1983 St. Louis Cardinals

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 679 runs, allowed 710, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included George Hendrick (18 HR, 97 RBI) and Dave LaPoint (12-9, 3.95 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
679 R 710 RA
Diff -31

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679 Runs Scored
710 Runs Allowed
-31 Run Diff
2,343K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 6% above the 1983 league average (.255)
OBP .334 4% above the 1983 league average (.321)
SLG .384 2% above the 1983 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.79 4% worse than the 1983 league average (3.63)
Runs Scored 679 2% above the 1983 league average (666 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,343,669
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Avg per Game 28,934

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Tom Herr 0.323 2 Lonnie Smith 0.321 3 George Hendrick 0.318 4 Ken Oberkfell 0.293 5 Willie McGee 0.286

Home Runs

1 George Hendrick 18 2 Darrell Porter 15 3 David Green 8 4 Lonnie Smith 8 5 Andy Van Slyke 8

RBI

1 George Hendrick 97 2 Willie McGee 75 3 David Green 69 4 Darrell Porter 66 5 Ozzie Smith 50
1983 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie McGee 147 601 75 172 22 8 5 75 26 98 39 0.286
Ozzie Smith 159 552 69 134 30 6 3 50 64 36 34 0.243
George Hendrick 144 529 73 168 33 3 18 97 51 76 3 0.318
Lonnie Smith 130 492 83 158 31 5 8 45 41 55 43 0.321
Ken Oberkfell 151 488 62 143 26 5 3 38 61 27 12 0.293
Darrell Porter 145 443 57 116 24 3 15 66 68 94 1 0.262
David Green 146 422 52 120 14 10 8 69 26 76 34 0.284
Tom Herr 89 313 43 101 14 4 2 31 43 27 6 0.323
Andy Van Slyke 101 309 51 81 15 5 8 38 46 64 21 0.262
Keith Hernandez 55 218 34 62 15 4 3 26 24 30 1 0.284
Mike Ramsey 97 175 25 46 4 3 1 16 12 23 4 0.263
Dane Iorg 58 116 6 31 9 1 0 11 10 11 1 0.267
Floyd Rayford 56 104 5 22 4 0 3 14 10 27 1 0.212
Steve Braun 78 92 8 25 2 1 3 7 21 7 0 0.272
Glenn Brummer 45 87 7 24 7 0 0 9 10 11 1 0.276
Jamie Quirk 48 86 3 18 2 1 2 11 6 27 0 0.209
Joaquin Andujar 39 73 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 38 2 0.082
Bill Lyons 42 60 3 10 1 1 0 3 1 11 3 0.167
Dave LaPoint 37 59 4 9 0 0 0 5 7 20 0 0.153
John Stuper 40 59 2 8 0 0 0 6 4 32 0 0.136
Bob Forsch 37 54 4 13 3 0 1 6 3 14 0 0.241
Neil Allen 25 39 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 19 0 0.128
Jeff Doyle 13 37 4 11 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 0.297
Danny Cox 12 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.074
Jim Adduci 10 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.050
John Martin 26 18 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0.222
Rafael Santana 30 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.214
Jeff Lahti 53 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Jimmy Sexton 6 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.111
Bruce Sutter 60 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Dave Von Ohlen 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.143
Orlando Sanchez 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Kevin Hagen 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Tito Landrum 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0.200
Jim Kaat 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Rucker 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gene Roof 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ralph Citarella 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Baker 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Keener 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Rasmussen 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Dave Rucker 2.43 2 Jeff Lahti 3.16 3 Danny Cox 3.25 4 Dave Von Ohlen 3.29 5 John Martin 3.53

Wins

1 Dave LaPoint 12 2 John Stuper 12 3 Neil Allen 10 4 Bob Forsch 10 5 Bruce Sutter 9

Strikeouts

1 Joaquin Andujar 125 2 Dave LaPoint 113 3 John Stuper 81 4 Neil Allen 74 5 Bruce Sutter 64
1983 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joaquin Andujar 6 16 4.16 39 34 1 225.0 215 104 75 125
John Stuper 12 11 3.68 40 30 1 198.0 202 81 71 81
Dave LaPoint 12 9 3.95 37 29 0 191.1 191 84 84 113
Bob Forsch 10 12 4.28 34 30 0 187.0 190 89 54 56
Neil Allen 10 6 3.70 25 18 0 121.2 122 50 48 74
Bruce Sutter 9 10 4.23 60 0 21 89.1 90 42 30 64
Danny Cox 3 6 3.25 12 12 0 83.0 92 30 23 36
Jeff Lahti 3 3 3.16 53 0 0 74.0 64 26 29 26
Dave Von Ohlen 3 2 3.29 46 0 2 68.1 71 25 25 21
John Martin 3 1 3.53 26 5 0 66.1 60 26 26 29
Dave Rucker 5 3 2.43 34 0 0 37.0 36 10 18 22
Jim Kaat 0 0 3.89 24 0 0 34.2 48 15 10 19
Doug Bair 1 1 3.03 26 0 1 29.2 24 10 13 21
Kevin Hagen 2 2 4.84 9 4 0 22.1 34 12 7 7
Ralph Citarella 0 0 1.64 6 0 0 11.0 8 2 3 4
Steve Baker 0 1 1.80 8 0 0 10.0 10 2 4 1
Eric Rasmussen 0 0 11.74 6 0 1 7.2 16 10 4 6
Jeff Keener 0 0 8.31 4 0 0 4.1 6 4 1 4

👥 Roster (42)

Jim Adduci Neil Allen Joaquin Andujar Doug Bair Steve Baker Steve Braun Glenn Brummer Ralph Citarella Danny Cox Jeff Doyle Bob Forsch David Green +30 more

42 players

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The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals won 79 games and lost 83, ending up 4th in the NL East. Runs came in at 679 scored against 710 allowed (-31). Against a league average of .255, the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals batted .269. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.79 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.63. League clubs averaged 666 runs that year, so the St. Louis Cardinals scored 2% more.

Busch Stadium II was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 2,343,669. George Hendrick led the club in home runs with 18. On the mound, Dave LaPoint won 12 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Joaquin Andujar with 125. The saves leader was Bruce Sutter with 21.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
George Hendrick led the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals with 18 home runs.
What was the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.79.
Did the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1983 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Hendrick (18 HR, 97 RBI) and Dave LaPoint (12-9, 3.95 ERA).
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