| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| World Series champions National League champions National League East champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 92–70 (56.8%) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General manager | Whitey Herzog,Joe McDonald | |||
| Manager | Whitey Herzog | |||
| Television | KSDK (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Jay Randolph) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Dan Kelly) | |||
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The1982 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 101st season for theSt. Louis Cardinals inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 91st season in theNational League. Making up for theprevious season's near-miss, the Cardinals went 92–70 during the season and won their first-everNational League East title by three games over thePhiladelphia Phillies. They achieved their first postseason appearance since1968 and defeated theNational League West championAtlanta Braves in three straight games to claim the NL pennant. From there, they went on to win theWorld Series in seven games over theAmerican League championMilwaukee Brewers. It was the Cardinals' first World Championship since1967, and their last until they opened the currentBusch Stadium in2006.
First basemanKeith Hernandez and shortstopOzzie Smith wonGold Gloves this year.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 46–35 | 46–35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 51–30 | 38–43 |
| Montreal Expos | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 40–41 | 46–35 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 38–43 | 35–46 |
| New York Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | 33–48 | 32–49 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 4–14 | 6–6 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 5–7 | |||||
| Houston | 8–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | — | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 11–7 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| New York | 3–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 10–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–9 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| Opening Day Starters | ||
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| # | Name | Position |
| 27 | Lonnie Smith | CF |
| 28 | Tom Herr | 2B |
| 37 | Keith Hernandez | 1B |
| 15 | Darrell Porter | C |
| 25 | George Hendrick | RF |
| 19 | Dane Iorg | LF |
| 26 | Steve Braun | 3B |
| 1 | Ozzie Smith | SS |
| 31 | Bob Forsch | P |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals roster | |||||||||
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May: 17–11 (.607) (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–7)
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June: 12–16 (.429) (Home: 7–9; Away: 5–7)
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August: 17–12 (.586) (Home: 8–8; Away: 9–4)
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September: 16–13 (.552) (Home: 7–6; Away: 9–7)
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October: 1–1 (.500) (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Cardinals team member |
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 |
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| C | Darrell Porter | 120 | 373 | 86 | .231 | 12 | 48 |
| 1B | Keith Hernandez | 160 | 579 | 173 | .299 | 7 | 94 |
| 2B | Tom Herr | 135 | 493 | 131 | .266 | 0 | 36 |
| 3B | Ken Oberkfell | 137 | 470 | 136 | .289 | 2 | 34 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 140 | 488 | 121 | .248 | 2 | 43 |
| LF | Lonnie Smith | 156 | 592 | 182 | .307 | 8 | 69 |
| CF | Willie McGee | 123 | 422 | 125 | .296 | 4 | 56 |
| RF | George Hendrick | 136 | 515 | 145 | .282 | 19 | 104 |
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 |
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| Mike Ramsey | 112 | 256 | 59 | .230 | 1 | 21 |
| Dane Iorg | 102 | 238 | 70 | .294 | 0 | 34 |
| David Green | 76 | 166 | 47 | .283 | 2 | 23 |
| Gene Tenace | 66 | 124 | 32 | .258 | 7 | 18 |
| Julio González | 42 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 1 | 7 |
| Tito Landrum | 79 | 72 | 20 | .278 | 2 | 14 |
| Glenn Brummer | 35 | 64 | 15 | .234 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Braun | 58 | 62 | 17 | .274 | 0 | 4 |
| Orlando Sánchez | 26 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 3 |
| Kelly Paris | 12 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Roof | 11 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joaquín Andújar | 38 | 265.2 | 15 | 10 | 2.47 | 137 |
| Bob Forsch | 36 | 233.0 | 15 | 9 | 3.48 | 69 |
| Steve Mura | 35 | 184.1 | 12 | 11 | 4.05 | 84 |
| John Stuper | 23 | 136.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.36 | 53 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave LaPoint | 42 | 152.2 | 9 | 3 | 3.42 | 81 |
| John Martin | 24 | 66.0 | 4 | 5 | 4.23 | 21 |
| Andy Rincon | 11 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.73 | 11 |
| Eric Rasmussen | 8 | 18.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.42 | 15 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bruce Sutter | 70 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 2.90 | 61 |
| Doug Bair | 63 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.55 | 68 |
| Jim Kaat | 63 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4.08 | 35 |
| Jeff Lahti | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.81 | 22 |
| Jeff Keener | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.61 | 25 |
| Mark Littell | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.23 | 7 |
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National League Championship Series (3–0)
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World Series (4–3)
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October 7,Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| W:Bob Forsch (1-0) L:Pascual Pérez (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs:ATL – None STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 9,Busch Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| W:Bruce Sutter (1-0) L:Gene Garber (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs:ATL – None STL – None | ||||||||||||
October 10,Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Louis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| W:Joaquín Andújar (1-0) L:Rick Camp (0-1) SV:Bruce Sutter (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:ATL – None STL –Willie McGee (1) | ||||||||||||
In Game 3, rookie outfielderWillie McGee hit two home runs, tying a World Series record for rookies.
NLSt. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. ALMilwaukee Brewers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | Brewers – 10, Cardinals – 0 | October 12 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:30 |
| 2 | Brewers – 4,Cardinals – 5 | October 13 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:54 |
| 3 | Cardinals – 6, Brewers – 2 | October 15 | Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | 56,556 | 2:53 |
| 4 | Cardinals – 5,Brewers – 7 | October 16 | Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | 56,560 | 3:04 |
| 5 | Cardinals – 4,Brewers – 6 | October 17 | Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | 56,562 | 3:02 |
| 6 | Brewers – 1,Cardinals – 13 | October 19 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:21 |
| 7 | Brewers – 3,Cardinals – 6 | October 20 | Busch Stadium (St Louis) | 53,723 | 2:50 |