1980 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1980 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 74–88 (.457) 4th August "Gussie" Busch John Claiborne, Whitey Herzog Ken Boyer, Jack Krol, Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst KSDK(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Dan Kelly) KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly) The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 99th season in St. Louis, Missouri, and the 89th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 74–88 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, 17 games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Cardinals played the season under four different managers, Ken Boyer (fired June 8 between games of a double-header against the Expos in Montreal), Jack Krol (the second game of the double-header that same day), Whitey Herzog (June 9 until he was hired as the team's general manager in late August, succeeding John Claiborne, who was fired earlier in August) and Red Schoendienst (from late August to end of season). After the season, Herzog reclaimed the managerial job. This team set a record for the most Silver Slugger Award winners in one season: Keith Hernández (first base), Garry Templeton (shortstop), George Hendrick (outfielder), Ted Simmons (catcher), and Bob Forsch (pitcher).http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_63/ai_115077547/pg_2 Find articles April 14, 2013 November 13, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041113101024/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_63/ai_115077547/pg_2 Baseball Digest 5 63 usurped Hernández also won a Gold Glove. Offseason October 17, 1979: Mike Tyson was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Donnie Moore.Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference March 31, 1980: Will McEnaney was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcenawi01.shtml Will McEnaney Stats Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Bobby Bonds George Hendrick Keith Hernandez Ken Oberkfell Ken Reitz Tony Scott Ted Simmons Garry Templeton Pete Vuckovichhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=SLN 1980 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 2, 1980: Roger Freed was released by the Cardinals.Roger Freed at Baseball Reference April 7, 1980: Jeff Little was signed as a free agent with the Cardinals.Jeff Little at Baseball Reference April 30, 1980: Pedro Borbón was signed as a free agent with the Cardinals.Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference April 30, 1980: Jim Kaat was purchased by the Cardinals from the New York Yankees.Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference May 9, 1980: Darold Knowles was released by the Cardinals.Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference May 27, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Cardinals. June 2, 1980: Jim Lentine was traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Al Greene and John Martin.Jim Lentine at Baseball Reference June 3, 1980: Dan Plesac was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Dan Plesac at Baseball Reference Roster 1980 St. Louis Cardinals roster Roster Pitchers 49 Pedro Borbón 31 Bob Forsch 39 George Frazier 41 John Fulgham 26 Don Hood 36 Jim Kaat 34 Darold Knowles 32 Mark Littell 43 Jeff Little 50 John Littlefield 33 John Martin 35 Silvio Martínez 33 Donnie Moore 47 Al Olmsted 34 Jim Otten 46 Andy Rincon 48 Kim Seaman 42 Bob Sykes 43 Roy Thomas 38 John Urrea 46,40 Pete Vuckovich Catchers 16 Terry Kennedy 23 Ted Simmons  9 Steve Swisher Infielders  7 Joe DeSa 37 Keith Hernandez 28 Tom Herr 24 Ken Oberkfell  5 Mike Phillips  4 Mike Ramsey 44 Ken Reitz  1 Garry Templeton 12 Tye Waller Outfielders 00 Bobby Bonds 10 Leon Durham 25 George Hendrick 19 Dane Iorg 21 Tito Landrum 21 Jim Lentine 30 Tony Scott 3,11 Keith Smith Other batters 11 Bernie Carbo Manager 14 Ken Boyer  3 Whitey Herzog  8 Jack Krol  2 Red Schoendienst Coaches  8 Jack Krol 27 Dal Maxvill 18 Claude Osteen 15 Dave Ricketts  2 Red Schoendienst 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 145 495 150 .303 21 98 1B Keith Hernandez 159 595 191 .321 16 99 2B Ken Oberkfell 116 422 128 .303 3 46 SS Garry Templeton 118 504 161 .319 4 43 3B Ken Reitz 151 523 141 .270 8 58 LF Bobby Bonds 86 231 47 .203 5 24 CF Tony Scott Tony Scott (baseball) 143 415 104 .251 0 28 RF George Hendrick 150 572 173 .302 25 109 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 Leon Durham 96 303 82 .271 8 42 Dane Iorg 105 251 76 .303 3 36 Terry Kennedy 84 248 63 .254 4 34 Tom Herr 76 222 55 .248 0 15 Mike Phillips Mike Phillips (baseball) 63 128 30 .234 0 7 Mike Ramsey 59 126 33 .262 0 8 Tito Landrum 35 77 19 .247 0 7 Keith Smith 24 31 4 .129 0 2 Steve Swisher 18 24 6 .250 0 2 Tye Waller 5 12 1 .083 0 0 Bernie Carbo 14 11 2 .182 0 0 Joe DeSa 7 11 3 .273 0 0 Jim Lentine 9 10 1 .100 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 Pete Vuckovich 32 222.1 12 9 3.40 132 Bob Forsch 31 214.2 11 10 3.77 87 Bob Sykes Bob Sykes (baseball) 27 126.0 6 10 4.64 50 Silvio Martínez 25 119.2 5 10 4.81 39 John Fulgham 15 85.1 4 6 3.38 48 Al Olmsted 5 34.2 1 1 2.86 14 Andy Rincon 4 31.0 3 1 2.61 22 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 Jim Kaat 49 129.2 8 7 3.82 36 Don Hood 33 82.1 4 6 3.39 35 Roy Thomas 24 55.0 2 3 4.75 22 John Martin 9 42.0 2 3 4.29 23 Jeff Little 7 18.2 1 1 3.86 17 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 John Littlefield 52 5 5 9 3.14 22 Jim Otten 31 0 5 0 5.53 38 John Urrea 30 4 1 3 3.48 36 Kim Seaman 26 3 2 4 3.42 10 George Frazier George Frazier (pitcher) 22 1 4 3 2.74 11 Mark Littell 14 0 2 2 3.86 17 Donnie Moore 11 1 1 0 6.23 10 Pedro Borbón 10 1 0 1 3.79 4 Darold Knowles 2 0 1 0 10.80 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Springfield Redbirds American Association Hal Lanier AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Sonny Ruberto A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Tommy Thompson A Gastonia Cardinals South Atlantic League Nick Leyva Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Johnny Lewis LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield, Arkansas References 2 External links 1980 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1980 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis