1974 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1974 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 1974 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1974 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1974 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1974 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1974 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
40 Ray Bare 6-02 195 Right Right 1949-04-15
22 John Curtis 6-02 185 Left Left 1948-03-09
36 John Denny 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-08
28 Rich Folkers 6-02 180 Left Left 1946-10-17
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
27 Alan Foster 6-00 180 Right Right 1946-12-08
43 Mike Garman 6-03 215 Right Right 1949-09-16
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
39 Al Hrabosky 5-11 185 Left Right 1949-07-21
15 Barry Lersch 6-00 180 Right Both 1944-09-07
47 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
34 Claude Osteen 5-11 173 Left Left 1939-08-09
36 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
34 Pete Richert 6-00 184 Left Left 1939-10-29
42 Sonny Siebert 6-03 198 Right Right 1937-01-14
46 Mike Thompson 6-03 190 Right Right 1949-09-06
12 Dick Billings 6-01 195 Right Right 1942-12-04
16 Marc Hill 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-18
15 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
1 Luis Alvarado 5-09 162 Right Right 1949-01-15
29 Jerry DaVanon 5-11 175 Right Right 1945-08-21
11 Jack Heidemann 6-00 178 Right Right 1949-07-11
5 Tom Heintzelman 6-01 180 Right Right 1946-11-03
29 Bob Heise 6-00 175 Right Right 1947-05-12
18 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
24 Jim Hickman 6-04 205 Right Right 1937-05-10
32 Ron Hunt 6-00 186 Right Right 1941-02-23
29 Stan Papi 6-00 178 Right Right 1951-02-04
44 Ken Reitz 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-06-24
41 Ted Sizemore 5-10 165 Right Right 1945-04-15
9 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
10 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
38 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
25 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
24 Danny Godby 6-00 185 Right Right 1946-11-04
46 Larry Herndon 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-11-03
21 Bake McBride 6-02 190 Right Left 1949-02-03
26 Luis Melendez 6-00 165 Right Right 1949-08-11
29 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
7 Reggie Smith 6-00 195 Right Both 1945-04-02
19 Richie Scheinblum 6-01 180 Right Both 1942-11-05
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The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals played 161 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 75 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,838,413 fans witnessed their 1974 Cardinals finish the season with a .534 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 1974 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1974 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1974 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1974 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
Bob Gibson
Bake McBride
Ken Reitz
Ted Simmons
Ted Sizemore
Reggie Smith
Joe Torre
Mike Tyson

1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (141)
1B Joe Torre (139)
2B Ted Sizemore (128)
3B Ken Reitz (151)
SS Mike Tyson (143)
LF Lou Brock (152)
CF Bake McBride (144)
RF Reggie Smith (132)
  
SP John Curtis
SP Alan Foster
SP Bob Gibson
SP Lynn McGlothen
SP Sonny Siebert
  
RP Rich Folkers
RP Mike Garman
RP Orlando Pena
CL Al Hrabosky


1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Orlando Pena $26,000.00
Luis Alvarado $20,000.00


1974 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Luis Alvarado
#5 Tom Heintzelman
#7 Reggie Smith
#9 Joe Torre
#10 Mike Tyson
#11 Jack Heidemann
#12 Dick Billings
#15 Barry Lersch
#15 Tim McCarver
#16 Marc Hill
#18 Keith Hernandez
#19 Richie Scheinblum
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Bake McBride
#22 John Curtis
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Danny Godby
#24 Jim Hickman
#25 Jim Dwyer
#26 Luis Melendez
#27 Alan Foster
#28 Rich Folkers
#29 Jerry DaVanon
#29 Bob Heise
#29 Jerry Mumphrey
#29 Stan Papi
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Ron Hunt
#34 Claude Osteen
#34 Pete Richert
#36 John Denny
#36 Orlando Pena
#38 Jose Cruz
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Ray Bare
#41 Ted Sizemore
#42 Sonny Siebert
#43 Mike Garman
#44 Ken Reitz
#45 Bob Gibson
#46 Larry Herndon
#46 Mike Thompson
#47 Lynn McGlothen

Did you know that a 1974 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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