1989 St. Louis Cardinals

86-76 • .531 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals went 86-76 (.531) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. The club scored 632 runs, allowed 608, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Tom Brunansky (20 HR, 85 RBI) and Joe Magrane (18-9, 2.91 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
3rd Rank
632 R 608 RA
Diff +24

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⚡ Quick Stats

632 Runs Scored
608 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
3,099K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 5% above the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .320 3% above the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .363 1% below the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.36 4% better than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 632 1% below the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 83
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Total Attendance 3,099,147
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Avg per Game 37,339

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Pedro Guerrero 0.311 2 Denny Walling 0.304 3 Tim Jones 0.293 4 Jose Oquendo 0.291 5 Milt Thompson 0.290

Home Runs

1 Tom Brunansky 20 2 Pedro Guerrero 17 3 Terry Pendleton 13 4 Tony Peña 4 5 Milt Thompson 4

RBI

1 Pedro Guerrero 117 2 Tom Brunansky 85 3 Terry Pendleton 74 4 Milt Thompson 68 5 Ozzie Smith 50
1989 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Terry Pendleton 162 613 83 162 28 5 13 74 44 81 9 0.264
Ozzie Smith 155 593 82 162 30 8 2 50 55 37 29 0.273
Pedro Guerrero 162 570 60 177 42 1 17 117 79 84 2 0.311
Vince Coleman 145 563 94 143 21 9 2 28 50 90 65 0.254
Tom Brunansky 158 556 67 133 29 3 20 85 59 107 5 0.239
Jose Oquendo 163 556 59 162 28 7 1 48 79 59 3 0.291
Milt Thompson 155 545 60 158 28 8 4 68 39 91 27 0.290
Tony Peña 141 424 36 110 17 2 4 37 35 33 5 0.259
Willie McGee 58 199 23 47 10 2 3 17 10 34 8 0.236
John Morris 96 117 8 28 4 1 2 14 4 22 1 0.239
Jose DeLeon 36 83 3 8 0 0 0 1 2 37 0 0.096
Todd Zeile 28 82 7 21 3 1 1 8 9 14 0 0.256
Joe Magrane 38 80 6 11 3 0 1 4 4 18 0 0.138
Tom Pagnozzi 52 80 3 12 2 0 0 3 6 19 0 0.150
Denny Walling 69 79 9 24 7 0 1 11 14 12 0 0.304
Tim Jones 42 75 11 22 6 0 0 7 7 8 1 0.293
Ken Hill 33 59 4 9 1 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.153
Jim Lindeman 73 45 8 5 1 0 0 2 3 18 0 0.111
Scott Terry 35 45 3 7 1 0 2 4 1 11 0 0.156
Ted Power 23 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0.091
Leon Durham 29 18 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.056
Frank DiPino 67 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.077
Ricky Horton 11 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.273
Cris Carpenter 36 9 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.444
Bob Tewksbury 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.111
Rod Booker 10 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
John Costello 48 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Don Heinkel 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Ken Dayley 71 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 63 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Craig Wilson 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Matt Kinzer 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Worrell 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Frank DiPino 2.45 2 Dan Quisenberry 2.64 3 Ken Dayley 2.87 4 Joe Magrane 2.91 5 Todd Worrell 2.96

Wins

1 Joe Magrane 18 2 Jose DeLeon 16 3 Frank DiPino 9 4 Scott Terry 8 5 Ken Hill 7

Strikeouts

1 Jose DeLeon 201 2 Joe Magrane 127 3 Ken Hill 112 4 Scott Terry 69 5 Frank DiPino 44
1989 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jose DeLeon 16 12 3.05 36 36 0 244.2 173 83 80 201
Joe Magrane 18 9 2.91 34 33 0 234.2 219 76 72 127
Ken Hill 7 15 3.80 33 33 0 196.2 186 83 99 112
Scott Terry 8 10 3.57 31 24 2 148.2 142 59 43 69
Ted Power 7 7 3.71 23 15 0 97.0 96 40 21 43
Frank DiPino 9 0 2.45 67 0 0 88.1 73 24 20 44
Dan Quisenberry 3 1 2.64 63 0 6 78.1 78 23 14 37
Ken Dayley 4 3 2.87 71 0 12 75.1 63 24 30 40
Cris Carpenter 4 4 3.18 36 5 0 68.0 70 24 26 35
John Costello 5 4 3.32 48 0 3 62.1 48 23 20 40
Todd Worrell 3 5 2.96 47 0 20 51.2 42 17 26 41
Ricky Horton 0 3 4.73 11 8 0 45.2 50 24 10 14
Bob Tewksbury 1 0 3.30 7 4 0 30.0 25 11 10 17
Don Heinkel 1 1 5.81 7 5 0 26.1 40 17 7 16
Matt Kinzer 0 2 12.83 8 1 0 13.1 25 19 4 8

👥 Roster (33)

Rod Booker Tom Brunansky Cris Carpenter Vince Coleman John Costello Ken Dayley Jose DeLeon Frank DiPino Leon Durham Pedro Guerrero Don Heinkel Ken Hill +21 more

33 players

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The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-76, a .531 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL East. Runs came in at 632 scored against 608 allowed (+24). Against a league average of .246, the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals batted .258. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.36 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. The 632 runs scored compare with a league average of 639 per club, 1% fewer.

The home park, Busch Stadium II, recorded 3,099,147 in attendance, about 37,339 a game. Tom Brunansky topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 20 home runs. Pedro Guerrero led in RBI with 117. On the mound, Joe Magrane won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Jose DeLeon with 201. Todd Worrell saved 20 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Tom Brunansky led the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals with 20 home runs.
What was the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tom Brunansky (20 HR, 85 RBI) and Joe Magrane (18-9, 2.91 ERA).
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