1984 St. Louis Cardinals

84-78 • .519 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals went 84-78 (.519) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 652 runs, allowed 645, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included David Green (15 HR, 65 RBI) and Joaquin Andujar (20-14, 3.34 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
3rd Rank
652 R 645 RA
Diff +7

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⚡ Quick Stats

652 Runs Scored
645 Runs Allowed
+7 Run Diff
2,059K Attendance

📈 vs. 1984 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1984 league average (.255)
OBP .317 1% below the 1984 league average (.318)
SLG .351 5% below the 1984 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.58 equal to the 1984 league average (3.59)
Runs Scored 652 1% below the 1984 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,059,347
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Avg per Game 25,424

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1984

Batting Avg

1 Terry Pendleton 0.324 2 Ken Oberkfell 0.309 3 Willie McGee 0.291 4 Tom Nieto 0.279 5 George Hendrick 0.277

Home Runs

1 David Green 15 2 Darrell Porter 11 3 George Hendrick 9 4 Andy Van Slyke 7 5 Willie McGee 6

RBI

1 George Hendrick 69 2 Darrell Porter 68 3 David Green 65 4 Willie McGee 50 5 Andy Van Slyke 50
1984 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie McGee 145 571 82 166 19 11 6 50 29 80 43 0.291
Tom Herr 145 558 67 154 23 2 4 49 49 56 13 0.276
Lonnie Smith 145 504 77 126 20 4 6 49 70 90 50 0.250
David Green 126 452 49 121 14 4 15 65 20 105 17 0.268
George Hendrick 120 441 57 122 28 1 9 69 32 75 0 0.277
Darrell Porter 127 422 56 98 16 3 11 68 60 79 5 0.232
Ozzie Smith 124 412 53 106 20 5 1 44 56 17 35 0.257
Andy Van Slyke 137 361 45 88 16 4 7 50 63 71 28 0.244
Terry Pendleton 67 262 37 85 16 3 1 33 16 32 20 0.324
Tito Landrum 105 173 21 47 9 1 3 26 10 27 3 0.272
Ken Oberkfell 50 152 17 47 11 1 0 11 16 10 1 0.309
Art Howe 89 139 17 30 5 0 2 12 18 18 0 0.216
Chris Speier 38 118 9 21 7 1 3 8 9 19 0 0.178
Steve Braun 86 98 6 27 3 1 0 16 17 17 0 0.276
Mike Jorgensen 59 98 5 24 4 2 1 12 10 17 0 0.245
Tom Nieto 33 86 7 24 4 0 3 12 5 18 0 0.279
Joaquin Andujar 36 84 8 11 1 0 2 8 9 47 1 0.131
Bill Lyons 46 73 13 16 3 0 0 3 9 13 3 0.219
Dave LaPoint 33 59 3 4 0 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.068
Glenn Brummer 28 58 3 12 0 0 1 3 3 7 0 0.207
Danny Cox 31 53 4 7 0 0 0 1 5 22 0 0.132
Kurt Kepshire 17 36 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 23 0 0.056
Ricky Horton 39 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.065
Dane Iorg 15 28 3 4 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.143
Neil Allen 57 25 0 6 0 1 0 4 0 8 0 0.240
Mark Salas 14 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.100
Jose Uribe 8 19 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0.211
Bob Forsch 16 16 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.250
John Stuper 15 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.062
Mike Ramsey 21 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.067
Paul Householder 13 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Bruce Sutter 71 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gary Rajsich 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.143
Dave Rucker 50 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Jeff Lahti 63 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Ralph Citarella 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.250
Rick Ownbey 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Von Ohlen 27 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ken Dayley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Hagen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1984

ERA

1 Bruce Sutter 1.54 2 Dave Rucker 2.10 3 Dave Von Ohlen 3.12 4 Kurt Kepshire 3.30 5 Joaquin Andujar 3.34

Wins

1 Joaquin Andujar 20 2 Dave LaPoint 12 3 Neil Allen 9 4 Danny Cox 9 5 Ricky Horton 9

Strikeouts

1 Joaquin Andujar 147 2 Dave LaPoint 130 3 Bruce Sutter 77 4 Ricky Horton 76 5 Kurt Kepshire 71
1984 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joaquin Andujar 20 14 3.34 36 36 0 261.1 218 97 70 147
Dave LaPoint 12 10 3.96 33 33 0 193.0 205 85 77 130
Danny Cox 9 11 4.03 29 27 0 156.1 171 70 54 70
Ricky Horton 9 4 3.44 37 18 1 125.2 140 48 39 76
Bruce Sutter 5 7 1.54 71 0 45 122.2 109 21 23 77
Neil Allen 9 6 3.55 57 1 3 119.0 105 47 49 66
Kurt Kepshire 6 5 3.30 17 16 0 109.0 100 40 44 71
Jeff Lahti 4 2 3.72 63 0 1 84.2 69 35 34 45
Dave Rucker 2 3 2.10 50 0 0 73.0 62 17 34 38
John Stuper 3 5 5.28 15 12 0 61.1 73 36 20 19
Bob Forsch 2 5 6.02 16 11 0 52.1 64 35 19 21
Dave Von Ohlen 1 0 3.12 27 0 1 34.2 39 12 8 19
Ralph Citarella 0 1 3.63 10 2 0 22.1 20 9 7 15
Rick Ownbey 0 3 4.74 4 4 0 19.0 23 10 8 11
Kevin Hagen 1 0 2.45 4 0 0 7.1 9 2 1 2
Ken Dayley 0 2 18.00 3 2 0 5.0 16 10 5 0
Andy Hassler 1 0 11.57 3 0 0 2.1 4 3 2 1

👥 Roster (41)

Neil Allen Joaquin Andujar Steve Braun Glenn Brummer Ralph Citarella Danny Cox Ken Dayley Bob Forsch David Green Kevin Hagen Andy Hassler George Hendrick +29 more

41 players

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The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 84-78 record (.519) put the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals 3rd in the NL East. Runs came in at 652 scored against 645 allowed (+7). Against a league average of .255, the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals batted .251. The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals scored 1% fewer runs than the average club (652 against 658). Attendance at Busch Stadium II totaled 2,059,347 for the year. David Green led the club in home runs with 15.

George Hendrick led in RBI with 69. The hits leader was Willie McGee with 166. Joaquin Andujar led the pitchers with 20 wins. Bruce Sutter closed out 45 saves. In all, the roster shows 41 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1983 season and the 1985 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
David Green led the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals with 15 home runs.
What was the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.58.
Did the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1984 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were David Green (15 HR, 65 RBI) and Joaquin Andujar (20-14, 3.34 ERA).
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