1975 St. Louis Cardinals

82-80 • .506 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals went 82-80 (.506) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 662 runs, allowed 689, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Reggie Smith (19 HR, 76 RBI) and Bob Forsch (15-10, 2.86 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
3rd Rank
662 R 689 RA
Diff -27

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⚡ Quick Stats

662 Runs Scored
689 Runs Allowed
-27 Run Diff
1,695K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 6% above the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .327 equal to the 1975 league average (.326)
SLG .375 2% above the 1975 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.57 1% better than the 1975 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 662 1% below the 1975 league average (668 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,695,034
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Avg per Game 20,671

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Ted Simmons 0.332 2 Lou Brock 0.309 3 Bob Forsch 0.308 4 Reggie Smith 0.302 5 Ron Fairly 0.301

Home Runs

1 Reggie Smith 19 2 Ted Simmons 18 3 Ron Fairly 7 4 Willie Davis 6 5 Bake McBride 5

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 100 2 Reggie Smith 76 3 Ken Reitz 63 4 Willie Davis 50 5 Ted Sizemore 49
1975 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ken Reitz 161 592 43 159 25 1 5 63 22 54 1 0.269
Ted Simmons 157 581 80 193 32 3 18 100 63 35 1 0.332
Ted Sizemore 153 562 56 135 23 1 3 49 45 37 1 0.240
Lou Brock 136 528 78 163 27 6 3 47 38 64 56 0.309
Reggie Smith 135 477 67 144 26 3 19 76 63 59 9 0.302
Bake McBride 116 413 70 124 10 9 5 36 34 52 26 0.300
Mike Tyson 122 368 45 98 16 3 2 37 24 39 5 0.266
Willie Davis 98 350 41 102 19 6 6 50 14 27 10 0.291
Luis Melendez 110 291 33 77 8 5 2 27 16 25 3 0.265
Ron Fairly 107 229 32 69 13 2 7 37 45 22 0 0.301
Keith Hernandez 64 188 20 47 8 2 3 20 17 26 0 0.250
Mario Guerrero 64 184 17 44 9 0 0 11 10 7 0 0.239
Buddy Bradford 50 81 12 22 1 0 4 15 12 24 0 0.272
Lynn McGlothen 35 80 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0.087
Ken Rudolph 44 80 5 16 2 0 1 6 3 10 0 0.200
Bob Forsch 35 78 9 24 3 3 1 5 3 20 0 0.308
Ed Brinkman 28 75 6 18 4 0 1 6 7 10 0 0.240
Ron Reed 24 56 4 9 3 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.161
Hector Cruz 23 48 7 7 2 2 0 6 2 4 0 0.146
John Denny 26 44 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 0.227
John Curtis 39 38 6 8 0 0 0 1 5 16 0 0.211
Danny Cater 22 35 3 8 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.229
Jim Dwyer 21 31 4 6 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.194
Doug Howard 17 29 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0.207
Bob Gibson 22 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.179
Eric Rasmussen 14 26 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.154
Ted Martinez 16 21 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.190
Larry Lintz 27 18 6 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 4 0.278
Jerry Mumphrey 11 16 2 6 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 0.375
Al Hrabosky 65 15 2 3 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.200
Don Hahn 7 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Elias Sosa 14 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.125
Mick Kelleher 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dick Billings 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Greg Terlecky 20 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Mike Garman 66 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tommy Moore 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Ken Reynolds 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Bryant 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Kurosaki 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Parker 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Mike Barlow 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Sadecki 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Wallace 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Al Hrabosky 1.66 2 Mike Garman 2.39 3 Bob Forsch 2.86 4 Ron Reed 3.23 5 John Curtis 3.44

Wins

1 Bob Forsch 15 2 Lynn McGlothen 15 3 Al Hrabosky 13 4 John Denny 10 5 Ron Reed 9

Strikeouts

1 Lynn McGlothen 146 2 Bob Forsch 108 3 Ron Reed 99 4 Al Hrabosky 82 5 John Denny 72
1975 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lynn McGlothen 15 13 3.92 35 34 0 239.0 231 104 97 146
Bob Forsch 15 10 2.86 34 34 0 230.0 213 73 70 108
Ron Reed 9 8 3.23 24 24 0 175.2 181 63 37 99
John Curtis 8 9 3.44 39 18 1 146.2 151 56 65 67
John Denny 10 7 3.97 25 24 0 136.0 149 60 51 72
Bob Gibson 3 10 5.04 22 14 2 109.0 120 61 62 60
Al Hrabosky 13 3 1.66 65 0 22 97.1 72 18 33 82
Eric Rasmussen 5 5 3.78 14 13 0 81.0 86 34 20 59
Mike Garman 3 8 2.39 66 0 10 79.0 73 21 48 48
Greg Terlecky 0 1 4.45 20 0 0 30.1 38 15 12 13
Elias Sosa 0 3 3.95 14 1 0 27.1 22 12 14 15
Tommy Moore 0 0 3.86 10 0 0 18.2 15 8 12 6
Harry Parker 0 1 6.27 14 0 1 18.2 21 13 10 13
Ken Reynolds 0 1 1.59 10 0 0 17.0 12 3 11 7
Ryan Kurosaki 0 0 7.62 7 0 0 13.0 15 11 7 6
Ray Sadecki 1 0 3.27 8 0 0 11.0 13 4 7 8
Ron Bryant 0 1 16.62 10 1 0 8.2 20 16 7 7
Mike Wallace 0 0 2.08 9 0 0 8.2 9 2 5 6
Mike Barlow 0 0 4.70 9 0 0 7.2 11 4 3 2

👥 Roster (44)

Mike Barlow Dick Billings Buddy Bradford Ed Brinkman Lou Brock Ron Bryant Danny Cater Hector Cruz John Curtis Willie Davis John Denny Jim Dwyer +32 more

44 players

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The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals finished 82-80, a .506 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL East. With 662 runs scored and 689 given up, the 1975 differential was -27. Against a league average of .257, the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals batted .272. Pitchers allowed 3.57 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.62. The 662 runs scored compare with a league average of 668 per club, 1% fewer. Attendance at Busch Stadium II totaled 1,695,034 for the year.

For power, Reggie Smith led the way with 19 homers. Ted Simmons led in RBI with 100. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Forsch (15). The strikeout leader was Lynn McGlothen with 146. Al Hrabosky closed out 22 saves. In all, the roster shows 44 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Reggie Smith led the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals with 19 home runs.
What was the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1975 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1975 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Smith (19 HR, 76 RBI) and Bob Forsch (15-10, 2.86 ERA).
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