1975 St. Louis Cardinals season

Offseason

• October 14, 1974: Marc Hill was traded by the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants for Ken Rudolph and Elías Sosa.
• 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.
• March 26, 1975: Ron Hunt was released by the Cardinals.
• March 29, 1975: Danny Godby was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Danny Cater.

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

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Ed Brinkman
• Lou Brock
• Bob Gibson
• Keith Hernandez
• Bake McBride
• Ken Reitz
• Ted Simmons
• Ted Sizemore
• Reggie Smith

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.
• June 3, 1975: Jim Lentine was drafted by the Cardinals in the 12th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft.
• June 4, 1975: Ed Brinkman and Tommy Moore were traded by the Cardinals to the Texas Rangers for Willie Davis.
• July 22, 1975: Ken Crosby was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Eddie Solomon.

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

• Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

References

References

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3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huntro01.shtml Ron Hunt page at Baseball Reference]
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/caterda01.shtml Danny Cater page at Baseball Reference]
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nordhwa01.shtml Wayne Nordhagen page at Baseball Reference]
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lentiji01.shtml Jim Lentine page at Baseball Reference]
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brinked01.shtml Ed Brinkman page at Baseball Reference]
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crosbke01.shtml Ken Crosby page at Baseball Reference]
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007