1980 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1979 Season 1981 Season

Record: 74-88-0, Finished 4th in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Ken Boyer (18-33) , Jack Krol (0-1) , Whitey Herzog (38-35) and Red Schoendienst (18-19)

General Manager: Whitey Herzog (Assumed GM duties 8/26/1980)

Scouting Director: Jim Bayens

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 1,385,147 (7th)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103

Pythagorean W-L: 84-78, 738 Runs, 710 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bobby Bonds	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 15, 1946	13	86	57	86	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	0	15	70	16	11	-0.4
Pedro Borbón	33	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	185	Dec 2, 1946	12	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bernie Carbo	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	173	Aug 5, 1947	12	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0.0	$125,000
Joe DeSa	20	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jul 27, 1959	1st	7	1	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0	-0.1
Leon Durham	22	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jul 31, 1957	1st	96	73	96	84	0	0	8	0	0	0	35	2	42	77	18	2	1.7
Bob Forsch	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Jan 13, 1950	7	32	31	32	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.7
George Frazier	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Oct 13, 1954	3	22	0	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
John Fulgham	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Jun 9, 1956	2	16	14	16	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0
George Hendrick	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Oct 18, 1949	10	150	146	150	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	123	149	4	0	3.9		All-Star
Keith Hernandez	26	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1953	7	159	157	159	156	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6	$760,000	All-Star
Tom Herr	24	us US	B	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 4, 1956	2	76	54	76	71	0	0	0	58	0	14	0	0	0	0	9	9	0.2
Don Hood	30	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 16, 1949	8	35	8	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.3
Dane Iorg	30	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 11, 1950	4	105	57	105	65	0	0	5	0	1	0	49	0	14	63	43	0	1.4
Jim Kaat HOF	41	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Nov 7, 1938	22	49	14	49	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Terry Kennedy	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	220	Jun 4, 1956	3	84	64	84	69	0	41	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	28	17	0	0.1
Darold Knowles	38	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Dec 9, 1941	16	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$102,500
Tito Landrum	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 25, 1954	1st	35	17	35	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	7	7	29	7	1	0.2
Jim Lentine	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 16, 1954	3	9	1	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	6	4	1	-0.3
Mark Littell	27	us US	L	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 17, 1953	7	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
Jeff Little	25	us US	R	L	6' 6"	220	Dec 25, 1954	1st	7	2	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
John Littlefield	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Jan 5, 1954	1st	52	0	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
John Martin	24	us US	B	L	6' 0"	190	Apr 11, 1956	1st	9	5	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Silvio Martínez	24	do DO	R	R	5' 10"	170	Aug 19, 1955	4	25	20	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.4	$125,000
Donnie Moore	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Feb 13, 1954	5	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ken Oberkfell	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	May 4, 1956	4	116	113	116	113	0	0	0	101	17	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3.2
Al Olmsted	23	us US	R	L	6' 2"	195	Mar 18, 1957	1st	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Jim Otten	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 1, 1951	4	31	4	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Mike Phillips	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 19, 1950	8	63	32	63	54	0	0	0	9	8	37	0	0	0	0	9	2	0.0
Mike Ramsey	26	us US	B	R	6' 1"	170	Mar 29, 1954	2	59	27	59	49	0	0	0	24	9	19	0	0	0	0	18	5	-0.2
Ken Reitz	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 24, 1951	9	151	143	151	150	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.7		All-Star
Andy Rincon	21	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 5, 1959	1st	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Tony Scott	28	us US	B	R	6' 0"	164	Sep 18, 1951	7	143	104	143	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	134	0	134	9	9	0.8	$120,000
Kim Seaman	23	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	May 6, 1957	2	26	0	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Ted Simmons HOF	30	us US	B	R	5' 11"	193	Aug 9, 1949	13	145	125	145	132	0	129	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	19	0	5.2
Keith Smith	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	178	May 3, 1953	3	24	4	24	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	7	18	0	-0.4
Steve Swisher	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Aug 9, 1951	7	18	4	18	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.0
Bob Sykes	25	us US	B	L	6' 1"	195	Dec 11, 1954	4	27	19	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Garry Templeton	24	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 24, 1956	5	118	114	118	115	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	3	1	4.5	$793,333
Roy Thomas	27	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Jun 22, 1953	4	24	5	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
John Urrea	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Feb 9, 1955	4	30	1	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Pete Vuckovich	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Oct 27, 1952	6	32	30	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Ty Waller	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 14, 1957	1st	5	3	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.2
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Ken Boyer	49	us US	May 20, 1931	Manager	Apr 10	Jun 8
Jack Krol	43	us US	Jul 5, 1936	Manager	Jun 8	Jun 8
Whitey Herzog HOF	48	us US	Nov 9, 1931	Manager	Jun 9	Aug 28
Red Schoendienst	57	us US	Feb 2, 1923	Manager	Aug 29	Oct 5
Jack Krol	43	us US	Jul 5, 1936		Apr 10	Jun 7
Red Schoendienst	57	us US	Feb 2, 1923		Apr 10	Aug 28
Dal Maxvill	41	us US	Feb 18, 1939		Apr 10	Oct 5
Jack Krol	43	us US	Jul 5, 1936		Jun 9	Oct 5
Claude Osteen	40	us US	Aug 9, 1939	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
Dave Ricketts	44	us US	Jul 12, 1935	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 5
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date