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L

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P

W

L

Yr

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1980

4

74

88

1983

4

79

83

1987

1

95

67

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1981

x

59

43

1984

3

84

78

1988

5

76

86

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1982

1

92

70

1985

1

101

61

1989

3

86

76

1986

3

79

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Titles:

Top Cardinals Players of the Eighties

1982 - World Champs (Beat Brewers)

1985 - NL Champs (Lost to Royals)

Pitchers:

1987 - NL Champs (Lost to Twins)

Bob Forsch (9.1) - 58

Joaquin Andujar (12.93) - 44

Ballpark:

Bruce Sutter (6.38) - 42

Busch Stadium

Todd Worrell (7.58) - 34

John Tudor (16.49) - 31

Team Name:

Danny Cox (9.31) - 30

Cardinals

Jim Kaat (-1.4) - 28

Jose DeLeon (5.69) - 21

Owners:

Joe Magrane (9.92) - 21

August Busch

Dave LaPoint (2.82) - 19

Greg Mathews (4.69) - 12

General Managers:

Ricky Horton (6.5) - 6

John Claiborne (1980)

Whitey Herzog (1980-1982)

Catchers:

Joe McDonald (1982-1984)

Darrell Porter (11.66) - 29

Dal Maxvill (1985-1989)

Tony Pena (2.18) - 14

Ted Simmons (5.16) - 11

Managers:

Jack Krol (1980)

First Basemen:

Red Schoendienst (1980)

Keith Hernandez (16.63) - 39

Whitey Herzog (1980-1989)

Jack Clark (9.7) - 26

Hall of Famers:

Second Basemen:

Red Schoendienst

Tommy Herr (19.12) - 32

Whitey Herzog

Jose Oquendo (9.52) - 15

Bruce Sutter

Jim Kaat

ShortStop:

Ted Simmons

Ozzie Smith (46.12) - 85

Ozzie Smith

Gary Templeton (6.94) - 19

Rookie of the Year:

Third Base:

Vince Coleman (1985)

Terry Pendleton (15.1) - 29

Todd Worrell (1986)

Ken Oberkfell (14.03) - 28

MVP

Outfield:

Willie McGee (1985)

Willie McGee (22.8) - 64

Vince Coleman (9.04) - 49

No Hitters:

George Hendrick (12.31) - 37

Bob Forsch (1983)

Andy Van Slyke (10.21) - 32

Lonnie Smith (11.66) - 32

Cy Young:

David Green (4.6) - 14

None

Tom Brunansky (3.21) - 13

Milt Thompson (4.27) - 12

Notable Events:

1980 - Whitey Herzog is hired on as manager and general manager.

A big factor in Herzog's success and Devine's lack of success in his

1985 - OF Vince Coleman, 23, is Rookie of the Year. All Coleman does

second Cardinal tenure was the ballpark. The new Busch Stadium

is steal 110 bases as a rookie. He follows that up with two more 100

could only be played for speed. Herzog understood this while Devine

plus stolen base seasons in years two and three. Vince was a tenth

apparently didn't.

round pick in the 1981 draft.

1981 - The Cards get robbed. They finish with the best overall

1985 - LHP John Tudor, 31, is picked up from the Pirates for George

record in the NL, but win nothing because they ended up a

Hendrick Tudor ends up going 21-8 with a 1.93 for the

close second in both halves of the strike shortened season having

pennant winning Cards but doesn't win the Cy Young

played less games than the winners

1985 - Slugging 1B Jack Clark. 29, is obtained from the Giants

1981 - St. Louis obtains ace Joaquin Andujar, 28, from the Astros

for four players.

in a lopsided deal for Tony Scott

1985 - The Cards are NL champs winning 101 games before losing

1981 - Bruce Sutter, 28, is obtained from the Cubs for Leon Durham

to the Royals in the World Series. They're fueled by good pitching

Quality for quality in this one

(Tudor, Andujar and Cox combine for sixty wins), excellent fielding,

and lots of speed (five guys with over thirty stolen bases)

1982 - Herzog steps down as GM. However, prior to stepping down,

he obtains Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, 27, from San Diego

1987 - The Cards win the pennant despite having no pitcher win more than

for shortstop Gary Templeton; outfielder Lonnie Smith, 26, who would

eleven games. Their top eight pitchers all won between 8 and 11 games for a

steal 68 bases, from the Phillies for a couple of mediocre pitchers;

total of 77. 1B Jack Clark had a huge year spearheading an offense otherwise

and future MVP outfielder Willie McGee, 23, from the Yankees for

led by speedsters Smith, Pendleton, Coleman and McGee. It's their third pennant

journeyman pitcher Bob Sykes. Whitey made a pretty good GM.

in a six year span and they really should have had four in seven. A mini dynasty!

Herzog stays on as manager in an unusual move, but now he has

gotten the speed guys as GM to make manager Herzog happy

1988 - The Cards drop nineteen games in the standings as they

can't overcome having a staff consisting of mediocre pitchers.

1982 - Six Cards hit double figures in steals, totalling 182 stolen

bases between them as St. Louis runs to a World Series Title.

1989 - Righthander Bob Tewksbury, 28, is signed as a

bargain free agent. He had been a Yankee farmhand

1984 3B Terry Pendleton, 23, is a rookie. He was a seventh round

pick in the 1982 draft

1989 - August Busch dies. Anheuser-Busch takes control of the club