1971 St. Louis Cardinals season

This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1971 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.

1971 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	90–72 (.556)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Bing Devine
Manager(s)	Red Schoendienst
Local television	KSD-TV
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Jim Woods)
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The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 90th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 80th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 90-72 during the season and finished second in the National League East, seven games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

Offseason

October 5, 1970: Dick Allen was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson.^[1]
October 20, 1970: Carl Taylor and Jim Ellis were traded by the Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jerry McNertney, George Lauzerique, and Jesse Huggins (minors).^[2]

Regular season

The Cardinals scrapped their traditional buttoned jerseys for T-shirt style uniform tops, and would keep them until they switched back in 1992.

Third baseman Joe Torre won the MVP Award this year, batting .363, with 24 home runs and 137 RBIs. Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year, and threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	97	65	0.599	—	52–28	45–37
St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	0.556	7	45–36	45–36
Chicago Cubs	83	79	0.512	14	44–37	39–42
New York Mets	83	79	0.512	14	44–37	39–42
Montreal Expos	71	90	0.441	25½	36–44	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	0.414	30	34–47	33–48

Record vs. opponents

1971 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	9–9	9–9	9–9	7–5	7–5	8–4	4–8	11–7	7–11	6–6
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–10	11–7	11–7	6–12	9–3	3–9	9–9
Cincinnati	9–9	6–6	—	5–13	7–11	7–5	8–4	5–7	5–7	10–8	9–9	8–4
Houston	9–9	7–5	13–5	—	8–10	4–8	5–7	8–4	4–8	10–8	9–9	2–10
Los Angeles	9–9	4–8	11–7	10–8	—	8–4	5–7	7–5	4–8	13–5	12–6	6–6
Montreal	5–7	10–8	5–7	8–4	4–8	—	9–9	6–12	7–11	6–5	7–5	4–14
New York	5–7	7–11	4–8	7–5	7–5	9–9	—	13–5	10–8	7–5	4–8	10–8
Philadelphia	4-8	7–11	2–10	3–9	5–7	6–10	5–13	—	6–12	4–8	6–6	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	12–6	7–5	8–4	8–4	11–7	8–10	12–6	—	9–3	3–9	11–7
San Diego	7–11	3–9	8–10	8–10	5–13	5–6	5–7	8–4	3–9	—	5–13	4–8
San Francisco	11–7	9–3	9–9	9–9	6–12	5–7	8–4	6–6	9–3	13–5	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	4–8	10–2	6–6	14–4	8–10	11–7	7–11	8–4	7–5	—

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

June 8, 1971: Keith Hernandez was drafted by the Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]
June 11, 1971: Leron Lee and Fred Norman were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Al Santorini.^[5]
June 15, 1971: Mike Torrez was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Bob Reynolds.^[6]

Roster

1971 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

43 Rudy Arroyo

34 George Brunet

32 Steve Carlton

40 Bob Chlupsa

22 Reggie Cleveland

28 Moe Drabowsky

45 Bob Gibson

36 Santiago Guzmán

37 Dennis Higgins

39 Al Hrabosky

46 Mike Jackson

35 Frank Linzy

47 Fred Norman

31 Harry Parker

48 Daryl Patterson

49 Jerry Reuss

37 Bob Reynolds

34 Al Santorini

44 Don Shaw

42 Chuck Taylor

48 Mike Torrez

21 Stan Williams

36 Chris Zachary

Catchers

15 Jerry McNertney

23 Ted Simmons

19 Bob Stinson

Infielders

16 Jim Beauchamp

10 Bob Burda

12 Joe Hague

25 Julián Javier

1 Ted Kubiak

27 Dal Maxvill

29 Milt Ramírez

11 Dick Schofield

41 Ted Sizemore

9 Joe Torre

Outfielders

17 Matty Alou

20 Lou Brock

1 José Cardenal

38 José Cruz

37 Leron Lee

26 Luis Meléndez

24 Jorge Roque

Manager

2 Red Schoendienst

Coaches

8 Vern Benson

14 Ken Boyer

3 George Kissell

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
2B	Sizemore, TedTed Sizemore	135	478	126	.264	3	42
3B	Torre, JoeJoe Torre	161	634	230	.363	24	137
RF	Cardenal, JoséJosé Cardenal	89	301	73	.243	7	48
1B	Hague, JoeJoe Hague	129	380	86	.226	16	54

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
Alou, MattyMatty Alou	149	609	192	.315	7	74
Javier, JuliánJulián Javier	90	259	67	.259	3	28
Meléndez, LuisLuis Meléndez	88	173	39	.225	0	11
McNertney, JerryJerry McNertney	56	128	37	.289	4	22
Stinson, BobBob Stinson	17	19	4	.211	0	1
Ramírez, MiltMilt Ramírez	4	11	3	.273	0	0

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
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton	37	273.1	20	9	3.56	172
Gibson, BobBob Gibson	31	245.2	16	13	3.04	185
Cleveland, ReggieReggie Cleveland	34	222	12	12	4.01	148

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
Santorini, AlAl Santorini	19	49.2	0	2	3.81	21
Guzmán, SantiagoSantiago Guzmán	2	10	0	0	0.00	13

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
Shaw, DonDon Shaw	45	7	2	2	2.65	19
Arroyo, RudyRudy Arroyo	9	0	1	0	5.40	5
Brunet, GeorgeGeorge Brunet	7	0	1	0	5.79	4
Norman, FredFred Norman	4	0	0	0	12.27	4
Chlupsa, BobBob Chlupsa	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

Awards and honors

Lou Brock, National League Stolen Base Leader, 64 ^[7]
Joe Torre, National League Most Valuable Player
Joe Torre, Hutch Award^[8]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tulsa Oilers	American Association	Warren Spahn and Gary Geiger
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Jack Krol
A	Modesto Reds	California League	Roy Majtyka
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Joe Cunningham
A	Cedar Rapids Cardinals	Midwest League	Bobby Dews
Rookie	GCL Cardinals	Gulf Coast League	Tom Burgess

References

↑ Dick Allen page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jerry McNertney page at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=SLN
↑ Keith Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
↑ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
↑ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml
↑ 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

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Robison Field Sportsman's Park Busch Memorial Stadium Busch Stadium

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Culture

Lore

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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

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