1979 St. Louis Cardinals

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 731 runs, allowed 693, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Ted Simmons (26 HR, 87 RBI) and Silvio Martinez (15-8, 3.27 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
731 R 693 RA
Diff +38

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⚡ Quick Stats

731 Runs Scored
693 Runs Allowed
+38 Run Diff
1,628K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 7% above the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .331 2% above the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .400 4% above the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.72 equal to the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 731 7% above the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,628,406
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Avg per Game 19,858

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Keith Hernandez 0.344 2 Garry Templeton 0.314 3 Lou Brock 0.304 4 Ken Oberkfell 0.301 5 George Hendrick 0.300

Home Runs

1 Ted Simmons 26 2 George Hendrick 16 3 Keith Hernandez 11 4 Garry Templeton 9 5 Ken Reitz 8

RBI

1 Keith Hernandez 105 2 Ted Simmons 87 3 George Hendrick 75 4 Ken Reitz 73 5 Tony Scott 68
1979 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Garry Templeton 154 672 105 211 32 19 9 62 18 91 26 0.314
Keith Hernandez 161 610 116 210 48 11 11 105 80 78 11 0.344
Ken Reitz 159 605 42 162 41 2 8 73 25 85 1 0.268
Tony Scott 153 587 69 152 22 10 6 68 34 92 37 0.259
George Hendrick 140 493 67 148 27 1 16 75 49 62 2 0.300
Ted Simmons 123 448 68 127 22 0 26 87 61 34 0 0.283
Lou Brock 120 405 56 123 15 4 5 38 23 43 21 0.304
Ken Oberkfell 135 369 53 111 19 5 1 35 57 35 4 0.301
Jerry Mumphrey 124 339 53 100 10 3 3 32 26 39 8 0.295
Mike Tyson 75 190 18 42 8 2 5 20 13 28 2 0.221
Dane Iorg 79 179 12 52 11 1 1 21 12 28 1 0.291
Terry Kennedy 33 109 11 31 7 0 2 17 6 20 0 0.284
Mike Phillips 44 97 10 22 3 1 1 6 10 9 0 0.227
Pete Vuckovich 34 79 7 12 0 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.152
Bob Forsch 33 73 7 8 2 2 0 5 5 17 0 0.110
Steve Swisher 38 73 4 11 1 1 1 3 6 17 0 0.151
John Denny 31 70 5 9 2 1 0 3 1 21 1 0.129
Bernie Carbo 52 64 6 18 1 0 3 12 10 22 1 0.281
Silvio Martinez 33 62 5 8 1 0 0 4 1 26 0 0.129
John Fulgham 22 42 3 6 2 0 0 4 6 21 0 0.143
Roger Freed 34 31 2 8 2 0 2 8 5 7 0 0.258
Jim Lentine 11 23 2 9 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.391
Bob Sykes 13 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0.095
Roy Thomas 26 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.059
Tom Grieve 9 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0.200
Mark Littell 63 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.000
Keith Smith 6 13 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.231
Tom Herr 14 10 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.200
Tom Bruno 27 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Buddy Schultz 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Urrea 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Mike Dimmel 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Will McEnaney 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan O'Brien 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Frazier 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kim Seaman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Mark Littell 2.19 2 John Fulgham 2.53 3 Roy Thomas 2.92 4 Will McEnaney 2.95 5 Silvio Martinez 3.27

Wins

1 Silvio Martinez 15 2 Pete Vuckovich 15 3 Bob Forsch 11 4 John Fulgham 10 5 Mark Littell 9

Strikeouts

1 Pete Vuckovich 145 2 Silvio Martinez 102 3 John Denny 99 4 Bob Forsch 92 5 John Fulgham 75
1979 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Vuckovich 15 10 3.59 34 32 0 233.0 229 93 64 145
Bob Forsch 11 11 3.83 33 32 0 218.2 215 93 52 92
Silvio Martinez 15 8 3.27 32 29 0 206.2 204 75 67 102
John Denny 8 11 4.85 31 31 0 206.0 206 111 100 99
John Fulgham 10 6 2.53 20 19 0 146.0 123 41 26 75
Mark Littell 9 4 2.19 63 0 13 82.1 60 20 39 67
Roy Thomas 3 4 2.92 26 6 1 77.0 66 25 24 44
Bob Sykes 4 3 6.18 13 11 0 67.0 86 46 34 35
Will McEnaney 0 3 2.95 45 0 2 64.0 60 21 16 15
Darold Knowles 2 5 4.07 48 0 6 48.2 54 22 17 22
Buddy Schultz 4 3 4.46 31 0 3 42.1 40 21 14 38
Tom Bruno 2 3 4.23 27 1 0 38.1 37 18 22 27
George Frazier 2 4 4.45 25 0 0 32.1 35 16 12 14
John Urrea 0 0 3.97 3 2 0 11.1 13 5 9 5
Dan O'Brien 1 1 8.18 6 0 0 11.0 21 10 3 5
Kim Seaman 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 3

👥 Roster (37)

Lou Brock Tom Bruno Bernie Carbo John Denny Mike Dimmel Bob Forsch George Frazier Roger Freed John Fulgham Tom Grieve George Hendrick Keith Hernandez +25 more

37 players

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The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals won 86 games and lost 76, ending up 3rd in the NL East. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 731 runs and allowed 693, a run differential of +38. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .277, 7% better than the league's .260. The 731 runs scored compare with a league average of 682 per club, 7% more. Attendance at Busch Stadium II totaled 1,628,406 for the year.

Ted Simmons led the club in home runs with 26. Keith Hernandez led in RBI with 105. Garry Templeton collected the most hits, 211. On the mound, Silvio Martinez won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Pete Vuckovich with 145. The saves leader was Mark Littell with 13.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ted Simmons led the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals with 26 home runs.
What was the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1979 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Simmons (26 HR, 87 RBI) and Silvio Martinez (15-8, 3.27 ERA).
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