1978 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 69-93. They scored 600 runs and belted 79 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Ted Simmons, who led the team with 22 home runs and 80 RBI. Garry Templeton led the team with 181 hits for a .280 average. Garry Templeton had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 657 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. John Denny led the team with 14 wins. Pete Vuckovich struck out 149 batters to lead the team. Mark Littell was the team's best fireman, with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Roger Freed | 1B | 52 | 92 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .297 | .370 | .667 | .239 |
| Wayne Garrett | 3B | 33 | 63 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .432 | .444 | .876 | .333 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 159 | 542 | 90 | 138 | 11 | 64 | 13 | .351 | .389 | .740 | .255 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 2B | 24 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .140 | .310 | .120 |
| Mike Phillips | 2B | 76 | 164 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .317 | .348 | .665 | .268 |
| Mike Ramsey | SS | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 150 | 540 | 41 | 133 | 10 | 75 | 1 | .280 | .357 | .637 | .246 |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 155 | 647 | 82 | 181 | 2 | 47 | 34 | .303 | .377 | .680 | .280 |
| Mike Tyson | 2B | 125 | 377 | 26 | 88 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .277 | .300 | .577 | .233 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 92 | 298 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .263 | .252 | .515 | .221 |
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Jim Dwyer | OF | 34 | 65 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .320 | .308 | .628 | .215 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 102 | 382 | 55 | 110 | 17 | 67 | 1 | .337 | .497 | .834 | .288 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 35 | 85 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .300 | .341 | .641 | .271 |
| Jim Lentine | OF | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 130 | 457 | 44 | 109 | 4 | 46 | 4 | .288 | .341 | .629 | .239 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 125 | 367 | 41 | 96 | 2 | 37 | 14 | .317 | .335 | .652 | .262 |
| Tony Scott | OF | 96 | 219 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 14 | 5 | .278 | .283 | .561 | .228 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Terry Kennedy | C | 10 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .172 | .445 | .172 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 152 | 516 | 71 | 148 | 22 | 80 | 1 | .377 | .512 | .889 | .287 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 45 | 115 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .331 | .365 | .696 | .278 |
| John Tamargo | C | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5415 | 600 | 1351 | 79 | 568 | 97 | .301 | .358 | .659 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Bruno | 18 | 3 | 49.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 1.99 | 1.107 | |||
| John Denny | 33 | 33 | 234 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 103 | 74 | 2.96 | 1.171 | |||
| Rob Dressler | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.08 | 1.231 | |||
| Pete Falcone | 19 | 14 | 75 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 28 | 48 | 5.76 | 1.893 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 34 | 34 | 233.7 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 0 | 114 | 97 | 3.70 | 1.292 | |||
| George Frazier | 14 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4.09 | 1.273 | |||
| Dave Hamilton | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6.43 | 1.571 | |||
| Mark Littell | 72 | 2 | 106.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 11 | 130 | 59 | 2.79 | 1.308 | |||
| Aurelio Lopez | 25 | 4 | 65 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 4.29 | 1.292 | |||
| Silvio Martinez | 22 | 22 | 138.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 45 | 71 | 3.64 | 1.338 | |||
| Dan O'Brien | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4.50 | 1.667 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 10 | 10 | 60.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 4.18 | 1.343 | |||
| Buddy Schultz | 62 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6 | 70 | 36 | 3.80 | 1.253 | |||
| Roy Thomas | 16 | 1 | 28.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3.81 | 1.307 | |||
| John Urrea | 27 | 12 | 98.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 61 | 47 | 5.38 | 1.570 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 45 | 23 | 198.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 149 | 59 | 2.54 | 1.241 | |||
| Team Totals | 420 | 162 | 1437.6 | 69 | 93 | .426 | 22 | 859 | 600 | 3.59 | 1.322 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez | 159 |
| At Bats | Garry Templeton | 647 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Garry Templeton | 675 |
| Batting Average | Ted Simmons | .287 |
| On-Base % | Ted Simmons | .377 |
| Slugging % | Ted Simmons | .512 |
| OPS | Ted Simmons | .889 |
| Runs | Keith Hernandez | 90 |
| Hits | Garry Templeton | 181 |
| Total Bases | Ted Simmons | 264 |
| Doubles | Ted Simmons | 40 |
| Triples | Garry Templeton | 13 |
| Home Runs | Ted Simmons | 22 |
| RBI | Ted Simmons | 80 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Garry Templeton | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Garry Templeton | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Garry Templeton | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | John Denny and Pete Vuckovich | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ted Simmons | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Simmons | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Denny | 14 |
| Losses | Bob Forsch | 17 |
| Saves | Mark Littell | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | John Denny | .560 |
| ERA | Pete Vuckovich | 2.54 |
| WHIP | John Denny | 1.171 |
| Innings Pitched | John Denny | 234 |
| Games | Mark Littell | 72 |
| Games Started | Bob Forsch | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Vuckovich | 149 |
| Complete Games | John Denny | 11 |
| Shutouts | Bob Forsch | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Forsch | 981 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Forsch | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Forsch | 205 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Forsch | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Forsch | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Forsch | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | John Urrea | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Littell | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | John Urrea | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | John Denny | 34 |
