| 1988 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |||
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |||
| Managers | Whitey Herzog | |||
| Television | KPLR-TV (Al Hrabosky,Ken Wilson) Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky,Ken Wilson) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon) | |||
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The1988 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 107th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and its 97th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 76–86 during the season and finished fifth in theNational League East division.
ShortstopOzzie Smith won aGold Glove this year.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 100 | 60 | .625 | — | 56–24 | 44–36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 75 | .531 | 15 | 43–38 | 42–37 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 43–38 | 38–43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24 | 39–42 | 38–43 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 96 | .404 | 35½ | 38–42 | 27–54 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–5 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–11 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 13–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 14–4 | 8–4–1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 1–10 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 10–1 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–5 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1988 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| 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 | Tony Peña | 149 | 505 | 133 | .263 | 10 | 51 |
| 1B | Bob Horner | 60 | 206 | 53 | .257 | 3 | 33 |
| 2B | Luis Alicea | 93 | 297 | 63 | .212 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 153 | 575 | 155 | .270 | 3 | 51 |
| 3B | Terry Pendleton | 110 | 391 | 99 | .253 | 6 | 53 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 153 | 616 | 160 | .260 | 3 | 38 |
| CF | Willie McGee | 137 | 562 | 164 | .292 | 3 | 50 |
| RF | Tom Brunansky | 143 | 523 | 128 | .245 | 22 | 79 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Oquendo | 148 | 451 | 125 | .277 | 7 | 46 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 81 | 195 | 55 | .282 | 0 | 15 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 44 | 149 | 40 | .268 | 5 | 30 |
| Curt Ford | 91 | 128 | 25 | .195 | 1 | 18 |
| Mike Laga | 41 | 100 | 13 | .130 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Lawless | 54 | 65 | 10 | .154 | 1 | 3 |
| Denny Walling | 19 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Lake | 36 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Jones | 31 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Herr | 15 | 50 | 13 | .260 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 13 | 46 | 9 | .196 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Lindeman | 17 | 43 | 9 | .209 | 2 | 7 |
| John Morris | 20 | 38 | 11 | .289 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Booker | 18 | 35 | 12 | .343 | 0 | 3 |
| Duane Walker | 24 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José DeLeón | 34 | 225.1 | 13 | 10 | 3.67 | 208 |
| Joe Magrane | 24 | 165.1 | 5 | 9 | 2.18 | 100 |
| John Tudor | 21 | 145.1 | 6 | 5 | 2.29 | 55 |
| Danny Cox | 13 | 86.0 | 3 | 8 | 3.98 | 47 |
| Greg Mathews | 13 | 68.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.24 | 31 |
| Randy O'Neal | 10 | 53.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.58 | 20 |
| Cris Carpenter | 8 | 47.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.72 | 24 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry McWilliams | 42 | 136.0 | 6 | 9 | 3.90 | 70 |
| Scott Terry | 51 | 129.1 | 9 | 6 | 2.92 | 65 |
| Bob Forsch | 30 | 108.2 | 9 | 4 | 3.73 | 40 |
| Ken Hill | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 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 | 68 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 3.00 | 78 |
| Ken Dayley | 54 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2.77 | 38 |
| Steve Peters | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.40 | 30 |
| John Costello | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.81 | 38 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.16 | 19 |
| Scott Arnold | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 |
| Gibson Alba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 3 |
| José Oquendo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |