1979 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1979 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 86–76 (.531) 3rd August "Gussie" Busch John Claiborne Ken Boyer KSDK(as KSD-TV before September 8)KPLR(September 9 game only)(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Bob Starr) KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr) The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 98th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 88th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86–76 during the season and finished third in the National League East, 12 games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Offseason December 5, 1978: Pete Falcone was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Kim Seaman and Tom Grieve.Kim Seaman page at Baseball Reference January 9, 1979: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (7th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball-Reference January 16, 1979: Darold Knowles was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference January 16, 1979: Benny Ayala was traded by the Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Dimmel.Benny Ayala page at Baseball Reference February 19, 1979: Will McEnaney was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Will McEnaney page at Baseball-Reference Regular season First baseman Keith Hernández won the MVP Award this year, along with Willie Stargell, batting .344, with 11 home runs and 105 RBIs. Hernández also won the Gold Glove. Left fielder Lou Brock collected his 3,000th career hit and played his final season in MLB. 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 Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Lou Brock John Denny George Hendrick Keith Hernandez Ken Reitz Tony Scott Ted Simmons Garry Templeton Mike Tysonhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=SLN 1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 5, 1979: Andy Van Slyke was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.Andy Van Slyke page at Baseball Reference Roster 1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 49 Tom Bruno 36 John Denny 31 Bob Forsch 39 George Frazier 41 John Fulgham 34 Darold Knowles 32 Mark Littell 35 Silvio Martínez 47 Will McEnaney 26 Dan O'Brien 22 Buddy Schultz 48 Kim Seaman 42 Bob Sykes 43 Roy Thomas 38 John Urrea 46 Pete Vuckovich Catchers 16 Terry Kennedy 23 Ted Simmons  9 Steve Swisher Infielders  7 Roger Freed 37 Keith Hernandez 28 Tom Herr 24 Ken Oberkfell  5 Mike Phillips 44 Ken Reitz  1 Garry Templeton  4 Mike Tyson Outfielders 20 Lou Brock 11 Bernie Carbo 21 Mike Dimmel  3 Tom Grieve 25 George Hendrick 19 Dane Iorg 21 Jim Lentine 29 Jerry Mumphrey 30 Tony Scott  3 Keith Smith Manager 14 Ken Boyer Coaches  8 Jack Krol 27 Dal Maxvill 18 Claude Osteen  2 Red Schoendienst 15 Dave Ricketts 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 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 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 Mike Phillips (baseball) 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 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 Bob Sykes (baseball) 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 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 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 George Frazier (pitcher) 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 Lou Brock, Hutch Awardhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac League records Garry Templeton, National League record, league leader in triples for three consecutive seasonsGreat Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 League leaders Garry Templeton, National League leader, triples Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Springfield Redbirds American Association Hal Lanier AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Tommy Thompson A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Sonny Ruberto A Gastonia Cardinals Western Carolinas League Johnny Lewis Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Nick Leyva LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas References 2 External links 1979 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1979 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis