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1974 St. Louis Cardinals
File:St Louis Cardinals 1967-1997 logo.png
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record86–75 (.534)
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
ManagersRed Schoendienst
TelevisionKSD-TV
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr)
← 1973 Seasons 1975 →

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

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
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 74 .543 — 52‍–‍29 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 86 75 .534 1½ 44‍–‍37 42‍–‍38
Philadelphia Phillies 80 82 .494 8 46‍–‍35 34‍–‍47
Montreal Expos 79 82 .491 8½ 42‍–‍38 37‍–‍44
New York Mets 71 91 .438 17 36‍–‍45 35‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 66 96 .407 22 32‍–‍49 34‍–‍47

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

Roster

1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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 Lou 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
Jim Hickman 50 60 16 .267 2 4
Luis 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
Lynn McGlothen 31 237.1 16 12 2.69 142
John 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
Ray 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
Mike Garman 64 7 2 6 2.64 45
Rich Folkers 55 6 2 2 3.00 57
Pete Richert 13 0 0 1 2.38 4
John Denny 2 0 0 0 0.00 1

Awards and honors

League leaders

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa[10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fisheed02.shtml
  2. ^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Paul Molitor page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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