1981 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 59-43. They scored 464 runs and belted 50 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. The offense was powered by George Hendrick, who led the team with 18 home runs and 61 RBI. Keith Hernandez led the team with 115 hits for a .306 average.
The team allowed 417 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. Leading the team in wins was Bob Forsch, with 10. Bruce Sutter led the pitching staff with 57 strikeouts and 25 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Julio Gonzalez | SS | 20 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .348 | .500 | .848 | .318 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 103 | 376 | 65 | 115 | 8 | 48 | 12 | .401 | .463 | .864 | .306 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 103 | 411 | 50 | 110 | 0 | 46 | 23 | .329 | .345 | .674 | .268 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 102 | 376 | 43 | 110 | 2 | 45 | 13 | .353 | .372 | .725 | .293 |
| Mike Ramsey | SS | 47 | 124 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .303 | .282 | .585 | .258 |
| Garry Templeton | SS | 80 | 333 | 47 | 96 | 1 | 33 | 8 | .315 | .393 | .708 | .288 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | OF | 44 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .393 | .283 | .676 | .196 |
| David Green | OF | 21 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .275 | .176 | .451 | .147 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 101 | 394 | 67 | 112 | 18 | 61 | 4 | .356 | .485 | .841 | .284 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 75 | 217 | 23 | 71 | 2 | 39 | 2 | .344 | .424 | .768 | .327 |
| Tito Landrum | OF | 81 | 119 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .297 | .370 | .667 | .261 |
| Sixto Lezcano | OF | 72 | 214 | 26 | 57 | 5 | 28 | 0 | .376 | .393 | .769 | .266 |
| Gene Roof | OF | 23 | 60 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .411 | .400 | .811 | .300 |
| Tony Scott | OF | 45 | 176 | 21 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 10 | .253 | .313 | .566 | .227 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Brummer | C | 21 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .219 | .233 | .452 | .200 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 61 | 174 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 31 | 1 | .364 | .408 | .772 | .224 |
| Orlando Sanchez | C | 27 | 49 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .308 | .367 | .675 | .286 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 58 | 129 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .416 | .403 | .819 | .233 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Neil Fiala | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3537 | 464 | 936 | 50 | 431 | 88 | .332 | .377 | .709 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 11 | 8 | 55.3 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3.74 | 1.212 | |||
| Doug Bair | 11 | 0 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3.45 | 0.955 | |||
| Luis DeLeon | 10 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2.35 | 0.915 | |||
| Joe Edelen | 13 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9.35 | 1.850 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 20 | 20 | 124.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 3.18 | 1.086 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 41 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3.40 | 1.453 | |||
| Dave LaPoint | 3 | 2 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.22 | 1.308 | |||
| Mark Littell | 28 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 4.39 | 1.634 | |||
| John Martin | 17 | 15 | 102.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 3.42 | 1.081 | |||
| Silvio Martinez | 18 | 16 | 97 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 34 | 39 | 3.99 | 1.381 | |||
| Jim Otten | 24 | 0 | 35.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 5.30 | 1.793 | |||
| Andy Rincon | 5 | 5 | 35.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1.77 | 0.896 | |||
| Bob Shirley | 28 | 11 | 79.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 4.08 | 1.412 | |||
| Lary Sorensen | 23 | 23 | 140.3 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 26 | 3.27 | 1.247 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 48 | 0 | 82.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 25 | 57 | 24 | 2.62 | 1.069 | |||
| Bob Sykes | 22 | 1 | 37.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 4.58 | 1.475 | |||
| Team Totals | 322 | 103 | 942.9 | 59 | 43 | .578 | 33 | 388 | 290 | 3.63 | 1.264 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez and Tom Herr | 103 |
| At Bats | Tom Herr | 411 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tom Herr | 462 |
| Batting Average | Keith Hernandez | .306 |
| On-Base % | Keith Hernandez | .401 |
| Slugging % | George Hendrick | .485 |
| OPS | Keith Hernandez | .864 |
| Runs | George Hendrick | 67 |
| Hits | Keith Hernandez | 115 |
| Total Bases | George Hendrick | 191 |
| Doubles | Keith Hernandez | 27 |
| Triples | Tom Herr | 9 |
| Home Runs | George Hendrick | 18 |
| RBI | George Hendrick | 61 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 61 |
| Strikeouts | Garry Templeton | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | Tom Herr | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | Garry Templeton | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | John Martin | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Keith Hernandez and Tom Herr | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Oberkfell | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Forsch | 10 |
| Losses | Lary Sorensen | 7 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 25 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Forsch | .667 |
| ERA | Bob Forsch | 3.18 |
| WHIP | Bob Forsch | 1.086 |
| Innings Pitched | Lary Sorensen | 140.3 |
| Games | Bruce Sutter | 48 |
| Games Started | Lary Sorensen | 23 |
| Strikeouts | Bruce Sutter | 57 |
| Complete Games | John Martin | 4 |
| Shutouts | Andy Rincon and Lary Sorensen | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Lary Sorensen | 579 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 51 |
| Hits Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 149 |
| Walks Allowed | Silvio Martinez | 39 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Martin | 10 |
| Doubles Allowed | Lary Sorensen | 27 |
| Triples Allowed | Silvio Martinez and Bruce Sutter | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Otten | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Forsch | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Lary Sorensen | 14 |
