1977 St. Louis Cardinals

83-79 • .512 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals went 83-79 (.512) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 737 runs, allowed 688, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Ted Simmons (21 HR, 95 RBI) and Bob Forsch (20-7, 3.48 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

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
3rd Rank
737 R 688 RA
Diff +49

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⚡ Quick Stats

737 Runs Scored
688 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
1,658K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .330 1% above the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .387 2% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.81 3% better than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 737 3% above the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 1,658,282
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Avg per Game 19,979

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Roger Freed 0.398 2 Garry Templeton 0.322 3 Ted Simmons 0.318 4 Tony Scott 0.291 5 Keith Hernandez 0.291

Home Runs

1 Ted Simmons 21 2 Ken Reitz 17 3 Keith Hernandez 15 4 Garry Templeton 8 5 Mike Tyson 7

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 95 2 Keith Hernandez 91 3 Ken Reitz 79 4 Garry Templeton 79 5 Mike Tyson 57
1977 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Garry Templeton 153 621 94 200 19 18 8 79 15 70 28 0.322
Ken Reitz 157 587 58 153 36 1 17 79 19 74 2 0.261
Keith Hernandez 161 560 90 163 41 4 15 91 79 88 7 0.291
Ted Simmons 150 516 82 164 25 3 21 95 79 37 2 0.318
Lou Brock 141 489 69 133 22 6 2 46 30 74 35 0.272
Jerry Mumphrey 145 463 73 133 20 10 2 38 47 70 22 0.287
Mike Tyson 138 418 42 103 15 2 7 57 30 48 3 0.246
Hector Cruz 118 339 50 80 19 2 6 42 46 56 4 0.236
Tony Scott 95 292 38 85 16 3 3 41 33 48 13 0.291
Mike Anderson 94 154 18 34 4 1 4 17 14 31 2 0.221
Don Kessinger 59 134 14 32 4 0 0 7 14 26 0 0.239
Bake McBride 43 122 21 32 5 1 4 20 7 19 9 0.262
Dave Rader 66 114 15 30 7 1 1 16 9 10 1 0.263
Mike Phillips 48 87 17 21 3 2 0 9 9 13 1 0.241
Roger Freed 49 83 10 33 2 1 5 21 11 9 0 0.398
Bob Forsch 35 72 6 12 4 0 0 4 2 29 0 0.167
Eric Rasmussen 34 72 4 10 5 0 0 3 5 27 0 0.139
Rick Bosetti 41 69 12 16 0 0 0 3 6 11 4 0.232
John Denny 26 51 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 15 1 0.098
Pete Falcone 27 41 3 10 0 1 0 2 2 12 0 0.244
Dane Iorg 30 32 2 10 1 0 0 4 5 4 0 0.312
Jim Dwyer 13 31 3 7 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.226
Tom Underwood 19 30 4 4 1 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.133
John Urrea 41 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 9 6 0 0.138
Joel Youngblood 25 27 1 5 2 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.185
Taylor Duncan 8 12 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0.333
Buddy Schultz 41 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.167
Clay Carroll 51 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Ken Oberkfell 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.111
Jerry DaVanon 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Larry Dierker 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Al Hrabosky 65 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Potter 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rawly Eastwick 41 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.400
Butch Metzger 58 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Tamargo 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Benny Ayala 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
John D'Acquisto 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Sutton 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Capilla 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Buddy Schultz 2.32 2 Clay Carroll 2.50 3 Butch Metzger 3.11 4 John Urrea 3.16 5 Bob Forsch 3.48

Wins

1 Bob Forsch 20 2 Eric Rasmussen 11 3 John Denny 8 4 John Urrea 7 5 Al Hrabosky 6

Strikeouts

1 Eric Rasmussen 120 2 Bob Forsch 95 3 John Urrea 81 4 Pete Falcone 75 5 Al Hrabosky 68
1977 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Eric Rasmussen 11 17 3.48 34 34 0 233.0 223 90 63 120
Bob Forsch 20 7 3.48 35 35 0 217.1 210 84 69 95
John Denny 8 8 4.51 26 26 0 149.2 165 75 62 60
John Urrea 7 6 3.16 41 12 4 139.2 126 49 35 81
Pete Falcone 4 8 5.44 27 22 1 124.0 130 75 61 75
Tom Underwood 6 9 4.95 19 17 0 100.0 104 55 57 66
Butch Metzger 4 2 3.11 58 0 7 92.2 78 32 38 48
Clay Carroll 4 2 2.50 51 1 4 90.0 77 25 24 34
Al Hrabosky 6 5 4.38 65 0 10 86.1 82 42 41 68
Buddy Schultz 6 1 2.32 40 3 1 85.1 76 22 24 66
Rawly Eastwick 3 7 4.70 41 1 4 53.2 74 28 21 30
Larry Dierker 2 6 4.58 11 9 0 39.1 40 20 16 6
John Sutton 2 1 2.59 14 0 0 24.1 28 7 9 9
John D'Acquisto 0 0 4.32 3 2 0 8.1 5 4 10 9
Doug Capilla 0 0 15.43 2 0 0 2.1 2 4 2 1

👥 Roster (40)

Mike Anderson Benny Ayala Rick Bosetti Lou Brock Doug Capilla Clay Carroll Hector Cruz John D'Acquisto Jerry DaVanon John Denny Larry Dierker Taylor Duncan +28 more

40 players

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The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1977 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 3rd in the NL East. With 737 runs scored and 688 given up, the 1977 differential was +49. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 1977 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 3.81 was 3% better than the league average of 3.91. The 737 runs scored compare with a league average of 713 per club, 3% more.

Home games were played at Busch Stadium II, where 1,658,282 fans came through the gates. For power, Ted Simmons led the way with 21 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Forsch (20). Eric Rasmussen struck out 120, the most on the club. The saves leader was Al Hrabosky with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ted Simmons led the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals with 21 home runs.
What was the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1977 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Simmons (21 HR, 95 RBI) and Bob Forsch (20-7, 3.48 ERA).
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