamargo	25	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 7, 1951	2	4	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.1
Garry Templeton	21	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 24, 1956	2	153	146	153	151	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	2	3	3.6	$30,000	All-Star
Mike Tyson	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Jan 13, 1950	6	138	128	138	135	0	0	0	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1.4	$60,000
Tom Underwood	23	us US	R	L	5' 11"	170	Dec 22, 1953	4	19	17	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
John Urrea	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Feb 9, 1955	1st	41	12	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Joel Youngblood	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 28, 1951	2	25	5	25	15	0	0	0	0	6	0	10	0	1	11	7	7	-0.4
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
Vern Rapp	49	us US	May 11, 1928	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 2
Jack Krol	40	us US	Jul 5, 1936		Apr 7	Oct 2
Mo Mozzali	54	us US	Dec 12, 1922		Apr 7	Oct 2
Sonny Ruberto	31	us US	Jan 2, 1946		Apr 7	Oct 2
Claude Osteen	37	us US	Aug 9, 1939	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date