1972 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1972
misc =

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current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = August "Gussie" Busch
managers = Red Schoendienst
television = KSD-TV
radio = KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Mike Walden)
espntn = stl
brtn = stlThe St. Louis Cardinals 1972 season was the team's 91st season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 81st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 75-81 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, 21½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.

Offseason

*February 25, 1972: Steve Carlton was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carltst01.shtml Steve Carlton page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

eason Standings

Opening Day Starters

*Matty Alou
*Lou Brock
*Jose Cruz
*Bob Gibson
*Joe Hague
*Dal Maxvill
*Ted Simmons
*Ted Sizemore
*Joe Torre [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=SLN 1972 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

Notable Transactions

*June 6, 1972: Dan Larson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 7, 1972: Diego Segui was sent to the Cardinals by the Oakland Athletics as part of a conditional deal. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Segui page at Baseball Reference] ]
*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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maxvida01.shtml Dal Maxvill page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and honors

*Lou Brock, National League Stolen Base Leader, 63 [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1972.shtml 1972 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=SLN 1972 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]