1973 St. Louis Cardinals

81-81 • .500 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals went 81-81 (.500) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 643 runs, allowed 603, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Ted Simmons (13 HR, 91 RBI) and Rick Wise (16-12, 3.37 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
2nd Rank
643 R 603 RA
Diff +40

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⚡ Quick Stats

643 Runs Scored
603 Runs Allowed
+40 Run Diff
1,573K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 2% above the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .324 1% above the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .356 5% below the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.25 11% better than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 643 4% below the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,573,906
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Avg per Game 19,430

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Ted Simmons 0.310 2 Bake McBride 0.302 3 Lou Brock 0.297 4 Joe Torre 0.287 5 Bernie Carbo 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ted Simmons 13 2 Joe Torre 13 3 Jose Cruz 10 4 Bernie Carbo 8 5 Lou Brock 7

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 91 2 Joe Torre 69 3 Lou Brock 63 4 Jose Cruz 57 5 Ted Sizemore 54
1973 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 160 650 110 193 29 8 7 63 71 112 70 0.297
Ted Simmons 161 619 62 192 36 2 13 91 61 47 2 0.310
Ted Sizemore 142 521 69 147 22 1 1 54 68 34 6 0.282
Joe Torre 141 519 67 149 17 2 13 69 65 78 2 0.287
Mike Tyson 144 469 48 114 15 4 1 33 23 66 2 0.243
Ken Reitz 147 426 40 100 20 2 6 42 9 25 0 0.235
Jose Cruz 132 406 51 92 22 5 10 57 51 66 10 0.227
Luis Melendez 121 341 35 91 18 1 2 35 27 50 2 0.267
Tim McCarver 130 331 30 88 16 4 3 49 38 31 2 0.266
Bernie Carbo 111 308 42 88 18 0 8 40 58 52 2 0.286
Rick Wise 35 88 12 17 3 1 3 14 5 36 0 0.193
Reggie Cleveland 32 74 5 17 4 0 0 3 4 19 0 0.230
Ray Busse 24 70 6 10 4 2 2 5 5 21 0 0.143
Alan Foster 35 68 4 13 1 0 0 2 2 17 0 0.191
Bob Gibson 25 65 8 12 0 0 2 8 3 17 1 0.185
Bake McBride 40 63 8 19 3 0 0 5 4 10 0 0.302
Tommie Agee 26 62 8 11 3 1 3 7 5 13 1 0.177
Jim Dwyer 28 57 7 11 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.193
Bill Stein 32 55 4 12 2 0 0 2 7 18 0 0.218
Ed Crosby 22 39 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 0.128
Mick Kelleher 43 38 4 7 2 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.184
Tom Heintzelman 23 29 5 9 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.310
Tom Murphy 19 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.174
Dave Campbell 13 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.000
Rich Folkers 34 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.100
Dwain Anderson 18 17 5 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.118
Terry Hughes 11 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.214
Matty Alou 11 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.273
Hector Cruz 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Mike Nagy 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.091
Scipio Spinks 8 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 0.182
Diego Segui 65 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Orlando Peña 42 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Bobby Fenwick 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Al Hrabosky 44 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Wayne Granger 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Marc Hill 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Andrews 16 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Jim Bibby 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Eddie Fisher 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Larry Haney 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Santorini 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Thompson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tommy Cruz 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lew Krausse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Sprague 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Al Hrabosky 2.09 2 Orlando Peña 2.18 3 Bob Gibson 2.77 4 Diego Segui 2.78 5 Reggie Cleveland 3.01

Wins

1 Rick Wise 16 2 Reggie Cleveland 14 3 Alan Foster 13 4 Bob Gibson 12 5 Diego Segui 7

Strikeouts

1 Rick Wise 144 2 Bob Gibson 142 3 Reggie Cleveland 122 4 Alan Foster 106 5 Diego Segui 93
1973 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Wise 16 12 3.37 35 34 0 259.0 259 97 59 144
Reggie Cleveland 14 10 3.01 32 32 0 224.0 211 75 61 122
Alan Foster 13 9 3.14 35 29 0 203.2 195 71 63 106
Bob Gibson 12 10 2.77 25 25 0 195.0 159 60 57 142
Diego Segui 7 6 2.78 65 0 17 100.1 78 31 53 93
Tom Murphy 3 7 3.76 19 13 0 88.2 89 37 22 42
Rich Folkers 4 4 3.61 34 9 3 82.1 74 33 34 44
Orlando Peña 4 4 2.18 42 0 6 62.0 60 15 14 38
Al Hrabosky 2 4 2.09 44 0 5 56.0 45 13 21 57
Wayne Granger 2 4 4.24 33 0 5 46.2 50 22 21 14
Mike Nagy 0 2 4.20 9 7 0 40.2 44 19 15 14
Scipio Spinks 1 5 4.89 8 8 0 38.2 39 21 25 25
John Andrews 1 1 4.42 16 0 0 18.1 16 9 11 5
Jim Bibby 0 2 9.56 6 3 0 16.0 19 17 17 12
Al Santorini 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 8.1 14 5 2 2
Ed Sprague 0 0 2.25 8 0 0 8.0 8 2 4 2
Eddie Fisher 2 1 1.29 6 0 0 7.0 3 1 1 1
Mike Thompson 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 4.0 1 0 5 3
Lew Krausse 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 1

👥 Roster (46)

Tommie Agee Matty Alou Dwain Anderson John Andrews Jim Bibby Lou Brock Ray Busse Dave Campbell Bernie Carbo Reggie Cleveland Ed Crosby Hector Cruz +34 more

46 players

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The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals won 81 games and lost 81, ending up 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 643 scored against 603 allowed (+40). Against a league average of .254, the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals batted .258. Pitchers allowed 3.25 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.66. The 643 runs scored compare with a league average of 672 per club, 4% fewer.

Busch Stadium II was home in 1973, drawing a total attendance of 1,573,906. For power, Ted Simmons led the way with 13 homers. Lou Brock collected the most hits, 193. Rick Wise was the top winner, with 16 victories. The saves leader was Diego Segui with 17. In all, the roster shows 46 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ted Simmons led the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals with 13 home runs.
What was the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.25.
Did the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1973 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Simmons (13 HR, 91 RBI) and Rick Wise (16-12, 3.37 ERA).
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