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      1970 4 76 86     1973 2 81 81   1977 3 83 79               Click  
      1971 2 90 72     1974 2 86 75   1978 5 69 93               on Logo  
      1972 4 75 81     1975 4 82 80   1979 3 86 76                  
                  1976 5 72 90                            
                                                       
                                                             
   
  Titles: Top Cardinals Players of the Seventies  
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    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Bob Gibson (26.03) -   54  
  Busch Stadium Bob Forsch (12.27) -   47  
    Lynn McGlothen (9.36) -   30  
  Team Name: John Denny (10.46) -   29  
  Cardinals Reggie Cleveland (4.45) -   24  
    Rick Wise (7.73) -   23  
  Owners:  Steve Carlton (8.29) -   20  
  August Busch Pete Vuckovich (6.6) -   19  
    Al Hrabosky (7.19) -   18  
  General Managers: Jerry Reuss (1.71) -   7  
  Bing Devine (1970-1978) Mike Torrez (0.96) -   4  
  John Claiborne (1979)    
    Catchers:  
  Managers: Ted Simmons (39.92) -   103  
  Red Schoendienst (1970-1976) Terry Kennedy (0) -   0  
  Vern Rapp (1977-1978)    
  Jack Krol (1978) First Basemen:  
  Ken Boyer (1978-1979) Keith Hernandez (17.82) -   41  
    Dick Allen (2.31) -   9  
  Hall of Famers:    
  Red Schoendienst  Second Basemen:  
  Lou Brock Ted Sizemore (9.12) -   24  
  Steve Carlton Mike Tyson (1.2) -   17  
  Bob Gibson    
  Ted Simmons ShortStop:  
  Joe Torre   Gary Templeton (11.92) -   36  
  Dick Allen   Dal Maxvill (1.49) -   16  
       
  Rookie of the Year:  Third Base:  
  Bake McBride (1974) Joe Torre (19.45) -   43  
    Ken Reitz (-1.14) -   12  
  MVP    
  Joe Torre (1971) Outfield:  
  Keith Hernandez (1979) Lou Brock (14.06) -   85  
    Bake McBride (10.57) -   27  
  No Hitters: Jerry Mumphrey (5.61) -   20  
  Bob Gibson (1971) Reggie Smith (8.25) -   20  
  Bob Forsch (1978) Matty Alou (4.33) -   18  
    George Hendrick (5.64) -   17  
  Cy Young: Jose Cardenal (1.22) -   16  
  Bob Gibson (1970) Tony Scott (2.54) -   15  
    Bernie Carbo (4.23) -   15  
  Notable Events: Joe Hague (2.11) -   12  
    Jose Cruz (3.5) -   11  
  1970 - A mediocre decade for the Cards. They're not terrible, but they    
  average an 80-82 record and don't make the post season.  Notable Events:  
  Bing Devine has lost his magic.    
    1974 - First Baseman Keith Hernandez joins the club as a   
  1970 - A nightmare trade for the Cardinals kicks off the decade. twenty year old rookie. He's a good hitter and a remarkable fielder.  
  They deal Curt Flood to the Philies for Dick Allen. Flood refuses to    
  report and tests the reserve clause in a law suit regarding the  1974 - Righthander Bob Forsch joins the club as a twenty four   
  deal. Altho' he loses the battle, the reserve clause falls within a  year old rookie. He becomes a mainstay of the staff.  
  few years as this case opened the door to that happening. Also,    
  Dick Allen is not enamored by the trade because he doesn't like  1975 - Bob Gibson retires  
  playing on Astroturf. Ultimately, he's correct, but at the time, he's    
  viewed as a trouble maker. Willie Montanez is substituted for Flood 1976 - Red Schoendienst is fired as manager  
  in the deal - another bad move by the Cards    
    1976 - Shortstop Gary Templeton comes up as a twenty year old  
  1970 - Bob Gibson wins the Cy Young rookie. As good as he was, his greatest contribution to the Cards  
    is that he ends up getting traded for defensive wizard Ozzie Smith  
  1971 - The Cards unload Dick Allen to the Dodgers for Ted     
  Sizemore in another awful trade. 1977 - Lou Brock breaks the all time stolen base record that  
    had been held by Ty Cobb - since broken by Ricky Henderson  
  1971 - Joe Torre is batting champ and wins the MVP     
    1978 - General Manager Bing Devine is fired.  
  1972 - In a dispute over $10K, the Cards impulsively trade Steve  
  Carlton to the Phillies for Rick Wise. Another huge mistake.  1979 - Lou Brock retires  
       
  1974 - Lou Brock steals 118 bases. A record since broken by     
  Ricky Henderson (130 in 1982)