| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 79–83 (.488) | |||
| Divisional place | 4th | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Joe McDonald | |||
| Managers | Whitey Herzog | |||
| Television | KSDK | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Dan Kelly) | |||
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The1983 St. Louis Cardinals season was a season in Americanbaseball. It was theCardinals' 102nd season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 92nd season in theNational League. The Cardinals went 79–83 during the season and finished fourth in theNational League East, eleven games behind the NL ChampionPhiladelphia Phillies. They were the first team in the Divisional play era to have a losing season one year after winning the World Series.
First basemanKeith Hernandez, shortstopOzzie Smith, and outfielderWillie McGee wonGold Gloves this year, although Hernandez was traded to theNew York Mets in mid-season.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 41–40 | 43–38 |
| Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
| New York Mets | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 41–41 | 27–53 |
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| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 27 | Lonnie Smith | LF |
| 1 | Ozzie Smith | SS |
| 37 | Keith Hernandez | 1B |
| 25 | George Hendrick | RF |
| 22 | David Green | CF |
| 15 | Darrell Porter | C |
| 10 | Ken Oberkfell | 3B |
| 5 | Mike Ramsey | 2B |
| 31 | Bob Forsch | P |
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |