1989_St._Louis_Cardinals_season
1989 St. Louis Cardinals season
Major League Baseball team season
The St. Louis Cardinals 1989 season was the team's 108th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 98th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86–76 during the season and finished third in the National League East division.
| 1989 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
| ||||
Shortstop Ozzie Smith and third baseman Terry Pendleton won Gold Gloves this year.
On September 29, team owner August A. Busch, Jr. died at the age of 90.
- October 4, 1988: Lee Tunnell was released by the Cardinals.[1]
- December 16, 1988: Steve Lake and Curt Ford were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson.[2]
The over-achieving 1989 Cardinal team almost made the playoffs. Pedro Guerrero finished third in the National League MVP voting while leading the league with 42 doubles and finishing second in RBIs (117). Joe Magrane won 18 games while José DeLeón won 16 games. Milt Thompson played in 155 games and hit .290, mostly substituting for the injured Willie McGee. Vince Coleman lead the league in stolen 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 the Detroit Lions.[3]
Opening Day starters
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 48–33 | 45–36 |
| New York Mets | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 6 | 51–30 | 36–45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 7 | 46–35 | 40–41 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 12 | 44–37 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 19 | 39–42 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 26 | 38–42 | 29–53 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 24, 1989: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Randy Byers.[5]
Roster
| 1989 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
|
Catchers
Infielders
|
Outfielders
|
Manager
Coaches
| ||||||
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
Other batters
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 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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 | 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 |
Other pitchers
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 |
Relief pitchers
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 | 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 |
- Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 65[6]
- Terry Pendleton, Third Base, National League Gold Glove
- Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas[7]
- Lee Tunnell at Baseball-Reference
- "Dykes Heads New Group of Potential Two-Sport Superstars". July 23, 1989. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007