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1982 St. Louis Cardinals

92-70 • .568 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals went 92-70 (.568) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 685 runs, allowed 609, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included George Hendrick (19 HR, 104 RBI) and Joaquin Andujar (15-10, 2.47 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

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
1st Rank
685 R 609 RA
Diff +76

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⚡ Quick Stats

685 Runs Scored
609 Runs Allowed
+76 Run Diff
2,111K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 2% above the 1982 league average (.257)
OBP .333 4% above the 1982 league average (.319)
SLG .363 2% below the 1982 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.37 6% better than the 1982 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 685 3% above the 1982 league average (662 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,111,922
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Avg per Game 26,073

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Lonnie Smith 0.307 2 Keith Hernandez 0.299 3 Willie McGee 0.296 4 Dane Iorg 0.294 5 Ken Oberkfell 0.289

Home Runs

1 George Hendrick 19 2 Darrell Porter 12 3 Lonnie Smith 8 4 Keith Hernandez 7 5 Gene Tenace 7

RBI

1 George Hendrick 104 2 Keith Hernandez 94 3 Lonnie Smith 69 4 Willie McGee 56 5 Darrell Porter 48
1982 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lonnie Smith 156 592 120 182 35 8 8 69 64 74 68 0.307
Keith Hernandez 160 579 79 173 33 6 7 94 100 67 19 0.299
George Hendrick 136 515 65 145 20 5 19 104 37 80 3 0.282
Tom Herr 135 493 83 131 19 4 0 36 57 56 25 0.266
Ozzie Smith 140 488 58 121 24 1 2 43 68 32 25 0.248
Ken Oberkfell 137 470 55 136 22 5 2 34 40 31 11 0.289
Willie McGee 123 422 43 125 12 8 4 56 12 58 24 0.296
Darrell Porter 120 373 46 86 18 5 12 48 66 66 1 0.231
Mike Ramsey 112 256 18 59 8 2 1 21 22 34 6 0.230
Dane Iorg 102 238 17 70 14 1 0 34 23 23 0 0.294
David Green 76 166 21 47 7 1 2 23 8 29 11 0.283
Gene Tenace 66 124 18 32 9 0 7 18 36 31 1 0.258
Joaquin Andujar 38 95 3 15 1 1 0 4 0 44 1 0.158
Julio Gonzalez 42 87 9 21 3 2 1 7 1 24 1 0.241
Bob Forsch 36 73 7 15 3 1 0 3 3 20 0 0.205
Tito Landrum 79 72 12 20 3 0 2 14 8 18 0 0.278
Glenn Brummer 35 64 4 15 4 0 0 8 0 12 2 0.234
Steve Braun 58 62 6 17 4 0 0 4 11 10 0 0.274
Steve Mura 35 53 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.057
John Stuper 23 42 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 24 0 0.119
Dave LaPoint 42 38 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 0.053
Orlando Sanchez 26 37 6 7 0 1 0 3 5 5 0 0.189
Kelly Paris 12 29 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.103
Gene Roof 11 15 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0.267
Doug Bair 63 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.077
Jeff Lahti 33 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.077
Jim Kaat 62 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
John Martin 24 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.091
Andy Rincon 11 10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.100
Bruce Sutter 70 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.125
Eric Rasmussen 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mark Littell 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jeff Keener 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Joaquin Andujar 2.47 2 Doug Bair 2.55 3 Bruce Sutter 2.90 4 John Stuper 3.36 5 Dave LaPoint 3.42

Wins

1 Joaquin Andujar 15 2 Bob Forsch 15 3 Steve Mura 12 4 Dave LaPoint 9 5 John Stuper 9

Strikeouts

1 Joaquin Andujar 137 2 Steve Mura 84 3 Dave LaPoint 81 4 Bob Forsch 69 5 Doug Bair 68
1982 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joaquin Andujar 15 10 2.47 38 37 0 265.2 237 73 50 137
Bob Forsch 15 9 3.48 36 34 1 233.0 238 90 54 69
Steve Mura 12 11 4.05 35 30 0 184.1 196 83 80 84
Dave LaPoint 9 3 3.42 42 21 0 152.2 170 58 52 81
John Stuper 9 7 3.36 23 21 0 136.2 137 51 55 53
Bruce Sutter 9 8 2.90 70 0 36 102.1 88 33 34 61
Doug Bair 5 3 2.55 63 0 8 91.2 69 26 36 68
Jim Kaat 5 3 4.08 62 2 2 75.0 79 34 23 35
John Martin 4 5 4.23 24 7 0 66.0 56 31 30 21
Jeff Lahti 5 4 3.81 33 1 0 56.2 53 24 21 22
Andy Rincon 2 3 4.73 11 6 0 40.0 35 21 25 11
Jeff Keener 1 1 1.61 19 0 0 22.1 19 4 19 25
Mark Littell 0 1 5.23 16 0 0 20.2 22 12 15 7
Eric Rasmussen 1 2 4.42 8 3 0 18.1 21 9 8 15

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
SLN def. ATL 3-0
World Series
SLN def. ML4 4-3

👥 Roster (33)

Joaquin Andujar Doug Bair Steve Braun Glenn Brummer Bob Forsch Julio Gonzalez David Green George Hendrick Keith Hernandez Tom Herr Dane Iorg Jim Kaat +21 more

33 players

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The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 92-70 record (.568) put the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals 1st in the NL East. That season the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series and took the division title. Runs came in at 685 scored against 609 allowed (+76). At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .263, 2% better than the league's .257. Pitchers allowed 3.37 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60.

Home games were played at Busch Stadium II, where 2,111,922 fans came through the gates. George Hendrick topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 19 home runs. Bob Forsch led the pitchers with 15 wins. In the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat ATL 3-0. In the World Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat ML4 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Did the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
George Hendrick led the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals with 19 home runs.
What was the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.37.
Where did the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1982 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Hendrick (19 HR, 104 RBI) and Joaquin Andujar (15-10, 2.47 ERA).
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