1972 St. Louis Cardinals season

Offseason

• February 25, 1972: Steve Carlton was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise.

Regular season

Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Matty Alou
• Lou Brock
• José Cruz
• Bob Gibson
• Joe Hague
• Dal Maxvill
• Ted Simmons
• Ted Sizemore
• Joe Torre

Notable transactions

• May 15, 1972: Don Shaw was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Dwain Anderson.
• May 16, 1972: Lowell Palmer was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.
• May 18, 1972: Marty Martínez was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Brant Alyea.
• June 6, 1972: Dan Larson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.
• June 7, 1972: Diego Seguí was sent to the Cardinals by the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal.
• July 23, 1972: Brant Alyea was returned to the Oakland Athletics by the Cardinals.
• August 30, 1972: Dal Maxvill was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later and Joe Lindsey (minors). The Athletics completed the deal by sending Gene Dusen (minors) to the Cardinals on October 27.
• September 18, 1972: Lowell Palmer was selected off waivers from the Cardinals by the Cleveland Indians.

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

League leaders

• Lou Brock, National League leader, stolen bases, 63

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carltst01.shtml Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference]
2. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=SLN 1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac]
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shawdo01.shtml Don Shaw page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmelo01.shtml Lowell Palmer page at Baseball-Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alyeabr01.shtml Brant Alyea page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maxvida01.shtml Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference]
9. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac]
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007