P Bruce Cardenas #29
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/16/1974
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P BRUCE CARDENAS #29 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
27 27 12-12 0 3.63 195.2 178 14 77 82 1.30 2.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 65 65 60 65
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 70 70
Changeup 35 35
Sinker 55 55
Splitter 50 50
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/1974 SDC Loss, 1-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 WAS Loss, 5-6 X 7.1 5 3 3 3 3
09/14/1974 KCB Loss, 2-3 X 9.0 5 3 3 5 3 Loss
08/31/1974 @ BRO Loss, 2-8 X 7.0 5 4 4 5 2 Loss
08/24/1974 NYK Loss, 1-3 X 5.0 4 3 3 6 3 Loss
08/17/1974 @ DEN Loss, 3-8 X 4.2 10 7 7 1 0 Loss
08/12/1974 @ MIL Win, 3-1 X 8.0 7 1 0 3 4 Win
08/07/1974 DEN Win, 2-1 X 8.2 4 1 1 6 4 Win
08/02/1974 SDC Win, 3-2 X 7.0 6 1 1 1 2 Win
07/28/1974 @ CIN Win, 7-3 X 7.0 8 3 3 2 5 Win
PERSONALITY
Bruce is seldom out-witted.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Birthday:03/25/1941
Born in:Brentwood, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$656,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, 42 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 27 27 12 12 0 3.63 195.2 178 86 79 14 77 82 8 29.6 1 13 48.1
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.96 8.19 3.77 3.54 3.85 1.30 101 2.5 .258        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 233 59 7 1 6 26 28 29 2 4 2 .253 .336 .369 .705      
vs. RHB 493 119 21 5 8 60 49 53 4 3 3 .241 .311 .353 .664      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 2 1 0 3.00 33.0 29 11 11 2 10 10  
May 6 6 3 3 0 3.92 43.2 45 21 19 3 13 23  
June 5 5 1 3 0 4.26 31.2 31 18 15 4 13 12  
July 4 4 3 1 0 3.52 30.2 27 13 12 1 11 16  
August 6 6 3 3 0 3.57 40.1 36 17 16 4 22 15  
September 2 2 0 1 0 3.31 16.1 10 6 6 0 8 6  
Spring Training 5 5 2 1 0 0.38 24.0 15 1 1 1 11 24  
Postseason 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Last Year 24 24 12 7 0 3.11 173.2 168 66 60 15 59 90  
2 Years Ago 30 30 14 6 0 2.15 213.0 165 56 51 13 54 124  
Career 328 319 142 107 0 2.86 2314.0 1843 830 736 131 848 1608  
Home 15 15 7 5 0 2.89 118.1 96 42 38 3 47 47  
Road 12 12 5 7 0 4.77 77.1 82 44 41 11 30 35  
Grass 27 27 12 12 0 3.63 195.2 178 86 79 14 77 82  
Day 17 17 5 9 0 4.55 116.2 115 63 59 11 51 52  
Night 10 10 7 3 0 2.28 79.0 63 23 20 3 26 30  
As Starter 27 27 12 12 0 3.63 195.2 178 86 79 14 77 82  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 St. Louis - MLB 23 29 28 12 7 0 3.42 186.2 159 81 71 10 86 117 5 0 1.31 .260 3.51 2.1 98
1965 St. Louis - MLB 24 31 31 16 6 0 2.69 221.0 161 79 66 15 85 173 5 2 1.11 .237 3.04 4.0 125
1966 St. Louis - MLB 25 34 34 19 6 0 1.59 248.1 161 57 44 5 83 225 9 5 0.98 .241 2.08 8.7 215
1967 St. Louis - MLB 26 33 31 11 11 0 2.84 231.1 159 78 73 12 87 176 4 2 1.06 .230 2.79 4.4 107
1968 St. Louis - MLB 27 33 31 16 11 0 2.52 235.1 176 78 66 10 94 197 7 3 1.15 .251 2.54 4.5 110
