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1971 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970/1972)
90-72, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 739 runs, Allowed 699 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-77
Managed by Red Schoendienst

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,604,671 (4th of 12)
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Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1970/1972) / 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.

November 30, 1970

Drafted Cecil Cooper from the Boston Red Sox in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

Traded Jerry Davanon to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Moe Drabowsky.

December 2, 1970

Traded Tom Hilgendorf to the Kansas City Royals. Received Ike Brookens.

1971

Signed John Andrews as an amateur free agent.

Signed Angel Torres as an amateur free agent.

Signed Steve Waterbury as an amateur free agent.

January 13, 1971

Drafted Mike Vail in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Mike Potter in the 6th round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Rick Langford in the 11th round of the 1971 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 29, 1971

Traded Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Matty Alou and George Brunet.

February 2, 1971

Traded Fred Reahm (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Bob Burda.

February 4, 1971

Sold Joe Nossek to the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 5, 1971 (Standings)

Returned Cecil Cooper (earlier draft pick) to the Boston Red Sox.

May 10, 1971 (Standings)

Released George Brunet.

June 8, 1971 (Standings)

Drafted Roy Smalley in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase Active), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Larry Herndon in the 3rd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

Drafted Jerry Mumphrey in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

Drafted Jim Dwyer in the 11th round of the 1971 amateur draft. Player signed June 19, 1971.

Drafted Keith Hernandez in the 42nd round of the 1971 amateur draft.

June 11, 1971 (Standings)

Traded Leron Lee and Fred Norman to the San Diego Padres. Received Al Santorini.

June 15, 1971 (Standings)

Traded Mike Torrez to the Montreal Expos. Received Bob Reynolds.

June 25, 1971 (Standings)

Purchased Daryl Patterson from the Oakland Athletics.

July 15, 1971 (Standings)

Purchased Dennis Higgins from the Cleveland Indians.

July 21, 1971 (Standings)

Gaylen Pitts sent to the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction.

July 29, 1971 (Standings)

Traded Jose Cardenal, Dick Schofield, and Bob Reynolds to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Ted Kubiak and Charlie Loseth (minors).

September 1, 1971 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later to the Minnesota Twins. Received Stan Williams. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Fred Rico (September 14, 1971) and Dan Ford (minors) (September 14, 1971) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

September 13, 1971 (Standings)

Purchased Mike Jackson from the Kansas City Royals.

October 18, 1971

Returned Mike Jackson to the Kansas City Royals following previous purchase.

Traded Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker, and Chip Coulter to the New York Mets. Received Art Shamsky, Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers, and Charlie Hudson.

October 21, 1971

Returned Daryl Patterson to the Oakland Athletics following previous purchase.

November 3, 1971

Traded Ted Kubiak to the Texas Rangers. Received Joe Grzenda.

Traded Bob Stinson to the Houston Astros. Received Marty Martinez.

December 7, 1971

Traded Chris Zachary to the Detroit Tigers. Received Bill Denehy.

December 9, 1971

Signed Donn Clendenon as a free agent.

December 14, 1971

Traded Carroll Sembera to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Danny Godby.

1972

Ron Allen received from the New York Mets in an unknown transaction.

January 4, 1972

Signed Jim Maloney as a free agent.

January 12, 1972

Drafted Dan Boitano in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Keith Smith in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 25, 1972

Traded Steve Carlton to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Rick Wise.

March 20, 1972

Traded Bob Burda to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mike Fiore.

March 24, 1972

Traded Julian Javier to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tony Cloninger.

March 26, 1972

Traded Frank Linzy to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Rich Stonum (minors).


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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