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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973 / 1975)
86-75, Finished 2nd in NL East
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Scored 677 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-77
Manager: Red Schoendienst (86-75)
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,838,413 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
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1973 / 1975 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 2, 1973
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.
April 27, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Ken Tatum to the Chicago White Sox. Received Luis Alvarado.
May 11, 1974 (Standings)
Sold Jay Schlueter and Roe Skidmore to the Houston Astros.
May 20, 1974 (Standings)
Signed Glenn Brummer as an amateur free agent.
June 1, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Luis Alvarado and Ed Crosby to the Cleveland Indians. Received Jack Heidemann.
June 5, 1974 (Standings)
Drafted Garry Templeton in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.
Drafted Bill Caudill in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1974.
Drafted Neil Fiala in the 22nd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Dave Baker in the 23rd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Paul Molitor in the 28th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 21, 1974 (Standings)
Sold Pete Richert to the Philadelphia Phillies.
July 16, 1974 (Standings)
Released Jim Hickman.
July 31, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Bob Heise to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Doug Howard (October 7, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
August 5, 1974 (Standings)
Purchased Richie Scheinblum from the Kansas City Royals.
August 11, 1974 (Standings)
Signed Steve Barber as a free agent.
August 12, 1974 (Standings)
Purchased Dick Billings from the Texas Rangers.
August 15, 1974 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later and Ron Selak (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received Claude Osteen. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Dan Larson (October 14, 1974) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
August 22, 1974 (Standings)
Signed Tom Herr as an amateur free agent.
September 1, 1974 (Standings)
Sold Tim McCarver to the Boston Red Sox.
September 5, 1974 (Standings)
Selected Ron Hunt off waivers from the Montreal Expos.
Traded Orlando Pena to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later. The California Angels sent Rich Hand (October 15, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
September 10, 1974 (Standings)
Sold Mike Thompson to the Atlanta Braves.
September 14, 1974 (Standings)
Purchased Barry Lersch from the Atlanta Braves.
October 13, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Joe Torre to the New York Mets. Received Tommy Moore and Ray Sadecki.
October 14, 1974 (Standings)
Traded Marc Hill to the San Francisco Giants. Received Ken Rudolph and Elias Sosa.
Traded Tom Heintzelman to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jim Willoughby.
October 24, 1974
Sold Jose Cruz to the Houston Astros.
November 18, 1974
Traded Rich Folkers, Alan Foster and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Ed Brinkman. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 10, 1974) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
December 2, 1974
Drafted Doug Clarey from the Minnesota Twins in the 1974 minor league draft.
Purchased Bill Parsons from the Oakland Athletics.
December 6, 1974
Traded Ed Kurpiel (minors) and Rudy Kinard (minors) to the Montreal Expos. Received Ron Fairly.
December 9, 1974
Traded Ike Brookens to the Detroit Tigers. Received John Young.
December 11, 1974
Traded Jack Heidemann and Mike Vail to the New York Mets. Received Ted Martinez.
December 13, 1974
Purchased Mick Kelleher from the Houston Astros.
January 3, 1975
Sold Jerry Davanon to the Detroit Tigers.
February 14, 1975
Traded Stan Papi to the Montreal Expos. Received Craig Caskey.
March 16, 1975
Purchased Sergio Robles from the Baltimore Orioles.
March 26, 1975
Released Ron Hunt.
March 29, 1975
Traded Danny Godby to the Boston Red Sox. Received Danny Cater.
