1968 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1968 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1968 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
34 Nelson Briles 5-11 200 Right Right 1943-08-05
32 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
47 Hal Gilson 6-05 195 Left Right 1942-02-09
29 Wayne Granger 6-02 165 Right Right 1944-03-15
43 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
31 Dick Hughes 6-03 195 Right Right 1938-02-13
39 Larry Jaster 6-03½ 205 Left Left 1944-01-13
46 Pete Mikkelsen 6-02 220 Right Right 1939-10-25
47 Mel Nelson 6-00 185 Left Right 1936-05-30
48 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
44 Ray Washburn 6-01 205 Right Right 1938-05-31
36 Ron Willis 6-02 195 Right Right 1943-07-12
7 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
15 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
10 Dave Ricketts 6-02 195 Right Both 1935-07-12
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
30 Orlando Cepeda 6-02 210 Right Right 1937-09-17
16 Phil Gagliano 6-01 185 Right Right 1941-12-27
25 Julian Javier 6-01 175 Right Right 1936-08-09
27 Dal Maxvill 5-11 160 Right Right 1939-02-18
11 Dick Schofield 5-09 165 Right Both 1935-01-07
18 Mike Shannon 6-03 195 Right Right 1939-07-15
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
14 Ron Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1941-10-21
21 Curt Flood 5-09 165 Right Right 1938-01-18
12 Joe Hague 6-00 198 Left Left 1944-04-25
9 Roger Maris 6-00 204 Right Left 1934-09-10
12 Dick Simpson 6-04 176 Right Right 1943-07-28
26 Ed Spiezio 5-11 180 Right Right 1941-10-31
17 Bobby Tolan 5-11 170 Left Left 1945-11-19
37 Floyd Wicker 6-02 175 Right Left 1943-09-12
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The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 97 games, lost 65 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/97) where 2,011,167 fans witnessed their 1968 Cardinals finish the season with a .599 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1968 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
Orlando Cepeda
Curt Flood
Bob Gibson
Julian Javier
Roger Maris
Dal Maxvill
Tim McCarver
Mike Shannon

1968 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Tim McCarver (109)
1B Orlando Cepeda (154)
2B Julian Javier (139)
3B Mike Shannon (156)
SS Dal Maxvill (151)
LF Lou Brock (156)
CF Curt Flood (149)
RF Roger Maris (84)
  
SP Nelson Briles
SP Steve Carlton
SP Bob Gibson
SP Larry Jaster
SP Ray Washburn
  
RP Wayne Granger
RP Dick Hughes
RP Ron Willis
CL Joe Hoerner


1968 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Curt Flood $72,000.00


1968 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#7 Johnny Edwards
#9 Roger Maris
#10 Dave Ricketts
#11 Dick Schofield
#12 Joe Hague
#12 Dick Simpson
#14 Ron Davis
#15 Tim McCarver
#16 Phil Gagliano
#17 Bobby Tolan
#18 Mike Shannon
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Curt Flood
#23 Ted Simmons
#25 Julian Javier
#26 Ed Spiezio
#27 Dal Maxvill
#29 Wayne Granger
#30 Orlando Cepeda
#31 Dick Hughes
#32 Steve Carlton
#34 Nelson Briles
#36 Ron Willis
#37 Floyd Wicker
#39 Larry Jaster
#43 Joe Hoerner
#44 Ray Washburn
#45 Bob Gibson
#46 Pete Mikkelsen
#47 Hal Gilson
#47 Mel Nelson
#48 Mike Torrez

Did you know that a 1968 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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