1977 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1977 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 1977 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1977 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1977 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1977 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1977 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

26 Doug Capilla 5-08 175 Left Left 1952-01-07
33 Clay Carroll 6-01 200 Right Right 1941-05-02
34 John D'Acquisto 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-12-24
36 John Denny 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-08
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
26 Rawly Eastwick 6-03 180 Right Right 1950-10-24
41 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
39 Al Hrabosky 5-11 185 Left Right 1949-07-21
34 Butch Metzger 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-23
42 Eric Rasmussen 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-03-22
22 Buddy Schultz 6-00 175 Left Right 1950-09-19
35 John Sutton 5-11 185 Right Right 1952-11-13
40 Tom Underwood 5-11 170 Left Right 1953-12-22
38 John Urrea 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-02-09
14 Dave Rader 5-11 165 Right Left 1948-12-26
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
12 John Tamargo 5-10 180 Right Both 1951-11-07
16 Jerry DaVanon 5-11 175 Right Right 1945-08-21
16 Taylor Duncan 6-00 170 Right Right 1953-05-12
7 Roger Freed 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-06-02
37 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
11 Don Kessinger 6-01 175 Right Both 1942-07-17
24 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
5 Mike Phillips 6-01 185 Right Left 1950-08-19
44 Ken Reitz 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-06-24
1 Garry Templeton 5-11 190 Right Both 1956-03-24
10 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
27 Mike Anderson 6-02 200 Right Right 1951-06-22
15 Benny Ayala 6-01 185 Right Right 1951-02-07
21 Rick Bosetti 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-08-05
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
25 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
11 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
19 Dane Iorg 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-05-11
21 Bake McBride 6-02 190 Right Left 1949-02-03
29 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
43 Mike Potter 6-01 195 Right Right 1951-05-16
30 Tony Scott 6-00 175 Right Both 1951-09-18
19 Joel Youngblood 6-00 180 Right Right 1951-08-28
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The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 79 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 98/98) where 1,659,287 fans witnessed their 1977 Cardinals finish the season with a .512 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 1977 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1977 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1977 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1977 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1977 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
Hector Cruz
Pete Falcone
Keith Hernandez
Don Kessinger
Bake McBride
Ken Reitz
Ted Simmons
Garry Templeton

1977 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (143)
1B Keith Hernandez (158)
2B Mike Tyson (135)
3B Ken Reitz (157)
SS Garry Templeton (151)
LF Lou Brock (130)
CF Tony Scott (82)
RF Hector Cruz (85)
  
SP John Denny
SP Pete Falcone
SP Bob Forsch
SP Eric Rasmussen
SP Tom Underwood
  
RP Clay Carroll
RP Rawly Eastwick
RP Butch Metzger
RP Buddy Schultz
CL Al Hrabosky


1977 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Ted Simmons $216,000.00
Lou Brock $200,000.00
Bake McBride $161,000.00
Al Hrabosky $140,000.00
Bob Forsch $112,500.00
Mike Tyson $106,000.00
John Denny $104,000.00
Larry Dierker $100,000.00
Ken Reitz $80,000.00
Tom Underwood $80,000.00
Mike Anderson $60,000.00
Butch Metzger $57,000.00
Keith Hernandez $55,500.00
Mike Phillips $52,000.00
Eric Rasmussen $43,000.00
Garry Templeton $42,500.00
Hector Cruz $40,000.00
Jerry Mumphrey $35,000.00
Roger Freed $26,000.00
Rick Bosetti $25,000.00
Dane Iorg $25,000.00
Buddy Schultz $25,000.00
John Urrea $25,000.00
Rawly Eastwick $23,200.00
John Sutton $22,000.00


1977 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Garry Templeton
#5 Mike Phillips
#7 Roger Freed
#10 Mike Tyson
#11 Jim Dwyer
#11 Don Kessinger
#12 John Tamargo
#14 Dave Rader
#15 Benny Ayala
#16 Jerry DaVanon
#16 Taylor Duncan
#19 Dane Iorg
#19 Joel Youngblood
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Rick Bosetti
#21 Bake McBride
#22 Buddy Schultz
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Ken Oberkfell
#25 Hector Cruz
#26 Doug Capilla
#26 Rawly Eastwick
#27 Mike Anderson
#29 Jerry Mumphrey
#30 Tony Scott
#31 Bob Forsch
#33 Clay Carroll
#34 John D'Acquisto
#34 Butch Metzger
#35 John Sutton
#36 John Denny
#37 Keith Hernandez
#38 John Urrea
#39 Al Hrabosky
#40 Tom Underwood
#41 Pete Falcone
#42 Eric Rasmussen
#43 Mike Potter
#44 Ken Reitz
#49 Larry Dierker

Did you know that a 1977 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)?