1989 St. Louis Cardinals 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 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

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. 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.

Opening Day starters

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CTony Peña141424110.259437
1BPedro Guerrero162570177.31117117
2BJosé Oquendo163556162.291148
3BTerry Pendleton162613162.2641374
SSOzzie Smith155593162.273250
LFVince Coleman145563143.254228
CFMilt Thompson155545158.290468
RFTom Brunansky158556133.2392085

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Awards and honors

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas