The 1972 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 91st season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 81st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75–81 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Offseason February 25, 1972: Steve Carlton was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference
Regular season Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Matty Alou Lou Brock José Cruz Bob Gibson Joe Hague Dal Maxvill Ted Simmons Ted Sizemore Joe Torre1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
Notable transactions May 15, 1972: Don Shaw was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Dwain Anderson.Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference May 18, 1972: Marty Martínez was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Brant Alyea.Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference June 6, 1972: Dan Larson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference June 7, 1972: Diego Seguí was sent to the Cardinals by the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference July 23, 1972: Brant Alyea was returned to the Oakland Athletics by the Cardinals. August 30, 1972: Dal Maxvill was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors). The Athletics completed the deal by sending Gene Dusen (minors) to the Cardinals on October 27.Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference September 18, 1972: Lowell Palmer was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.
Roster 1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 152 594 180 .303 16 96 1B 108 404 127 .314 3 31 2B Ted Sizemore 120 439 116 .264 2 38 SS 105 276 61 .221 1 23 3B Joe Torre 149 544 157 .289 11 81 LF 153 621 193 .311 3 42 CF 117 332 78 .235 2 23 RF Bernie Carbo 99 302 78 .258 7 34
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 118 332 79 .238 5 28 Ed Crosby 101 276 60 .217 0 19 Donn Clendenon 61 136 26 .191 4 9 57 135 36 .267 1 8 Ken Reitz 21 78 28 .359 0 10 27 76 18 .237 3 11 21 71 17 .239 0 5 Jorge Roque 32 67 7 .104 1 5 Mick Kelleher 23 63 10 .159 0 1 Jerry McNertney 39 48 10 .208 0 9 Mike Tyson 13 37 7 .189 0 0 Bill Stein 14 35 11 .314 2 3 Brant Alyea 13 19 3 .158 0 1 Bill Voss 11 15 4 .267 0 3 Ron Allen 7 11 1 .091 1 1 17 10 1 .100 0 1 9 7 3 .429 0 2
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bob Gibson 34 278.0 19 11 2.46 208 35 269.0 16 16 3.11 142 33 230.2 14 15 3.94 153 16 118.0 5 5 2.67 93 Don Durham 10 47.2 2 7 4.34 35 6 40.1 1 3 3.35 28
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 30 133.2 8 11 4.11 72 3 5.1 0 1 10.12 2
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 33 3 1 9 3.07 54 Joe Grzenda 30 1 0 0 5.66 15 Moe Drabowski 30 1 1 2 2.60 22 17 0 2 0 5.19 11 Lowell Palmer 16 0 3 0 3.89 25 Dennis Higgins 15 1 2 1 3.97 20 14 1 1 0 6.65 7 14 0 1 1 0.54 5- 12 1 0 0 5.11 4 Rich Folkers 9 1 0 0 3.38 7 8 0 1 0 9.00 0 Al Hrabosky 5 1 0 0 0.00 9 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 1 0 0 0 27.00 0
Awards and honors
League leaders Lou Brock, National League leader, stolen bases, 63 Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ModestoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1972 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1972 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com