1979 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics and Roster

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1979 St. Louis Cardinals (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
86-76, Finished 3rd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 731 runs, Allowed 693 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-77
Managed by Ken Boyer

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,627,256 (7th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Team Batting Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  #Ted Simmons         29  123  448   68  127  22  0  26   87  61   34  .283  .369  .507   0   1  10   4   0   8  22  135
1B *Keith Hernandez     25  161  610  116  210  48 11  11  105  80   78  .344  .417  .513  11   6   9   1   0   7   5  151
2B *Ken Oberkfell       23  135  369   53  111  19  5   1   35  57   35  .301  .396  .388   4   1   9   4   1   4   9  114
3B  Ken Reitz           28  159  605   42  162  41  2   8   73  25   85  .268  .299  .382   1   0  13   4   4   5   7   84
SS #Garry Templeton     23  154  672  105  211  32 19   9   62  18   91  .314  .331  .458  26  10   8   1   2   3   4  112
LF *Lou Brock           40  120  405   56  123  15  4   5   38  23   43  .304  .342  .398  21  12   7   3   0   5   1  100
CF #Tony Scott          27  153  587   69  152  22 10   6   68  34   92  .259  .301  .361  37  17  13   5   0   8   4   79
RF  George Hendrick     29  140  493   67  148  27  1  16   75  49   62  .300  .359  .456   2   3  17   0   0   6   5  120
   #Jerry Mumphrey      26  124  339   53  100  10  3   3   32  26   39  .295  .341  .369   8  11   6   0   6   4   2   93
    Mike Tyson          29   75  190   18   42   8  2   5   20  13   28  .221  .272  .363   2   1   5   1   1   2   6   71
   *Dane Iorg           29   79  179   12   52  11  1   1   21  12   28  .291  .337  .380   1   2   5   1   2   1   1   94
   *Terry Kennedy       23   33  109   11   31   7  0   2   17   6   20  .284  .319  .404   0   0   2   0   0   1   2   95
   *Mike Phillips       28   44   97   10   22   3  1   1    6  10    9  .227  .306  .309   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   67
    Steve Swisher       27   38   73    4   11   1  1   1    3   6   17  .151  .213  .233   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   21
   *Bernie Carbo        31   52   64    6   18   1  0   3   12  10   22  .281  .368  .438   1   0   0   0   0   2   0  118
    Roger Freed         33   34   31    2    8   2  0   2    8   5    7  .258  .361  .516   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  135
    Jim Lentine         24   11   23    2    9   1  0   0    1   3    6  .391  .462  .435   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  145
    Tom Grieve          31    9   15    1    3   1  0   0    0   4    1  .200  .368  .267   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   76
    Keith Smith         26    6   13    1    3   0  0   0    0   0    1  .231  .231  .231   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   26
   #Tom Herr            23   14   10    4    2   0  0   0    1   2    2  .200  .333  .200   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   49
    Mike Dimmel         24    6    3    1    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .333  .333  .333   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   82

    Pete Vuckovich      26   34   79    7   12   0  0   0    3   1   14  .152  .159  .152   0   0   2   0   8   2   0  -15
    Bob Forsch          29   33   73    7    8   2  2   0    5   5   17  .110  .163  .192   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   -4
    John Denny          26   31   70    5    9   2  1   0    3   1   21  .129  .139  .186   1   2   0   0   8   1   0  -13
    Silvio Martinez     23   33   62    5    8   1  0   0    4   1   26  .129  .141  .145   0   0   0   0  10   1   0  -22
    John Fulgham        23   22   42    3    6   2  0   0    4   6   21  .143  .250  .190   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   21
   #Bob Sykes           24   13   21    2    2   0  0   0    0   1   11  .095  .208  .095   0   0   0   2   2   0   0  -15
    Roy Thomas          26   26   17    0    1   1  0   0    0   0   11  .059  .059  .118   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -53
   *Mark Littell        26   63   14    1    0   0  0   0    1   1   11  .000  .067  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -80
    Tom Bruno           26   27    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    2  .200  .200  .200   0   0   0   0   1   0   0    9
    Buddy Schultz       28   31    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    John Urrea          24    3    4    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    1  .250  .250  .250   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   36
   *Will McEnaney       27   45    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Darold Knowles      37   48    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -100
    Dan O'Brien         25    6    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    George Frazier      24   25    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.4  163 5734  731 1594 279 63 100  685 460  838  .278  .332  .401 116  69 116  27  63  63  69  106
    Rank among 12 NL teams         1    3    1   1  1   9       11    5     1     3     5   7   5                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

Team Pitching Glossary

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Bob Forsch          29  33   3.83  11  11  0  32   0   7   1  218.7  215  102   93  16   52   92  894   6   3  0   1 100
SP  Pete Vuckovich      26  34   3.59  15  10  0  32   0   9   0  233.0  229  108   93  22   64  145  968   7   3  3   4 106
SP  John Denny          26  31   4.85   8  11  0  31   0   5   2  206.0  206  116  111  24  100   99  900   6   3  1   7  79
SP  Silvio Martinez     23  32   3.27  15   8  0  29   2   7   2  206.7  204   92   75  14   67  102  867   3   0  2   2 117
SP  John Fulgham        23  20   2.53  10   6  0  19   0  10   2  146.0  123   47   41  10   26   75  576   2   3  1   3 151
SP *Bob Sykes           24  13   6.18   4   3  0  11   1   0   0   67.0   86   49   46  11   34   35  310   4   1  1   2  62

CL  Mark Littell        26  63   2.19   9   4 13   0  40   0   0   82.3   60   22   20   2   39   67  342   7   0  0   5 175
RP *Darold Knowles      37  48   4.07   2   5  6   0  18   0   0   48.7   54   27   22   5   17   22  214   2   0  1   7  94
RP *Will McEnaney       27  45   2.95   0   3  2   0  21   0   0   64.0   60   26   21   3   16   15  267   0   2  1   8 129
RP *Buddy Schultz       28  31   4.46   4   3  3   0  12   0   0   42.3   40   21   21   7   14   38  178   2   0  0   5  85
RP  Tom Bruno           26  27   4.23   2   3  0   1   8   0   0   38.3   37   18   18   1   22   27  174   2   2  0   5  90

    Roy Thomas          26  26   2.92   3   4  1   6   4   0   0   77.0   66   29   25   9   24   44  308   3   0  0   3 131
    George Frazier      24  25   4.45   2   4  0   0  14   0   0   32.3   35   19   16   3   12   14  143   0   1  0   2  86
    John Urrea          24   3   3.97   0   0  0   2   0   0   0   11.3   13    7    5   0    9    5   51   1   0  0   0  96
    Dan O'Brien         25   6   8.18   1   1  0   0   4   0   0   11.0   21   10   10   0    3    5   55   0   0  0   0  47
   *Kim Seaman          22   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    2.0    0    0    0   0    2    3    8   0   0  0   0    
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.4 163   3.72  86  76 25 163 125  38  10 1486.0 1449  693  614 127  501  788 6255  45  18 10  54 102
    Rank among 12 NL teams          6   5   8 11           2   5      2    7    6        8    5    8

