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1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1892) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
1974 information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s)	Red Schoendienst
Local television	KSD-TV (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1974 season was the team's 93rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 83rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86-75 during the season and finished 2nd in the National League East, a game and-a-half behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

December 5, 1973: Tommie Agee was traded by the Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Pete Richert.^[1]
December 7, 1973: Diego Seguí, Reggie Cleveland and Terry Hughes were traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Lynn McGlothen, John Curtis, and Mike Garman.^[2]

Regular season

Outfielder Bake McBride won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .309, with 6 home runs and 56 RBIs.

Outfielder Lou Brock led the NL with 118 stolen bases, breaking the previous MLB single-season mark of 104, set by Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills in 1962. Brock broke Wills' record on September 10 in a game against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Brock's record still stands as an NL record, but Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics broke the MLB mark in 1982, with 130 steals.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	74	.543	--
St. Louis Cardinals	86	75	.534	1.5
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	.494	8
Montreal Expos	79	82	.491	8.5
New York Mets	71	91	.438	17
Chicago Cubs	66	96	.407	22

Notable transactions

June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball Draft
- Bill Caudill was drafted by the Cardinals in the 8th round. Player signed June 15, 1974.^[3]
- Paul Molitor was drafted by the in the 28th round, but did not sign.^[4]
August 11, 1974: Steve Barber was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[5]
August 15, 1974: Ron Selak (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Claude Osteen. The Cardinals completed the trade by sending Dan Larson to the Astros on October 14.^[6]
September 5, 1974: Ron Hunt was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Montreal Expos.^[7]

Roster

1974 St. Louis Cardinals roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

19 Richie Scheinblum

Manager

2 Red Schoendienst

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Hickman, JimJim Hickman	50	60	16	.267	2	4
Meléndez, LuisLuis Meléndez	83	124	27	.218	0	8

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
McGlothen, LynnLynn McGlothen	31	237.1	16	12	2.69	142
Curtis, JohnJohn Curtis	33	195	10	14	3.78	89

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bare, RayRay Bare	10	24.1	1	2	5.92	6

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Garman, MikeMike Garman	64	7	2	6	2.64	45
Richert, PetePete Richert	13	0	0	1	2.38	4
Denny, JohnJohn Denny	2	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

Lou Brock, National League stolen base leader, 118 ^[8]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tulsa Oilers	American Association	Ken Boyer
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Jack Krol
A	Modesto Reds	California League	Lee Thomas
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Roy Majtyka
Rookie	GCL Cardinals	Gulf Coast League	Tom Burgess and Bobby Dews

Notes

^ Tommie Agee page at Baseball Reference
^ Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference
^ Bill Caudill page at Baseball Reference
^ Paul Molitor page at Baseball Reference
^ Steve Barber page at Baseball Reference
^ Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference
^ Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference
^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1974 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montreal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1974 All-Star Game • 1974 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

Based in St. Louis, Missouri

Franchise

History · Seasons · Records · Awards & League Leaders · Roster · Players · Managers · General Managers and Owners · Broadcasters · Opening Day starting pitchers · All articles

Ballparks

Robison Field · Sportsman's Park · Busch Memorial Stadium · Busch Stadium ·
Spring Training: McKechnie Field · City Island Ball Park · Al Lang Stadium · Roger Dean Stadium

Culture/Lore

Brock for Broglio · Cardinal Nation · The Call · Curse of Keith Hernandez · Fredbird · Gashouse Gang · Slaughter's Mad Dash · Seat Cushion Night · Whiteyball · KMOX · Home Run Chase

Rivalries

Chicago Cubs · Houston Astros

Important Figures

Jim Bottomley · Ken Boyer · Lou Brock · Jack Buck · August "Gussie" Busch · Harry Caray · Steve Carlton · Mort Cooper · Dizzy Dean · Bing Devine · Curt Flood · Frankie Frisch · Bob Gibson · Jesse Haines · Keith Hernandez · Whitey Herzog · Rogers Hornsby · George Kissell · Tony La Russa · Mark McGwire · Joe Medwick · Stan Musial · Albert Pujols · Branch Rickey · Red Schoendienst · Mike Shannon · Ted Simmons · Enos Slaughter · Ozzie Smith · Billy Southworth · Bruce Sutter

Retired Numbers

1 · 2 · 6 · 9 · 14 · 20 · 42 · 42 · 45 · 85

Key Personnel

Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. · General Manager: John Mozeliak · Manager: Tony La Russa

Minors

AAA: Memphis Redbirds · AA: Springfield Cardinals · A: (high) Palm Beach Cardinals · (low) Quad Cities River Bandits · (short-season) Batavia Muckdogs · Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals · Gulf Coast League Cardinals · Dominican · Venezuelan

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