1989 St. Louis Cardinals season
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Shortstop Ozzie Smith and third baseman Terry Pendleton won Gold Gloves this year.
On September 29, team owner
Offseason
- October 4, 1988: Lee Tunnell was released by the Cardinals.[1]
- December 16, 1988: Steve Lake and Curt Ford were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson.[2]
Regular season
The over-achieving 1989 Cardinal team almost made the playoffs.
Opening Day starters
- Tom Brunansky
- Vince Coleman
- Pedro Guerrero
- Tim Jones
- Joe Magrane
- José Oquendo
- Tony Peña
- Terry Pendleton
- Milt Thompson[4]
Season standings
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road | |
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Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
New York Mets | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 7 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 12 | 44–37 | 37–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 19 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 26 | 38–42 | 29–53 |
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 | — | 5–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–10 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–13 | |||||
New York | 10–2 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | |||||
San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | |||||
San Francisco | 12–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 24, 1989: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Randy Byers.[5]
Roster
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Catchers
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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 | Tony Peña | 141 | 424 | 110 | .259 | 4 | 37 |
1B | Pedro Guerrero |
162 | 570 | 177 | .311 | 17 | 117 |
2B | José Oquendo | 163 | 556 | 162 | .291 | 1 | 48 |
3B | Terry Pendleton | 162 | 613 | 162 | .264 | 13 | 74 |
SS | Ozzie Smith | 155 | 593 | 162 | .273 | 2 | 50 |
LF | Vince Coleman | 145 | 563 | 143 | .254 | 2 | 28 |
CF | Milt Thompson | 155 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 4 | 68 |
RF | Tom Brunansky | 158 | 556 | 133 | .239 | 20 | 85 |
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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Willie McGee | 58 | 199 | 47 | .236 | 3 | 17 |
John Morris | 96 | 117 | 28 | .239 | 2 | 14 |
Todd Zeile | 28 | 82 | 21 | .256 | 1 | 8 |
Tom Pagnozzi | 52 | 80 | 12 | .150 | 0 | 3 |
Denny Walling | 69 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 1 | 11 |
Tim Jones | 42 | 75 | 22 | .293 | 0 | 7 |
Jim Lindeman | 73 | 45 | 5 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
Leon Durham | 29 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 1 |
Rod Booker | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Wilson |
6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
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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José DeLeón | 36 | 244.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.05 | 201 |
Joe Magrane | 34 | 234.2 | 18 | 9 | 2.91 | 127 |
Ken Hill | 33 | 196.2 | 7 | 15 | 3.80 | 112 |
Scott Terry | 31 | 148.2 | 8 | 10 | 3.57 | 69 |
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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Ted Power | 23 | 97.0 | 7 | 7 | 3.71 | 43 |
Ricky Horton | 11 | 45.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.73 | 14 |
Bob Tewksbury | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.30 | 17 |
Don Heinkel | 7 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.81 | 16 |
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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Todd Worrell | 47 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2.96 | 41 |
Ken Dayley | 71 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2.87 | 40 |
Frank DiPino | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 44 |
Dan Quisenberry | 63 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.64 | 37 |
John Costello | 48 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.32 | 40 |
Cris Carpenter | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.18 | 35 |
Matt Kinzer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.83 | 8 |
Awards and honors
- Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 65[6]
- Terry Pendleton, Third Base, National League Gold Glove
- Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Louisville Redbirds | American Association
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Mike Jorgensen |
AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Gaylen Pitts |
A
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St. Petersburg Cardinals
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Florida State League | Dave Bialas |
A
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Springfield Cardinals
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Midwest League | Dan Radison |
A
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Savannah Cardinals
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South Atlantic League | Keith Champion |
A-Short Season
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Hamilton Redbirds | New York–Penn League | Joe Pettini |
Rookie
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Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Mark DeJohn |
Rookie
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AZL Cardinals | Arizona League
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Luis Meléndez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas[7]
References
- ^ Lee Tunnell at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Dykes Heads New Group of Potential Two-Sport Superstars". July 23, 1989. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ 1989 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ^ Jeremy Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007