1983 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record79–83 (.488)
Divisional place4th
OwnersAugust "Gussie" Busch
General managersJoe McDonald
ManagersWhitey Herzog
TelevisionKSDK
RadioKMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly)
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's 102nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 92nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79–83 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, eleven games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies. They were the first team in the Divisional play era to have a losing season one year after winning the World Series.

First baseman Keith Hernandez, shortstop Ozzie Smith, and outfielder Willie McGee won Gold Gloves this year, although Hernandez was traded to the New York Mets in mid-season.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72 0.556 — 50–31 40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 0.519 6 41–40 43–38
Montreal Expos 82 80 0.506 8 46–35 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 79 83 0.488 11 44–37 35–46
Chicago Cubs 71 91 0.438 19 43–38 28–53
New York Mets 68 94 0.420 22 41–41 27–53

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7 12–6 11–7 7–11 7–5 8–4 7–5 6–6 9–9 9–9 7–5
Chicago 7–5 — 4–8 5–7 6–6 7–11 9–9 5–13 9–9 5–7 4–8 10–8
Cincinnati 6–12 8–4 — 5–13 7–11 4–8 7–5 6–6 6–6 9–9 10–8 6–6
Houston 7–11 7–5 13–5 — 6–12 8–4 9–3 4–8 6–6 11–7 12–6 2–10
Los Angeles 11–7 6–6 11–7 12–6 — 7–5 7–5 11–1 6–6 6–12–1 5–13 9–3
Montreal 5–7 11–7 8–4 4–8 5–7 — 8–10 8–10–1 8–10 8–4 8–4 9–9
New York 4–8 9–9 5–7 3–9 5–7 10–8 — 6–12 9–9 6–6 5–7 6–12
Philadelphia 5-7 13–5 6–6 8–4 1–11 10–8–1 12–6 — 11–7 5–7 5–7 14–4
Pittsburgh 6–6 9–9 6–6 6–6 6–6 10–8 9–9 7–11 — 9–3 6–6 10–8
San Diego 9–9 7–5 9–9 7–11 12–6–1 4–8 6–6 7–5 3–9 — 11–7 6–6
San Francisco 9–9 8–4 8–10 6–12 13–5 4–8 7–5 7–5 6–6 7–11 — 4–8
St. Louis 5–7 8–10 6–6 10–2 3–9 9–9 12–6 4–14 8–10 6–6 8–4 —


Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Roster

1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Darrell Porter 145 443 116 .262 15 66
1B George Hendrick 144 529 168 .318 18 97
2B Tommy Herr 89 313 101 .323 2 31
SS Ozzie Smith 159 552 134 .243 3 50
3B Ken Oberkfell 151 488 143 .293 3 38
LF Lonnie Smith 130 492 158 .321 8 45
CF Willie McGee 147 601 172 .286 5 75
RF David Green 146 422 120 .284 8 69

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Andy Van Slyke 101 309 81 .262 8 38
Keith Hernandez 55 218 62 .284 3 26
Mike Ramsey 97 175 46 .263 1 16
Dane Iorg 58 116 31 .267 0 11
Floyd Rayford 56 104 22 .212 3 14
Steve Braun 78 92 25 .272 3 7
Glenn Brummer 45 87 24 .276 0 9
Jamie Quirk 48 86 18 .209 2 11
Bill Lyons 42 60 10 .167 0 3
Jeff Doyle 13 37 11 .297 0 2
Jim Adduci 10 20 1 .050 0 0
Rafael Santana 30 14 3 .214 0 2
Jimmy Sexton 6 9 1 .111 0 0
Orlando Sánchez 6 6 0 .000 0 0
Tito Landrum 6 5 1 .200 0 0
Gene Roof 6 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Joaquín Andújar 39 225.0 6 16 4.16 125
John Stuper 40 198.0 12 11 3.68 81
Dave LaPoint 37 191.1 12 9 3.95 113
Bob Forsch 34 187.0 10 12 4.28 56
Neil Allen 25 121.2 10 6 3.70 74
Danny Cox 12 83.0 3 6 3.25 36

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Martin 26 66.1 3 1 3.53 29
Kevin Hagen 9 22.1 2 2 4.84 7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Bruce Sutter 60 9 10 21 4.23 64
Jeff Lahti 53 3 3 0 3.16 26
Dave Von Ohlen 46 3 2 2 3.29 21
Dave Rucker 34 5 3 0 2.43 22
Doug Bair 26 1 1 1 3.03 21
Jim Kaat 24 0 0 0 3.89 19
Steve Baker 8 0 1 0 1.80 1
Ralph Citarella 6 0 0 0 1.64 4
Eric Rasmussen 6 0 0 1 11.74 6
Jeff Keener 4 0 0 0 8.31 4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Louisville Redbirds American Association Jim Fregosi
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Nick Leyva
A St. Petersburg Cardinals Florida State League Jim Riggleman
A Springfield Cardinals Midwest League Dave Bialas
A Macon Redbirds South Atlantic League Lloyd Merritt
A-Short Season Erie Cardinals New York–Penn League Joe Rigoli
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Rich Hacker

References

  1. ^ Julio González at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ "Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
  5. ^ Keith Hernandez at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Eric Rasmussen at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Tom Pagnozzi at Baseball Reference

External links

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