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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
75-81, Finished 4th in NL East
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Scored 568 runs, Allowed 600 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-82
Manager: Red Schoendienst (75-81)
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,196,894 (8th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 105
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1971 / 1973 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 18, 1971
Returned Mike Jackson to the Kansas City Royals following previous purchase.
Traded Jim Beauchamp, Chip Coulter, Harry Parker and Chuck Taylor to the New York Mets. Received Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers, Charlie Hudson and Art Shamsky.
October 21, 1971
Returned Daryl Patterson to the Oakland Athletics following previous purchase.
November 3, 1971
Traded Bob Stinson to the Houston Astros. Received Marty Martinez.
Traded Ted Kubiak to the Texas Rangers. Received Joe Grzenda.
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 (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Keith Smith in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January), 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).
April 9, 1972 (Standings)
Released Jim Maloney.
Released Art Shamsky.
Released Stan Williams.
April 15, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Jerry Reuss to the Houston Astros. Received Lance Clemons and Scipio Spinks.
May 15, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Don Shaw to the Oakland Athletics. Received Dwain Anderson.
May 16, 1972 (Standings)
Signed Lowell Palmer as a free agent.
May 18, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Marty Martinez to the Oakland Athletics. Received Brant Alyea. Brant Alyea returned to original team on July 23, 1972.
May 19, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Joe Hague to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bernie Carbo.
June 6, 1972 (Standings)
Drafted Dan Larson in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
Drafted Mike Proly in the 9th round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1972.
June 7, 1972 (Standings)
Received Diego Segui from the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.
June 16, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Jeff Mason (minors) to the San Francisco Giants. Received John Cumberland.
June 20, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Bob Chlupsa and Mike Fiore to the San Diego Padres. Received Rafael Robles. Mike Fiore returned to original team on July 3, 1972.
July 26, 1972 (Standings)
Released Tony Cloninger.
August 7, 1972 (Standings)
Released Donn Clendenon.
August 8, 1972 (Standings)
Released Moe Drabowsky.
August 27, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Matty Alou to the Oakland Athletics. Received Steve Easton (minors) and Bill Voss.
August 30, 1972 (Standings)
Traded Dal Maxvill to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors). The Oakland Athletics sent Gene Dusen (minors) (October 27, 1972) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
September 1, 1972 (Standings)
Sold Dennis Higgins to the San Diego Padres.
September 18, 1972 (Standings)
Lowell Palmer selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers.
October 10, 1972 (Standings)
Signed Tito Landrum as an amateur free agent.
October 26, 1972
Traded Greg Millikan (minors) and Rudy Arroyo to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Larry Hisle.
October 27, 1972
Released Jerry McNertney.
November 6, 1972
Traded Jorge Roque to the Montreal Expos. Received Tim McCarver.
November 27, 1972
Drafted Larry Milbourne from the California Angels in the 1972 minor league draft.
November 28, 1972
Traded Skip Jutze and Milt Ramirez to the Houston Astros. Received Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick.
Traded Bill Voss to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Pat Jacquez.
November 29, 1972
Traded John Cumberland and Larry Hisle to the Minnesota Twins. Received Wayne Granger.
1973
Signed Cardell Camper as an amateur free agent.
January 24, 1973
Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received Mike Nagy. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Lance Clemons (March 29, 1973) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
February 1, 1973
Traded a player to be named later and Charlie Hudson to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later. The Texas Rangers sent Mike Thompson (March 31, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Mike Nagy (March 31, 1973) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
March 30, 1973
Received Wade Blasingame from the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.
