1973 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 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 1973 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1973 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1973 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1973 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1973 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

37 John Andrews 5-10 175 Left Left 1949-02-09
48 Jim Bibby 6-05 235 Right Right 1944-10-29
22 Reggie Cleveland 6-01 195 Right Right 1948-05-23
48 Eddie Fisher 6-02½ 200 Right Right 1936-07-16
28 Rich Folkers 6-02 180 Left Left 1946-10-17
27 Alan Foster 6-00 180 Right Right 1946-12-08
45 Bob Gibson 6-01½ 195 Right Right 1935-11-09
29 Wayne Granger 6-02 165 Right Right 1944-03-15
39 Al Hrabosky 5-11 185 Left Right 1949-07-21
29 Lew Krausse 5-11 186 Right Right 1943-04-25
34 Tom Murphy 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-12-30
49 Mike Nagy 6-03 200 Right Right 1948-03-25
36 Orlando Pena 5-11 154 Right Right 1933-11-17
34 Al Santorini 6-00 190 Right Right 1948-05-19
35 Diego Segui 6-00 190 Right Right 1937-08-17
24 Scipio Spinks 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-07-12
48 Ed Sprague 6-04 195 Right Right 1945-09-16
46 Mike Thompson 6-03 190 Right Right 1949-09-06
40 Rick Wise 6-02 195 Right Right 1945-09-13
7 Larry Haney 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-11-19
16 Marc Hill 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-18
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
4 Matty Alou 5-09 160 Left Left 1938-12-22
19 Dwain Anderson 5-11 165 Right Right 1947-11-23
5 Ray Busse 6-04 175 Right Right 1948-09-25
18 Dave Campbell 6-00 185 Right Right 1942-01-14
4 Ed Crosby 6-02 180 Right Left 1949-05-26
18 Bobby Fenwick 5-09 165 Right Right 1946-12-10
5 Tom Heintzelman 6-01 180 Right Right 1946-11-03
14 Terry Hughes 6-01 185 Right Right 1949-05-13
25 Mick Kelleher 5-09 176 Right Right 1947-07-25
15 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
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
47 Tommie Agee 5-11 195 Right Right 1942-08-09
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
1 Bernie Carbo 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-08-05
11 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
38 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
17 Tommy Cruz 5-09 165 Left Left 1951-02-15
19 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
21 Bake McBride 6-02 190 Right Left 1949-02-03
26 Luis Melendez 6-00 165 Right Right 1949-08-11
32 Bill Stein 5-10 170 Right Right 1947-01-21


The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 1,574,046 fans witnessed their 1973 Cardinals finish the season with a .500 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 1973 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1973 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1973 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1973 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
Ray Busse
Reggie Cleveland
Jose Cruz
Luis Melendez
Ken Reitz
Ted Simmons
Ted Sizemore
Joe Torre

1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (153)
1B Joe Torre (114)
2B Ted Sizemore (139)
3B Ken Reitz (135)
SS Mike Tyson (128)
LF Lou Brock (159)
CF Jose Cruz (77)
RF Bernie Carbo (93)
  
SP Reggie Cleveland
SP Alan Foster
SP Bob Gibson
SP Rick Wise
  
RP Rich Folkers
RP Wayne Granger
RP Al Hrabosky
RP Orlando Pena
CL Diego Segui


1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Bob Gibson $160,000.00
Joe Torre $150,000.00
Lou Brock $110,000.00
Rick Wise $70,000.00
Tommie Agee $65,000.00
Eddie Fisher $50,000.00
Wayne Granger $47,500.00
Diego Segui $42,000.00
Tom Murphy $34,000.00
Bernie Carbo $26,000.00
Dwain Anderson $15,000.00
Jim Bibby $15,000.00
Ray Busse $15,000.00
Hector Cruz $15,000.00
Tommy Cruz $15,000.00
Jim Dwyer $15,000.00
Bobby Fenwick $15,000.00
Tom Heintzelman $15,000.00
Marc Hill $15,000.00
Mick Kelleher $15,000.00
Bake McBride $15,000.00
Ken Reitz $15,000.00
Bill Stein $15,000.00
Mike Thompson $15,000.00
Mike Tyson $15,000.00
John Andrews $10,000.00
Orlando Pena $9,025.00


1973 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bernie Carbo
#4 Matty Alou
#4 Ed Crosby
#5 Ray Busse
#5 Tom Heintzelman
#7 Larry Haney
#9 Joe Torre
#10 Mike Tyson
#11 Hector Cruz
#14 Terry Hughes
#15 Tim McCarver
#16 Marc Hill
#17 Tommy Cruz
#18 Dave Campbell
#18 Bobby Fenwick
#19 Dwain Anderson
#19 Jim Dwyer
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Bake McBride
#22 Reggie Cleveland
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Scipio Spinks
#25 Mick Kelleher
#26 Luis Melendez
#27 Alan Foster
#28 Rich Folkers
#29 Wayne Granger
#29 Lew Krausse
#32 Bill Stein
#34 Tom Murphy
#34 Al Santorini
#35 Diego Segui
#36 Orlando Pena
#37 John Andrews
#38 Jose Cruz
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Rick Wise
#41 Ted Sizemore
#44 Ken Reitz
#45 Bob Gibson
#46 Mike Thompson
#47 Tommie Agee
#48 Jim Bibby
#48 Eddie Fisher
#48 Ed Sprague
#49 Mike Nagy

Did you know that a 1973 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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