1974 St. Louis Cardinals

86-75 • .534 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals went 86-75 (.534) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 677 runs, allowed 643, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Reggie Smith (23 HR, 100 RBI) and Lynn McGlothen (16-12, 2.69 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

86 Wins
75 Losses
.534 Win %
2nd Rank
677 R 643 RA
Diff +34

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⚡ Quick Stats

677 Runs Scored
643 Runs Allowed
+34 Run Diff
1,838K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .330 2% above the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .364 1% below the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.48 4% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 677 1% above the 1974 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 1,838,413
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Avg per Game 22,696

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Bake McBride 0.309 2 Reggie Smith 0.309 3 Lou Brock 0.306 4 Joe Torre 0.282 5 Jim Dwyer 0.279

Home Runs

1 Reggie Smith 23 2 Ted Simmons 20 3 Joe Torre 11 4 Ken Reitz 7 5 Bake McBride 6

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 103 2 Reggie Smith 100 3 Joe Torre 70 4 Bake McBride 56 5 Ken Reitz 54
1974 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Brock 153 635 105 194 25 7 3 48 61 88 118 0.306
Ted Simmons 152 599 66 163 33 6 20 103 47 35 0 0.272
Ken Reitz 154 579 48 157 28 2 7 54 23 63 0 0.271
Bake McBride 150 559 81 173 19 5 6 56 43 57 30 0.309
Joe Torre 147 529 59 149 28 1 11 70 69 88 1 0.282
Reggie Smith 143 517 79 160 26 9 23 100 71 70 4 0.309
Ted Sizemore 129 504 68 126 17 0 2 47 70 37 8 0.250
Mike Tyson 151 422 35 94 14 5 1 37 22 70 4 0.223
Jose Cruz 107 161 24 42 4 3 5 20 20 27 4 0.261
Luis Melendez 83 124 15 27 4 3 0 8 11 9 2 0.218
Tim McCarver 74 106 13 23 0 1 0 11 22 6 0 0.217
Jim Dwyer 74 86 13 24 1 0 2 11 11 16 0 0.279
Lynn McGlothen 31 83 3 15 1 0 0 4 2 19 0 0.181
Bob Gibson 33 81 6 17 4 1 0 6 3 19 0 0.210
Tom Heintzelman 38 74 10 17 4 0 1 6 9 14 0 0.230
Jack Heidemann 47 70 8 19 1 0 0 3 5 10 0 0.271
John Curtis 34 63 7 10 1 0 0 2 4 30 0 0.159
Jim Hickman 50 60 5 16 0 0 2 4 8 10 0 0.267
Alan Foster 33 48 4 8 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0.167
Sonny Siebert 28 44 3 5 0 0 0 3 3 17 0 0.114
Jerry DaVanon 30 40 4 6 1 0 0 4 4 5 0 0.150
Luis Alvarado 17 36 3 5 2 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.139
Keith Hernandez 14 34 3 10 1 2 0 2 7 8 0 0.294
Bob Forsch 20 29 1 7 1 0 0 1 2 11 1 0.241
Ron Hunt 12 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.174
Marc Hill 10 21 2 5 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.238
Danny Godby 13 13 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.154
Al Hrabosky 66 13 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.308
Rich Folkers 55 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Mike Garman 64 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Mike Thompson 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Bob Heise 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Claude Osteen 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Richie Scheinblum 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Ray Bare 10 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.200
Dick Billings 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Stan Papi 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Jerry Mumphrey 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Orlando Peña 42 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Larry Herndon 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Denny 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barry Lersch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Richert 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Orlando Peña 2.60 2 Mike Garman 2.64 3 Lynn McGlothen 2.69 4 Al Hrabosky 2.95 5 Bob Forsch 2.97

Wins

1 Lynn McGlothen 16 2 Bob Gibson 11 3 John Curtis 10 4 Al Hrabosky 8 5 Sonny Siebert 8

Strikeouts

1 Lynn McGlothen 142 2 Bob Gibson 129 3 John Curtis 89 4 Al Hrabosky 82 5 Alan Foster 78
1974 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Gibson 11 13 3.83 33 33 0 240.0 236 102 104 129
Lynn McGlothen 16 12 2.69 31 31 0 237.1 212 71 89 142
John Curtis 10 14 3.78 33 29 1 195.0 199 82 83 89
Alan Foster 7 10 3.88 31 25 0 162.1 167 70 61 78
Sonny Siebert 8 8 3.84 28 20 0 133.2 150 57 51 68
Bob Forsch 7 4 2.97 19 14 0 100.0 84 33 34 39
Rich Folkers 6 2 3.00 55 0 2 90.0 65 30 38 57
Al Hrabosky 8 1 2.95 65 0 9 88.1 71 29 38 82
Mike Garman 7 2 2.64 64 0 6 81.2 66 24 27 45
Orlando Peña 5 2 2.60 42 0 1 45.0 45 13 20 23
Mike Thompson 0 3 5.63 19 4 0 38.1 37 24 35 25
Ray Bare 1 2 5.92 10 3 0 24.1 25 16 9 6
Claude Osteen 0 2 4.37 8 2 0 22.2 26 11 11 6
Pete Richert 0 0 2.38 13 0 1 11.1 10 3 11 4
John Denny 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 1
Barry Lersch 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 1.1 3 6 5 0

👥 Roster (43)

Luis Alvarado Ray Bare Dick Billings Lou Brock Jose Cruz John Curtis Jerry DaVanon John Denny Jim Dwyer Rich Folkers Bob Forsch Alan Foster +31 more

43 players

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The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-75, a .534 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL East. With 677 runs scored and 643 given up, the 1974 differential was +34. Against a league average of .255, the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals batted .265. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.48 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 672-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Attendance at Busch Stadium II totaled 1,838,413 for the year. The home run leader was Reggie Smith, who hit 23. Ted Simmons led in RBI with 103. Lou Brock collected the most hits, 194. On the mound, Lynn McGlothen won 16 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-75 (.534 win pct).
Who led the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Reggie Smith led the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals with 23 home runs.
What was the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.48.
Did the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1974 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Smith (23 HR, 100 RBI) and Lynn McGlothen (16-12, 2.69 ERA).
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