1990 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1990 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 70–92 (.432) 6th Anheuser-Busch Dal Maxvill Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst, Joe Torre KPLR-TV(Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson) KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 109th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 99th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 70–92 during the season and finished in sixth place of the National League East division, 25 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. It was the first time the Cardinals had finished in last place since 1918. This was the most recent season the Cardinals finished in last place until 2023. Offseason November 28, 1989: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference November 30, 1989: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Danny Cox page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1989: Jim Lindeman and Matt Kinzer were traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Bill Henderson (minors), Marcos Betances (minors), and Pat Austin (minors).Jim Lindeman page at Baseball Reference February 27, 1990: Alex Cole and Steve Peters were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Omar Olivares.Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference Regular season Shortstop Ozzie Smith won a Gold Glove this year. Opening Day starters Tom Brunansky Vince Coleman Pedro Guerrero Joe Magrane Willie McGee José Oquendo Terry Pendleton Ozzie Smith Todd Zeilehttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=SLN 1990 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions April 23, 1990: John Costello was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Rex Hudler.Rex Hudler page at Baseball Reference May 4, 1990: Tom Brunansky was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Lee Smith.Lee Smith page at Baseball Reference May 5, 1990: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference July 2, 1990: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Ernie Camacho page at Baseball Reference August 29, 1990: Willie McGee was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Félix José, Stan Royer, and Daryl Green (minors).Willie McGee page at Baseball Reference However, McGee would win the NL batting title (he had enough plate appearances to qualify for it despite this trade). Roster 1990 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 62 Ernie Camacho 44 Cris Carpenter 61 Stan Clarke 50 John Costello 46 Ken Dayley 48 José DeLeón 35 Frank DiPino 43 Ken Hill 42 Howard Hilton 49 Ricky Horton 32 Joe Magrane 53 Greg Mathews 41 Tom Niedenfuer 55 Omar Olivares 63 Mike Pérez 56 Tim Sherrill 36 Bryn Smith 47 Lee Smith 37 Scott Terry 39 Bob Tewksbury 30 John Tudor Catchers 19 Tom Pagnozzi 54 Ray Stephens 27 Todd Zeile Infielders 58 Rod Brewer 15 Dave Collins 28 Pedro Guerrero 22,8 Tim Jones 11 Jose Oquendo 60 Gerónimo Peña  9 Terry Pendleton  1 Ozzie Smith 21 Denny Walling 12 Craig Wilson Outfielders 23 Tom Brunansky 29 Vince Coleman 23 Bernard Gilkey 10 Rex Hudler 40 Félix José 16 Ray Lankford 51 Willie McGee 33 John Morris 25 Milt Thompson Manager 24 Whitey Herzog  2 Red Schoendienst 22 Joe Torre Coaches 26 Steve Braun (hitting)  7 Rich Hacker (third base)  3 Dave Ricketts (bullpen)  5 Jim Riggleman (first base)  4 Mike Roarke (pitching)  2 Red Schoendienst (bench) Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Todd Zeile 144 495 62 121 .244 15 57 2 1B Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956) 136 498 42 140 .281 13 80 1 2B José Oquendo 156 469 38 118 .252 1 37 1 3B Terry Pendleton 121 447 46 103 .230 6 58 7 SS Ozzie Smith 143 512 61 130 .254 1 50 32 LF Vince Coleman Vince Coleman (baseball) 124 497 73 145 .292 6 39 77 CF Willie McGee 125 501 76 168 .335 3 62 28 RF Milt Thompson Milt Thompson (baseball) 135 418 42 91 .218 6 30 25https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1990.shtml 1990 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Tom Pagnozzi 69 220 20 61 .277 2 23 1 Rex Hudler 89 217 30 61 .281 7 22 18 Tim Jones Tim Jones (infielder) 67 128 9 28 .219 1 12 3 Denny Walling 78 127 7 28 .220 1 19 0 Ray Lankford 39 126 12 36 .286 3 12 8 Craig Wilson Craig Wilson (third baseman, born 1964) 55 121 13 30 .248 0 7 0 Félix José 25 85 12 23 .271 0 3 4 Bernard Gilkey 18 64 11 19 .297 1 3 6 Dave Collins baseball 99 58 12 13 .224 0 3 7 Tom Brunansky 19 57 5 9 .158 1 2 0 Gerónimo Peña 18 45 5 11 .244 0 2 1 Rod Brewer 14 25 4 6 .240 0 2 0 John Morris John Morris (outfielder) 18 18 0 2 .111 0 0 0 Ray Stephens baseball 5 15 2 2 .133 1 1 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA BB SO Joe Magrane 31 203.1 10 17 3.59 59 100 José DeLeón 32 182.2 7 19 4.43 86 164 John Tudor John Tudor (baseball) 25 146.1 12 4 2.40 30 63 Bob Tewksbury 28 145.1 10 9 3.47 15 50 Bryn Smith 26 141.1 9 8 4.27 30 78 Ken Hill Ken Hill (baseball) 17 78.2 5 6 5.49 33 58 Greg Mathews Greg Mathews (baseball) 11 50.2 0 5 5.33 30 18 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA BB SO Omar Olivares 9 49.1 1 1 2.92 17 20 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Lee Smith Lee Smith (baseball) 53 68.2 3 4 27 2.10 20 70 Frank DiPino 62 81.0 5 2 3 4.56 31 49 Ken Dayley 58 73.1 4 4 2 3.56 30 51 Scott Terry 50 72.0 2 6 2 4.75 27 35 Tom Niedenfuer 52 65.0 0 6 2 3.46 25 32 Ricky Horton 32 42.0 1 1 1 4.93 22 18 Mike Pérez 13 13.2 1 0 1 3.95 3 5 Cris Carpenter 4 8.0 0 0 0 4.50 2 6 Ernie Camacho 6 5.2 0 0 0 7.94 6 7 Tim Sherrill 8 4.1 0 0 0 6.23 3 3 John Costello 4 4.1 0 0 0 6.23 1 1 Stan Clarke 2 3.1 0 0 0 2.70 0 3 Howard Hilton 2 3.0 0 0 0 0.00 3 2 Tim Jones 1 1.1 0 0 0 6.75 2 0 Awards and honors Willie McGee, outfielder: Batting title (.335) Ozzie Smith, shortstop, National League Gold Glove All-Stars Ozzie Smith, starter, shortstop Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Gaylen Pitts AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Dave Bialas A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Joe Pettini A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Keith Champion A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Rick Colbert A-Short Season Hamilton Redbirds New York–Penn League Luis Meléndez Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Mark DeJohn Rookie AZL Cardinals Arizona League Larry MilbourneJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1990 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1990 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Lou