The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals 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 (fired June 8 between games of a double-header against the Expos in Montreal), Jack Krol (the second game of the double-header that same day), Whitey Herzog (June 9 until he was hired as the team's general manager in late August, succeeding John Claiborne, who was fired earlier in August) and Red Schoendienst (from late August to end of season). 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 (first base), Garry Templeton (shortstop), George Hendrick (outfielder), Ted Simmons (catcher), and Bob Forsch (pitcher). Hernández also won a Gold Glove.
Offseason October 17, 1979: Mike Tyson was traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Donnie Moore.Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference March 31, 1980: Will McEnaney was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Bobby Bonds George Hendrick Keith Hernandez Ken Oberkfell Ken Reitz Tony Scott Ted Simmons Garry Templeton Pete Vuckovich
Notable transactions April 2, 1980: Roger Freed was released by the Cardinals.Roger Freed at Baseball Reference April 7, 1980: Jeff Little was signed as a free agent with the Cardinals.Jeff Little at Baseball Reference April 30, 1980: Pedro Borbón was signed as a free agent with the Cardinals.Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference April 30, 1980: Jim Kaat was purchased by the Cardinals from the New York Yankees.Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference May 9, 1980: Darold Knowles was released by the Cardinals.Darold Knowles at Baseball Reference May 27, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Cardinals. June 2, 1980: Jim Lentine was traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Al Greene and John Martin.Jim Lentine at Baseball Reference June 3, 1980: Dan Plesac was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Dan Plesac at Baseball Reference
Roster 1980 St. Louis Cardinals roster Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 C Ted Simmons 145 495 150 .303 21 98 1B 159 595 191 .321 16 99 2B 116 422 128 .303 3 46 SS Garry Templeton 118 504 161 .319 4 43 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 Leon Durham 96 303 82 .271 8 42 Dane Iorg 105 251 76 .303 3 36 Terry Kennedy 84 248 63 .254 4 34 Tom Herr 76 222 55 .248 0 15 63 128 30 .234 0 7 Mike Ramsey 59 126 33 .262 0 8 Tito Landrum 35 77 19 .247 0 7 Keith Smith 24 31 4 .129 0 2 Steve Swisher 18 24 6 .250 0 2 5 12 1 .083 0 0 Bernie Carbo 14 11 2 .182 0 0 Joe DeSa 7 11 3 .273 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 Pete Vuckovich 32 222.1 12 9 3.40 132 31 214.2 11 10 3.77 87 27 126.0 6 10 4.64 50 25 119.2 5 10 4.81 39 15 85.1 4 6 3.38 48 Al Olmsted 5 34.2 1 1 2.86 14 Andy Rincon 4 31.0 3 1 2.61 22
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 Jim Kaat 49 129.2 8 7 3.82 36 33 82.1 4 6 3.39 35 Roy Thomas 24 55.0 2 3 4.75 22 John Martin 9 42.0 2 3 4.29 23 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 Jim Otten 31 0 5 0 5.53 38 John Urrea 30 4 1 3 3.48 36 Kim Seaman 26 3 2 4 3.42 10 22 1 4 3 2.74 11 Mark Littell 14 0 2 2 3.86 17 11 1 1 0 6.23 10 10 1 0 1 3.79 4 Darold Knowles 2 0 1 0 10.80 1
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield, Arkansas
References
External links 1980 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1980 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac