1979 St. Louis Cardinals season
August "Gussie" Busch | ||
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General managers | John Claiborne | |
Managers | Ken Boyer | |
Television | KSDK (as KSD-TV before September 8) KPLR (September 9 game only) (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Bob Starr) | |
Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr) | |
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The 1979
Offseason
- December 5, 1978: Pete Falcone was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Kim Seaman and Tom Grieve.[1]
- January 9, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[2]
- January 16, 1979: Darold Knowles was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[3]
- January 16, 1979: Benny Ayala was traded by the Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Dimmel.[4]
- February 19, 1979: Will McEnaney was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[5]
Regular season
First baseman
Pete Vuckovich and Silvio Martínez each won 15 games. Garry Templeton became the first switch-hitter to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate and led the league in triples for a third consecutive season.
Season standings
W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 48–33 | 50–31 |
Montreal Expos | 95 | 65 | 0.594 | 2 | 56–25 | 39–40 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 12 | 42–39 | 44–37 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 14 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Chicago Cubs | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 18 | 45–36 | 35–46 |
New York Mets | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 35 | 28–53 | 35–46 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 1–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–7 | 6–12 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 11–7 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 6–12 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 8–10 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 9–1 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 15–3 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–15 | — | 5–13 | 8–10–1 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11–1 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 10–8–1 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 7–10 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–4 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7–1 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Lou Brock
- John Denny
- George Hendrick
- Keith Hernandez
- Ken Reitz
- Tony Scott
- Ted Simmons
- Garry Templeton
- Mike Tyson[6]
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Ted Simmons | 123 | 448 | 127 | .283 | 26 | 87 |
1B | Keith Hernandez | 161 | 610 | 210 | .344 | 11 | 105 |
2B | Ken Oberkfell | 135 | 369 | 111 | .301 | 1 | 35 |
SS | Garry Templeton | 154 | 672 | 211 | .314 | 9 | 62 |
3B | Ken Reitz | 159 | 605 | 162 | .268 | 8 | 73 |
LF | Lou Brock | 120 | 405 | 123 | .304 | 5 | 38 |
CF | Tony Scott | 153 | 587 | 152 | .259 | 6 | 68 |
RF | George Hendrick | 140 | 493 | 148 | .300 | 16 | 75 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jerry Mumphrey | 124 | 339 | 100 | .295 | 3 | 32 |
Mike Tyson | 75 | 190 | 42 | .221 | 5 | 20 |
Dane Iorg | 79 | 179 | 52 | .291 | 1 | 21 |
Terry Kennedy | 33 | 109 | 31 | .284 | 2 | 17 |
Mike Phillips | 44 | 97 | 22 | .227 | 1 | 6 |
Steve Swisher | 38 | 73 | 11 | .151 | 1 | 3 |
Bernie Carbo | 52 | 64 | 18 | .281 | 3 | 12 |
Roger Freed | 34 | 31 | 8 | .258 | 2 | 8 |
Jim Lentine | 11 | 23 | 9 | .391 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Grieve | 9 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Smith | 6 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Herr | 14 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Dimmel | 6 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pete Vuckovich | 34 | 233.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.59 | 145 |
Bob Forsch | 33 | 218.2 | 11 | 11 | 3.83 | 92 |
Silvio Martínez | 32 | 206.2 | 15 | 8 | 3.27 | 102 |
John Denny | 31 | 206.0 | 8 | 11 | 4.85 | 99 |
John Fulgham | 20 | 146.0 | 10 | 6 | 2.53 | 75 |
Bob Sykes | 13 | 67.0 | 4 | 3 | 6.18 | 35 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roy Thomas | 26 | 77.0 | 3 | 4 | 2.92 | 44 |
John Urrea | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mark Littell | 63 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2.19 | 67 |
Darold Knowles | 48 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4.07 | 22 |
Will McEnaney | 45 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.95 | 15 |
Buddy Schultz | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4.46 | 38 |
Tom Bruno | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.23 | 27 |
George Frazier | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.45 | 14 |
Dan O'Brien | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.18 | 5 |
Kim Seaman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Awards and honors
League records
- Garry Templeton, National League record, league leader in triples for three consecutive seasons[9]
League leaders
- Garry Templeton, National League leader, triples
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Springfield Redbirds
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American Association
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Hal Lanier |
AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Tommy Thompson |
A
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St. Petersburg Cardinals
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Florida State League | Sonny Ruberto |
A
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Gastonia Cardinals | Western Carolinas League | Johnny Lewis |
Rookie
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Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Nick Leyva |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas
References
- ^ Kim Seaman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Will McEnaney page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Andy Van Slyke page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac".
- ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0