1980 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 74-88. They scored 738 runs and belted 101 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. The offense was powered by George Hendrick, who led the team with 25 home runs and 109 RBI. Keith Hernandez led the team with 191 hits for a .321 average. Garry Templeton had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 710 runs and had a team ERA of 3.93. Pete Vuckovich led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 132 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 159 | 595 | 111 | 191 | 16 | 99 | 14 | .408 | .494 | .902 | .321 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 76 | 222 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .299 | .347 | .646 | .248 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 2B | 116 | 422 | 58 | 128 | 3 | 46 | 4 | .377 | .417 | .794 | .303 |
| Mike Phillips | SS | 63 | 128 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .283 | .273 | .556 | .234 |
| Mike Ramsey | 2B | 59 | 126 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .279 | .341 | .620 | .262 |
| Ken Reitz | 3B | 151 | 523 | 39 | 141 | 8 | 58 | 0 | .300 | .379 | .679 | .270 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 118 | 504 | 83 | 161 | 4 | 43 | 31 | .342 | .417 | .759 | .319 |
| Ty Waller | 3B | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Bonds | OF | 86 | 231 | 37 | 47 | 5 | 24 | 15 | .305 | .316 | .621 | .203 |
| Joe DeSa | OF | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .546 | .273 |
| Leon Durham | OF | 96 | 303 | 42 | 82 | 8 | 42 | 8 | .309 | .426 | .735 | .271 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 150 | 572 | 73 | 173 | 25 | 109 | 6 | .342 | .498 | .840 | .302 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 105 | 251 | 33 | 76 | 3 | 36 | 1 | .349 | .438 | .787 | .303 |
| Tito Landrum | OF | 35 | 77 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .306 | .325 | .631 | .247 |
| Jim Lentine | OF | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .200 | .100 |
| Tony Scott | OF | 143 | 415 | 51 | 104 | 0 | 28 | 22 | .308 | .311 | .619 | .251 |
| Keith Smith | OF | 24 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .161 | .343 | .129 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Terry Kennedy | C | 84 | 248 | 28 | 63 | 4 | 34 | 0 | .325 | .375 | .700 | .254 |
| Ted Simmons | C | 145 | 495 | 84 | 150 | 21 | 98 | 1 | .375 | .505 | .880 | .303 |
| Steve Swisher | C | 18 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .292 | .572 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Carbo | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5608 | 738 | 1541 | 101 | 688 | 117 | .325 | .400 | .724 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pedro Borbon | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3.79 | 1.421 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 31 | 31 | 214.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 87 | 33 | 3.77 | 1.202 | |||
| George Frazier | 22 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2.74 | 1.348 | |||
| John Fulgham | 15 | 14 | 85.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 3.38 | 1.149 | |||
| Don Hood | 33 | 8 | 82.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 3.39 | 1.507 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 49 | 14 | 129.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 3.82 | 1.334 | |||
| Darold Knowles | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.765 | |||
| Mark Littell | 14 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9.28 | 1.963 | |||
| Jeff Little | 7 | 2 | 18.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3.86 | 1.444 | |||
| John Littlefield | 52 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 3.14 | 1.379 | |||
| John Martin | 9 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 4.29 | 1.143 | |||
| Silvio Martinez | 25 | 20 | 119.7 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 0 | 39 | 48 | 4.81 | 1.462 | |||
| Donnie Moore | 11 | 0 | 21.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6.23 | 1.382 | |||
| Al Olmsted | 5 | 5 | 34.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2.86 | 1.326 | |||
| Jim Otten | 31 | 4 | 55.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 5.53 | 1.754 | |||
| Andy Rincon | 4 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 2.61 | 0.968 | |||
| Kim Seaman | 26 | 0 | 23.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3.42 | 1.224 | |||
| Bob Sykes | 27 | 19 | 126 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 50 | 54 | 4.64 | 1.492 | |||
| Roy Thomas | 24 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 4.75 | 1.527 | |||
| John Urrea | 30 | 1 | 64.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 3.48 | 1.515 | |||
| Pete Vuckovich | 32 | 30 | 222.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1 | 132 | 68 | 3.40 | 1.219 | |||
| Team Totals | 459 | 162 | 1447.2 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 27 | 664 | 495 | 3.93 | 1.347 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez | 159 |
| At Bats | Keith Hernandez | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Keith Hernandez | 690 |
| Batting Average | Keith Hernandez | .321 |
| On-Base % | Keith Hernandez | .408 |
| Slugging % | Ted Simmons | .505 |
| OPS | Keith Hernandez | .902 |
| Runs | Keith Hernandez | 111 |
| Hits | Keith Hernandez | 191 |
| Total Bases | Keith Hernandez | 294 |
| Doubles | Keith Hernandez | 39 |
| Triples | Garry Templeton | 9 |
| Home Runs | George Hendrick | 25 |
| RBI | George Hendrick | 109 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Bobby Bonds | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Garry Templeton | 31 |
| Caught Stealing | Garry Templeton | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Forsch, Ken Oberkfell, and Pete Vuckovich | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ted Simmons | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Reitz | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pete Vuckovich | 12 |
| Losses | Bob Forsch, Silvio Martinez, and Bob Sykes | 10 |
| Saves | John Littlefield | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Pete Vuckovich | .571 |
| ERA | Pete Vuckovich | 3.40 |
| WHIP | Bob Forsch | 1.202 |
| Innings Pitched | Pete Vuckovich | 222.3 |
| Games | John Littlefield | 52 |
| Games Started | Bob Forsch | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Pete Vuckovich | 132 |
| Complete Games | Bob Forsch | 8 |
| Shutouts | Bob Sykes and Pete Vuckovich | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Pete Vuckovich | 907 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Forsch | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Forsch | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Pete Vuckovich | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Pete Vuckovich | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Forsch | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Forsch | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Forsch | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Forsch | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Forsch | 30 |
