1969 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1969 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 1969 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1969 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1969 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1969 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1969 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
34 Nelson Briles 5-11 200 Right Right 1943-08-05
30 Sal Campisi 6-02 210 Right Right 1942-08-11
32 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
22 Reggie Cleveland 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-05-23
33 Jim Ellis 6-02 185 Left Right 1945-03-25
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
39 Dave Giusti 5-11 195 Right Right 1939-11-27
22 Mudcat Grant 6-01 186 Right Right 1935-08-13
36 Santiago Guzman 6-02 180 Right Right 1949-07-25
19 Tom Hilgendorf 6-01 190 Left Both 1942-03-10
43 Joe Hoerner 6-01 200 Left Right 1936-11-12
47 Mel Nelson 6-00 185 Left Right 1936-05-30
49 Jerry Reuss 6-05 217 Left Left 1949-06-19
47 Dennis Ribant 5-11 175 Right Right 1941-09-20
42 Chuck Taylor 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-04-18
48 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
44 Ray Washburn 6-01 205 Right Right 1938-05-31
19 Gary Waslewski 6-04 195 Right Right 1941-07-21
36 Ron Willis 6-02 195 Right Right 1943-07-12
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
35 Chip Coulter 5-10 172 Right Both 1945-06-05
26 Jerry DaVanon 5-11 175 Right Right 1945-08-21
16 Phil Gagliano 6-01 185 Right Right 1941-12-27
14 Steve Huntz 6-01 204 Right Both 1945-12-03
25 Julian Javier 6-01 175 Right Right 1936-08-09
29 Bob Johnson 5-10 175 Right Right 1936-03-04
27 Dal Maxvill 5-11 160 Right Right 1939-02-18
18 Mike Shannon 6-03 195 Right Right 1939-07-15
9 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
7 Bill White 6-00 195 Left Left 1934-01-28
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
29 Byron Browne 6-02 200 Right Right 1942-12-27
17 Vic Davalillo 5-07 155 Left Left 1936-07-31
11 Boots Day 5-09 160 Left Left 1947-08-31
21 Curt Flood 5-09 165 Right Right 1938-01-18
12 Joe Hague 6-00 198 Left Left 1944-04-25
24 Jim Hicks 6-03 205 Right Right 1940-05-18
37 Leron Lee 6-00 196 Right Left 1948-03-04
24 Joe Nossek 6-00 178 Right Right 1940-11-08
28 Vada Pinson 5-11 181 Left Left 1938-08-11
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The 1969 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 87 games, lost 75 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,682,783 fans witnessed their 1969 Cardinals finish the season with a .537 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 1969 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1969 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1969 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1969 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1969 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Bob Gibson
Julian Javier
Dal Maxvill
Tim McCarver
Vada Pinson
Mike Shannon
Joe Torre

1969 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Tim McCarver (136)
1B Joe Torre (144)
2B Julian Javier (141)
3B Mike Shannon (149)
SS Dal Maxvill (131)
LF Lou Brock (157)
CF Curt Flood (152)
RF Vada Pinson (124)
  
SP Nelson Briles
SP Steve Carlton
SP Bob Gibson
SP Mike Torrez
SP Ray Washburn
  
RP Mudcat Grant
RP Ron Willis
CL Joe Hoerner


1969 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Curt Flood $90,000.00
Vada Pinson $60,500.00
Vic Davalillo $40,000.00


1969 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#7 Bill White
#9 Joe Torre
#10 Dave Ricketts
#11 Boots Day
#12 Joe Hague
#14 Steve Huntz
#15 Tim McCarver
#16 Phil Gagliano
#17 Vic Davalillo
#18 Mike Shannon
#19 Tom Hilgendorf
#19 Gary Waslewski
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Curt Flood
#22 Reggie Cleveland
#22 Mudcat Grant
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Jim Hicks
#24 Joe Nossek
#25 Julian Javier
#26 Jerry DaVanon
#27 Dal Maxvill
#28 Vada Pinson
#29 Byron Browne
#29 Bob Johnson
#30 Sal Campisi
#32 Steve Carlton
#33 Jim Ellis
#34 Nelson Briles
#35 Chip Coulter
#36 Santiago Guzman
#36 Ron Willis
#37 Leron Lee
#39 Dave Giusti
#42 Chuck Taylor
#43 Joe Hoerner
#44 Ray Washburn
#45 Bob Gibson
#47 Mel Nelson
#47 Dennis Ribant
#48 Mike Torrez
#49 Jerry Reuss

Did you know that a 1969 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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