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1975 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)
1975 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)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1975 season was the team's 94th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 84th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 82-80 during the season and finished in a tie for third (with the New York Mets) in the National League East, 10½ games 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

October 14, 1974: Marc Hill was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ken Rudolph and Elias Sosa.^[1]
November 18, 1974: Alan Foster, Rich Folkers and Sonny Siebert were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres as part of a three team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the Cardinals, and the Detroit Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres. The Padres sent Nate Colbert to the Tigers. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12.^[2]
March 26, 1975: Ron Hunt was released by the Cardinals.^[3]
March 29, 1975: Danny Godby was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Danny Cater.^[4]

Regular season

Third baseman Ken Reitz won a Gold Glove this year. 1975 was also the final major league season for pitcher Bob Gibson.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	92	69	.571	--
Philadelphia Phillies	86	76	.531	6.5
New York Mets	82	80	.506	10.5
St. Louis Cardinals	82	80	.506	10.5
Chicago Cubs	75	87	.463	17.5
Montreal Expos	75	87	.463	17.5

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

May 28, 1975: Elías Sosa and Ray Sadecki were traded by the Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Ron Reed and a player to be named later. The Braves completed the deal by sending Wayne Nordhagen to the Cardinals on June 2.^[5]
June 3, 1975: Jim Lentine was drafted by the Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft.^[6]
June 4, 1975: Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore were traded by the Cardinals to the Texas Rangers for Willie Davis.^[7]
July 22, 1975: Ken Crosby was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Solomon.^[8]

Roster

1975 St. Louis Cardinals roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

9 Ken Rudolph
23 Ted Simmons

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

16 Dick Billings

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
3B	Reitz, KenKen Reitz	161	592	159	.269	5	63
LF	Brock, LouLou Brock	136	528	163	.309	3	47

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Meléndez, LuisLuis Meléndez	110	291	77	.265	2	27
Rudolph, KenKen Rudolph	44	80	16	.200	1	6
Brinkman, EdEd Brinkman	28	75	18	.240	1	6
Cater, DannyDanny Cater	22	35	8	.229	0	2
Hahn, DonDon Hahn	7	8	1	.125	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Gibson, BobBob Gibson	22	109	3	10	5.04	60
Rasmussen, EricEric Rasmussen	14	81	5	5	3.78	59

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Curtis, JohnJohn Curtis	39	146.2	8	9	3.44	67

Relief pitchers

Player	G	L	ERA	SO
Sosa, ElíasElías Sosa	14	3	4.00	15
Bryant, RonRon Bryant	10	1	16.62	7
Barlow, MikeMike Barlow	9	0	4.70	2

Awards and honors

Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tulsa Oilers	American Association	Ken Boyer
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Roy Majtyka
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Jack Krol
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Tom Burgess
Rookie	GCL Cardinals	Gulf Coast League	Fred Koenig

Notes

^ Ken Rudolph page at Baseball Reference
^ Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference
^ Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference
^ Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference
^ Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference
^ Jim Lentine page at Baseball Reference
^ Ed Brinkman page at Baseball Reference
^ Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference
^ 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

1975 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

1975 All-Star Game • 1975 World Series

St. Louis Cardinals

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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

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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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