1973 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 81-81
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,573,906, Avg. 19,923
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (81-81)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1973 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 81-81
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,573,906, Avg. 19,923
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (81-81)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1973 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1973 season with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.
The Cardinals scored 643 runs and surrendered 603 runs. Ted Simmons and Joe Torre led St. Louis with 13 home runs apiece. Ted Simmons drove in 91 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .310 clip. Rick Wise paced the team with 16 wins, while Bob Gibson recorded a 2.77 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Red Schoendienst coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | CF | R | R | August 9, 1942 | 5'11" | 195 | Magnolia, AL USA |
| Matty Alou | 1B | L | L | December 22, 1938 | 5'9" | 160 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal D.R. |
| Dwain Anderson | SS | R | R | November 23, 1947 | 5'11" | 165 | Oakland, CA USA |
| John Andrews | P | L | L | February 9, 1949 | 5'10" | 175 | Monterey Park, CA USA |
| Jim Bibby | P | R | R | October 29, 1944 | 6'5" | 235 | Franklinton, NC USA |
| Lou Brock | LF | L | L | June 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | El Dorado, AR USA |
| Ray Busse | SS | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 6'4" | 175 | Daytona Beach, FL USA |
| Dave Campbell | 2B | R | R | January 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Manistee, MI USA |
| Bernie Carbo | RF | L | R | August 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 173 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Reggie Cleveland | P | R | R | May 23, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | Swift Current, SK CAN |
| Ed Crosby | IF | L | R | May 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA USA |
| Hector Cruz | CF | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| Jose Cruz | CF | L | L | August 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| Tommy Cruz | LF | L | L | February 15, 1951 | 5'9" | 165 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| Jim Dwyer | CF | L | L | January 3, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Evergreen Park, IL USA |
| Bobby Fenwick | 2B | R | R | December 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 165 | Naha, Okinawa Japan |
| Eddie Fisher | P | R | R | July 16, 1936 | 6'2" | 200 | Shreveport, LA USA |
| Rich Folkers | P | L | L | October 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | Waterloo, IA USA |
| Alan Foster | P | R | R | December 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Bob Gibson | P | R | R | November 9, 1935 | 6'1" | 189 | Omaha, NE USA |
| Wayne Granger | P | R | R | March 15, 1944 | 6'2" | 165 | Springfield, MA USA |
| Larry Haney | C | R | R | November 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Charlottesville, VA USA |
| Tom Heintzelman | 2B | R | R | November 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Charles, MO USA |
| Marc Hill | C | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | Elsberry, MO USA |
| Al Hrabosky | P | R | L | July 21, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Oakland, CA USA |
| Terry Hughes | 3B | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC USA |
| Mick Kelleher | SS | R | R | July 25, 1947 | 5'9" | 176 | Seattle, WA USA |
| Lew Krausse | P | R | R | April 25, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Media, PA USA |
| Bake McBride | CF | L | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Fulton, MO USA |
| Tim McCarver | 1B | L | R | October 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 183 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Luis Melendez | CF | R | R | August 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Aibonito, P.R. |
| Tom Murphy | P | R | R | December 30, 1945 | 6'3" | 185 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Mike Nagy | P | R | R | March 25, 1948 | 6'3" | 195 | New York, NY USA |
| Orlando Pena | P | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 154 | Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | R | R | June 24, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Al Santorini | P | R | R | May 19, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Irvington, NJ USA |
| Diego Segui | P | R | R | August 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | Holguin, Holguin Cuba |
| Ted Simmons | C | B | R | August 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 193 | Highland Park, MI USA |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | R | R | April 15, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Gadsden, AL USA |
| Scipio Spinks | P | R | R | July 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 183 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Ed Sprague | P | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 6'4" | 195 | Boston, MA USA |
| Bill Stein | RF | R | R | January 21, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Battle Creek, MI USA |
| Mike Thompson | P | R | R | September 6, 1949 | 6'3" | 190 | Denver, CO USA |
| Joe Torre | 1B | R | R | July 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 212 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Mike Tyson | SS | R | R | January 13, 1950 | 5'9" | 170 | Rocky Mount, NC USA |
| Rick Wise | P | R | R | September 13, 1945 | 6'1" | 180 | Jackson, MI USA |
