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1973 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972/1974)
81-81, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 643 runs, Allowed 603 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Managed by Red Schoendienst

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,574,046 (4th of 12)
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 91, Pitching - 90
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1972/1974) / 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 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 Larry Hisle and John Cumberland 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 Ed Crosby and Gene Dusen (minors) 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 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

Traded Tommy Cruz and cash to the Texas Rangers. Received Sonny Siebert.

Released Eddie Fisher.

Released Lew Krausse.

Traded Jim Kremmel to the Chicago White Sox. Received Dennis O'Toole.

Traded Rick Wise and Bernie Carbo 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 Dennis O'Toole to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jim Rittwage.

Traded John Wockenfuss to the Detroit Tigers. Received Larry Elliott (minors).

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, Diego Segui, and Terry Hughes to the Boston Red Sox. Received Lynn McGlothen, John Curtis, and Mike Garman.

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.

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.


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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