1980 St. Louis Cardinals season
The St. Louis Cardinals 1980 season was the team's 99th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 89th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 74-88 during the season and finished fourth in the National League East, 17 games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies.
The Cardinals played the season under four different managers, Ken Boyer, Jack Krol, Whitey Herzog and Red Schoendienst. After the season, Herzog reclaimed the managerial job.
This team set a record for the most Silver Slugger Award winners in one season: Keith Hernández, Garry Templeton, George Hendrick, Ted Simmons, and Bob Forsch. Hernández also won a Gold Glove.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
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 |
1B | | 159 | 595 | 191 | .321 | 16 | 99 |
2B | | 116 | 422 | 128 | .303 | 3 | 46 |
3B | | 151 | 523 | 141 | .270 | 8 | 58 |
LF | | 86 | 231 | 47 | .203 | 5 | 24 |
CF | | 143 | 415 | 104 | .251 | 0 | 28 |
RF | | 150 | 572 | 173 | .302 | 25 | 109 |
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 |
| 63 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 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 |
| 31 | 214.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.77 | 87 |
| 27 | 126 | 6 | 10 | 4.64 | 50 |
| 25 | 119.2 | 5 | 10 | 4.81 | 39 |
| 15 | 85.1 | 4 | 6 | 3.38 | 48 |
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 |
| 33 | 82.1 | 4 | 6 | 3.39 | 35 |
| 7 | 18.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 17 |
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 |
| 52 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3.14 | 22 |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.74 | 11 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 10 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.79 | 4 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield, Arkansas