1982 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 92-70. They scored 685 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by George Hendrick, who led the team with 19 home runs and 104 RBI. Lonnie Smith led the team with 182 hits for a .307 average. Lonnie Smith had a great year on the basepaths with 68 stolen bases.
The team allowed 609 runs and had a team ERA of 3.37. Joaquin Andujar and Bob Forsch were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Joaquin Andujar led the team with 137 strikeouts. Bruce Sutter led the team with 36 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Julio Gonzalez | 3B | 42 | 87 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .258 | .356 | .614 | .241 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 160 | 579 | 79 | 173 | 7 | 94 | 19 | .397 | .413 | .810 | .299 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 135 | 493 | 83 | 131 | 0 | 36 | 25 | .341 | .320 | .661 | .266 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 137 | 470 | 55 | 136 | 2 | 34 | 11 | .345 | .370 | .715 | .289 |
| Kelly Paris | 3B | 12 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .103 | .203 | .103 |
| Mike Ramsey | 2B | 112 | 256 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .294 | .289 | .583 | .230 |
| Ozzie Smith | SS | 140 | 488 | 58 | 121 | 2 | 43 | 25 | .339 | .314 | .653 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | OF | 58 | 62 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .384 | .339 | .723 | .274 |
| David Green | OF | 76 | 166 | 21 | 47 | 2 | 23 | 11 | .315 | .373 | .688 | .283 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 136 | 515 | 65 | 145 | 19 | 104 | 3 | .323 | .450 | .773 | .282 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 102 | 238 | 17 | 70 | 0 | 34 | 0 | .352 | .361 | .713 | .294 |
| Tito Landrum | OF | 79 | 72 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .358 | .403 | .761 | .278 |
| Willie McGee | OF | 123 | 422 | 43 | 125 | 4 | 56 | 24 | .318 | .391 | .709 | .296 |
| Gene Roof | OF | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .313 | .267 | .580 | .267 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 156 | 592 | 120 | 182 | 8 | 69 | 68 | .381 | .434 | .815 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Brummer | C | 35 | 64 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .234 | .297 | .531 | .234 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 120 | 373 | 46 | 86 | 12 | 48 | 1 | .347 | .402 | .749 | .231 |
| Orlando Sanchez | C | 26 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .243 | .529 | .189 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 66 | 124 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 1 | .436 | .500 | .936 | .258 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5455 | 685 | 1439 | 67 | 632 | 200 | .329 | .364 | .692 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 38 | 37 | 265.7 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 137 | 50 | 2.47 | 1.080 | |||
| Doug Bair | 63 | 0 | 91.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 8 | 68 | 36 | 2.55 | 1.145 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 36 | 34 | 233 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1 | 69 | 54 | 3.48 | 1.253 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 62 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 4.08 | 1.360 | |||
| Jeff Keener | 19 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 1.61 | 1.704 | |||
| Jeff Lahti | 33 | 1 | 56.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 3.81 | 1.305 | |||
| Dave LaPoint | 42 | 21 | 152.7 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 81 | 52 | 3.42 | 1.454 | |||
| Mark Littell | 16 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 5.23 | 1.787 | |||
| John Martin | 24 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 4.23 | 1.303 | |||
| Steve Mura | 35 | 30 | 184.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 84 | 80 | 4.05 | 1.498 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 8 | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 4.42 | 1.585 | |||
| Andy Rincon | 11 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 4.72 | 1.500 | |||
| John Stuper | 23 | 21 | 136.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 53 | 55 | 3.36 | 1.405 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 70 | 0 | 102.3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 36 | 61 | 34 | 2.90 | 1.193 | |||
| Team Totals | 480 | 162 | 1465.4 | 92 | 70 | .568 | 47 | 689 | 502 | 3.37 | 1.312 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Keith Hernandez | 160 |
| At Bats | Lonnie Smith | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Keith Hernandez | 694 |
| Batting Average | Lonnie Smith | .307 |
| On-Base % | Keith Hernandez | .397 |
| Slugging % | George Hendrick | .450 |
| OPS | Lonnie Smith | .815 |
| Runs | Lonnie Smith | 120 |
| Hits | Lonnie Smith | 182 |
| Total Bases | Lonnie Smith | 257 |
| Doubles | Lonnie Smith | 35 |
| Triples | Willie McGee and Lonnie Smith | 8 |
| Home Runs | George Hendrick | 19 |
| RBI | George Hendrick | 104 |
| Walks | Keith Hernandez | 100 |
| Strikeouts | George Hendrick | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Lonnie Smith | 68 |
| Caught Stealing | Lonnie Smith | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Forsch | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Hendrick | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George Hendrick | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joaquin Andujar and Bob Forsch | 15 |
| Losses | Steve Mura | 11 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 36 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Forsch | .625 |
| ERA | Joaquin Andujar | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Joaquin Andujar | 1.080 |
| Innings Pitched | Joaquin Andujar | 265.7 |
| Games | Bruce Sutter | 70 |
| Games Started | Joaquin Andujar | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Joaquin Andujar | 137 |
| Complete Games | Joaquin Andujar | 9 |
| Shutouts | Joaquin Andujar | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Joaquin Andujar | 1056 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Forsch | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Forsch | 238 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Mura | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Forsch and Steve Mura | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Forsch | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Forsch | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Mura | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joaquin Andujar | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Mura | 23 |
