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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974)
81-81, Finished 2nd in NL East
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Scored 643 runs, Allowed 603 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Manager: Red Schoendienst (81-81)
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,574,046 (4th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 91, Pitching - 90
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1972 / 1974 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 10, 1972
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.
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.
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.
April 4, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Terry Hughes from the Chicago Cubs.
April 5, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Alan Foster from the California Angels.
May 8, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Al Santorini to the Kansas City Royals. Received Tom Murphy.
May 21, 1973 (Standings)
Signed Dick Selma as a free agent.
June 5, 1973 (Standings)
Drafted Joe Edelen in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Randy Wiles in the 5th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted John Tamargo in the 6th round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Eric Rasmussen in the 32nd round of the 1973 amateur draft.
Drafted Gil Patterson in the 42nd round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Bryn Smith in the 49th round of the 1973 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 6, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Jim Bibby to the Texas Rangers. Received Mike Nagy and John Wockenfuss.
June 7, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Dwain Anderson to the San Diego Padres. Received Dave Campbell.
June 8, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Ray Busse to the Houston Astros. Received Stan Papi.
June 12, 1973 (Standings)
Released Bobby Fenwick.
June 15, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Orlando Pena from the Baltimore Orioles.
July 16, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Don Durham to the Texas Rangers. Received Jim Kremmel.
July 27, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Gene Dusen (minors) and Ed Crosby to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later and Ed Sprague. The Cincinnati Reds sent Roe Skidmore (September 30, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
August 7, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Wayne Granger to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later and cash. The New York Yankees sent Ken Crosby (September 12, 1973) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
August 18, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Dave Campbell and cash to the Houston Astros. Received Tommie Agee.
August 29, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Eddie Fisher from the Chicago White Sox.
September 1, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Larry Haney and Lew Krausse from the Oakland Athletics.
September 4, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Ed Sprague to the Milwaukee Brewers.
September 6, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Matty Alou from the New York Yankees.
September 25, 1973 (Standings)
Traded Bill Stein to the California Angels. Received Jerry Davanon.
September 26, 1973 (Standings)
Sold Dick Selma to the California Angels.
October 2, 1973 (Standings)
Purchased Ken Reynolds from the Milwaukee Brewers.
October 23, 1973
Sold Mick Kelleher to the Houston Astros.
October 25, 1973
Sold Matty Alou to the San Diego Padres.
October 26, 1973
Released Eddie Fisher.
Released Lew Krausse.
Traded Tommy Cruz and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Sonny Siebert.
Traded Jim Kremmel to the Chicago White Sox. Received Dennis O'Toole.
Traded Bernie Carbo and Rick Wise to the Boston Red Sox. Received Reggie Smith and Ken Tatum.
December 3, 1973
Drafted Doug Capilla from the San Francisco Giants in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
Larry Milbourne drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1973 rule 5 draft.
Traded John Wockenfuss to the Detroit Tigers. Received Larry Elliott (minors).
Traded Dennis O'Toole to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jim Rittwage.
December 5, 1973
Traded Tommie Agee to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Pete Richert.
December 6, 1973
Traded John Andrews to the California Angels. Received Jeff Torborg.
December 7, 1973
Traded Reggie Cleveland, Terry Hughes and Diego Segui to the Boston Red Sox. Received John Curtis, Mike Garman and Lynn McGlothen.
December 8, 1973
Traded Tom Murphy to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Bob Heise.
December 9, 1973
Traded Mike Nagy to the Houston Astros. Received Jay Schlueter.
1974
Signed Ryan Kurosaki as an amateur free agent.
January 9, 1974
Purchased Jay Johnstone from the Oakland Athletics.
Drafted John Urrea in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January).
February 16, 1974
Signed Tom Dixon as an amateur free agent.
March 23, 1974
Traded Scipio Spinks to the Chicago Cubs. Received Jim Hickman.
March 25, 1974
Released Jeff Torborg.
March 26, 1974
Sold Larry Haney to the Oakland Athletics.
Released Jay Johnstone.
March 29, 1974
Purchased Ed Crosby from the Philadelphia Phillies.
