1972 St. Louis Cardinals

75-81 • .481 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals went 75-81 (.481) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 568 runs, allowed 600, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Ted Simmons (16 HR, 96 RBI) and Bob Gibson (19-11, 2.46 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

75 Wins
81 Losses
.481 Win %
4th Rank
568 R 600 RA
Diff -32

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568 Runs Scored
600 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
1,196K Attendance

📈 vs. 1972 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 5% above the 1972 league average (.248)
OBP .317 1% above the 1972 league average (.314)
SLG .355 3% below the 1972 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.42 1% better than the 1972 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 568 6% below the 1972 league average (605 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,196,894
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Avg per Game 15,544

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1972

Batting Avg

1 Ken Reitz 0.359 2 Matty Alou 0.314 3 Lou Brock 0.311 4 Ted Simmons 0.303 5 Joe Torre 0.289

Home Runs

1 Ted Simmons 16 2 Joe Torre 11 3 Bernie Carbo 7 4 Bob Gibson 5 5 Luis Melendez 5

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 96 2 Joe Torre 81 3 Lou Brock 42 4 Ted Sizemore 38 5 Bernie Carbo 34
1972 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 153 621 81 193 26 8 3 42 47 93 63 0.311
Ted Simmons 152 594 70 180 36 6 16 96 29 57 1 0.303
Joe Torre 149 544 71 157 26 6 11 81 54 64 3 0.289
Ted Sizemore 120 439 53 116 17 4 2 38 37 36 8 0.264
Matty Alou 108 404 46 127 17 2 3 31 24 23 11 0.314
Jose Cruz 117 332 33 78 14 4 2 23 36 54 9 0.235
Luis Melendez 118 332 32 79 11 3 5 28 25 34 5 0.238
Bernie Carbo 99 302 42 78 13 1 7 34 57 56 0 0.258
Ed Crosby 101 276 27 60 9 1 0 19 18 27 1 0.217
Dal Maxvill 105 276 22 61 6 1 1 23 31 47 0 0.221
Donn Clendenon 61 136 13 26 4 0 4 9 17 37 1 0.191
Dwain Anderson 57 135 12 36 4 1 1 8 8 23 0 0.267
Bob Gibson 34 103 12 20 6 0 5 12 1 25 0 0.194
Rick Wise 35 93 8 16 2 0 1 9 1 30 0 0.172
Ken Reitz 21 78 5 28 4 0 0 10 2 4 0 0.359
Joe Hague 27 76 8 18 5 1 3 11 17 18 0 0.237
Reggie Cleveland 33 71 3 17 0 0 0 7 1 13 0 0.239
Skip Jutze 21 71 1 17 2 0 0 5 1 16 0 0.239
Jorge Roque 32 67 3 7 2 1 1 5 6 19 1 0.104
Mick Kelleher 23 63 5 10 2 1 0 1 6 15 0 0.159
Jerry McNertney 39 48 3 10 3 1 0 9 6 16 0 0.208
Scipio Spinks 21 42 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 0.167
Al Santorini 30 40 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.075
Mike Tyson 13 37 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.189
Bill Stein 14 35 2 11 0 1 2 3 0 7 1 0.314
Brant Alyea 13 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.158
Bill Voss 11 15 1 4 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.267
Don Durham 14 14 3 7 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0.500
Ron Allen 7 11 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0.091
Mike Fiore 17 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0.100
Jim Bibby 6 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.125
Marty Martinez 9 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.429
Diego Segui 33 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
John Cumberland 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lowell Palmer 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tony Cloninger 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lance Clemons 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Moe Drabowsky 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Folkers 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Grzenda 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Higgins 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Hrabosky 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Don Shaw 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Bare 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Santiago Guzman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hudson 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Plodinec 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1972

ERA

1 Bob Gibson 2.46 2 Scipio Spinks 2.67 3 Diego Segui 3.07 4 Rick Wise 3.11 5 Jim Bibby 3.35

Wins

1 Bob Gibson 19 2 Rick Wise 16 3 Reggie Cleveland 14 4 Al Santorini 8 5 Scipio Spinks 5

Strikeouts

1 Bob Gibson 208 2 Reggie Cleveland 153 3 Rick Wise 142 4 Scipio Spinks 93 5 Al Santorini 72
1972 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 19 11 2.46 34 34 0 278.0 226 76 88 208
Rick Wise 16 16 3.11 35 35 0 269.0 250 93 71 142
Reggie Cleveland 14 15 3.94 33 33 0 230.2 229 101 60 153
Al Santorini 8 11 4.11 30 19 0 133.2 136 61 46 72
Scipio Spinks 5 5 2.67 16 16 0 118.0 96 35 59 93
Diego Segui 3 1 3.07 33 0 9 55.2 47 19 32 54
Don Durham 2 7 4.34 10 8 0 47.2 42 23 22 35
Jim Bibby 1 3 3.35 6 6 0 40.1 29 15 19 28
Joe Grzenda 1 0 5.66 30 0 0 35.0 46 22 17 15
Lowell Palmer 0 3 3.89 16 2 0 34.2 30 15 26 25
Moe Drabowsky 1 1 2.60 30 0 2 27.2 29 8 14 22
Tony Cloninger 0 2 5.19 17 0 0 26.0 29 15 19 11
Dennis Higgins 1 2 3.97 15 1 1 22.2 19 10 22 20
John Cumberland 1 1 6.65 14 1 0 21.2 23 16 7 7
Ray Bare 0 1 0.54 14 0 1 16.2 18 1 6 5
Rich Folkers 1 0 3.38 9 0 0 13.1 12 5 5 7
Charlie Hudson 1 0 5.11 12 0 0 12.1 10 7 7 4
Al Hrabosky 1 0 0.00 5 0 0 7.0 2 0 3 9
Lance Clemons 0 1 10.13 3 1 0 5.1 8 6 5 2
Don Shaw 0 1 9.00 8 0 0 3.0 5 3 3 0
Santiago Guzman 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0
Tim Plodinec 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 1 0 0

👥 Roster (47)

Ron Allen Matty Alou Brant Alyea Dwain Anderson Ray Bare Jim Bibby Lou Brock Bernie Carbo Lance Clemons Donn Clendenon Reggie Cleveland Tony Cloninger +35 more

47 players

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The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 75-81 record (.481) put the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 568 for and 600 against. Against a league average of .248, the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals batted .259. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.42 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. Measured against the 605-run league average, the offense was 6% behind.

The home park, Busch Stadium II, recorded 1,196,894 in attendance, about 15,544 a game. Ted Simmons led the club in home runs with 16. The hits leader was Lou Brock with 193. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Gibson (19). The roster section lists 47 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals finished 75-81 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ted Simmons led the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals with 16 home runs.
What was the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.42.
Did the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1972 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Simmons (16 HR, 96 RBI) and Bob Gibson (19-11, 2.46 ERA).
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