1970 St. Louis Cardinals

76-86 • .469 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals went 76-86 (.469) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 747, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Dick Allen (34 HR, 101 RBI) and Bob Gibson (23-7, 3.12 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
4th Rank
744 R 747 RA
Diff -3

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⚡ Quick Stats

744 Runs Scored
747 Runs Allowed
-3 Run Diff
1,627K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 2% above the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .330 equal to the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .378 3% below the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.06 equal to the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 744 2% above the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,627,777
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Avg per Game 20,096

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Joe Torre 0.325 2 Vic Davalillo 0.311 3 Lou Brock 0.304 4 Bob Gibson 0.303 5 Luis Melendez 0.300

Home Runs

1 Dick Allen 34 2 Joe Torre 21 3 Joe Hague 14 4 Lou Brock 13 5 Jose Cardenal 10

RBI

1 Dick Allen 101 2 Joe Torre 100 3 Jose Cardenal 74 4 Joe Hague 68 5 Lou Brock 57
1970 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 155 664 114 202 29 5 13 57 60 99 51 0.304
Joe Torre 161 624 89 203 27 9 21 100 70 91 2 0.325
Jose Cardenal 148 552 73 162 32 6 10 74 45 70 26 0.293
Julian Javier 139 513 62 129 16 3 2 42 24 70 6 0.251
Dick Allen 122 459 88 128 17 5 34 101 71 118 5 0.279
Joe Hague 139 451 58 122 16 4 14 68 63 87 2 0.271
Dal Maxvill 152 399 35 80 5 2 0 28 51 56 0 0.201
Ted Simmons 82 284 29 69 8 2 3 24 37 37 2 0.243
Leron Lee 121 264 28 60 13 1 6 23 24 66 5 0.227
Carl Taylor 104 245 39 61 12 2 6 45 41 30 5 0.249
Vic Davalillo 111 183 29 57 14 3 1 33 13 19 4 0.311
Mike Shannon 55 174 18 37 9 2 0 22 16 20 1 0.213
Bob Gibson 40 109 14 33 3 1 2 19 8 25 0 0.303
Ed Crosby 38 95 9 24 4 1 0 6 7 5 0 0.253
Steve Carlton 34 80 4 16 2 0 0 4 1 28 1 0.200
Milt Ramirez 62 79 8 15 2 1 0 3 8 9 0 0.190
Luis Melendez 21 70 11 21 1 0 0 8 2 12 3 0.300
Mike Torrez 30 63 4 17 2 1 0 5 0 18 0 0.270
Jim Beauchamp 44 58 8 15 2 0 1 6 8 11 2 0.259
Cookie Rojas 23 47 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0.106
Jerry Reuss 20 40 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 32 1 0.050
Nelson Briles 30 39 4 7 1 2 0 3 1 14 0 0.179
Phil Gagliano 18 32 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.188
Chuck Taylor 56 26 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.115
Jim Kennedy 12 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
Jerry DaVanon 11 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.111
Jose Cruz 6 17 2 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.353
George Culver 11 17 2 3 0 1 0 6 0 5 1 0.176
Jim Campbell 13 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Harry Parker 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Frank Bertaina 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.143
Frank Linzy 47 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Santiago Guzman 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Reggie Cleveland 16 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Billy McCool 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Abernathy 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Hrabosky 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Hartenstein 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Rich Nye 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Sal Campisi 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Hilgendorf 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Johnson 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Joe Nossek 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jorge Roque 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Chlupsa 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Norman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bart Zeller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Sal Campisi 2.92 2 Chuck Taylor 3.11 3 Bob Gibson 3.12 4 Frank Bertaina 3.16 5 Frank Linzy 3.67

Wins

1 Bob Gibson 23 2 Steve Carlton 10 3 Mike Torrez 8 4 Jerry Reuss 7 5 Nelson Briles 6

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 274 2 Steve Carlton 193 3 Mike Torrez 100 4 Jerry Reuss 74 5 Chuck Taylor 64
1970 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 23 7 3.12 34 34 0 294.0 262 102 88 274
Steve Carlton 10 19 3.73 34 33 0 253.2 239 105 109 193
Mike Torrez 8 10 4.22 30 28 0 179.1 168 84 103 100
Jerry Reuss 7 8 4.10 20 20 0 127.1 132 58 49 74
Chuck Taylor 6 7 3.11 56 7 8 124.1 116 43 31 64
Nelson Briles 6 7 6.24 30 19 0 106.2 129 74 36 59
Frank Linzy 3 5 3.67 47 0 2 61.1 66 25 23 19
George Culver 3 3 4.61 11 7 0 56.2 64 29 24 23
Sal Campisi 2 2 2.92 37 0 4 49.1 53 16 37 26
Frank Bertaina 1 2 3.16 8 5 0 31.1 36 11 15 14
Reggie Cleveland 0 4 7.62 16 1 0 26.0 31 22 18 22
Harry Parker 1 1 3.22 7 4 0 22.1 24 8 15 9
Billy McCool 0 3 6.23 18 0 1 21.2 20 15 16 12
Tom Hilgendorf 0 4 3.92 23 0 3 20.2 22 9 13 13
Al Hrabosky 2 1 4.74 16 1 0 19.0 22 10 7 12
Ted Abernathy 1 0 2.95 11 0 1 18.1 15 6 12 8
Bob Chlupsa 0 2 8.82 14 0 0 16.1 26 16 9 10
Santiago Guzman 1 1 7.24 8 3 0 13.2 14 11 13 9
Chuck Hartenstein 0 0 8.78 6 0 0 13.1 24 13 5 9
Jerry Johnson 2 0 3.18 7 0 1 11.1 6 4 3 5
Rich Nye 0 0 4.50 6 0 0 8.0 13 4 6 5
Fred Norman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (47)

Ted Abernathy Dick Allen Jim Beauchamp Frank Bertaina Nelson Briles Lou Brock Jim Campbell Sal Campisi Jose Cardenal Steve Carlton Bob Chlupsa Reggie Cleveland +35 more

47 players

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The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 76-86 record (.469) put the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 4th in the NL East. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 744 runs and allowed 747, a run differential of -3. Against a league average of .258, the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals batted .263. The 744 runs scored compare with a league average of 731 per club, 2% more. The home park, Busch Stadium II, recorded 1,627,777 in attendance, about 20,096 a game.

Dick Allen topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 34 home runs. Joe Torre collected the most hits, 203. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Gibson (23). The 1970 roster runs to 47 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1969 season and the 1971 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Dick Allen led the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals with 34 home runs.
What was the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.06.
Did the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1970 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1970 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dick Allen (34 HR, 101 RBI) and Bob Gibson (23-7, 3.12 ERA).
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