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1974 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973/1975)
86-75, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 677 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-77
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Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,838,413 (3rd of 12)
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 105
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1974 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1973/1975) / 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.

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.

April 27, 1974 (Standings)

Traded Ken Tatum to the Chicago White Sox. Received Luis Alvarado.

May 11, 1974 (Standings)

Sold Jay Schlueter 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 Ray Sadecki and Tommy Moore.

October 14, 1974 (Standings)

Traded Marc Hill to the San Francisco Giants. Received Elias Sosa and Ken Rudolph.

Traded Tom Heintzelman to the San Francisco Giants. Received Jim Willoughby.

October 24, 1974

Sold Jose Cruz to the Houston Astros.

November 18, 1974

As part of a 3-team trade, traded Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later from the San Diego Padres and Ed Brinkman from the Detroit Tigers. In addition, the San Diego Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres sent Danny Breeden (December 12, 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.


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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