1988 St. Louis Cardinals

76-86 • .469 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals went 76-86 (.469) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 578 runs, allowed 633, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Tom Brunansky (22 HR, 79 RBI) and Jose DeLeon (13-10, 3.67 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

76 Wins
86 Losses
.469 Win %
5th Rank
578 R 633 RA
Diff -55

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578 Runs Scored
633 Runs Allowed
-55 Run Diff
2,892K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 equal to the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .309 equal to the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .336 7% below the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.47 1% worse than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 578 8% below the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,892,089
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Avg per Game 35,704

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Willie McGee 0.292 2 Tom Pagnozzi 0.282 3 Steve Lake 0.278 4 Jose Oquendo 0.277 5 Ozzie Smith 0.270

Home Runs

1 Tom Brunansky 22 2 Tony Peña 10 3 Jose Oquendo 7 4 Terry Pendleton 6 5 Pedro Guerrero 5

RBI

1 Tom Brunansky 79 2 Terry Pendleton 53 3 Tony Peña 51 4 Ozzie Smith 51 5 Willie McGee 50
1988 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Vince Coleman 153 616 77 160 20 10 3 38 49 111 81 0.260
Ozzie Smith 153 575 80 155 27 1 3 51 74 43 57 0.270
Willie McGee 137 562 73 164 24 6 3 50 32 84 41 0.292
Tom Brunansky 143 523 69 128 22 4 22 79 79 82 16 0.245
Tony Peña 149 505 55 133 23 1 10 51 33 60 6 0.263
Jose Oquendo 148 451 36 125 10 1 7 46 52 40 4 0.277
Terry Pendleton 110 391 44 99 20 2 6 53 21 51 3 0.253
Luis Alicea 93 297 20 63 10 4 1 24 25 32 1 0.212
Bob Horner 60 206 15 53 9 1 3 33 32 23 0 0.257
Tom Pagnozzi 81 195 17 55 9 0 0 15 11 32 0 0.282
Pedro Guerrero 44 149 16 40 7 1 5 30 21 26 2 0.268
Curt Ford 91 128 11 25 6 0 1 18 8 26 6 0.195
Mike Laga 41 100 5 13 0 0 1 4 2 21 0 0.130
Jose DeLeon 35 72 1 10 1 0 0 2 1 19 0 0.139
Tom Lawless 54 65 9 10 2 1 1 3 7 9 6 0.154
Denny Walling 19 58 3 13 3 0 0 1 2 7 1 0.224
Steve Lake 36 54 5 15 3 0 1 4 3 15 0 0.278
Tim Jones 31 52 2 14 0 0 0 3 4 10 4 0.269
Tom Herr 15 50 4 13 0 0 1 3 11 4 3 0.260
Joe Magrane 25 48 2 8 1 0 1 3 1 18 0 0.167
Mike Fitzgerald 13 46 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.196
John Tudor 23 46 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 15 0 0.109
Jim Lindeman 17 43 3 9 1 0 2 7 2 9 0 0.209
John Morris 20 38 3 11 2 1 0 3 1 7 0 0.289
Larry McWilliams 45 37 6 6 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.162
Rod Booker 18 35 6 12 3 0 0 3 4 3 2 0.343
Scott Terry 51 28 5 7 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.250
Bob Forsch 31 25 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0.280
Danny Cox 13 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.043
Greg Mathews 13 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.174
Duane Walker 24 22 1 4 1 0 0 3 2 7 0 0.182
Randy O'Neal 10 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Cris Carpenter 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.143
Todd Worrell 68 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
John Costello 36 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ken Dayley 54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ken Hill 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Peters 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Gibson Alba 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Arnold 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 John Costello 1.81 2 Joe Magrane 2.18 3 John Tudor 2.29 4 Ken Dayley 2.77 5 Scott Terry 2.92

Wins

1 Jose DeLeon 13 2 Bob Forsch 9 3 Scott Terry 9 4 Larry McWilliams 6 5 John Tudor 6

Strikeouts

1 Jose DeLeon 208 2 Joe Magrane 100 3 Todd Worrell 78 4 Larry McWilliams 70 5 Scott Terry 65
1988 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jose DeLeon 13 10 3.67 34 34 0 225.1 198 92 86 208
Joe Magrane 5 9 2.18 24 24 0 165.1 133 40 51 100
John Tudor 6 5 2.29 21 21 0 145.1 131 37 31 55
Larry McWilliams 6 9 3.90 42 17 1 136.0 130 59 45 70
Scott Terry 9 6 2.92 51 11 3 129.1 119 42 34 65
Bob Forsch 9 4 3.73 30 12 0 108.2 111 45 38 40
Todd Worrell 5 9 3.00 68 0 32 90.0 69 30 34 78
Danny Cox 3 8 3.98 13 13 0 86.0 89 38 25 47
Greg Mathews 4 6 4.24 13 13 0 68.0 61 32 33 31
Ken Dayley 2 7 2.77 54 0 5 55.1 48 17 19 38
Randy O'Neal 2 3 4.58 10 8 0 53.0 57 27 10 20
John Costello 5 2 1.81 36 0 1 49.2 44 10 25 38
Cris Carpenter 2 3 4.72 8 8 0 47.2 56 25 9 24
Steve Peters 3 3 6.40 44 0 0 45.0 57 32 22 30
Dan Quisenberry 2 0 6.16 33 0 0 38.0 54 26 6 19
Ken Hill 0 1 5.14 4 1 0 14.0 16 8 6 6
Scott Arnold 0 0 5.40 6 0 0 6.2 9 4 4 8
Jose Oquendo 0 1 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 4 2 6 1
Gibson Alba 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 1 1 2 3

👥 Roster (41)

Gibson Alba Luis Alicea Scott Arnold Rod Booker Tom Brunansky Cris Carpenter Vince Coleman John Costello Danny Cox Ken Dayley Jose DeLeon Mike Fitzgerald +29 more

41 players

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The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals won 76 games and lost 86, ending up 5th in the NL East. The run column shows 578 for and 633 against. The staff ERA of 3.47 was 1% worse than the league average of 3.45. The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (578 against 627). Busch Stadium II was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 2,892,089.

Tom Brunansky topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 22 home runs. Willie McGee collected the most hits, 164. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jose DeLeon (13). Todd Worrell saved 32 games. The 1988 roster runs to 41 players. The 1987 season and the 1989 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals finished 76-86 (.469 win pct).
Who led the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Tom Brunansky led the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals with 22 home runs.
What was the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brunansky (22 HR, 79 RBI) and Jose DeLeon (13-10, 3.67 ERA).
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