| 1989 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 86–76 (.531) | |||
| Divisional place | 3rd | |||
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch Anheuser-Busch | |||
| General managers | Dal Maxvill | |||
| Managers | Whitey Herzog | |||
| Television | KPLR-TV Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky,Ken Wilson) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck,Mike Shannon) | |||
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The1989 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 108th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 98th season in theNational League. TheCardinals went 86–76 during the season and finished third in theNational League East division.
ShortstopOzzie Smith and third basemanTerry Pendleton wonGold Gloves this year.
On September 29, team ownerAugust A. Busch, Jr. died at the age of 90.
The over-achieving 1989 Cardinal team almost made the playoffs.Pedro Guerrero finished third in theNational LeagueMVP voting while leading the league with 42doubles and finishing second in RBIs (117).Joe Magrane won 18 games whileJosé DeLeón won 16 games.Milt Thompson played in 155 games and hit .290, mostly substituting for the injuredWillie McGee.Vince Coleman lead the league instolen bases for the fifth straight year. However, it would be the arch-rival Cubs who would claim the division and move on to the playoffs. This team featured three former college football punters -- Vince Coleman, Cris Carpenter, and Matt Kinzer who played one game for theDetroit Lions.[3]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
| New York Mets | 87 | 75 | .537 | 6 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12 | 44–37 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 26 | 38–42 | 29–53 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–10 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
| Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–13 | |||||
| New York | 10–2 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 | |||||
| San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 | |||||
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — | |||||
| 1989 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 | 141 | 424 | 110 | .259 | 4 | 37 |
| 1B | Pedro Guerrero | 162 | 570 | 177 | .311 | 17 | 117 |
| 2B | José Oquendo | 163 | 556 | 162 | .291 | 1 | 48 |
| 3B | Terry Pendleton | 162 | 613 | 162 | .264 | 13 | 74 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 155 | 593 | 162 | .273 | 2 | 50 |
| LF | Vince Coleman | 145 | 563 | 143 | .254 | 2 | 28 |
| CF | Milt Thompson | 155 | 545 | 158 | .290 | 4 | 68 |
| RF | Tom Brunansky | 158 | 556 | 133 | .239 | 20 | 85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie McGee | 58 | 199 | 47 | .236 | 3 | 17 |
| John Morris | 96 | 117 | 28 | .239 | 2 | 14 |
| Todd Zeile | 28 | 82 | 21 | .256 | 1 | 8 |
| Tom Pagnozzi | 52 | 80 | 12 | .150 | 0 | 3 |
| Denny Walling | 69 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 1 | 11 |
| Tim Jones | 42 | 75 | 22 | .293 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Lindeman | 73 | 45 | 5 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| Leon Durham | 29 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Booker | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Wilson | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 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 |
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| José DeLeón | 36 | 244.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.05 | 201 |
| Joe Magrane | 34 | 234.2 | 18 | 9 | 2.91 | 127 |
| Ken Hill | 33 | 196.2 | 7 | 15 | 3.80 | 112 |
| Scott Terry | 31 | 148.2 | 8 | 10 | 3.57 | 69 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Power | 23 | 97.0 | 7 | 7 | 3.71 | 43 |
| Ricky Horton | 11 | 45.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.73 | 14 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.30 | 17 |
| Don Heinkel | 7 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.81 | 16 |
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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| Todd Worrell | 47 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2.96 | 41 |
| Ken Dayley | 71 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2.87 | 40 |
| Frank DiPino | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 44 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 63 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.64 | 37 |
| John Costello | 48 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.32 | 40 |
| Cris Carpenter | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.18 | 35 |
| Matt Kinzer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.83 | 8 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas[7]