1980 St. Louis Cardinals

74-88 • .457 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals went 74-88 (.457) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included George Hendrick (25 HR, 109 RBI) and Pete Vuckovich (12-9, 3.40 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

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
4th Rank
738 R 710 RA
Diff +28

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738 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
+28 Run Diff
1,399K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 6% above the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .328 3% above the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .399 7% above the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.93 9% worse than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 738 13% above the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,399,755
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Avg per Game 17,280

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Keith Hernandez 0.321 2 Garry Templeton 0.319 3 Ken Oberkfell 0.303 4 Ted Simmons 0.303 5 Dane Iorg 0.303

Home Runs

1 George Hendrick 25 2 Ted Simmons 21 3 Keith Hernandez 16 4 Leon Durham 8 5 Ken Reitz 8

RBI

1 George Hendrick 109 2 Keith Hernandez 99 3 Ted Simmons 98 4 Ken Reitz 58 5 Ken Oberkfell 46
1980 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Keith Hernandez 159 595 111 191 39 8 16 99 86 73 14 0.321
George Hendrick 150 572 73 173 33 2 25 109 32 67 6 0.302
Ken Reitz 151 523 39 141 33 0 8 58 22 44 0 0.270
Garry Templeton 118 504 83 161 19 9 4 43 18 43 31 0.319
Ted Simmons 145 495 84 150 33 2 21 98 59 45 1 0.303
Ken Oberkfell 116 422 58 128 27 6 3 46 51 23 4 0.303
Tony Scott 143 415 51 104 19 3 0 28 35 68 22 0.251
Leon Durham 96 303 42 82 15 4 8 42 18 55 8 0.271
Dane Iorg 105 251 33 76 23 1 3 36 20 34 1 0.303
Terry Kennedy 84 248 28 63 12 3 4 34 28 34 0 0.254
Bobby Bonds 86 231 37 47 5 3 5 24 33 74 15 0.203
Tom Herr 76 222 29 55 12 5 0 15 16 21 9 0.248
Mike Phillips 63 128 13 30 5 0 0 7 9 17 0 0.234
Mike Ramsey 59 126 11 33 8 1 0 8 3 17 0 0.262
Bob Forsch 32 78 11 23 5 0 3 10 2 18 1 0.295
Tito Landrum 35 77 6 19 2 2 0 7 6 17 3 0.247
Pete Vuckovich 32 71 4 13 6 0 0 7 1 13 1 0.183
Bob Sykes 27 39 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 14 0 0.103
Jim Kaat 49 35 4 5 1 0 1 2 2 13 1 0.143
Silvio Martinez 25 35 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 19 0 0.086
Keith Smith 24 31 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.129
John Fulgham 16 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0.000
Steve Swisher 18 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.250
Don Hood 35 20 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.200
Roy Thomas 24 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.154
John Urrea 30 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.231
Andy Rincon 4 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.250
Ty Waller 5 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.083
Bernie Carbo 14 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.182
Joe DeSa 7 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.273
John Littlefield 52 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Martin 9 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.273
Al Olmsted 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.182
Jim Lentine 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.100
Jeff Little 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Jim Otten 31 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Pedro Borbon 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Donnie Moore 11 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.750
Mark Littell 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kim Seaman 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Frazier 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darold Knowles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Andy Rincon 2.61 2 Al Olmsted 2.86 3 John Littlefield 3.14 4 John Fulgham 3.38 5 Don Hood 3.39

Wins

1 Pete Vuckovich 12 2 Bob Forsch 11 3 Jim Kaat 8 4 Bob Sykes 6 5 John Littlefield 5

Strikeouts

1 Pete Vuckovich 132 2 Bob Forsch 87 3 Bob Sykes 50 4 John Fulgham 48 5 Silvio Martinez 39
1980 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Vuckovich 12 9 3.40 32 30 1 222.1 203 84 68 132
Bob Forsch 11 10 3.77 31 31 0 214.2 225 90 33 87
Jim Kaat 8 7 3.82 49 14 4 129.2 140 55 33 36
Bob Sykes 6 10 4.64 27 19 0 126.0 134 65 54 50
Silvio Martinez 5 10 4.81 25 20 0 119.2 127 64 48 39
John Fulgham 4 6 3.38 15 14 0 85.1 66 32 32 48
Don Hood 4 6 3.39 33 8 0 82.1 90 31 34 35
John Littlefield 5 5 3.14 52 0 9 66.0 71 23 20 22
John Urrea 4 1 3.48 30 1 3 64.2 57 25 41 36
Jim Otten 0 5 5.53 31 4 0 55.1 71 34 26 38
Roy Thomas 2 3 4.75 24 5 0 55.0 59 29 25 22
John Martin 2 3 4.29 9 5 0 42.0 39 20 9 23
Al Olmsted 1 1 2.86 5 5 0 34.2 32 11 14 14
Andy Rincon 3 1 2.61 4 4 0 31.0 23 9 7 22
Kim Seaman 3 2 3.42 26 0 4 23.2 16 9 13 10
George Frazier 1 4 2.74 22 0 3 23.0 24 7 7 11
Donnie Moore 1 1 6.23 11 0 0 21.2 25 15 5 10
Pedro Borbon 1 0 3.79 10 0 1 19.0 17 8 10 4
Jeff Little 1 1 3.86 7 2 0 18.2 18 8 9 17
Mark Littell 0 2 9.28 14 0 2 10.2 14 11 7 7
Darold Knowles 0 1 10.80 2 0 0 1.2 3 2 0 1

👥 Roster (42)

Bobby Bonds Pedro Borbon Bernie Carbo Joe DeSa Leon Durham Bob Forsch George Frazier John Fulgham George Hendrick Keith Hernandez Tom Herr Don Hood +30 more

42 players

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The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals finished 74-88, a .457 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 738 for and 710 against. Against a league average of .259, the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals batted .274. Pitchers allowed 3.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60. The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 13% (738 against 654).

Attendance at Busch Stadium II totaled 1,399,755 for the year. George Hendrick led the club in home runs with 25. Keith Hernandez collected the most hits, 191. Pete Vuckovich led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 42 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1979 season and the 1981 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
George Hendrick led the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals with 25 home runs.
What was the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1980 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Hendrick (25 HR, 109 RBI) and Pete Vuckovich (12-9, 3.40 ERA).
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