1990 St. Louis Cardinals

70-92 • .432 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals went 70-92 (.432) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 599 runs, allowed 698, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Todd Zeile (15 HR, 57 RBI) and John Tudor (12-4, 2.40 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

70 Wins
92 Losses
.432 Win %
6th Rank
599 R 698 RA
Diff -99

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⚡ Quick Stats

599 Runs Scored
698 Runs Allowed
-99 Run Diff
2,573K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1990 league average (.256)
OBP .320 equal to the 1990 league average (.321)
SLG .357 7% below the 1990 league average (.382)
Team ERA 3.87 2% worse than the 1990 league average (3.79)
Runs Scored 599 12% below the 1990 league average (681 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,573,275
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Avg per Game 31,768

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Willie McGee 0.335 2 Bernard Gilkey 0.297 3 Vince Coleman 0.292 4 Ray Lankford 0.286 5 Pedro Guerrero 0.281

Home Runs

1 Todd Zeile 15 2 Pedro Guerrero 13 3 Rex Hudler 7 4 Vince Coleman 6 5 Terry Pendleton 6

RBI

1 Pedro Guerrero 80 2 Willie McGee 62 3 Terry Pendleton 58 4 Todd Zeile 57 5 Ozzie Smith 50
1990 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ozzie Smith 143 512 61 130 21 1 1 50 61 33 32 0.254
Willie McGee 125 501 76 168 32 5 3 62 38 86 28 0.335
Pedro Guerrero 136 498 42 140 31 1 13 80 44 70 1 0.281
Vince Coleman 124 497 73 145 18 9 6 39 35 88 77 0.292
Todd Zeile 144 495 62 121 25 3 15 57 67 77 2 0.244
Jose Oquendo 156 469 38 118 17 5 1 37 74 46 1 0.252
Terry Pendleton 121 447 46 103 20 2 6 58 30 58 7 0.230
Milt Thompson 135 418 42 91 14 7 6 30 39 60 25 0.218
Tom Pagnozzi 69 220 20 61 15 0 2 23 14 37 1 0.277
Rex Hudler 89 217 30 61 11 2 7 22 12 31 18 0.281
Tim Jones 67 128 9 28 7 1 1 12 12 20 3 0.219
Denny Walling 78 127 7 28 5 0 1 19 8 15 0 0.220
Ray Lankford 39 126 12 36 10 1 3 12 13 27 8 0.286
Craig Wilson 55 121 13 30 2 0 0 7 8 14 0 0.248
Felix Jose 25 85 12 23 4 1 3 13 8 16 4 0.271
Bernard Gilkey 18 64 11 19 5 2 1 3 8 5 6 0.297
Dave Collins 99 58 12 13 1 0 0 3 13 10 7 0.224
Tom Brunansky 19 57 5 9 3 0 1 2 12 10 0 0.158
Jose DeLeon 32 56 1 6 0 1 0 3 1 23 0 0.107
Joe Magrane 31 55 3 7 2 0 0 0 3 19 0 0.127
John Tudor 25 46 3 7 2 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.152
Geronimo Pena 18 45 5 11 2 0 0 2 4 14 1 0.244
Bob Tewksbury 28 41 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 18 0 0.171
Bryn Smith 26 39 2 10 1 0 1 7 1 9 0 0.256
Rod Brewer 14 25 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.240
Ken Hill 17 19 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.211
John Morris 18 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.111
Omar Olivares 9 17 2 3 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 0.176
Ray Stephens 5 15 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.133
Greg Mathews 12 14 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.214
Scott Terry 50 11 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.455
Ken Dayley 58 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Frank DiPino 62 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Ricky Horton 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Niedenfuer 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lee Smith 53 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cris Carpenter 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Perez 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Costello 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard Hilton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Sherrill 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Lee Smith 2.10 2 John Tudor 2.40 3 Omar Olivares 2.92 4 Tom Niedenfuer 3.46 5 Bob Tewksbury 3.47

Wins

1 John Tudor 12 2 Joe Magrane 10 3 Bob Tewksbury 10 4 Bryn Smith 9 5 Jose DeLeon 7

Strikeouts

1 Jose DeLeon 164 2 Joe Magrane 100 3 Bryn Smith 78 4 Lee Smith 70 5 John Tudor 63
1990 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Magrane 10 17 3.59 31 31 0 203.1 204 81 59 100
Jose DeLeon 7 19 4.43 32 32 0 182.2 168 90 86 164
John Tudor 12 4 2.40 25 22 0 146.1 120 39 30 63
Bob Tewksbury 10 9 3.47 28 20 1 145.1 151 56 15 50
Bryn Smith 9 8 4.27 26 25 0 141.1 160 67 30 78
Frank DiPino 5 2 4.56 62 0 3 81.0 92 41 31 49
Ken Hill 5 6 5.49 17 14 0 78.2 79 48 33 58
Ken Dayley 4 4 3.56 58 0 2 73.1 63 29 30 51
Scott Terry 2 6 4.75 50 2 2 72.0 75 38 27 35
Lee Smith 3 4 2.10 53 0 27 68.2 58 16 20 70
Tom Niedenfuer 0 6 3.46 52 0 2 65.0 66 25 25 32
Greg Mathews 0 5 5.33 11 10 0 50.2 53 30 30 18
Omar Olivares 1 1 2.92 9 6 0 49.1 45 16 17 20
Ricky Horton 1 1 4.93 32 0 1 42.0 52 23 22 18
Mike Perez 1 0 3.95 13 0 1 13.2 12 6 3 5
Cris Carpenter 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 8.0 5 4 2 6
Ernie Camacho 0 0 7.94 6 0 0 5.2 7 5 6 7
John Costello 0 0 6.23 4 0 0 4.1 7 3 1 1
Tim Sherrill 0 0 6.23 8 0 0 4.1 10 3 3 3
Stan Clarke 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 3.1 2 1 0 3
Howard Hilton 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 3 2
Tim Jones 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 1 1 2 0

👥 Roster (43)

Rod Brewer Tom Brunansky Ernie Camacho Cris Carpenter Stan Clarke Vince Coleman Dave Collins John Costello Ken Dayley Jose DeLeon Frank DiPino Bernard Gilkey +31 more

43 players

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The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals won 70 games and lost 92, ending up 6th in the NL East. The run column shows 599 for and 698 against. Pitchers allowed 3.87 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.79. Measured against the 681-run league average, the offense was 12% behind. Home games were played at Busch Stadium II, where 2,573,275 fans came through the gates. Todd Zeile topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 15 home runs.

Pedro Guerrero led in RBI with 80. Willie McGee collected the most hits, 168. The pitching staff's wins leader was John Tudor (12). The strikeout leader was Jose DeLeon with 164. Lee Smith saved 27 games. The 1990 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals finished 70-92 (.432 win pct).
Who led the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Todd Zeile led the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals with 15 home runs.
What was the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.87.
Did the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Todd Zeile (15 HR, 57 RBI) and John Tudor (12-4, 2.40 ERA).
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