1986 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1986 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1986 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 79–82 (.491) 3rd August "Gussie" Busch Dal Maxvill Whitey Herzog KSDK(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph)Cardinal Cable Network(Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson) KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 105th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 95th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79–82 during the season and finished third in the National League East division. Offseason December 6, 1985: Gary Rajsich was purchased from the Cardinals by the Chunichi Dragons.Gary Rajsich page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1985: Joaquín Andújar was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Heath and Tim Conroy.Joaquin Andujar page at Baseball Reference December 10, 1985: Clint Hurdle was drafted by the Cardinals from the New York Mets in the 1985 rule 5 draft.Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference December 15, 1985: Jerry White was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Jerry White page at Baseball Reference January 13, 1986: Vic Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Vic Rodriguez page at Baseball Reference January 14, 1986: Bret Barberie was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference March 21, 1986: Alan Knicely was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1986: Tom Nieto was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Fred Manrique.Tom Nieto page at Baseball Reference Regular season Pitcher Todd Worrell won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, with a 2.08 ERA and 36 saves. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, with Vince Coleman winning the previous season, and the second time in team history that the Cardinals had two consecutive NL Rookie of the Year winners (Wally Moon in 1954 and Bill Virdon in 1955). Shortstop Ozzie Smith and outfielder Willie McGee won Gold Gloves this year. The Cardinals played 116 games (of 161) in which they failed to hit a home run, the most of any team since the 1952 Washington Senators.Team Batting Game Finder: In the Regular Season, from 1952 to 2021, requiring Home Runs = 0, sorted by most games. https://stathead.com/tiny/iOtVv April 13, 2021 Stathead Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Opening Day starters Jack Clark Vince Coleman Mike Heath Tom Herr Willie McGee Terry Pendleton Ozzie Smith John Tudor Andy Van Slyke1986 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 1, 1986: Brian Harper was released by the Cardinals.Brian Harper page at Baseball Reference April 11, 1986: Ray Burris was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Ray Burris page at Baseball Reference June 12, 1986: Jerry White was released by the Cardinals. July 19, 1986: César Cedeño was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.César Cedeño page at Baseball Reference July 24, 1986: Steve Lake was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference August 10, 1986: Mike Heath was traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Ken Hill and a player to be named later. The Tigers completed the deal by sending Mike Laga to the Cardinals on September 2.Ken Hill page at Baseball Reference August 27, 1986: Ray Burris was released by the St. Louis Cardinals. Roster 1986 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 43 Greg Bargar 36 Joe Boever 35 Ray Burris 39 Tim Conroy 34 Danny Cox 46 Ken Dayley 41 Bill Earley 31 Bob Forsch 49 Ricky Horton 50 Kurt Kepshire 32 Jeff Lahti 53 Greg Mathews 40 Rick Ownbey 37 Pat Perry 47 Ray Soff 30 John Tudor 38 Todd Worrell Catchers  5 Mike Heath 25 Steve Lake 10 Mike LaValliere Infielders 22 Jack Clark 28 Tom Herr 13 Clint Hurdle 23 Alan Knicely 35 Mike Laga 12 Tom Lawless 15 Jim Lindeman  5 Fred Manrique 11 Jose Oquendo  9 Terry Pendleton  1 Ozzie Smith Outfielders 29 Vince Coleman 27 Curt Ford 21 Tito Landrum 51 Willie McGee 33 John Morris 18 Andy Van Slyke 25 Jerry White Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches  7 Rich Hacker (First base)  8 Johnny Lewis (Hitting) 16 Nick Leyva (Third base)  3 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen)  4 Mike Roarke (Pitching)  2 Red Schoendienst (Bench) 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 Mike LaValliere 110 303 71 .234 3 30 1B Jack Clark 65 232 55 .237 9 23 2B Tom Herr 152 559 141 .252 2 61 SS Ozzie Smith 153 514 144 .280 0 54 3B Terry Pendleton 159 578 138 .239 1 59 LF Vince Coleman 154 600 139 .232 0 29 CF Willie McGee 124 497 127 .256 7 48 RF Andy Van Slyke 137 418 113 .270 13 61 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 Curt Ford 85 214 53 .248 2 29 Tito Landrum 96 205 43 .210 2 17 Mike Heath 65 190 39 .205 4 25 Clint Hurdle 78 154 30 .195 3 15 José Oquendo 76 138 41 .297 0 13 John Morris 39 100 24 .240 1 14 Alan Knicely 34 82 16 .195 1 6 Jim Lindeman 19 55 14 .255 1 6 Steve Lake 26 49 12 .245 2 10 Mike Laga 18 46 10 .217 3 8 Tom Lawless 46 39 11 .282 0 3 Jerry White Jerry White (baseball) 25 24 3 .125 1 3 Fred Manrique 13 17 3 .176 1 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 Bob Forsch 33 230.0 14 10 3.25 104 Danny Cox 32 220.0 12 13 2.90 108 John Tudor 30 219.0 13 7 2.92 107 Greg Mathews 23 145.1 11 8 3.65 67 Tim Conroy 25 115.1 5 11 5.23 79 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 Ricky Horton 42 100.1 4 3 2.24 49 Ray Burris 23 82.0 4 5 5.60 34 Rick Ownbey 17 42.2 1 3 3.80 25 Kurt Kepshire 2 8.0 0 1 4.50 6 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 Todd Worrell 74 9 10 36 2.08 73 Pat Perry 46 2 3 2 3.80 29 Ken Dayley 31 0 3 5 3.26 33 Ray Soff 30 4 2 0 3.29 22 Greg Bargar 22 0 2 0 5.60 12 Joe Boever 11 0 1 0 1.60 8 Jeff Lahti 4 0 0 0 0.00 3 Bill Earley 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 Awards and honors Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 107Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac Willie McGee, Outfield, National League Gold Glove Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove Todd Worrell, National League Rookie of the Year Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Jim Fregosi and Dave Bialas AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Jim Riggleman A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Dave Bialas, Marty Mason and Mike Jorgensen A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Gaylen Pitts A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Mark DeJohn A-Short Season Erie Cardinals New York–Penn League Joe Rigoli Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Dan Radison LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. PetersburgJohnson, 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 1986 St. Louis Cardinals At Baseball Reference 1986 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis