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This article is about the Major League Baseball team. For the National Football League team, see 1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season.


1980 St. Louis Cardinals
File:St Louis Cardinals 1967–1997 logo.png
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record74–88 (.457)
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
ManagersKen Boyer, Jack Krol, Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst
TelevisionKSDK
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Dan Kelly)
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly)
← 1979 Seasons 1981 →

The St. Louis Cardinals 1980 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).[1] Hernández also won a Gold Glove.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 91 71 .562 — 49‍–‍32 42‍–‍39
Montreal Expos 90 72 .556 1 51‍–‍29 39‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates 83 79 .512 8 47‍–‍34 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 74 88 .457 17 41‍–‍40 33‍–‍48
New York Mets 67 95 .414 24 38‍–‍44 29‍–‍51
Chicago Cubs 64 98 .395 27 37‍–‍44 27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1980 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 8–4 2–16 7–11 11–7 5–7 3–9 5–7 11–1 12–6 11–6 6–6
Chicago 4–8 — 7–5 1–11 5–7 6–12 10–8 5–13 8–10 4–8 5–7 9–9
Cincinnati 16–2 5–7 — 8–10 9–9 3–9 8–4 7–5 6–6 15–3–1 7–11 5–7
Houston 11–7 11–1 10–8 — 9–10 5–7 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 11–7 7–5
Los Angeles 7–11 7–5 9–9 10–9 — 11–1 7–5 6–6 6–6 9–9 13–5 7–5
Montreal 7–5 12–6 9–3 7–5 1–11 — 10–8 9–9 6–12 10–2 7–5 12–6
New York 9–3 8–10 4–8 4–8 5–7 8–10 — 6–12 10–8 1–11 3–9 9–9
Philadelphia 7-5 13–5 5–7 9–3 6–6 9–9 12–6 — 7–11 8–4 6–6 9–9
Pittsburgh 1–11 10–8 6–6 5–7 6–6 12–6 8–10 11–7 — 6–6 8–4 10–8
San Diego 6–12 8–4 3–15–1 7–11 9–9 2–10 11–1 4–8 6–6 — 10–8 7–5
San Francisco 6–11 7–5 11–7 7–11 5–13 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 8–10 — 7–5
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 7–5 5–7 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 8–10 5–7 5–7 —


Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Roster

1980 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
1B Keith Hernandez 159 595 191 .321 16 99
2B Ken Oberkfell 116 422 128 .303 3 46
3B Ken Reitz 151 523 141 .270 8 58
LF Bobby Bonds 86 231 47 .203 5 24
CF Tony Scott 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
Mike Phillips 63 128 30 .234 0 7
Tye Waller 5 12 1 .083 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
Bob Forsch 31 214.2 11 10 3.77 87
Bob Sykes 27 126 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

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
Don Hood 33 82.1 4 6 3.39 35
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
George Frazier 22 1 4 3 2.74 11
Donnie Moore 11 1 1 0 6.23 10
Pedro Borbón 10 1 0 1 3.79 4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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

  1. ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_63/ai_115077547/pg_2
  2. ^ Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcenawi01.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=SLN
  5. ^ Roger Freed at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Jeff Little at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ a b Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Jim Lentine at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Dan Plesac at Baseball Reference
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