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Stats:

Season Record:  76-86            Standing:  4th

Attendance: 1,628,729            Manager:   Red Schoendienst

 Opening day Lineup: (St. Louis: 7, Expos: 2, Away, April 8th) (Summary)

LF - Lou Brock

CF - Jose Cardenal

3B - Dick Allen

C - Joe Torre

RF - Leron Lee

1B - Joe Hague

2B - Julian Javier

SS - Dal Maxville

P - Bob Gibson

 All Stars:   (All-Star game summary)                                              

Dick Allen

Bob Gibson
Joe Torre

 Gold Glove Winners:                                      

Bob Gibson

  

Award voting:                                             League Leaders:

MVP  

Bob Gibson - 4th

Bob Gibson - Wins (23) tied

Joe Torre - 18th

Joe Torre - Games played (161)

Cy Young

 

Bob Gibson - 1st

 

TSN Pitcher of the Year

 

Bob Gibson

 

        

Monthly W-L  

April

9-7

May  

12-17

June  

16-13

July  

8-21

August  

19-11

September/Oct. 

12-17

 

 

Highlights:

 

Bob Gibson wins his second NL Cy Young!!!

 

They said it... Fun facts:

 

Astroturf is installed before the season starts at a cost of $750,000.  Half paid by the baseball Cardinals and the other half by the football Cardinals.

On May 22nd, Steve Carlton fans 16 Phillies, but the Cardinals still lose, 4-3.

In his only season with the Cards, slugger Dick Allen hit 34 HRs and knocked in 101.

Vic Davalillo sets a NL record with 24 pinch-hits this year.

Joe Torre finished runner-up for the NL batting title (.325).

Bob Gibson pitches a complete game 14 inning voctory on August 12th.

 

 

 

 

 

1970 St. Louis Cardinals Yearbook

 

1970 Sports Illustrated - Richie Allen - St. Louis Cardinals  

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1970 St. Louis Cardinals Pocket Schedule    1970 St. Louis Cardinals Pocket Schedule - inside

 

 

1970 Team Info.(from Baseball-Reference.com)    1970 League Stats (from Baseball-Reference.com) 

 

(Tell me your highlights from 1970!)

 

NL Championship: Reds over Pirates (3-0)          World Series: Orioles over Reds (4-1)

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