| 1986 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 79–82 (.491) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |||
| Managers | Whitey Herzog | |||
| Television | KSDK (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon,Jay Randolph) Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky,Ken Wilson) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon) | |||
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The1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 105th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 95th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 79–82 during the season and finished third in theNational League East division.
PitcherTodd Worrell won theRookie of the Year Award this year, with a 2.08 ERA and 36 saves. This was the second consecutive year a Cardinal won the Rookie of the Year Award, withVince Coleman winning the previous season, and the second time in team history that the Cardinals had two consecutive NL Rookie of the Year winners (Wally Moon in 1954 andBill Virdon in 1955). ShortstopOzzie Smith and outfielderWillie McGee wonGold Gloves this year.
The Cardinals played 116 games (of 161) in which they failed to hit a home run, the most of any team since the1952 Washington Senators.[9]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 55–26 | 53–28 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 75 | .534 | 21½ | 49–31 | 37–44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 82 | .491 | 28½ | 42–39 | 37–43 |
| Montreal Expos | 78 | 83 | .484 | 29½ | 36–44 | 42–39 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 90 | .438 | 37 | 42–38 | 28–52 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 98 | .395 | 44 | 31–50 | 33–48 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 9–3 | 6–12 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
| Houston | 13–5 | 8–4 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–4 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 17–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8-4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–12 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 1–17 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | |||||
| 1986 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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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 | Mike LaValliere | 110 | 303 | 71 | .234 | 3 | 30 |
| 1B | Jack Clark | 65 | 232 | 55 | .237 | 9 | 23 |
| 2B | Tom Herr | 152 | 559 | 141 | .252 | 2 | 61 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 153 | 514 | 144 | .280 | 0 | 54 |
| 3B | Terry Pendleton | 159 | 578 | 138 | .239 | 1 | 59 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 154 | 600 | 139 | .232 | 0 | 29 |
| CF | Willie McGee | 124 | 497 | 127 | .256 | 7 | 48 |
| RF | Andy Van Slyke | 137 | 418 | 113 | .270 | 13 | 61 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Ford | 85 | 214 | 53 | .248 | 2 | 29 |
| Tito Landrum | 96 | 205 | 43 | .210 | 2 | 17 |
| Mike Heath | 65 | 190 | 39 | .205 | 4 | 25 |
| Clint Hurdle | 78 | 154 | 30 | .195 | 3 | 15 |
| José Oquendo | 76 | 138 | 41 | .297 | 0 | 13 |
| John Morris | 39 | 100 | 24 | .240 | 1 | 14 |
| Alan Knicely | 34 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Lindeman | 19 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Lake | 26 | 49 | 12 | .245 | 2 | 10 |
| Mike Laga | 18 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 3 | 8 |
| Tom Lawless | 46 | 39 | 11 | .282 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry White | 25 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Manrique | 13 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 1 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Forsch | 33 | 230.0 | 14 | 10 | 3.25 | 104 |
| Danny Cox | 32 | 220.0 | 12 | 13 | 2.90 | 108 |
| John Tudor | 30 | 219.0 | 13 | 7 | 2.92 | 107 |
| Greg Mathews | 23 | 145.1 | 11 | 8 | 3.65 | 67 |
| Tim Conroy | 25 | 115.1 | 5 | 11 | 5.23 | 79 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Horton | 42 | 100.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.24 | 49 |
| Ray Burris | 23 | 82.0 | 4 | 5 | 5.60 | 34 |
| Rick Ownbey | 17 | 42.2 | 1 | 3 | 3.80 | 25 |
| Kurt Kepshire | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 6 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Worrell | 74 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 2.08 | 73 |
| Pat Perry | 46 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.80 | 29 |
| Ken Dayley | 31 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3.26 | 33 |
| Ray Soff | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.29 | 22 |
| Greg Bargar | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.60 | 12 |
| Joe Boever | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.60 | 8 |
| Jeff Lahti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Bill Earley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: St. Petersburg[17]