1978 St. Louis Cardinals

69-93 • .426 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals went 69-93 (.426) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 600 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Ted Simmons (22 HR, 80 RBI) and John Denny (14-11, 2.96 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
5th Rank
600 R 657 RA
Diff -57

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⚡ Quick Stats

600 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
1,278K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .303 5% below the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .358 4% below the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.58 equal to the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 600 7% below the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,278,221
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Avg per Game 15,780

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Wayne Garrett 0.333 2 George Hendrick 0.288 3 Ted Simmons 0.287 4 Garry Templeton 0.280 5 Steve Swisher 0.278

Home Runs

1 Ted Simmons 22 2 George Hendrick 17 3 Keith Hernandez 11 4 Ken Reitz 10 5 Jerry Morales 4

RBI

1 Ted Simmons 80 2 Ken Reitz 75 3 George Hendrick 67 4 Keith Hernandez 64 5 Garry Templeton 47
1978 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Garry Templeton 155 647 82 181 31 13 2 47 22 87 34 0.280
Keith Hernandez 159 542 90 138 32 4 11 64 82 68 13 0.255
Ken Reitz 150 540 41 133 26 2 10 75 23 61 1 0.246
Ted Simmons 152 516 71 148 40 5 22 80 77 39 1 0.287
Jerry Morales 130 457 44 109 19 8 4 46 33 44 4 0.239
George Hendrick 102 382 55 110 27 1 17 67 28 44 1 0.288
Mike Tyson 125 377 26 88 16 0 3 26 24 41 2 0.233
Jerry Mumphrey 125 367 41 96 13 4 2 37 30 40 14 0.262
Lou Brock 92 298 31 66 9 0 0 12 17 29 17 0.221
Tony Scott 96 219 28 50 5 2 1 14 14 41 5 0.228
Mike Phillips 76 164 14 44 8 1 1 28 13 25 0 0.268
Steve Swisher 45 115 11 32 5 1 1 10 8 14 1 0.278
Roger Freed 52 92 3 22 6 0 2 20 8 17 1 0.239
Dane Iorg 35 85 6 23 4 1 0 4 4 10 0 0.271
Bob Forsch 34 83 2 15 7 0 1 8 1 26 0 0.181
John Denny 33 73 10 13 3 1 0 3 4 21 0 0.178
Jim Dwyer 34 65 8 14 3 0 1 4 9 3 1 0.215
Wayne Garrett 33 63 11 21 4 0 1 10 11 16 1 0.333
Pete Vuckovich 45 58 4 8 1 0 0 3 1 22 0 0.138
Ken Oberkfell 24 50 7 6 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.120
Silvio Martinez 22 47 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 21 0 0.170
Terry Kennedy 10 29 0 5 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.172
John Urrea 27 24 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.125
Pete Falcone 19 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.238
Eric Rasmussen 10 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.111
Aurelio Lopez 25 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.214
Tom Bruno 18 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.083
Jim Lentine 8 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.182
Mark Littell 72 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Gary Sutherland 10 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
John Tamargo 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Ramsey 12 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Buddy Schultz 62 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.200
Roy Thomas 16 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Bob Coluccio 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Rob Dressler 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Frazier 14 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Dan O'Brien 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Tom Bruno 1.99 2 Pete Vuckovich 2.54 3 Mark Littell 2.79 4 John Denny 2.96 5 Silvio Martinez 3.64

Wins

1 John Denny 14 2 Pete Vuckovich 12 3 Bob Forsch 11 4 Silvio Martinez 9 5 Tom Bruno 4

Strikeouts

1 Pete Vuckovich 149 2 Mark Littell 130 3 Bob Forsch 114 4 John Denny 103 5 Buddy Schultz 70
1978 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Denny 14 11 2.96 33 33 0 234.0 200 77 74 103
Bob Forsch 11 17 3.70 34 34 0 233.2 205 96 97 114
Pete Vuckovich 12 12 2.54 45 23 1 198.1 187 56 59 149
Silvio Martinez 9 8 3.64 22 22 0 138.1 114 56 71 45
Mark Littell 4 8 2.79 72 2 11 106.1 80 33 59 130
John Urrea 4 9 5.38 27 12 0 98.2 108 59 47 61
Buddy Schultz 2 4 3.80 62 0 6 83.0 68 35 36 70
Pete Falcone 2 7 5.76 19 14 0 75.0 94 48 48 28
Aurelio Lopez 4 2 4.29 25 4 0 65.0 52 31 32 46
Eric Rasmussen 2 5 4.18 10 10 0 60.1 61 28 20 32
Tom Bruno 4 3 1.99 18 3 1 49.2 38 11 17 33
Roy Thomas 1 1 3.81 16 1 3 28.1 21 12 16 16
George Frazier 0 3 4.09 14 0 0 22.0 22 10 6 8
Dan O'Brien 0 2 4.50 7 2 0 18.0 22 9 8 12
Dave Hamilton 0 0 6.43 13 0 0 14.0 16 10 6 8
Rob Dressler 0 1 2.08 3 2 0 13.0 12 3 4 4

👥 Roster (39)

Lou Brock Tom Bruno Bob Coluccio John Denny Rob Dressler Jim Dwyer Pete Falcone Bob Forsch George Frazier Roger Freed Wayne Garrett Dave Hamilton +27 more

39 players

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The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals won 69 games and lost 93, ending up 5th in the NL East. With 600 runs scored and 657 given up, the 1978 differential was -57. Against a league average of .254, the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals batted .249. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 7% behind. Busch Stadium II was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 1,278,221.

Ted Simmons topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 22 home runs. Garry Templeton collected the most hits, 181. On the mound, John Denny won 14 games to lead the staff. Pete Vuckovich struck out 149, the most on the club. Mark Littell closed out 11 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ted Simmons led the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals with 22 home runs.
What was the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1978 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Simmons (22 HR, 80 RBI) and John Denny (14-11, 2.96 ERA).
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