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Major League Baseball

Record: 86-76 .531.... 3rd in National League East
Stadium: Busch Stadium II
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,627,256

Top Draft Pick: Andy Van Slyke (#6) MLB
Manager - Ken Boyer

Affiliates - AAA Springfield Redbirds AA Arkansas Travelers A+ St. Petersburg Cardinals A Gastonia Cardinals Rk Johnson City Cardinals

Team Leaders

HR: Simmons [26]
RBI: Hernandez [105]
2B: Hernandez [48]
SB: Scott [37]
W: Martinez, Vuckovich [15]
SV: Littell [13]
SO: Vuckovich [145]

Oldest Player: Lou Brock [40]
Youngest Player: Kim Seaman [22]
Longest Tenure: Lou Brock [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Tom Herr (Aug 13)
Pitchers: John Fulgham (Jun 19) Kim Seaman (Sep 28)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
20	Lou Brock	OF	40	L	L	5-11	170	6/18/1939	El Dorado, AR	MLB	1961-1979
49	Tom Bruno	P	26	R	R	6-5	210	1/26/1953	Chicago, IL	MLB	1976-1979
11	Bernie Carbo	OF-RF	31	L	R	6-0	175	8/5/1947	Detroit, MI	MLB	1969-1980
36	John Denny	P	26	R	R	6-3	190	11/8/1952	Prescott, AZ	MLB	1974-1986
21	Mike Dimmel	OF	24	R	R	6-0	180	10/16/1954	Albert Lea, MN	MLB	1977-1979
31	Bob Forsch	P	29	R	R	6-4	200	1/13/1950	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1974-1989
39	George Frazier	P	24	R	R	6-5	205	10/13/1954	Oklahoma City, OK	MLB	1978-1987
7	Roger Freed	OF	33	R	R	6-0	190	6/2/1946	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1970-1979
41	John Fulgham	P	23	R	R	6-2	205	6/9/1956	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1979-1980
3	Tom Grieve	OF	31	R	R	6-2	190	3/4/1948	Pittsfield, MA	MLB	1970-1979
25	George Hendrick	OF	29	R	R	6-3	195	10/18/1949	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1971-1988
37	Keith Hernandez	1B	25	L	L	6-0	195	10/20/1953	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1974-1990
28	Tom Herr	2B	23	B	R	6-0	185	4/4/1956	Lancaster, PA	MLB	1979-1991
19	Dane Iorg	1B-OF	29	L	R	6-0	180	5/11/1950	Eureka, CA	MLB	1977-1986
16	Terry Kennedy	C	23	L	R	6-4	230	6/4/1956	Euclid, OH	MLB	1978-1991
34	Darold Knowles	P	37	L	L	6-0	190	12/9/1941	Brunswick, MO	MLB	1965-1980
21	Jim Lentine	OF	24	R	R	6-0	175	7/16/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1978-1980
32	Mark Littell	P	26	L	R	6-3	210	1/17/1953	Cape Girardeau, MO	MLB	1973-1982
35	Silvio Martinez	P	23	R	R	5-10	170	8/19/1955	Santiago, DR	MLB	1977-1981
47	Will McEnaney	P	27	L	L	6-0	180	2/14/1952	Springfield, OH	MLB	1974-1979
29	Jerry Mumphrey	OF	26	B	R	6-2	185	9/9/1952	Tyler, TX	MLB	1974-1988
24	Ken Oberkfell	3B-2B	23	L	R	6-0	210	5/4/1956	Highland, IL	MLB	1977-1992
26	Dan O'Brien	P	25	R	R	6-4	215	4/22/1954	St. Petersburg, FL	MLB	1978-1979
5	Mike Phillips	SS-2B	28	L	R	6-1	185	8/19/1950	Beaumont, TX	MLB	1973-1983
44	Ken Reitz	3B	28	R	R	6-0	185	6/24/1951	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1972-1982
22	Buddy Schultz	P	28	R	L	6-0	175	9/19/1950	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1975-1979
30	Tony Scott	OF	27	B	R	6-0	175	9/18/1951	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1973-1984
48	Kim Seaman	P	22	L	L	6-4	205	5/6/1957	Pascagoula, MS	MLB	1979-1980
23	Ted Simmons	C-1B	29	B	R	6-0	200	8/9/1949	Highland Park, MI	MLB	1968-1988
3	Keith Smith	OF	26	R	R	5-9	178	5/3/1953	Palmetto, FL	MLB	1977-1980
9	Steve Swisher	C	27	R	R	6-2	205	8/9/1951	Parkersburg, WV	MLB	1974-1982
42	Bob Sykes	P	24	B	L	6-2	200	12/11/1954	Neptune, NJ	MLB	1977-1981
1	Garry Templeton	SS	23	B	R	5-11	185	3/24/1956	Lockney, TX	MLB	1976-1991
43	Roy Thomas	P	26	R	R	6-6	200	6/22/1953	Quantico, VA	MLB	1977-1987
4	Mike Tyson	2B	29	R	R	5-9	170	1/13/1950	Rocky Mount, NC	MLB	1972-1981
38	John Urrea	P	24	R	R	6-3	205	2/9/1955	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1977-1981
46	Pete Vuckovich	P	26	R	R	6-4	220	10/27/1952	Johnstown, PA	MLB	1975-1986