Cardinal Madness! Match-ups 7 and 8

Another week, another set of first-round match-ups for the Cardinal Madness tournament. This week, we will finish out the final first round match-ups on Monday through Friday. On Saturday, I will post a recap of all 16 first round pairings. This will be the last chance to get your votes in as round two will start next week. Today we see some very close match-ups as the 12 seed 1967 season takes on the 21 seed 1939 season and the 5 seed 1943 season takes on the 28 seed 2000 season. There are a lot of Hall of Fame players involved in these two pairings. Will an upset take place? Details after the jump.

1967

The 1967 season was the first as a Cardinal for Roger Maris as the Cards traded Charley Smith to the Yankees for the right fielder. The Birds won 101 games and defeated the Red Sox in seven games in the World Series. First baseman Orlando “Cha Cha” Cepeda won the MVP award and manager Red Schoendienst won the manager of the year award. Pitcher Bob Gibson was the World Series MVP as he was the winning pitcher in games 1, 4, and 7, pitching complete games in all three. Cepeda and Gibson went on to become Hall of Famers, as did outfield Lou Brock, pitcher Steve Carlton, and manager Red Schoendienst.

1939

The 1939 Cardinals won 92 games but only took second place in the National League, losing out to the Cincinnati Reds. It was the first season as manager for former reserve outfield Ray Blades. This Cardinal team was the first without Dizzy Dean in years, as he was traded to the Cubs for pitcher Curt Davis. The team featured three future Hall of Famers in first baseman Johnny Mize and outfielders Enos “Country” Slaughter and Joe “Ducky Medwick”.

Tale of the Tape

1967		1939
Batting Order		Batting Order
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Lou Brock	LF	113	21	76	0.299	0.799	127	1	Jimmy Brown	SS	88	3	51	0.298	0.719	88
2	Curt Flood	CF	68	5	50	0.335	0.793	128	2	Stu Martin	2B	60	3	30	0.268	0.709	85
3	Roger Maris	RF	64	9	55	0.261	0.751	116	3	Enos Slaughter	RF	95	12	86	0.320	0.852	122
4	Orlando Cepeda	1B	91	25	111	0.325	0.923	164	4	Joe Medwick	LF	98	14	117	0.332	0.886	131
5	Tim McCarver	C	68	14	69	0.295	0.822	136	5	Johnny Mize	1B	104	28	108	0.349	1.070	178
6	Mike Shannon	3B	53	12	77	0.245	0.672	93	6	Terry Moore	CF	65	17	77	0.295	0.849	121
7	Julian Javier	2B	68	14	64	0.281	0.718	105	7	Don Gutteridge	3B	71	7	54	0.269	0.685	79
8	Dal Maxvill	SS	37	1	41	0.227	0.576	67	8	Mickey Owen	C	32	3	35	0.259	0.693	82
9	P								9	P

Bench		Bench
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Dave Ricketts	C	11	1	14	0.273	0.679	94	1	Don Padgett	C	38	5	53	0.399	0.998	160
2	Phil Gagliano	IF	20	2	21	0.221	0.564	63	2	Pepper Martin	U	48	3	37	0.306	0.823	115
3	Ed Spiezio	IF	9	3	10	0.210	0.580	66	3	Lynn Myers	IF	24	0	10	0.239	0.618	62
4	Bobby Tolan	OF	35	6	32	0.253	0.679	95	4	Lynn King	OF	10	0	11	0.235	0.609	62
5	Alex Johnson	OF	20	1	12	0.223	0.586	68	5	Lyn Lary	IF	11	0	9	0.187	0.556	48

Starting Rotation		Starting Rotation
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
1	Dick Hughes	222.1	16	6	2.67	161	48	123	1	Curt Davis	248.0	22	16	3.63	70	48	113
2	Steve Carlton	193.0	14	9	2.98	168	62	110	2	Mort Cooper	210.2	12	6	3.25	130	97	127
3	Ray Washburn	186.1	10	7	3.53	98	42	93	3	Lon Warnecke	162.0	13	7	3.78	59	49	109
4	Bob Gibson	175.1	13	7	2.98	147	40	110	4	Bob Weiland	146.1	10	12	3.57	63	50	116
5	Larry Jaster	152.1	9	7	3.01	87	44	109	5	Bill McGee	156.0	12	5	3.81	56	59	108

Bullpen		Bullpen
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
CP	Joe Hoerner	66.0	4	4	2.59	50	20	127	CP	Bob Bowman	169.1	13	5	2.60	78	60	158
RP	Nelson Briles	155.1	14	5	2.43	94	40	135	RP	Clyde Shoun	103.0	3	1	3.76	50	42	110
RP	Al Jackson	107.0	9	4	3.95	43	29	83	RP	Tom Sunkel	85.1	4	4	4.22	54	56	98
RP	Ron Willis	81.0	6	5	2.67	42	43	124	RP	Paul Dean	43.0	0	1	6.07	16	10	68
RP	Jack Lamabe	47.2	3	4	2.83	30	10	117	RP	Max Lanier	37.2	2	1	2.39	14	13	174

1943

The 1943 Cardinals won 105 games, easily winning the National League with an 18 game lead over the Reds, but lost the World Series to the Yankees in five games. The team was managed by Billy Southworth and featured league MVP Stan Musial. Musial was the team’s lone Hall of Famer player.