1969 St. Louis - MLB 28 35 33 7 17 0 3.39 233.1 205 98 88 12 83 170 5 0 1.23 .279 2.92 5.1 98
1970 Denver - MLB 29 12 12 6 6 0 4.30 92.0 80 45 44 6 45 69 3 0 1.36 .280 3.61 2.2 109
1970 St. Louis - MLB 29 17 15 5 10 0 4.23 93.2 93 48 44 7 41 61 1 0 1.43 .301 3.65 1.4 88
1970 Total - MLB 29 29 27 11 16 0 4.27 185.2 173 93 88 13 86 130 4 0 1.39 .291 3.63 3.6 97
1971 Denver - MLB 30 23 23 12 8 0 2.37 190.0 138 58 50 12 54 124 17 5 1.01 .229 3.04 5.0 177
1972 Denver - MLB 31 30 30 14 6 0 2.15 213.0 165 56 51 13 54 124 6 3 1.03 .242 3.03 4.9 183
1973 Denver - MLB 32 24 24 12 7 0 3.11 173.2 168 66 60 15 59 90 4 1 1.31 .277 3.84 3.2 144
1974 St. Louis - MLB 33 19 19 9 8 0 3.28 137.0 116 57 50 9 59 57 5 1 1.28 .243 3.84 1.0 99
1974 Denver - MLB 33 8 8 3 4 0 4.45 58.2 62 29 29 5 18 25 3 0 1.36 .291 3.87 0.7 90
1974 Total - MLB 33 27 27 12 12 0 3.63 195.2 178 86 79 14 77 82 8 1 1.30 .258 3.85 1.8 98
Total MLB 328 319 142 107 0 2.86 2314.0 1843 830 736 131 848 1608 74 22 1.16 .254 3.06 47.1 122
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Total - 22 18 18 10 3 0 2.20 123.0 94 33 30 2 47 139 0 0 1.15 .287 2.35 4.6 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 St. Louis - MLB 26 2 2 0 1 0 2.25 12.0 7 3 3 0 8 4 0 0 1.25 .200 3.66 0.1 135
1968 St. Louis - MLB 27 2 2 0 0 0 0.55 16.1 10 1 1 0 4 8 0 0 0.86 .213 2.08 0.4 503
1970 Denver - MLB 29 1 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 .500 5.76 -0.0 52
1971 Denver - MLB 30 1 1 0 1 0 3.86 7.0 9 3 3 0 7 4 0 0 2.29 .346 4.48 0.1 109
1972 Denver - MLB 31 5 5 4 0 0 4.01 33.2 33 16 15 4 16 18 0 0 1.46 .274 4.53 0.1 98
1974 St. Louis - MLB 33 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2.59 0.0 999
Total MLB 12 10 4 3 0 2.92 71.0 61 24 23 4 36 34 0 0 1.37 .258 3.80 129.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 St. Louis - MLB P 29 28 15 18 0 36 3 .917 186.2 1.59 +2.0 .940
1965 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 15 27 0 43 1 .977 221.0 1.71 +0.3 .958
1966 St. Louis - MLB P 34 34 8 22 3 33 3 .909 248.1 1.09 -2.2 .895
1967 St. Louis - MLB P 33 31 8 26 1 34 0 1.000 231.1 1.32 -0.1 1.086
1968 St. Louis - MLB P 33 31 12 17 0 30 1 .967 235.1 1.11 -0.6 1.179
1969 St. Louis - MLB P 35 33 5 17 1 25 3 .880 233.1 0.85 -0.6 .820
1970 St. Louis - MLB P 17 15 4 11 2 15 0 1.000 93.2 1.44 +1.3 1.105
1970 Denver - MLB P 12 12 5 12 0 18 1 .944 92.0 1.66 +1.1 .935
1971 Denver - MLB P 23 23 13 27 2 42 2 .952 190.0 1.89 -1.0 .949
1972 Denver - MLB P 30 30 12 15 2 27 0 1.000 213.0 1.14 +3.5 1.430
1973 Denver - MLB P 24 24 9 18 1 28 1 .964 173.2 1.40 +0.3 1.072
1974 Denver - MLB P 8 8 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 58.2 1.23 -0.7 .834
1974 St. Louis - MLB P 19 19 9 12 2 23 2 .913 137.0 1.38 +0.6 1.001
TOTAL P 328 319 118 227 14 362 17 .953 2314.0 1.34 +3.9 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of college Georgia
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (70); Movement: 75 (80); Control: 40 (55).
