1974 St. Louis Cardinals season

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1974 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	86–75 (.534)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Red Schoendienst
Local television	KSD-TV (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr)
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The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 93rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 83rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86-75 during the season and finished second in the National League East, a game and-a-half behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

October 26, 1973: Eddie Fisher was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]
December 5, 1973: Tommie Agee was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pete Richert.^[2]
December 7, 1973: Diego Seguí, Reggie Cleveland and Terry Hughes were traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Lynn McGlothen, John Curtis, and Mike Garman.^[3]

Regular season

Outfielder Lou Brock led the NL with 118 stolen bases, breaking the modern-era (post-1898) MLB single-season mark of 104, set by Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills in 1962. He also broke the all-time National League record of 111 set by John Montgomery Ward in 1887, when stolen bases were counted differently. Brock broke Wills' record on September 10 in a game against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Brock's record still stands as the NL record, but Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics broke the modern MLB mark in 1982, with 130 steals. The all-time MLB record was, and still is, held by Hugh Nicol, who stole 138, also in 1887, while playing in the American Association.

Outfielder Bake McBride won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .309, with 6 home runs and 56 RBIs.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	74	0.543	—	52–29	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	86	75	0.534	1½	44–37	42–38
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	0.494	8	46–35	34–47
Montreal Expos	79	82	0.491	8½	42–38	37–44
New York Mets	71	91	0.438	17	36–45	35–46
Chicago Cubs	66	96	0.407	22	32–49	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	4–8	7–11–1	6–12	8–10	9–3	8–4	8–4	4–8	17–1	8–10	9–3
Chicago	8–4	—	5–7	4–8	2–10	5–13	8–10	8–10	9–9	6–6	6–6	5–13
Cincinnati	11–7–1	7–5	—	14–4	6–12	6–6	9–3	8–4	8–4	12–6	11–7	6–6
Houston	12–6	8–4	4–14	—	5–13	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	10–8	8–4
Los Angeles	10–8	10–2	12–6	13–5	—	8–4	5–7	6–6	4–8	16–2	12–6	6–6
Montreal	3–9	13–5	6–6	6–6	4–8	—	9–9	11–7	9–9	6–6	4–8	8–9
New York	4–8	10–8	3–9	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	7–11	7–11	6–6	6–6	6–12
Philadelphia	4-8	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	7–11	11–7	—	10–8	5–7	8–4	9–9
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	4–8	7–5	8–4	9–9	11–7	8–10	—	9–3	8–4	7–11
San Diego	1–17	6–6	6–12	7–11	2–16	6–6	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	5–7
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	7–11	8–10	6–12	8–4	6–6	4–8	4–8	7–11	—	6–6
St. Louis	3–9	13–5	6–6	4–8	6–6	9–8	12–6	9–9	11–7	7–5	6–6	—

Notable transactions

June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
- Bill Caudill was drafted by the Cardinals in the 8th round. Player signed June 15, 1974.^[4]
- Paul Molitor was drafted by the Cardinals in the 28th round, but did not sign.^[5]
August 11, 1974: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[6]
August 15, 1974: Ron Selak (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Claude Osteen. The Cardinals completed the trade by sending Dan Larson to the Astros on October 14.^[7]
September 5, 1974: Ron Hunt was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Montreal Expos.^[8]

Roster

1974 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

40 Ray Bare

22 John Curtis

36 John Denny

28 Rich Folkers

31 Bob Forsch

27 Alan Foster

43 Mike Garman

45 Bob Gibson

39 Al Hrabosky

15 Barry Lersch

47 Lynn McGlothen

34 Claude Osteen

36 Orlando Peña

34 Pete Richert

42 Sonny Siebert

46 Mike Thompson

Catchers

12 Dick Billings

16 Marc Hill

15 Tim McCarver

23 Ted Simmons

Infielders

1 Luis Alvarado

29 Jerry DaVanon

11 Jack Heidemann

5 Tom Heintzelman

29 Bob Heise

18 Keith Hernandez

24 Jim Hickman

32 Ron Hunt

29 Stan Papi

44 Ken Reitz

41 Ted Sizemore

9 Joe Torre

10 Mike Tyson

Outfielders

20 Lou Brock

38 José Cruz

25 Jim Dwyer

24 Danny Godby

46 Larry Herndon

21 Bake McBride

26 Luis Meléndez

29 Jerry Mumphrey

7 Reggie Smith

Other batters

19 Richie Scheinblum

Manager

2 Red Schoendienst

Coaches

8 Vern Benson

3 George Kissell

30 Johnny Lewis

14 Dave Ricketts

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
LF	Brock, LouLou Brock	153	635	194	.306	3	48

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
Hickman, JimJim Hickman	50	60	16	.267	2	4
Meléndez, LuisLuis Meléndez	83	124	27	.218	0	8

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
McGlothen, LynnLynn McGlothen	31	237.1	16	12	2.69	142
Curtis, JohnJohn Curtis	33	195	10	14	3.78	89

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
Bare, RayRay Bare	10	24.1	1	2	5.92	6

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
Garman, MikeMike Garman	64	7	2	6	2.64	45
Folkers, RichRich Folkers	55	6	2	2	3.00	57
Richert, PetePete Richert	13	0	0	1	2.38	4
Denny, JohnJohn Denny	2	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

League leaders

Lou Brock, National League stolen base leader, 118^[9]

Farm system

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

References

↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
↑ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
↑ Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference
↑ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
↑ Paul Molitor page at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
↑ Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference
↑ Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference
↑ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
↑ 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

1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1974 All-Star Game 1974 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History

Ballparks

Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

Spring training	Whittington Park Herald Park West End Park McKechnie Field City Island Ball Park Al Lang Stadium Roger Dean Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr.
General Manager: John Mozeliak
Manager: Mike Matheny

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds
AA: Springfield Cardinals
A Adv.: Palm Beach Cardinals
A: Peoria Chiefs
Short A: State College Spikes
Rookie Adv.: Johnson City Cardinals
Rookie: Gulf Coast League Cardinals; Dominican Summer League Cardinals

World Series
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Wild card titles

All Star Games hosted

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