1973 St. Louis Cardinals roster

34 players appeared for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1973 MLB season.

1973 Cardinals roster: batting

1973 St. Louis Cardinals batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Lou Brock—16065011019376370.297.364.762
Ted Simmons1B1616196219213912.310.370.808
Ted Sizemore2B142521691471546.282.365.699
Joe Torre—1415196714913692.287.376.779
Mike Tyson2B144469481141332.243.279.577
Ken Reitz3B147426401006420.235.256.589
Jose CruzRF1324065192105710.227.310.689
Luis Melendez—12134135912352.267.319.662
Tim McCarver1B13033130883492.266.339.704
Bernie CarboRF11130842888402.286.397.819
Bake McBrideDH4063819050.302.352.701
Jim DwyerDH2857711000.193.207.453
Bill Stein3B3255412020.218.306.561
Mick KelleherSS433847020.184.279.516
Tom Heintzelman—232959000.310.375.685
Terry Hughes—111413010.214.267.552
Heity CruzCF111110000.000.083.083
Bobby Fenwick—5601010.167.167.333
Marc HillC1300000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1973 Cardinals roster: pitching

1973 St. Louis Cardinals pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Rick WiseRP353416123.37259.01441.230
Reggie ClevelandRP323214103.01224.01221.210
Alan FosterP35291393.14203.21061.270
Bob GibsonP252512102.77195.01421.110
Diego SeguiP650762.78100.1931.3117
Tom MurphyP1913373.7688.2421.250
Rich FolkersP349443.6182.1441.313
Al HraboskyRP440242.0956.0571.185
Mike NagyP97024.2040.2141.450
Scipio SpinksP88154.8938.2251.660
John AndrewsP160114.4218.151.470
Al SantoriniP60005.408.121.920
Mike ThompsonP22000.004.031.500
Lew KrausseP10000.002.011.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.