1984 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season the Major League Baseball team the National Football League team 1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1984 St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League East Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 84–78 (.519) 3rd August "Gussie" Busch Joe McDonald Whitey Herzog KSDK(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph) Sports Time(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Carpenter) KMOX(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly, Red Rush) The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season was the Cardinals' 103rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 93rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 84–78 during the season and finished third in the National League East, 12½ games behind their arch-rivals, the Chicago Cubs. It was also the final season of the Columbia blue road uniforms for the Cardinals. Offseason January 17, 1984: Rafael Santana was released by the Cardinals.Rafael Santana https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/santara01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en March 26, 1984: Jamie Quirk was released by the Cardinals.Jamie Quirk https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quirkja01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season Pitcher Joaquín Andújar and shortstop Ozzie Smith won Gold Gloves this year. Bruce Sutter had a then-NL record of 45 saves. June 23, 1984: What turned out to be a key game for the Cubs occurred at Wrigley, with the Cubs facing the rival Cardinals on the nationally televised "Game of the Week". The Cardinals led throughout the game, and led 9-8 going into the bottom of the ninth with closer Bruce Sutter on the mound. Second baseman Ryne Sandberg led off the ninth with a solo home run into the left-field bleachers, tying the game at nine.Mitchell Fred October 2, 2024 Cub turning point https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/image/388372672/?match=1&terms=Cub%20Turning%20Point 2024-09-10 Chicago Tribune 83 Newspapers.com The following inning, St. Louis regained the lead, and Sutter stayed in the game attempting to close out the win. After the first two batters were retired, Bob Dernier walked, bringing up Sandberg again. He promptly hit another game-tying home run into the left-field bleachers, sending the Wrigley fans into a frenzy. The Cardinals did not score in the top of the 11th, but the Cubs loaded the bases on three walks, then rookie Dave Owen singled in the winning run.St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Box Score: June 23, 1984 https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198406230.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Willie McGee hit for the cycle and had 6 RBI but Ryne Sandberg had 7 RBI in the game. Henceforth, this game has become known as "The Sandberg Game". Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions April 5, 1984: Gary Rajsich was purchased by the Cardinals from the New York Mets.Gary Rajsich https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rajsiga01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en May 10, 1984: Dane Iorg was purchased from the Cardinals by the Kansas City Royals.Dane Iorg https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/i/iorgda01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en June 15, 1984: Ken Oberkfell was traded by the Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for Ken Dayley and Mike Jorgensen.Ken Dayley https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dayleke01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Draft picks June 4, 1984: 1984 Major League Baseball draft Lance Johnson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 6th round. Player signed June 13, 1984.Lance Johnson https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsla03.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Craig Wilson was drafted by the Cardinals in the 20th round.Craig Wilson https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsocr01.shtml 2024-09-10 Baseball-Reference.com en Roster 1984 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 13 Neil Allen 47 Joaquín Andújar 43 Ralph Citarella 34 Danny Cox 46 Ken Dayley 31 Bob Forsch 34 Kevin Hagen 44 Andy Hassler 49 Ricky Horton 50 Kurt Kepshire 32 Jeff Lahti 39 Dave LaPoint 40 Rick Ownbey 36 Dave Rucker 48 John Stuper 42 Bruce Sutter 38 Dave Von Ohlen Catchers 11 Glenn Brummer 23 Tom Nieto 15 Darrell Porter 10 Mark Salas Infielders 22 David Green 28 Tom Herr  7 Art Howe 19 Dane Iorg 19 Mike Jorgensen 30 Bill Lyons 10 Ken Oberkfell  9 Terry Pendleton 33 Gary Rajsich  5 Mike Ramsey  1 Ozzie Smith  5 Chris Speier  5 Jose Uribe Outfielders 26 Steve Braun 25 George Hendrick 37 Paul Householder 21 Tito Landrum 51 Willie McGee 27 Lonnie Smith 18 Andy Van Slyke Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches  8 Hal Lanier 16 Nick Leyva  3 Dave Ricketts  4 Mike Roarke  2 Red Schoendienst Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 127 422 98 .232 11 68 1B David Green 126 452 121 .268 15 65 2B Tom Herr 145 558 154 .276 4 49 SS Ozzie Smith 124 412 106 .257 1 44 3B Terry Pendleton 67 262 85 .324 1 33 LF Lonnie Smith 145 504 126 .250 6 49 CF Willie McGee 145 571 166 .291 6 50 RF George Hendrick 120 441 122 .277 9 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 137 361 88 .244 7 50 Tito Landrum 105 173 47 .272 3 26 Ken Oberkfell 50 152 47 .309 0 11 Art Howe 89 139 30 .216 2 12 Chris Speier 38 118 21 .178 3 8 Steve Braun Steve Braun (baseball) 86 98 27 .276 0 16 Mike Jorgensen 59 98 24 .245 1 12 Tom Nieto 33 86 24 .279 3 12 Bill Lyons 46 73 16 .219 0 3 Glenn Brummer 28 58 12 .207 1 3 Dane Iorg 15 28 4 .143 0 3 Mark Salas 14 20 2 .100 0 1 José Uribe 8 19 4 .211 0 3 Mike Ramsey 21 15 1 .067 0 0 Paul Householder 13 14 2 .143 0 0 Gary Rajsich 7 7 1 .143 0 2 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 36 261.1 20 14 3.34 147 Dave LaPoint 33 193.0 12 10 3.96 130 Danny Cox Danny Cox (baseball) 29 156.1 9 11 4.03 70 Kurt Kepshire 17 109.0 6 5 3.30 71 Rick Ownbey 4 19.0 0 3 4.74 11 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 37 125.2 9 4 3.44 76 John Stuper 15 61.1 3 5 5.28 19 Bob Forsch 16 52.1 2 5 6.02 21 Ralph Citarella 10 22.1 0 1 3.63 15 Ken Dayley 3 5.0 0 2 18.00 0 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 71 5 7 45 1.54 77 Jeff Lahti 63 4 2 1 3.72 45 Neil Allen 57 9 6 3 3.55 66 Dave Rucker 50 2 3 0 2.10 38 Dave Von Ohlen 27 1 0 1 3.12 19 Kevin Hagen 4 1 0 0 2.45 2 Andy Hassler 3 1 0 0 11.57 1 Awards and honors League top ten finishers Joaquín Andújar, National League Leader, Wins (20) Joaquín Andújar, National League Leader, Innings Pitched (261.1) Joaquín Andújar, National League Leader, Shutouts (4) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Jim Fregosi AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Dave Bialas A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Jim Riggleman A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Joe Rigoli A Savannah Cardinals South Atlantic League Lloyd Merritt A-Short Season Erie Cardinals New York–Penn League Rich Hacker Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Chuck Hiller LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Louisville References 2 External links 1984 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1984 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis