The St. Louis Cardinals were 90-72 in 1971. They finished 2nd in the NL East.
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Jackson Holliday shines for Orioles at Busch Stadium, where his dad starred for the Cardinals
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Pete Alonso homers and drives in 4 before leaving game as Orioles rout Cardinals 13-1
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Cardinals place shortstop Masyn Winn on IL with broken thumb and recall Nolan Gorman
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MLB home run leader Schwarber punctuates Phillies' unlikely comeback win over the Cardinals
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Schwarber's 2-run HR with 2 out in 9th rallies Phillies for a 6-4 win over the Cardinals
1971 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,610 | 739 | 1,542 | 225 | 54 | 95 | 686 | 543 | 25 | 757 | 124 | 53 | .275 | .338 | .385 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 19th | 3rd | 8th | 20th | 4th | 2nd | 20th | 1st | 2nd | 5th |
1971 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
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Team | 163 | 90 | 72 | 3.85 | 911 | 14 | 22 | 1467.0 | 1,482 | 628 | 699 | 104 | 576 | 38 |
Team Rank | 5th | 5th | 22nd | 8th | 6th | 19th | 7th | 23rd | 22nd | 21st | 7th | 20th | 17th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
77 | 55 | .583 | ||
73 | 60 | .549 | 4.5 | |
67 | 66 | .504 | 10.5 | |
62 | 72 | .463 | 16.0 | |
60 | 72 | .455 | 17.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 51 | .614 | ||
76 | 57 | .571 | 5.5 | |
66 | 67 | .496 | 15.5 | |
65 | 69 | .485 | 17.0 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 52 | .606 | ||
71 | 62 | .534 | 9.5 | |
70 | 63 | .526 | 10.5 | |
54 | 78 | .409 | 26.0 | |
51 | 81 | .386 | 29.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
74 | 57 | .565 | 4.0 | |
73 | 59 | .553 | 5.5 | |
64 | 68 | .485 | 14.5 | |
64 | 69 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 63 | .523 | ||
67 | 66 | .504 | 2.5 | |
64 | 69 | .481 | 5.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 7.5 | |
59 | 74 | .444 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 66 | .500 | ||
66 | 67 | .496 | 0.5 | |
64 | 69 | .481 | 2.5 | |
52 | 81 | .391 | 14.5 | |
52 | 81 | .391 | 14.5 |

