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1981 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1980 Season 1982 Season

Record: 59-43-1, Finished 1st in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

First Half: 30-20, Finished 2nd

Second Half: 29-23, Finished 2nd

Manager: Whitey Herzog (59-43-1)

General Manager: Whitey Herzog

Scouting Director: Fred McAlister

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 1,010,247 (6th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

Pythagorean W-L: 56-46, 464 Runs, 417 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
Joaquín Andújar	28	do DO	B	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 21, 1952	6	12	8	12	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Bair	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 22, 1949	6	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Steve Braun	33	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	May 8, 1948	11	44	6	44	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	6	12	34	1	0.3
Glenn Brummer	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Nov 23, 1954	1st	21	7	21	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1
Luis DeLeón	22	pr PR	R	R	6' 1"	153	Aug 19, 1958	1st	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Joe Edelen	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	165	Sep 16, 1955	1st	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Neil Fiala	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	185	Aug 24, 1956	1st	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
Bob Forsch	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Jan 13, 1950	8	20	20	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$583,333
Julio González	28	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	162	Dec 25, 1952	5	20	0	20	11	0	0	0	4	2	5	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.3
David Green	20	ni NI	R	R	6' 3"	170	Dec 4, 1960	1st	21	9	21	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	18	2	4	0.2
George Hendrick	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Oct 18, 1949	11	101	101	101	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	60	101	0	0	2.7
Keith Hernandez	27	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1953	8	103	99	103	99	0	0	98	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	4	0	4.2	$760,000
Tom Herr	25	us US	B	R	6' 0"	175	Apr 4, 1956	3	103	103	103	103	0	0	0	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	$45,000
Dane Iorg	31	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 11, 1950	5	75	56	75	63	0	0	8	0	2	0	46	0	14	57	16	0	0.2
Jim Kaat HOF	42	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Nov 7, 1938	23	41	1	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$172,253
Tito Landrum	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Oct 25, 1954	2	81	21	81	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	6	25	67	14	12	0.3
Dave LaPoint	21	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Jul 29, 1959	2	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Sixto Lezcano	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 28, 1953	8	72	61	72	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	33	65	8	1	0.5
Mark Littell	28	us US	L	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 17, 1953	8	28	1	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
John Martin	25	us US	B	L	6' 0"	190	Apr 11, 1956	2	18	15	18	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0
Silvio Martínez	25	do DO	R	R	5' 10"	170	Aug 19, 1955	5	18	16	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ken Oberkfell	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	May 4, 1956	5	102	101	102	102	0	0	0	0	102	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.3	$210,000
Jim Otten	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 1, 1951	5	24	0	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Darrell Porter	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	193	Jan 17, 1952	11	61	51	61	52	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1.5
Mike Ramsey	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	170	Mar 29, 1954	3	47	29	47	42	0	0	0	1	5	35	1	0	0	1	7	1	0.7
Andy Rincon	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 5, 1959	2	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Gene Roof	23	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jan 13, 1958	1st	23	15	23	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	20	2	1	0.7
Orlando Sánchez	24	pr PR	L	R	6' 1"	195	Sep 7, 1956	1st	27	9	27	18	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	-0.3
Tony Scott	29	us US	B	R	6' 0"	164	Sep 18, 1951	8	45	41	45	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	0	44	0	2	0.6	$225,000
Bob Shirley	27	us US	R	L	5' 11"	180	Jun 25, 1954	5	28	11	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Lary Sorensen	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 4, 1955	5	23	23	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Bruce Sutter HOF	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jan 8, 1953	6	48	0	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$975,000	All-Star
Bob Sykes	26	us US	B	L	6' 1"	195	Dec 11, 1954	5	22	1	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Garry Templeton	25	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 24, 1956	6	80	76	80	76	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.4	$793,333
Gene Tenace	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 10, 1946	13	58	39	58	44	0	38	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	1.5	$310,000
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
Whitey Herzog HOF	49	us US	Nov 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 11	Oct 4
Hub Kittle	64	us US	Feb 19, 1917	Pitching	Apr 11	Oct 4
Hal Lanier	38	us US	Jul 4, 1942		Apr 11	Oct 4
Red Schoendienst	58	us US	Feb 2, 1923		Apr 11	Oct 4
Tim Thompson	57	us US	Mar 1, 1924		Apr 11	Oct 4
Chuck Hiller	46	us US	Oct 1, 1934	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 4
Dave Ricketts	45	us US	Jul 12, 1935	Coach	Apr 11	Oct 4
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date