1973 St. Louis Cardinals
81 - 81
1972 / 1974 (Organization)
2nd place in the NL East (1.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		43 - 38 (.531)
38 - 43 (.469)		 0.0 wins
-0.0 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 643 / 647 ( -4 )
Allowed/Expected: 603 / 647 ( +44 )
Pyth Record: 86 - 76 (-5)
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Attendance: 1,574,046 Avg Att: 19,433 (1.13)
Att Rank: 4 / 12 Lg Avg: 17,173
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 0.82 R/L HR: 0.81 / 0.83
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Lou Brock
34.0
1383
-1.3
Jim Dwyer
23.5
39
0.0
Bill Stein
26.4
15
-0.0
Bernie Carbo
25.9
10
0.0
Bake McBride
24.4
4
-0.0
Luis Melendez
23.9
4
-0.0
Jose Cruz
25.9
3
0.0
Tommy Cruz
22.4
2
-0.0
Hector Cruz
20.2
1
0.0
9
33.5
1461
-1.3

Center Field
Jose Cruz 25.9
616
0.5
Luis Melendez 23.9
504
0.2
Tommie Agee 30.9
121
0.1
Bake McBride 24.4
101
0.0
Jim Dwyer 23.5
79
-0.0
Hector Cruz 20.2
22
-0.0
Dwain Anderson 25.6
16
-0.0
Matty Alou 34.5
1
-0.0
8
25.3
1461
0.7


Right Field
Bernie Carbo 25.9
768
0.4
Jose Cruz 25.9
367
0.5
Luis Melendez 23.9
241
-0.1
Bill Stein 26.4
55
0.0
Ted Simmons 23.9
18
0.0
Jim Dwyer 23.5
9
0.0
Tommie Agee 30.9
3
-0.0
7
25.6
1461
0.9
Shortstop
Mike Tyson 23.5
1076
0.3
Ray Busse 24.8
175
0.1
Mick Kelleher 25.9
163
0.1
Ed Crosby 24.1
30
0.0
Dwain Anderson 25.6
8
-0.0
Ken Reitz 22.0
8
0.0
6
23.9
1461
0.4
Second Base
Ted Sizemore 28.2
1215
2.0
Mike Tyson 23.5
124
0.3
Ed Crosby 24.1
42
0.0
Tom Heintzelman 26.7
34
0.0
Dave Campbell 31.5
33
0.0
Bobby Fenwick 26.6
12
-0.0
6
27.7
1461
2.3
Third Base
Ken Reitz 22.0
996
-0.5
Joe Torre 33.0
431
-0.6
Terry Hughes 24.1
17
-0.0
Ed Crosby 24.1
8
-0.0
Ted Sizemore 28.2
6
-0.0
Bill Stein 26.4
3
-0.0
6
25.3
1461
-1.1
First Base
Joe Torre 33.0
803
1.0
Tim McCarver 31.7
576
-0.5
Ted Simmons 23.9
54
-0.0
Bill Stein 26.4
17
-0.0
Terry Hughes 24.1
9
-0.0
Matty Alou 34.5
2
0.0
6
32.0
1461
0.6
 
Catcher
Ted Simmons 23.9
1353
0.1
Tim McCarver 31.7
95
-0.1
Marc Hill 21.4
9
0.0
Larry Haney 30.6
4
0.0
4
24.4
1461
0.0
 
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