1989 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 1989 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 86–76 (.531) |
| Divisional place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) |
August "Gussie" Busch Anheuser-Busch |
| General manager(s) | Dal Maxvill |
| Manager(s) | Whitey Herzog |
| Local television |
KPLR-TV Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson) |
| Local radio |
KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) |
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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 3rd in the National League East division.
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.
Offseason
- 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]
Regular season
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.
Opening Day starters
- Tom Brunansky
- Vince Coleman
- Pedro Guerrero
- Tim Jones
- Joe Magrane
- José Oquendo
- Tony Peña
- Terry Pendleton
- Milt Thompson[3]
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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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 | 3–9–1 | |||||
| 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 | — | 10–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10–1 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5–1 | |||||
| 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 | 9–3–1 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13–1 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 24, 1989: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Randy Byers.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| 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
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Willie McGee | 58 | 199 | 47 | .236 | 3 | 17 |
| Todd Zeile | 28 | 82 | 21 | .256 | 1 | 8 |
| Denny Walling | 69 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 1 | 11 |
| Jim Lindeman | 73 | 45 | 5 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Wilson | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
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Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Awards and honors
- Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 65[5]
- Terry Pendleton, Third Base, National League Gold Glove
- Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas[6]
References
- ↑ Lee Tunnell at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Steve Lake page at Baseball Refefence
- ↑ 1989 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ Jeremy Hernandez page at Baseball Refefence
- ↑ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007