1983 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1983 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 79–83 (.488) 4th August "Gussie" Busch Joe McDonald Whitey Herzog KSDK KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly) The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals season was a season in American baseball. It was the Cardinals' 102nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 92nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79–83 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, eleven games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies. They were the first team in the Divisional play era to have a losing season one year after winning the World Series. First baseman Keith Hernandez, shortstop Ozzie Smith, and outfielder Willie McGee won Gold Gloves this year, although Hernandez was traded to the New York Mets in mid-season. Offseason December 2, 1982: Julio González was released by the Cardinals.Julio González at Baseball Reference December 14, 1982: Bobby Meacham was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Stan Javier to the New York Yankees for Steve Fincher (minors), Bob Helsom (minors) and Marty Mason (minors). https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meachbo01.shtml Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 14 March 2018 February 16, 1983: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference Regular season Steve Carlton won his 300th game on September 23, 1983, against his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals.http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/carltst01.php Steve Carlton The Baseball Page July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080620020804/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/carltst01.php June 20, 2008 dead Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position27 Lonnie Smith LF1 Ozzie Smith SS37 Keith Hernandez 1B25 George Hendrick RF22 David Green CF15 Darrell Porter C10 Ken Oberkfell 3B 5 Mike Ramsey 2B31 Bob Forsch P April 5, 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198304050.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20071109192325/http://www.baseball-reference.com:80/boxes/SLN/SLN198304050.shtml 2026-09-08 2007-11-09 Notable transactions June 15, 1983: Keith Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey.Keith Hernandez at Baseball Reference July 6, 1983: Jim Kaat was released by the Cardinals.Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference August 2, 1983: Eric Rasmussen was purchased from the Cardinals by the Kansas City Royals.Eric Rasmussen at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Jim Lindeman was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (24th pick).Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference Tom Pagnozzi was drafted by the Cardinals in the 8th round. Player signed June 18, 1983.Tom Pagnozzi at Baseball Reference Roster 1983 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 13 Neil Allen 47 Joaquín Andújar 40 Doug Bair 41 Steve Baker 43 Ralph Citarella 34 Danny Cox 31 Bob Forsch 34 Kevin Hagen 36 Jim Kaat 44 Jeff Keener 32 Jeff Lahti 39 Dave LaPoint 33 John Martin 34 Eric Rasmussen 36 Dave Rucker 48 John Stuper 42 Bruce Sutter 38 Dave Von Ohlen Catchers 11 Glenn Brummer 15 Darrell Porter 16 Jamie Quirk 23 Orlando Sánchez Infielders 14 Jim Adduci  7 Jeff Doyle 25 George Hendrick 37 Keith Hernandez 28 Tom Herr 30 Bill Lyons 10 Ken Oberkfell  5 Mike Ramsey 12 Floyd Rayford 14 Rafael Santana 21 Jimmy Sexton  1 Ozzie Smith Outfielders 26 Steve Braun 22 David Green 19 Dane Iorg 21 Tito Landrum 51 Willie McGee 29 Gene Roof 27 Lonnie Smith 18 Andy Van Slyke Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches  4 Chuck Hiller  9 Hub Kittle  8 Hal Lanier  3 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 Darrell Porter 145 443 116 .262 15 66 1B George Hendrick 144 529 168 .318 18 97 2B Tommy Herr 89 313 101 .323 2 31 SS Ozzie Smith 159 552 134 .243 3 50 3B Ken Oberkfell 151 488 143 .293 3 38 LF Lonnie Smith 130 492 158 .321 8 45 CF Willie McGee 147 601 172 .286 5 75 RF David Green David Green (baseball) 146 422 120 .284 8 69 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 Andy Van Slyke 101 309 81 .262 8 38 Keith Hernandez 55 218 62 .284 3 26 Mike Ramsey 97 175 46 .263 1 16 Dane Iorg 58 116 31 .267 0 11 Floyd Rayford 56 104 22 .212 3 14 Steve Braun Steve Braun (baseball) 78 92 25 .272 3 7 Glenn Brummer 45 87 24 .276 0 9 Jamie Quirk 48 86 18 .209 2 11 Bill Lyons 42 60 10 .167 0 3 Jeff Doyle 13 37 11 .297 0 2 Jim Adduci 10 20 1 .050 0 0 Rafael Santana 30 14 3 .214 0 2 Jimmy Sexton 6 9 1 .111 0 0 Orlando Sánchez 6 6 0 .000 0 0 Tito Landrum 6 5 1 .200 0 0 Gene Roof 6 3 0 .000 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 Joaquín Andújar 39 225.0 6 16 4.16 125 John Stuper 40 198.0 12 11 3.68 81 Dave LaPoint 37 191.1 12 9 3.95 113 Bob Forsch 34 187.0 10 12 4.28 56 Neil Allen 25 121.2 10 6 3.70 74 Danny Cox 12 83.0 3 6 3.25 36 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 John Martin 26 66.1 3 1 3.53 29 Kevin Hagen 9 22.1 2 2 4.84 7 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 Bruce Sutter 60 9 10 21 4.23 64 Jeff Lahti 53 3 3 0 3.16 26 Dave Von Ohlen 46 3 2 2 3.29 21 Dave Rucker 34 5 3 0 2.43 22 Doug Bair 26 1 1 1 3.03 21 Jim Kaat 24 0 0 0 3.89 19 Steve Baker Steve Baker (baseball) 8 0 1 0 1.80 1 Ralph Citarella 6 0 0 0 1.64 4 Eric Rasmussen baseball 6 0 0 1 11.74 6 Jeff Keener 4 0 0 0 8.31 4 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Jim Fregosi AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Nick Leyva A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Jim Riggleman A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Dave Bialas A Macon Redbirds South Atlantic League Lloyd Merritt A-Short Season Erie Cardinals New York–Penn League Joe Rigoli Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Rich Hacker References 2 External links 1983 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1983 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis