1971 St. Louis Cardinals

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 739 runs, allowed 699, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Joe Torre (24 HR, 137 RBI) and Steve Carlton (20-9, 3.56 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
739 R 699 RA
Diff +40

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739 Runs Scored
699 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
1,604K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 9% above the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .338 7% above the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .385 5% above the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.85 11% worse than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 739 17% above the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,604,431
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Avg per Game 19,566

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Joe Torre 0.363 2 Matty Alou 0.315 3 Lou Brock 0.312 4 Ted Simmons 0.304 5 Bob Burda 0.296

Home Runs

1 Joe Torre 24 2 Joe Hague 16 3 Jose Cruz 9 4 Matty Alou 7 5 Lou Brock 7

RBI

1 Joe Torre 137 2 Ted Simmons 77 3 Matty Alou 74 4 Lou Brock 61 5 Joe Hague 54
1971 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 157 640 126 200 37 7 7 61 76 107 64 0.312
Joe Torre 161 634 97 230 34 8 24 137 63 70 4 0.363
Matty Alou 149 609 85 192 28 6 7 74 34 27 19 0.315
Ted Simmons 133 510 64 155 32 4 7 77 36 50 1 0.304
Ted Sizemore 135 478 53 126 14 5 3 42 42 26 4 0.264
Joe Hague 129 380 46 86 9 3 16 54 58 69 0 0.226
Dal Maxvill 142 356 31 80 10 1 0 24 43 45 1 0.225
Jose Cardenal 89 301 37 73 12 4 7 48 29 35 12 0.243
Jose Cruz 83 292 46 80 13 2 9 27 49 35 6 0.274
Julian Javier 90 259 32 67 6 4 3 28 9 33 5 0.259
Luis Melendez 88 173 25 39 3 1 0 11 24 29 2 0.225
Jim Beauchamp 77 162 24 38 8 3 2 16 9 26 3 0.235
Jerry McNertney 56 128 15 37 4 2 4 22 12 14 0 0.289
Steve Carlton 37 96 5 17 4 0 0 8 4 31 0 0.177
Bob Gibson 31 87 5 15 0 1 2 10 3 24 1 0.172
Reggie Cleveland 34 82 5 14 2 0 0 7 1 16 0 0.171
Ted Kubiak 32 72 8 18 3 2 1 10 11 12 1 0.250
Bob Burda 65 71 6 21 0 0 1 12 10 11 0 0.296
Jerry Reuss 36 65 6 8 1 0 0 4 10 36 0 0.123
Dick Schofield 34 60 7 13 2 0 1 6 10 9 0 0.217
Chris Zachary 24 33 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.242
Leron Lee 25 28 3 5 1 0 1 2 4 12 0 0.179
Bob Stinson 17 19 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.211
Chuck Taylor 43 12 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0.167
Milt Ramirez 4 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.273
Jorge Roque 3 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0.300
Al Santorini 19 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.300
Mike Torrez 9 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.143
Moe Drabowsky 51 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Daryl Patterson 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Frank Linzy 50 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.500
George Brunet 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Rudy Arroyo 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Santiago Guzman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dennis Higgins 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Reynolds 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Shaw 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Williams 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Chlupsa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Hrabosky 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Norman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Parker 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Frank Linzy 2.12 2 Don Shaw 2.65 3 Bob Gibson 3.04 4 Moe Drabowsky 3.43 5 Chuck Taylor 3.53

Wins

1 Steve Carlton 20 2 Bob Gibson 16 3 Jerry Reuss 14 4 Reggie Cleveland 12 5 Don Shaw 7

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 185 2 Steve Carlton 172 3 Reggie Cleveland 148 4 Jerry Reuss 131 5 Moe Drabowsky 49
1971 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 20 9 3.56 37 36 0 273.1 275 108 98 172
Bob Gibson 16 13 3.04 31 31 0 245.2 215 83 76 185
Reggie Cleveland 12 12 4.01 34 34 0 222.0 238 99 53 148
Jerry Reuss 14 14 4.78 36 35 0 211.0 228 112 109 131
Chris Zachary 3 10 5.32 23 12 0 89.2 114 53 26 48
Chuck Taylor 3 1 3.53 43 1 3 71.1 72 28 25 46
Moe Drabowsky 6 1 3.43 51 0 8 60.1 45 23 33 49
Frank Linzy 4 3 2.12 50 0 6 59.1 49 14 27 24
Don Shaw 7 2 2.65 45 0 2 51.0 45 15 31 19
Al Santorini 0 2 3.81 19 5 2 49.2 51 21 19 21
Mike Torrez 1 2 6.00 9 6 0 36.0 41 24 30 8
Daryl Patterson 0 1 4.39 13 2 1 26.2 20 13 15 11
Stan Williams 3 0 1.42 10 0 0 12.2 13 2 2 8
Rudy Arroyo 0 1 5.40 9 0 0 11.2 18 7 5 5
Santiago Guzman 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 10.0 6 0 2 13
George Brunet 0 1 5.79 7 0 0 9.1 12 6 7 4
Dennis Higgins 1 0 3.86 3 0 0 7.0 6 3 2 6
Bob Reynolds 0 0 10.29 4 0 0 7.0 15 8 6 4
Harry Parker 0 0 7.20 4 0 0 5.0 6 4 2 2
Fred Norman 0 0 12.27 4 0 0 3.2 7 5 7 4
Bob Chlupsa 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 0 1
Al Hrabosky 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2
Mike Jackson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (43)

Matty Alou Rudy Arroyo Jim Beauchamp Lou Brock George Brunet Bob Burda Jose Cardenal Steve Carlton Bob Chlupsa Reggie Cleveland Jose Cruz Moe Drabowsky +31 more

43 players

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The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals reads 90 wins and 72 losses, good for 2nd in the NL East. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 739 runs and allowed 699, a run differential of +40. The team batting average of .274 was 9% above the 1971 league mark of .251. Pitchers allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.47. The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 17% (739 against 633).

Busch Stadium II was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 1,604,431. For power, Joe Torre led the way with 24 homers. On the mound, Steve Carlton won 20 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Bob Gibson with 185. The 1971 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Joe Torre led the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals with 24 home runs.
What was the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1971 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Torre (24 HR, 137 RBI) and Steve Carlton (20-9, 3.56 ERA).
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