1983 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 679 runs and belted 83 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by George Hendrick, who led the team with 18 home runs and 97 RBI. Willie McGee led the team with 172 hits for a .286 average. Lonnie Smith had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 710 runs and had a team ERA of 3.83. Dave LaPoint and John Stuper were tied for the team lead in wins with 12. Joaquin Andujar racked up 125 strkeouts to lead the team. Bruce Sutter led the team with 21 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Adduci | 1B | 10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .050 | .145 | .050 |
| Jeff Doyle | 2B | 13 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .316 | .432 | .748 | .297 |
| George Hendrick | 1B | 144 | 529 | 73 | 168 | 18 | 97 | 3 | .373 | .493 | .866 | .318 |
| Keith Hernandez | 1B | 55 | 218 | 34 | 62 | 3 | 26 | 1 | .352 | .431 | .783 | .284 |
| Tom Herr | 2B | 89 | 313 | 43 | 101 | 2 | 31 | 6 | .403 | .412 | .815 | .323 |
| Bill Lyons | 2B | 42 | 60 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .180 | .217 | .397 | .167 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B | 151 | 488 | 62 | 143 | 3 | 38 | 12 | .371 | .385 | .756 | .293 |
| Mike Ramsey | 2B | 97 | 175 | 25 | 46 | 1 | 16 | 4 | .309 | .337 | .646 | .263 |
| Floyd Rayford | 3B | 56 | 104 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .278 | .337 | .615 | .212 |
| Rafael Santana | 2B | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .214 | .567 | .214 |
| Jimmy Sexton | SS | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .222 | .422 | .111 |
| Ozzie Smith | SS | 159 | 552 | 69 | 134 | 3 | 50 | 34 | .321 | .335 | .656 | .243 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Braun | OF | 78 | 92 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .404 | .413 | .817 | .272 |
| David Green | OF | 146 | 422 | 52 | 120 | 8 | 69 | 34 | .325 | .422 | .747 | .284 |
| Dane Iorg | OF | 58 | 116 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .321 | .362 | .683 | .267 |
| Tito Landrum | OF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .933 | .200 |
| Willie McGee | OF | 147 | 601 | 75 | 172 | 5 | 75 | 39 | .314 | .374 | .688 | .286 |
| Gene Roof | OF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 130 | 492 | 83 | 158 | 8 | 45 | 43 | .381 | .453 | .834 | .321 |
| Andy Van Slyke | OF | 101 | 309 | 51 | 81 | 8 | 38 | 21 | .357 | .421 | .778 | .262 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Brummer | C | 45 | 87 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .351 | .356 | .707 | .276 |
| Darrell Porter | C | 145 | 443 | 57 | 116 | 15 | 66 | 1 | .363 | .431 | .794 | .262 |
| Jamie Quirk | C | 48 | 86 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .269 | .326 | .595 | .209 |
| Orlando Sanchez | C | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5550 | 679 | 1496 | 83 | 636 | 207 | .331 | .384 | .715 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Allen | 25 | 18 | 121.7 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 74 | 48 | 3.70 | 1.397 | |||
| Joaquin Andujar | 39 | 34 | 225 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 1 | 125 | 75 | 4.16 | 1.289 | |||
| Doug Bair | 26 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3.03 | 1.246 | |||
| Steve Baker | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.80 | 1.400 | |||
| Ralph Citarella | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.64 | 1.000 | |||
| Danny Cox | 12 | 12 | 83 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 3.25 | 1.386 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 34 | 30 | 187 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 4.28 | 1.305 | |||
| Kevin Hagen | 9 | 4 | 22.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4.84 | 1.839 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 24 | 0 | 34.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3.89 | 1.671 | |||
| Jeff Keener | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8.31 | 1.628 | |||
| Jeff Lahti | 53 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 3.16 | 1.257 | |||
| Dave LaPoint | 37 | 29 | 191.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 113 | 84 | 3.95 | 1.438 | |||
| John Martin | 26 | 5 | 66.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 3.53 | 1.297 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 6 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11.74 | 2.597 | |||
| Dave Rucker | 34 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 2.43 | 1.459 | |||
| John Stuper | 40 | 30 | 198 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1 | 81 | 71 | 3.68 | 1.379 | |||
| Bruce Sutter | 60 | 0 | 89.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 21 | 64 | 30 | 4.23 | 1.344 | |||
| Dave Von Ohlen | 46 | 0 | 68.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 3.29 | 1.406 | |||
| Team Totals | 489 | 162 | 1460.6 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 27 | 709 | 525 | 3.83 | 1.372 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ozzie Smith | 159 |
| At Bats | Willie McGee | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Willie McGee | 631 |
| Batting Average | Lonnie Smith | .321 |
| On-Base % | Lonnie Smith | .381 |
| Slugging % | George Hendrick | .493 |
| OPS | George Hendrick | .866 |
| Runs | Lonnie Smith | 83 |
| Hits | Willie McGee | 172 |
| Total Bases | George Hendrick | 261 |
| Doubles | George Hendrick | 33 |
| Triples | David Green | 10 |
| Home Runs | George Hendrick | 18 |
| RBI | George Hendrick | 97 |
| Walks | Darrell Porter | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Willie McGee | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Lonnie Smith | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Lonnie Smith | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Herr | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | George Hendrick | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | David Green | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave LaPoint and John Stuper | 12 |
| Losses | Joaquin Andujar | 16 |
| Saves | Bruce Sutter | 21 |
| Won-Loss % | Neil Allen | .625 |
| ERA | John Stuper | 3.68 |
| WHIP | Joaquin Andujar | 1.289 |
| Innings Pitched | Joaquin Andujar | 225 |
| Games | Bruce Sutter | 60 |
| Games Started | Joaquin Andujar | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Joaquin Andujar | 125 |
| Complete Games | Bob Forsch and John Stuper | 6 |
| Shutouts | Neil Allen, Joaquin Andujar, and Bob Forsch | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Joaquin Andujar | 943 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joaquin Andujar | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Joaquin Andujar | 215 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave LaPoint | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joaquin Andujar and Bob Forsch | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Joaquin Andujar | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Joaquin Andujar | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave LaPoint | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave LaPoint | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | John Stuper | 24 |