2000

The 2000 Cardinals won 95 games, which also gave them an easy lead over the Reds. They defeated the Braves by three in the NLDS, but lost in five games to the New York Mets in the NLCS. The 1999 offseason was vital for the Cardinals as they turned over a large part of the roster for 2000. The team traded for starting pitchers Pat Hentgen and Darryl Kile as well as relief pitcher Dave Veres. The team also maneuvered trades for center fielder Jim Edmonds, who saw a career resurgence after the move and spent the next eight years with the Cardinals, and long-time starting catcher and future manager Mike Matheny. Midseason, the Cardinals swung a trade for fan favorite Will “The Thrill” Clark to replace the injured Mark McGwire. Edmonds and Matheny won Gold Gloves.

Tale of the Tape

1943		2000
Batting Order		Batting Order
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Lou Klein	2B	91	7	62	0.287	0.752	111	1	Fernando Vina	2B	81	4	31	0.300	0.779	96
2	Harry Walker	CF	76	2	53	0.294	0.717	102	2	Edgar Renteria	SS	94	16	76	0.278	0.770	92
3	Stan Musial	RF	108	13	81	0.357	0.988	177	3	Jim Edmonds	CF	129	42	108	0.295	0.994	146
4	Walker Cooper	C	52	9	81	0.318	0.812	128	4	Mark McGwire	1B	60	32	73	0.305	1.229	202
5	Whitey Kurowski	3B	69	13	70	0.287	0.768	116	5	Ray Lankford	LF	73	26	65	0.253	0.874	116
6	Ray Sanders	1B	69	11	73	0.28	0.796	124	6	Fernando Tatis	3B	59	18	64	0.253	0.870	116
7	Danny Litwhiler	LF	40	7	31	0.279	0.771	117	7	JD Drew	RF	73	18	57	0.295	0.880	120
8	Marty Marion	SS	38	1	52	0.28	0.671	89	8	Mike Matheny	C	43	6	47	0.261	0.679	70
9	P								9	P

Bench		Bench
	Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+		Player	Pos	R	HR	RBI	BAA	OPS	OPS+
1	Ken O’Dea	C	15	3	25	0.281	0.744	110	1	Eli Marrero	C	21	5	17	0.225	0.723	79
2	Jimmy Brown	IF	6	0	8	0.182	0.479	35	2	Craig Paquette	IF	47	15	61	0.245	0.728	80
3	Frank Demaree	OF	5	0	9	0.291	0.665	88	3	Placido Polanco	IF	50	5	39	0.316	0.765	91
4	Johnny Hopp	U	33	2	25	0.224	0.604	70	4	Eric Davis	OF	38	6	40	0.303	0.818	105
5	Debs Garms	U	26	0	22	0.257	0.612	73	5	Will Clark	1B	29	12	42	0.345	1.081	166

Starting Rotation		Starting Rotation
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
1	Mort Cooper	274	21	8	2.3	141	79	148	1	Darryl Kile	232.1	20	9	3.91	192	58	120
2	Max Lanier	213.1	15	7	1.9	123	75	180	2	Garrett Stephenson	200.1	16	9	4.49	123	63	104
3	Harry Gumbert	133	10	5	2.84	40	32	120	3	Pat Hentgen	194.1	15	12	4.72	118	89	99
4	Howie Pollet	118.1	8	4	1.75	61	32	195	4	Rick Ankiel	175.0	11	7	3.50	194	90	134
5	Harry Brecheen	135.1	9	6	2.26	68	39	151	5	Andy Benes	166.0	12	9	4.88	137	68	96

Bullpen		Bullpen
Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+	Pos	Pitcher	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	ERA+
CP	Howie Krist	164.1	11	5	2.9	57	62	118	CP	Dave Veres	75.2	3	5	2.85	67	25	165
RP	Ernie White	78.2	5	5	3.78	28	33	91	RP	Matt Morris	53.0	3	3	3.57	34	17	132
RP	Murry Dickson	115.2	8	2	3.58	44	49	95	RP	Mike James	51.1	2	2	3.16	41	24	149
RP	Red Munger	93.1	9	5	3.95	45	42	87	RP	Heathcliff Slocumb	49.2	2	3	5.44	34	24	87
RP	Al Brazle	88	8	2	1.53	26	29	223	RP	Britt Rheames	40.2	2	1	2.88	31	23	164

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