1979 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 86-76. They scored 731 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. Ted Simmons provided the power for the team with 26 homers. Keith Hernandez was the best run producer with 105 RBI. Garry Templeton led the team with 211 hits for a .314 average. Tony Scott had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 693 runs and had a team ERA of 3.74. Silvio Martinez and Pete Vuckovich were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Pete Vuckovich struck out 145 batters to lead the team. Mark Littell was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Roger Freed | 1B | 34 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .361 | .516 | .877 | .258 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 161 | 610 | 116 | 210 | 11 | 105 | 11 | .417 | .513 | .930 | .344 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .200 | .533 | .200 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 2B | 135 | 369 | 53 | 111 | 1 | 35 | 4 | .396 | .388 | .784 | .301 |
| Mike Phillips | SS | 44 | 97 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .306 | .309 | .615 | .227 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 159 | 605 | 42 | 162 | 8 | 73 | 1 | .299 | .382 | .681 | .268 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 154 | 672 | 105 | 211 | 9 | 62 | 26 | .331 | .458 | .789 | .314 |
| Mike Tyson | 2B | 75 | 190 | 18 | 42 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .272 | .363 | .635 | .221 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Brock | OF | 120 | 405 | 56 | 123 | 5 | 38 | 21 | .342 | .398 | .740 | .304 |
| Bernie Carbo | OF | 52 | 64 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .368 | .438 | .806 | .281 |
| Mike Dimmel | OF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Tom Grieve | OF | 9 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .267 | .635 | .200 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 140 | 493 | 67 | 148 | 16 | 75 | 2 | .359 | .456 | .815 | .300 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 79 | 179 | 12 | 52 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .337 | .380 | .717 | .291 |
| Jim Lentine | OF | 11 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .435 | .897 | .391 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | 124 | 339 | 53 | 100 | 3 | 32 | 8 | .341 | .369 | .710 | .295 |
| Tony Scott | OF | 153 | 587 | 69 | 152 | 6 | 68 | 37 | .301 | .361 | .662 | .259 |
| Keith Smith | OF | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .231 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Terry Kennedy | C | 33 | 109 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .319 | .404 | .723 | .284 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 123 | 448 | 68 | 127 | 26 | 87 | 0 | .369 | .507 | .876 | .283 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 38 | 73 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .213 | .233 | .446 | .151 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5734 | 731 | 1594 | 100 | 685 | 116 | .328 | .401 | .729 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Bruno | 27 | 1 | 38.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 4.23 | 1.540 | |||
| John Denny | 31 | 31 | 206 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 99 | 100 | 4.85 | 1.485 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 33 | 32 | 218.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 92 | 52 | 3.83 | 1.221 | |||
| George Frazier | 25 | 0 | 32.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4.45 | 1.455 | |||
| John Fulgham | 20 | 19 | 146 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 75 | 26 | 2.53 | 1.021 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 48 | 0 | 48.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 4.07 | 1.458 | |||
| Mark Littell | 63 | 0 | 82.3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 13 | 67 | 39 | 2.19 | 1.203 | |||
| Silvio Martinez | 32 | 29 | 206.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 102 | 67 | 3.27 | 1.311 | |||
| Will McEnaney | 45 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 2.95 | 1.188 | |||
| Dan O'Brien | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8.18 | 2.182 | |||
| Buddy Schultz | 31 | 0 | 42.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 4.46 | 1.277 | |||
| Kim Seaman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bob Sykes | 13 | 11 | 67 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 6.18 | 1.791 | |||
| Roy Thomas | 26 | 6 | 77 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 2.92 | 1.169 | |||
| John Urrea | 3 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3.97 | 1.947 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 34 | 32 | 233 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 145 | 64 | 3.59 | 1.258 | |||
| Team Totals | 438 | 163 | 1486.6 | 86 | 76 | .531 | 25 | 788 | 501 | 3.74 | 1.312 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez | 161 |
| At Bats | Garry Templeton | 672 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Keith Hernandez | 698 |
| Batting Average | Keith Hernandez | .344 |
| On-Base % | Keith Hernandez | .417 |
| Slugging % | Keith Hernandez | .513 |
| OPS | Keith Hernandez | .930 |
| Runs | Keith Hernandez | 116 |
| Hits | Garry Templeton | 211 |
| Total Bases | Keith Hernandez | 313 |
| Doubles | Keith Hernandez | 48 |
| Triples | Garry Templeton | 19 |
| Home Runs | Ted Simmons | 26 |
| RBI | Keith Hernandez | 105 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Tony Scott | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Scott | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Tony Scott | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | John Fulgham | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tony Scott and Ted Simmons | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Hendrick | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Silvio Martinez and Pete Vuckovich | 15 |
| Losses | John Denny and Bob Forsch | 11 |
| Saves | Mark Littell | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Mark Littell | .692 |
| ERA | Silvio Martinez | 3.27 |
| WHIP | Bob Forsch | 1.221 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Vuckovich | 233 |
| Games | Mark Littell | 63 |
| Games Started | Bob Forsch and Pete Vuckovich | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Vuckovich | 145 |
| Complete Games | John Fulgham | 10 |
| Shutouts | John Denny, John Fulgham, and Silvio Martinez | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Vuckovich | 968 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | John Denny | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Vuckovich | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | John Denny | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Denny | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Pete Vuckovich | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Forsch | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Mark Littell and Pete Vuckovich | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | John Denny, Bob Forsch, John Fulgham, and Pete Vuckovich | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | John Denny | 28 |
