1991 St. Louis Cardinals

84-78 • .519 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals went 84-78 (.519) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Todd Zeile (11 HR, 81 RBI) and Bryn Smith (12-9, 3.85 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 %
2nd Rank
651 R 648 RA
Diff +3

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⚡ Quick Stats

651 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
+3 Run Diff
2,449K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 2% above the 1991 league average (.250)
OBP .321 2% above the 1991 league average (.316)
SLG .357 4% below the 1991 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.69 equal to the 1991 league average (3.68)
Runs Scored 651 2% below the 1991 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 84
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Total Attendance 2,449,537
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Avg per Game 29,161

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Milt Thompson 0.307 2 Felix Jose 0.305 3 Ozzie Smith 0.285 4 Todd Zeile 0.280 5 Pedro Guerrero 0.272

Home Runs

1 Todd Zeile 11 2 Ray Lankford 9 3 Pedro Guerrero 8 4 Felix Jose 8 5 Gerald Perry 6

RBI

1 Todd Zeile 81 2 Felix Jose 77 3 Pedro Guerrero 70 4 Ray Lankford 69 5 Tom Pagnozzi 57
1991 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felix Jose 154 568 69 173 40 6 8 77 50 113 20 0.305
Ray Lankford 151 566 83 142 23 15 9 69 41 114 44 0.251
Todd Zeile 155 565 76 158 36 3 11 81 62 94 17 0.280
Ozzie Smith 150 550 96 157 30 3 3 50 83 36 35 0.285
Tom Pagnozzi 140 459 38 121 24 5 2 57 36 63 9 0.264
Pedro Guerrero 115 427 41 116 12 1 8 70 37 46 4 0.272
Jose Oquendo 127 366 37 88 11 4 1 26 67 48 1 0.240
Milt Thompson 115 326 55 100 16 5 6 34 32 53 16 0.307
Bernard Gilkey 81 268 28 58 7 2 5 20 39 33 14 0.216
Gerald Perry 109 242 29 58 8 4 6 36 22 34 15 0.240
Rex Hudler 101 207 21 47 10 2 1 15 10 29 12 0.227
Geronimo Pena 104 185 38 45 8 3 5 17 18 45 15 0.243
Rich Gedman 46 94 7 10 1 0 3 8 4 15 0 0.106
Craig Wilson 60 82 5 14 2 0 0 13 6 10 0 0.171
Luis Alicea 56 68 5 13 3 0 0 0 8 19 0 0.191
Bryn Smith 31 65 6 16 1 0 0 8 1 11 0 0.246
Bob Tewksbury 30 58 5 9 1 0 0 2 4 16 0 0.155
Omar Olivares 28 53 4 12 3 0 0 6 2 16 0 0.226
Ken Hill 30 50 2 5 0 0 0 3 4 12 0 0.100
Jose DeLeon 28 46 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0.043
Tim Jones 16 24 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.167
Rheal Cormier 11 21 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.238
Stan Royer 9 21 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.286
Rod Brewer 19 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.077
Jamie Moyer 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Mark Clark 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ray Stephens 6 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.286
Scott Terry 65 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Juan Agosto 72 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.333
Cris Carpenter 59 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Willie Fraser 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bob McClure 32 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mark Grater 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Perez 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Sherrill 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Smith 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Lee Smith 2.34 2 Jose DeLeon 2.71 3 Scott Terry 2.80 4 Bob Tewksbury 3.25 5 Ken Hill 3.57

Wins

1 Bryn Smith 12 2 Ken Hill 11 3 Omar Olivares 11 4 Bob Tewksbury 11 5 Cris Carpenter 10

Strikeouts

1 Ken Hill 121 2 Jose DeLeon 118 3 Bryn Smith 94 4 Omar Olivares 91 5 Bob Tewksbury 75
1991 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bryn Smith 12 9 3.85 31 31 0 198.2 188 85 45 94
Bob Tewksbury 11 12 3.25 30 30 0 191.0 206 69 38 75
Ken Hill 11 10 3.57 30 30 0 181.1 147 72 67 121
Omar Olivares 11 7 3.71 28 24 1 167.1 148 69 61 91
Jose DeLeon 5 9 2.71 28 28 0 162.2 144 49 61 118
Juan Agosto 5 3 4.81 72 0 2 86.0 92 46 39 34
Scott Terry 4 4 2.80 65 0 1 80.1 76 25 32 52
Lee Smith 6 3 2.34 67 0 47 73.0 70 19 13 67
Rheal Cormier 4 5 4.12 11 10 0 67.2 74 31 8 38
Cris Carpenter 10 4 4.23 59 0 0 66.0 53 31 20 47
Willie Fraser 3 3 4.93 35 0 0 49.1 44 27 21 25
Jamie Moyer 0 5 5.74 8 7 0 31.1 38 20 16 20
Bob McClure 1 1 3.13 32 0 0 23.0 24 8 8 15
Mark Clark 1 1 4.03 7 2 0 22.1 17 10 11 13
Mike Perez 0 2 5.82 14 0 0 17.0 19 11 7 7
Tim Sherrill 0 0 8.16 10 0 0 14.1 20 13 3 4
Mark Grater 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3.0 5 0 2 0
Jose Oquendo 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 3 2 1

👥 Roster (36)

Juan Agosto Luis Alicea Rod Brewer Cris Carpenter Mark Clark Rheal Cormier Jose DeLeon Willie Fraser Rich Gedman Bernard Gilkey Mark Grater Pedro Guerrero +24 more

36 players

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The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 651 scored against 648 allowed (+3). Against a league average of .250, the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals batted .254. The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals scored 2% fewer runs than the average club (651 against 663). Home games were played at Busch Stadium II, where 2,449,537 fans came through the gates.

Todd Zeile topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 11 home runs. The hits leader was Felix Jose with 173. The pitching staff's wins leader was Bryn Smith (12). Ken Hill struck out 121, the most on the club. Lee Smith closed out 47 saves. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Todd Zeile led the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals with 11 home runs.
What was the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.69.
Did the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1991 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Todd Zeile (11 HR, 81 RBI) and Bryn Smith (12-9, 3.85 ERA).
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