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1969 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968/1970)
87-75, Finished 4th in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 595 runs, Allowed 540 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Managed by Red Schoendienst

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,682,783 (3rd of 12)
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1968/1970) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

December, 1968

Traded Jim Cosman to the New York Mets. Received Jerry Buchek.

December 2, 1968

Drafted Bo Belinsky from the Houston Astros in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Pedro Borbon drafted by the California Angels in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Gary Geiger drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

Floyd Wicker drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

December 3, 1968

Traded Ed Spiezio, Ron Davis, Danny Breeden, and Phil Knuckles (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Dave Giusti.

Traded Dick Schofield to the Boston Red Sox. Received Gary Waslewski.

1969

Signed Tommy Cruz as an amateur free agent.

February 1, 1969

Drafted Wayne Garland in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Al Hrabosky in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted Ed Crosby in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted Ray Bare in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

February 12, 1969

Purchased Byron Browne from the Houston Astros.

March 17, 1969

Traded Orlando Cepeda to the Atlanta Braves. Received Joe Torre.

March 25, 1969

Traded Dave Adlesh to the Atlanta Braves. Received Bob Johnson.

March 29, 1969

Purchased Dennis Ribant from the Kansas City Royals.

April 3, 1969 (Standings)

Sold Bo Belinsky to the California Angels.

Traded Jim Hutto and Jerry Buchek to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Bill White.

May 22, 1969 (Standings)

Traded John Sipin and Sonny Ruberto to the San Diego Padres. Received Bill Davis and Jerry Davanon.

May 30, 1969 (Standings)

Traded Jim Hicks to the California Angels. Received Vic Davalillo.

June 3, 1969 (Standings)

Traded Gary Waslewski to the Montreal Expos. Received Mudcat Grant.

June 5, 1969 (Standings)

Drafted Mick Kelleher in the 3rd round of the 1969 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1969.

Drafted Bill Stein in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.

Drafted Bucky Dent in the 9th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Bill Madlock in the 11th round of the 1969 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Ken Reitz in the 31st round of the 1969 amateur draft. Player signed July 14, 1969.

June 14, 1969 (Standings)

Traded Dennis Ribant to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Aurelio Monteagudo.

July 12, 1969 (Standings)

Traded Bob Johnson to the Oakland Athletics. Received Joe Nossek.

August 8, 1969 (Standings)

Sold Ron Willis to the Houston Astros.

October 7, 1969 (Standings)

Traded Tim McCarver, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner, and Curt Flood to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Jerry Johnson, Dick Allen, and Cookie Rojas. Curt Flood refused to report to his new team. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez (April 8, 1970) and Bob Browning (minors) (August 30, 1970) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

October 21, 1969

Traded Dave Giusti and Dave Ricketts to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Carl Taylor and Frank Vanzin (minors).

November 5, 1969

Traded Ray Washburn to the Cincinnati Reds. Received George Culver.

November 20, 1969

the Houston Astros returned Ron Willis following previous purchase.

November 21, 1969

Traded Vada Pinson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jose Cardenal.

December 1, 1969

Drafted Jim Kennedy from the New York Yankees in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

Aurelio Monteagudo selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1969 minor league draft.

Drafted Milt Ramirez from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 rule 5 draft.

December 4, 1969

Traded Boots Day to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rich Nye.

December 5, 1969

Purchased Bill Dillman from the Baltimore Orioles.

Sold Mudcat Grant to the Oakland Athletics.

January 14, 1970

Purchased Jim Campbell from the Baltimore Orioles.

January 17, 1970

Drafted Bucky Dent in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Tyson in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Rudy Arroyo in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

January 22, 1970

Signed Hector Cruz as an amateur free agent.

March 31, 1970

Released Ramon Hernandez.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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