1974 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,838,413, Avg. 24,190
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (86-75)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1974 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 86-75
Finished 2nd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,838,413, Avg. 24,190
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Red Schoendienst (86-75)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1974 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1974 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing second in the NL's East Division.
The Cardinals plated 677 runs and surrendered 643 runs. Reggie Smith paced St. Louis with 23 home runs, while Ted Simmons walloped 20 or more, too. Ted Simmons drove in 103 runs. Bake McBride and Reggie Smith topped all regular batters by connecting at a .309 clip. Lynn McGlothen led the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.69 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Red Schoendienst coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Alvarado | SS | R | R | January 15, 1949 | 5'9" | 162 | Lajas, P.R. |
| Ray Bare | P | R | R | April 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | Miami, FL USA |
| Dick Billings | C | R | R | December 4, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Lou Brock | LF | L | L | June 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | El Dorado, AR USA |
| Jose Cruz | RF | L | L | August 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Arroyo, P.R. |
| John Curtis | P | L | L | March 9, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | Newton, MA USA |
| Jerry DaVanon | SS | R | R | August 21, 1945 | 5'11" | 175 | Oceanside, CA USA |
| John Denny | P | R | R | November 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 185 | Prescott, AZ USA |
| Jim Dwyer | RF | L | L | January 3, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Evergreen Park, IL USA |
| Rich Folkers | P | L | L | October 17, 1946 | 6'2" | 180 | Waterloo, IA USA |
| Bob Forsch | P | R | R | January 13, 1950 | 6'4" | 200 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Alan Foster | P | R | R | December 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Pasadena, CA USA |
| Mike Garman | P | R | R | September 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Caldwell, ID USA |
| Bob Gibson | P | R | R | November 9, 1935 | 6'1" | 189 | Omaha, NE USA |
| Danny Godby | RF | R | R | November 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Logan, WV USA |
| Jack Heidemann | SS | R | R | July 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | Brenham, TX USA |
| Tom Heintzelman | 2B | R | R | November 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Charles, MO USA |
| Bob Heise | 2B | R | R | May 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | L | L | October 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
| Larry Herndon | CF | R | R | November 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Sunflower, MS USA |
| Jim Hickman | 1B | R | R | May 10, 1937 | 6'3" | 192 | Henning, TN 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 |
| Ron Hunt | 2B | R | R | February 23, 1941 | 6'0" | 186 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Barry Lersch | P | B | R | September 7, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Denver, CO USA |
| Bake McBride | CF | L | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Fulton, MO USA |
| Tim McCarver | C | L | R | October 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 183 | Memphis, TN USA |
| Lynn McGlothen | P | L | R | March 27, 1950 | 6'2" | 185 | Monroe, LA USA |
| Luis Melendez | OF | R | R | August 11, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Aibonito, P.R. |
| Jerry Mumphrey | LF | B | R | September 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Tyler, TX USA |
| Claude Osteen | P | L | L | August 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 160 | Caney Springs, TN USA |
| Stan Papi | SS | R | R | February 4, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | Fresno, CA 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 |
| Pete Richert | P | L | L | October 29, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Floral Park, NY USA |
| Richie Scheinblum | P | B | R | November 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | New York, NY USA |
| Sonny Siebert | P | R | R | January 14, 1937 | 6'3" | 190 | St. Mary, MO USA |
| 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 |
| Reggie Smith | RF | B | R | April 2, 1945 | 6'0" | 180 | Shreveport, LA 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 |