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Team Fielding Glossary League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- TSimmons 1052 118 122 606 69 10 10 .985 14 34 98 40 TKennedy 238 26 32 135 7 1 1 .993 2 6 24 7 SSwisher 196 19 33 105 6 3 2 .974 0 5 12 5 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1486 163 163 846 82 14 13 .985 16 45 134 52 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.89 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- KHernandez 1413 156 160 1489 146 8 145 .995 10.41 DIorg 65 6 10 70 5 0 2 1.000 10.27 RFreed 8 1 1 7 1 1 0 .889 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 1566 152 9 147 .995 10.41 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *5.42 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- KOberkfell 875 96 117 213 323 8 65 .985 5.51 MTyson 493 57 71 125 184 8 42 .975 5.63 MPhillips 88 7 16 21 30 1 5 .981 5.20 THerr 29 3 6 12 11 0 3 1.000 7.06 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 371 548 17 115 .982 5.57 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 *2.89 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- KReitz 1400 156 158 124 290 12 26 .972 2.66 KOberkfell 84 7 17 10 19 1 2 .967 3.10 MPhillips 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 134 310 13 28 .972 2.69 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .965 *5.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- GTempleton 1314 150 150 292 525 34 102 .960 5.59 MPhillips 170 13 25 33 76 3 11 .973 5.77 KOberkfell 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 325 602 37 113 .962 5.61 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 *2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- LBrock 766 95 98 152 7 6 2 .964 1.87 JMumphrey 509 47 84 123 2 2 0 .984 2.21 DIorg 119 12 22 17 2 1 0 .950 1.43 TGrieve 33 5 5 5 0 1 0 .833 1.36 KSmith 30 3 5 14 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 JLentine 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.69 MDimmel 12 0 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 BCarbo 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.33 TScott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 316 12 10 2 .970 1.99 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .986 *2.82 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- TScott 1224 135 139 398 13 7 5 .983 3.02 JMumphrey 144 15 20 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.44 GHendrick 104 12 15 29 0 0 0 1.000 2.51 JLentine 12 1 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.75 BCarbo 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 471 13 7 5 .986 2.93 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.19 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- GHendrick 1043 115 123 225 20 2 7 .992 2.11 DIorg 147 18 21 34 0 1 0 .971 2.08 TScott 102 12 14 28 1 0 0 1.000 2.56 JMumphrey 100 9 19 27 1 1 0 .966 2.51 BCarbo 70 7 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.03 JLentine 23 2 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 2.70 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 328 23 4 8 .989 2.13 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.33 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- TScott 1327 147 151 427 14 7 5 .984 2.99 GHendrick 1147 127 138 254 20 2 7 .993 2.15 LBrock 766 95 98 152 7 7 2 .958 1.87 JMumphrey 753 71 114 180 3 3 0 .984 2.19 DIorg 267 30 39 51 2 2 0 .964 1.79 BCarbo 74 7 17 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.20 JLentine 48 4 8 12 1 0 1 1.000 2.42 TGrieve 33 5 5 7 0 1 0 .875 1.91 KSmith 30 3 5 14 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 MDimmel 12 0 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1486 163 163 1110 48 22 15 .981 2.34 163 163 163 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .951 *1.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- PVuckovich 233 32 34 14 28 5 2 .894 1.62 BForsch 218 32 33 25 31 1 3 .982 2.30 SMartinez 206 29 32 17 15 4 3 .889 1.39 JDenny 206 31 31 16 36 2 4 .963 2.27 JFulgham 146 19 20 7 12 2 1 .905 1.17 MLittell 82 0 63 6 7 1 1 .929 1.42 RThomas 77 6 26 10 13 0 1 1.000 2.69 BSykes 67 11 13 0 7 0 0 1.000 0.94 WMcEnaney 64 0 45 2 19 0 2 1.000 2.95 DKnowles 48 0 48 2 7 4 0 .692 1.66 BSchultz 42 0 31 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.28 TBruno 38 1 27 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.64 GFrazier 32 0 25 4 4 1 0 .889 2.23 JUrrea 11 2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.39 DO'Brien 11 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 KSeaman 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1486 163 163 108 190 20 17 .937 1.80 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting Average Hernandez .344

On-base % Hernandez .417

Slugging % Hernandez .513

OPS Hernandez .930

Games Hernandez 161

At Bats Templeton 672

Plate Appearances (approx.) Hernandez 698

Runs Hernandez 116

Hits Templeton 211

Total Bases Hernandez 313

Doubles Hernandez 48

Triples Templeton 19

Home Runs Simmons 26

RBI Hernandez 105

Bases on Balls Hernandez 80

Strikeouts Scott 92

Stolen Bases Scott 37

Singles Templeton 151

Adjusted OPS+ Hernandez 151

Runs Created Hernandez 135

Adjusted Batting Runs Hernandez 47

Batting Wins Hernandez 4.7

Extra-Base Hits Hernandez 70

Times on Base Hernandez 291

Offensive Win% Hernandez .773

Hit By Pitch Scott 5

Sac. Hits Fulgham 11

Sac. Flies Scott and Simmons 8

Intentional Walks Simmons 22

Grounded into Double Plays Hendrick 17

Caught Stealing Scott 17

Power/Speed Number Templeton 13.4

At Bats per Strikeout Simmons 13.2

At Bats per Home Run Simmons 17.2

Outs Templeton 484

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ERA Martinez 3.27

Wins Martinez and Vuckovich 15

Won-Loss % Littell .692

BB + H per IP (WHIP) Forsch 1.221

Hits Allowed/9IP Vuckovich and Forsch 8.85

Bases on Balls/9IP Forsch 2.14

Strikeouts/9IP Vuckovich 5.60

Games Littell 63

Saves Littell 13

Innings Vuckovich 233.0

Strikeouts Vuckovich 145

Games Started Forsch and Vuckovich 32

Comp. Games Fulgham 10

Shutouts Denny, Fulgham, and Martinez 2

Home Runs Allow. Denny 24

Bases On Balls Allow. Denny 100

Hits Allowed Vuckovich 229

SO to Walk Vuckovich 2.27

Losses Denny and Forsch 11

Earned Runs Allow. Denny 111

Wild Pitches Littell and Vuckovich 7

Hit Batsmen Denny, Forsch, Fulgham, and Vuckovich 3

Batters Faced Vuckovich 968

Games Finished Littell 40

Adjusted ERA+ Martinez 117

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Lou Brock
Keith Hernandez
Ted Simmons
Garry Templeton

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