1971 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1971
misc =

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current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = August "Gussie" Busch
managers = Red Schoendienst
television = KSD-TV
radio = KMOX
(Jack Buck, Jim Woods)
espntn = stl
brtn = stlThe St. Louis Cardinals 1971 season was the team's 90th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 80th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 90-72 during the season and finished second in the National League East, seven games behind the eventual NL Pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals scrapped their traditional buttoned jerseys for the T-shirt style uniform tops, and would keep them until they switched back in 1992.

Third baseman Joe Torre won the MVP Award this year, batting .363, with 24 home runs and 137 RBIs. Pitcher Bob Gibson won a Gold Glove this year.

Offseason

*October 5, 1970: Dick Allen was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ted Sizemore and Bob Stinson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/allendi01.shtml Dick Allen Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*October 20, 1970: Jerry McNertney was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Jesse Huggins (minors) and George Lauzerique to the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor and Jim Ellis. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcnerje01.shtml Jerry McNertney Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

* On August 14, Bob Gibson threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Opening Day Starters

*Matty Alou
*Lou Brock
*Jose Cardenal
*Joe Hague
*Julian Javier
*Jerry Reuss
*Ted Simmons
*Ted Sizemore
*Joe Torre [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=SLN]

eason Standings

Notable transactions

* June 8, 1971: Keith Hernandez was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 amateur draft.
*June 15, 1971: Mike Torrez was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Bob Reynolds. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/torremi01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and honors

*Lou Brock, National League Stolen Base Leader, 64 [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac ] ]
* Joe Torre, Third Base, National League Most Valuable Player

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1971.shtml 1971 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=SLN 1971 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]