1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-76
Finished 3rd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,628,406, Avg. 21,148
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II
Manager: Ken Boyer (86-76)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1979 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
1979 St. Louis Cardinals Results

The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses, finishing third in the NL's East Division.

The Cardinals scored 731 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Ted Simmons led St. Louis with 26 home runs, and George Hendrick walloped 20 or more also. Keith Hernandez accounted for 105 RBI and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .344 clip. Pete Vuckovich and Silvio Martinez paced the team with 15 wins each, while John Fulgham recorded a 2.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Ken Boyer coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Lou BrockLFLLJune 18, 19395'11"170El Dorado, AR USA
Tom BrunoPRRJanuary 26, 19536'5"210Chicago, IL USA
Bernie CarboRFLRAugust 5, 19475'11"173Detroit, MI USA
John DennyPRRNovember 8, 19526'3"185Prescott, AZ USA
Mike DimmelLFRROctober 16, 19546'0"180Albert Lea, MN USA
Bob ForschPRRJanuary 13, 19506'4"200Sacramento, CA USA
George FrazierPRROctober 13, 19546'5"205Oklahoma City, OK USA
Roger Freed1BRRJune 2, 19466'0"190Los Angeles, CA USA
John FulghamPRRJune 9, 19566'2"205St. Louis, MO USA
Tom GrieveLFRRMarch 4, 19486'2"190Pittsfield, MA USA
George HendrickRFRROctober 18, 19496'3"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Keith Hernandez1BLLOctober 20, 19536'0"180San Francisco, CA USA
Tom Herr2BBRApril 4, 19566'0"175Lancaster, PA USA
Dane IorgOFLRMay 11, 19506'0"180Eureka, CA USA
Terry KennedyCLRJune 4, 19566'3"220Euclid, OH USA
Darold KnowlesPLLDecember 9, 19416'0"180Brunswick, MO USA
Jim LentineRFRRJuly 16, 19546'0"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Mark LittellPLRJanuary 17, 19536'3"210Cape Girardeau, MO USA
Silvio MartinezPRRAugust 19, 19555'10"170Santiago, Sa D.R.
Will McEnaneyPLLFebruary 14, 19526'0"180Springfield, OH USA
Jerry MumphreyLFBRSeptember 9, 19526'2"185Tyler, TX USA
Dan O'BrienPRRApril 22, 19546'4"215St. Petersburg, FL USA
Ken Oberkfell2BLRMay 4, 19566'0"175Highland, IL USA
Mike PhillipsSSLRAugust 19, 19506'0"170Beaumont, TX USA
Ken Reitz3BRRJune 24, 19516'0"180San Francisco, CA USA
Buddy SchultzPRLSeptember 19, 19506'0"170Cleveland, OH USA
Tony ScottCFBRSeptember 18, 19516'0"164Cincinnati, OH USA
Kim SeamanPLLMay 6, 19576'4"205Pascagoula, MS USA
Ted SimmonsCBRAugust 9, 19495'11"193Highland Park, MI USA
Keith SmithLFRRMay 3, 19535'9"178Palmetto, FL USA
Steve SwisherCRRAugust 9, 19516'2"205Parkersburg, WV USA
Bob SykesPBLDecember 11, 19546'1"195Neptune, NJ USA
Garry TempletonSSBRMarch 24, 19565'11"175Lockney, TX USA
Roy ThomasPRRJune 22, 19536'5"215Quantico, VA USA
Mike Tyson2BRRJanuary 13, 19505'9"170Rocky Mount, NC USA
John UrreaPRRFebruary 9, 19556'3"200Los Angeles, CA USA
Pete VuckovichPRROctober 27, 19526'4"215Johnstown, PA USA



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