St. Louis Cardinals fans remember the name Ernie Broglio for one thing – the right-hander was the centerpiece of the 1964 trade that brought future Hall of Famer Lou Brock to St. Louis from Chicago.
Today, we have another reason to remember Broglio, who in 1960 was good enough to win 21 games for the Cardinals. That season, Broglio signaled the end of an era as he also appeared in 28 games out of the bullpen to go with his 24 starts.
It took 52 years for another Cardinals hurler to win at least 17 games while appearing in as many as six games in relief. The man who accomplished it here in 2012 is none other than Lance Lynn.
With the pitching specialization of today, starting pitchers no longer regularly appear out of the bullpen between starts. In fact, the only reason Lynn joined this group was due to his temporary banishment from the rotation.
Prior to Broglio, this dual workload was commonplace. 35 Cardinals pitchers joined the list between 1901 and 1954, but only two since.
In fact, Lynn is the first to add his name to this group since the time when the National League still had just eight teams!
Looking at the distribution by decade indicates a nice bell curve with the 1930s being the peak. The Dean Brothers alone registered seven mentions between 1932 and 1936.
St. Louis Cardinals pitchers, 17 or more wins and six or more relief appearances, season, team history
| Decade | 2010s | 2000s | 1990s | 1980s | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | 1930s | 1920s | 1910s | 1900s |
| #17 W, 6 GR pitchers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Pitcher | W | Year | Age | G | GS | GR |
| Lance Lynn | 17 | 2012 | 25 | 34 | 28 | 6 |
| Ernie Broglio | 21 | 1960 | 24 | 52 | 24 | 28 |
| Harvey Haddix | 18 | 1954 | 28 | 43 | 35 | 8 |
| Gerry Staley | 18 | 1953 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 8 |
| Gerry Staley | 19 | 1951 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 12 |
| Howie Pollet | 20 | 1949 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 11 |
| Howie Pollet | 21 | 1946 | 25 | 40 | 32 | 8 |
| Ken Burkhart | 18 | 1945 | 28 | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| Red Barrett | 21 | 1945 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 7 |
| Ted Wilks | 17 | 1944 | 28 | 36 | 21 | 15 |
| Johnny Beazley | 21 | 1942 | 24 | 43 | 23 | 20 |
| Lon Warneke | 17 | 1941 | 32 | 37 | 30 | 7 |
| Ernie White | 17 | 1941 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 7 |
| Curt Davis | 22 | 1939 | 35 | 49 | 31 | 18 |
| Dizzy Dean | 24 | 1936 | 26 | 51 | 34 | 17 |
| Dizzy Dean | 28 | 1935 | 25 | 50 | 36 | 14 |
| Paul Dean | 19 | 1935 | 22 | 46 | 33 | 13 |
| Dizzy Dean | 30 | 1934 | 24 | 50 | 33 | 17 |
| Paul Dean | 19 | 1934 | 21 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
| Dizzy Dean | 20 | 1933 | 23 | 48 | 34 | 14 |
| Tex Carleton | 17 | 1933 | 26 | 44 | 33 | 11 |
| Dizzy Dean | 18 | 1932 | 22 | 46 | 33 | 13 |
| Paul Derringer | 18 | 1931 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 12 |
| Bill Hallahan | 19 | 1931 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 7 |
| Bill Sherdel | 21 | 1928 | 31 | 38 | 27 | 11 |
| Bill Sherdel | 17 | 1927 | 30 | 39 | 28 | 11 |
| Pete Alexander | 21 | 1927 | 40 | 37 | 30 | 7 |
| Bill Sherdel | 17 | 1922 | 25 | 47 | 31 | 16 |
| Jeff Pfeffer | 19 | 1922 | 34 | 44 | 32 | 12 |
| Jesse Haines | 18 | 1921 | 27 | 37 | 29 | 8 |
| Slim Sallee | 18 | 1914 | 29 | 46 | 29 | 17 |
| Slim Sallee | 19 | 1913 | 28 | 50 | 29 | 21 |
| Bob Harmon | 18 | 1912 | 24 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
| Bob Harmon | 23 | 1911 | 23 | 51 | 41 | 10 |
| Bill Steele | 18 | 1911 | 24 | 43 | 34 | 9 |
| Willie Sudhoff | 17 | 1901 | 26 | 38 | 26 | 12 |
| Jack Powell | 19 | 1901 | 26 | 45 | 37 | 8 |
Thanks to researcher Tom Orf for supplying the details above.
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I’m very impressed with Lynn. He ran into a serious problem requiring him to work with the coaching staff to come with adjustments and then inpliment them. Last time out I watched his windup closely trying to detect signs of the ‘simplified mechanics’ we’re told about. It did seem slightly different somehow. Maybe the leg kick less pronounced and jerky, I’m not sure. He could really be a horse. Next year the Cards should have a fearsome rotation.
And whenever he’s used up we can trade him to the Cubs for a HOFer.
Wonder if they have any to acquire?
Hopefully, they have about ten years to come up with one.
I’m nervous about Jaime tonight. And about Freese being out with an ankle injury, which will be diagnosed and managed by the Cards med staff. Not good. I like Beltran down in the order, but wouldn’t mind seeing Chambers out there.
What a wonderful story Pete Kozma is creating. The rook is leading the team in OPS, outhitting Craig, Molina, and Holliday. Good times.
Hope he enjoys it for one day. Yesterday he was behind them all.
Perhaps he will consider contributing tonight.
Pete seems to be sizing this pitcher up. 3rd time up will be a charm.
Pete plastered the ball second time up. Sometimes when you hit a ball that hard, a DP results.
3rd time up, Pete made the hurler heave another 6 pitches. Pete is wearing him down! What a team player!
The table above illustrates how the game has changed. Modern pitchers are obliged to throw with more velocity. In the past, pitching was a bit less demanding. Rotations would be 4 man, so there were more starts. Start 30 games, but relieve in 20 more.
This sort of mixed use cannot be done today, because what is expected of pitchers today is more demanding or because pitchers are so pricey under free agency, they can no longer be overused and burnt up, as in the past.
It sure has been a poorly played game. The Astros are dreadful. They don’t know how to play the game. But its not just them.
Beltran deciding to swing 3-0 bases loaded against a guy who can’t throw strikes was just stupid. Doesn’t matter if he was ‘given the green light’ like the announcers said. Nobody should have to tell him how the game is played.
Glad Jaime looks good on the road.
Not worth staying up to watch the rest. Good luck.
Beltran was just awful tonight. He shouldn’t play tomorrow but with Freese out, I don’t think Matheny will bench him.
Fortunately the team pulled it off despite him.
Peeeeeettte!!
Pete wants to win is going to lift this team on his shoulders like Atlas.
The Dodgers took on about $70MM more in salaries for 2013, yet they cannot catch the Cards. Super-rook Pete Kozma is applying a one man beat down on the Cubs and Astros. Fun stuff.
Pete provided the Nissan drive of the game!
What a big lift Kozma is providing.
One of the reasons I like Lynn in the rotation and not as a reliever is his durability. As far as I know he has never missed a start in the majors or minors due to injury. Of course Boggs was the same way and his pen transisiton has turned out OK.
Interestingly enough, Lynn never struck out a batter an inning in the minors but is doing that as a major leaguer. If he can bring down his walks a little not only could he prove durable but he could turn out to be a workhorse that goes deep into games.
Good points and agreed.
Rooting for a speedy and full recovery for Dusty Baker.
Even if not rooting for wins for the Reds.
I’m rooting for wins for the Reds against the Brewers. I feel soiled doing it, but sometimes you just have to get dirty.
He ought to go home and sit in a rocking chair next to Mrs. Dusty. Its only a game after all.
Chambers in RF tonight.
Yeah, well Beltran shouldn’t be there, not after the way he played last night.
There are 13 million reasons why he will be back next game no matter what Chambers does.
You’re probably just cranky from standing in line at the book store the other day.
I have a Kindle Fire. I don’t shop at book stores. And I have no plans to read that book, especially if I have to pay for it.
I’ll probably check it out from the library. I doubt I’ll want/need one as a reference copy.
Saw this review somewhere:
” . . . does a good job of capturing La Russa’s voice — by which I mean it alternates corporate-retreat platitudes about success and intensity and ‘personalizing’ with petty grudges against media and opposing players, along with incessant name-dropping . . . ”
Sounds like Tony should have given Buzz a call.
I figure I’ll pick up a copy for $1 at a book fair next year.