1971 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 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 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1971 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1971 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1971 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Rudy Arroyo 6-02 195 Left Left 1950-06-19
34 George Brunet 6-01 210 Left Right 1935-06-08
32 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
40 Bob Chlupsa 6-07 215 Right Right 1945-09-16
22 Reggie Cleveland 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-05-23
28 Moe Drabowsky 6-02 200 Right Right 1935-07-21
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
36 Santiago Guzman 6-02 180 Right Right 1949-07-25
37 Dennis Higgins 6-04 190 Right Right 1939-08-04
39 Al Hrabosky 5-11 185 Left Right 1949-07-21
46 Mike Jackson 6-03 190 Left Left 1946-03-27
35 Frank Linzy 6-01 190 Right Right 1940-09-15
47 Fred Norman 5-08 160 Left Both 1942-08-20
31 Harry Parker 6-03 190 Right Right 1947-09-14
48 Daryl Patterson 6-04 195 Right Left 1943-11-21
49 Jerry Reuss 6-05 217 Left Left 1949-06-19
37 Bob Reynolds 6-00 205 Right Right 1947-01-21
34 Al Santorini 6-00 190 Right Right 1948-05-19
44 Don Shaw 6-00 185 Left Left 1944-02-23
42 Chuck Taylor 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-04-18
48 Mike Torrez 6-05 220 Right Right 1946-08-28
21 Stan Williams 6-05 230 Right Right 1936-09-14
36 Chris Zachary 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-02-19
15 Jerry McNertney 6-01 195 Right Right 1936-08-07
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
19 Bob Stinson 5-11½ 185 Right Both 1945-10-11
16 Jim Beauchamp 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-08-21
10 Bob Burda 5-11 180 Left Left 1938-07-16
12 Joe Hague 6-00 198 Left Left 1944-04-25
25 Julian Javier 6-01 175 Right Right 1936-08-09
1 Ted Kubiak 6-00 175 Right Both 1942-05-12
27 Dal Maxvill 5-11 160 Right Right 1939-02-18
29 Milt Ramirez 5-09 150 Right Right 1950-04-02
11 Dick Schofield 5-09 165 Right Both 1935-01-07
41 Ted Sizemore 5-10 165 Right Right 1945-04-15
9 Joe Torre 6-02 212 Right Right 1940-07-18
17 Matty Alou 5-09 160 Left Left 1938-12-22
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
1 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
38 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
37 Leron Lee 6-00 196 Right Left 1948-03-04
26 Luis Melendez 6-00 165 Right Right 1949-08-11
24 Jorge Roque 5-10 158 Right Right 1950-04-28
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The 1971 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 104/104) where 1,604,671 fans witnessed their 1971 Cardinals finish the season with a .556 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 1971 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1971 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1971 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1971 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1971 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Matty Alou
Lou Brock
Jose Cardenal
Joe Hague
Julian Javier
Jerry Reuss
Ted Simmons
Ted Sizemore
Joe Torre

1971 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (130)
1B Joe Hague (91)
2B Ted Sizemore (93)
3B Joe Torre (161)
SS Dal Maxvill (140)
LF Lou Brock (156)
CF Jose Cruz (82)
RF Jose Cardenal (78)
  
SP Steve Carlton
SP Reggie Cleveland
SP Bob Gibson
SP Jerry Reuss
  
RP Frank Linzy
RP Don Shaw
RP Chuck Taylor
CL Moe Drabowsky


1971 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Joe Torre $110,000.00
Steve Carlton $40,000.00
Stan Williams $40,000.00
Dick Schofield $32,000.00
Jerry McNertney $25,000.00
Bob Burda $21,500.00


1971 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jose Cardenal
#1 Ted Kubiak
#9 Joe Torre
#10 Bob Burda
#11 Dick Schofield
#12 Joe Hague
#15 Jerry McNertney
#16 Jim Beauchamp
#17 Matty Alou
#19 Bob Stinson
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Stan Williams
#22 Reggie Cleveland
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Jorge Roque
#25 Julian Javier
#26 Luis Melendez
#27 Dal Maxvill
#28 Moe Drabowsky
#29 Milt Ramirez
#31 Harry Parker
#32 Steve Carlton
#34 George Brunet
#34 Al Santorini
#35 Frank Linzy
#36 Santiago Guzman
#36 Chris Zachary
#37 Dennis Higgins
#37 Leron Lee
#37 Bob Reynolds
#38 Jose Cruz
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Bob Chlupsa
#41 Ted Sizemore
#42 Chuck Taylor
#43 Rudy Arroyo
#44 Don Shaw
#45 Bob Gibson
#46 Mike Jackson
#47 Fred Norman
#48 Daryl Patterson
#48 Mike Torrez
#49 Jerry Reuss

Did you know that a 1971 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)?