⭐ Division Winner

1987 St. Louis Cardinals

95-67 • .586 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals went 95-67 (.586) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 798 runs, allowed 693, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Jack Clark (35 HR, 106 RBI) and Danny Cox (11-9, 3.88 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
1st Rank
798 R 693 RA
Diff +105

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⚡ Quick Stats

798 Runs Scored
693 Runs Allowed
+105 Run Diff
3,073K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .339 3% above the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .378 6% below the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 3.91 4% better than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 798 9% above the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,073,131
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Avg per Game 37,939

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Ozzie Smith 0.303 2 Bob Forsch 0.298 3 Vince Coleman 0.289 4 Terry Pendleton 0.286 5 Jack Clark 0.286

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 35 2 Terry Pendleton 12 3 Willie McGee 11 4 Jim Lindeman 8 5 Tony Peña 5

RBI

1 Jack Clark 106 2 Willie McGee 105 3 Terry Pendleton 96 4 Tom Herr 83 5 Ozzie Smith 75
1987 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vince Coleman 151 623 121 180 14 10 3 43 70 126 109 0.289
Willie McGee 153 620 76 177 37 11 11 105 24 90 16 0.285
Ozzie Smith 158 600 104 182 40 4 0 75 89 36 43 0.303
Terry Pendleton 159 583 82 167 29 4 12 96 70 74 19 0.286
Tom Herr 141 510 73 134 29 0 2 83 68 62 19 0.263
Jack Clark 131 419 93 120 23 1 35 106 136 139 1 0.286
Tony Peña 116 384 40 82 13 4 5 44 36 54 6 0.214
Jose Oquendo 116 248 43 71 9 0 1 24 54 29 4 0.286
Curt Ford 89 228 32 65 9 5 3 26 14 32 11 0.285
Jim Lindeman 75 207 20 43 13 0 8 28 11 56 3 0.208
Steve Lake 74 179 19 45 7 2 2 19 10 18 0 0.251
John Morris 101 157 22 41 6 4 3 23 11 22 5 0.261
Danny Cox 32 69 3 8 0 1 0 1 0 25 0 0.116
Greg Mathews 32 68 5 13 1 0 0 3 3 21 0 0.191
Dan Driessen 24 60 5 14 2 0 1 11 7 8 0 0.233
Lance Johnson 33 59 4 13 2 1 0 7 4 6 6 0.220
Bob Forsch 34 57 9 17 6 0 2 8 3 17 0 0.298
Joe Magrane 28 52 5 7 2 0 1 3 4 22 0 0.135
Tito Landrum 30 50 5 10 1 0 0 6 7 14 1 0.200
Tom Pagnozzi 27 48 8 9 1 0 2 9 4 13 1 0.188
Rod Booker 44 47 9 13 1 1 0 8 7 7 2 0.277
John Tudor 17 35 1 7 0 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.200
David Green 14 30 4 8 2 1 1 1 2 5 0 0.267
Ricky Horton 68 29 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.172
Mike Laga 17 29 4 4 1 0 1 4 2 7 0 0.138
Tom Lawless 19 25 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 5 2 0.080
Lee Tunnell 33 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0.235
Tim Conroy 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Bill Dawley 60 12 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.167
Todd Worrell 75 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.100
Doug DeCinces 4 9 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.222
Pat Perry 45 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Skeeter Barnes 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.250
Dave LaPoint 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Peters 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Scott Terry 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy O'Neal 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ray Soff 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Dayley 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Ken Dayley 2.66 2 Todd Worrell 2.66 3 Joe Magrane 3.54 4 Greg Mathews 3.73 5 Ricky Horton 3.82

Wins

1 Danny Cox 11 2 Bob Forsch 11 3 Greg Mathews 11 4 John Tudor 10 5 Ken Dayley 9

Strikeouts

1 Greg Mathews 108 2 Danny Cox 101 3 Joe Magrane 101 4 Todd Worrell 92 5 Bob Forsch 89
1987 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Danny Cox 11 9 3.88 31 31 0 199.1 224 86 71 101
Greg Mathews 11 11 3.73 32 32 0 197.2 184 82 71 108
Bob Forsch 11 7 4.32 33 30 0 179.0 189 86 45 89
Joe Magrane 9 7 3.54 27 26 0 170.1 157 67 60 101
Ricky Horton 8 3 3.82 67 6 7 125.0 127 53 42 55
Bill Dawley 5 8 4.47 60 0 2 96.2 93 48 38 65
John Tudor 10 2 3.84 16 16 0 96.0 100 41 32 54
Todd Worrell 8 6 2.66 75 0 33 94.2 86 28 34 92
Lee Tunnell 4 4 4.84 32 9 0 74.1 90 40 34 49
Pat Perry 4 2 4.39 45 0 1 65.2 54 32 21 33
Ken Dayley 9 5 2.66 53 0 4 61.0 52 18 33 63
Tim Conroy 3 2 5.53 10 9 0 40.2 48 25 25 22
Dave LaPoint 1 1 6.75 6 2 0 16.0 26 12 5 8
Ray Soff 1 0 6.46 12 0 0 15.1 18 11 5 9
Steve Peters 0 0 1.80 12 0 1 15.0 17 3 6 11
Scott Terry 0 0 3.38 11 0 0 13.1 13 5 8 9
Randy O'Neal 0 0 1.80 1 1 0 5.0 2 1 2 4
Jose Oquendo 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 3 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
SLN def. SFN 4-3
World Series
Lost to MIN 4-3

👥 Roster (39)

Skeeter Barnes Rod Booker Jack Clark Vince Coleman Tim Conroy Danny Cox Bill Dawley Ken Dayley Doug DeCinces Dan Driessen Curt Ford Bob Forsch +27 more

39 players

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The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals finished 95-67, a .586 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL East. This was a year in which the St. Louis Cardinals won the pennant and took the division title. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 798 runs and allowed 693, a run differential of +105. The team batting average of .263 was 1% above the 1987 league mark of .260. The staff ERA of 3.91 was 4% better than the league average of 4.08.

Busch Stadium II was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 3,073,131. The home run leader was Jack Clark, who hit 35. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bob Forsch (11). In the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat SFN 4-3. The World Series ended in a loss against MIN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Did the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals with 35 home runs.
What was the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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