04/14/1964 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1964 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/03/1964 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/01/1964 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/29/1964 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 75 (80); Control: 40 (55).
05/23/1965 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/28/1965 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (55).
05/15/1966 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Denver Burros with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/20/1966 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/19/1966 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/04/1966 Injured (tender shoulder),out for one week.
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/09/1966 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
08/21/1966 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/10/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Knickerbockers with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/20/1966 Wins the 1966 MLB NBL Royal Ricketts Award.
11/06/1966 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $200,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (45).
04/12/1967 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
06/16/1967 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/06/1967 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Bobcats with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/06/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $275,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 80 (80); Control: 45 (45).
05/07/1968 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 11 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/28/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/11/1968 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $400,698.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
01/24/1969 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,800,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
03/15/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the St. Louis Explorers development complex.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
06/05/1970 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/07/1970 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/13/1970 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
07/06/1970 Was traded by the St. Louis Explorers to the Denver Burros, along with SP Willie Purter and a 5th round draft pick, in exchange for RP Joel Goodyear, SP Chuck Hentschel, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
03/08/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/16/1971 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/27/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Industrials with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/30/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Diego Captains with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/05/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/26/1971 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 5-6 weeks.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/26/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Quakers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
04/14/1972 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Dairymen with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/18/1972 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/25/1972 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Chicago Traders with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/23/1972 Wins the 1972 World Series with the Denver Burros.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
01/05/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,924,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
05/22/1973 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the St. Louis Explorers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/07/1973 Injured (fractured elbow),out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45).
05/20/1974 Was traded by the Denver Burros to the St. Louis Explorers in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick.
06/21/1974 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for one week.
07/15/1974 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Diego Captains with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/19/1974 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 34 1
1969 33 9
Year W Rank
1965 16 8
1966 19 3
1968 16 10
Year L Rank
1969 17 1
1970 16 1
Year Win. % Rank
1965 .727 2
1966 .760 2
1972 .700 3
1973 .632 9
Year BB Rank
1964 86 4
1965 85 8
1967 87 9
1968 94 3
1970 86 10
Year K Rank
1965 173 8
1966 225 1
1968 197 7
Year WP Rank
1965 9 10
1968 10 6
1969 12 5
1971 9 8
Year ERA Rank
1966 1.59 1
1971 2.37 2
1972 2.15 1
Year BABIP Rank
1964 .260 10
1965 .237 2
1966 .241 3
1967 .230 5
1971 .229 1
1972 .242 3
Year WHIP Rank
1965 1.11 10
1966 0.98 4
1971 1.01 1
1972 1.03 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1965 10.22 10
1966 9.10 4
1971 9.28 1
1972 9.30 3
Year HR/9 Rank
1966 0.18 1
1968 0.38 9
1969 0.46 9
Year H/9 Rank
1964 7.67 10
1965 6.56 1
1966 5.83 1
1967 6.19 2
1968 6.73 6
1971 6.54 1
1972 6.97 3
Year K/9 Rank
1965 7.05 5
1966 8.15 1
1968 7.53 5
1969 6.56 10
1971 5.87 4
Year QS Rank
1965 24 9
1966 29 1
1969 22 10
1972 26 4
Year QSP Rank
1965 .774 6
1966 .853 1
1972 .867 2
Year CG Rank
1971 17 1
Year CGP Rank
1971 .739 1
1974 .296 10
Year SHO Rank
1966 5 1
1971 5 1
1972 3 7
Year GB% Rank
1964 0.56 7
1966 0.56 9
1967 0.56 5
1968 0.58 5
1970 0.54 9
1971 0.60 1
1973 0.57 4
Year WAR Rank
1966 8.5 1
1969 5.5 7
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