1983 St. Louis Cardinals season

1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Joe McDonald
Manager(s)	Whitey Herzog
Local television	KSDK
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly)
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The St. Louis Cardinals 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's 102nd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 92nd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 79-83 during the season and finished 4th in the National League East, eleven games behind the NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies. They were the first team in the Divisional play era to have a losing season one year after winning the World Series.

First baseman Keith Hernandez, shortstop Ozzie Smith, and outfielder Willie McGee won Gold Gloves this year, although Hernandez was traded to the New York Mets in mid-season.

Offseason

• December 2, 1982: Julio González was released by the Cardinals.^[1]
• February 16, 1983: Jamie Quirk was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.^[2]

Regular season

• Steve Carlton won his 300th game on September 23, 1983, against his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals.^[3]

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	0.556	—	50–31	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	0.519	6	41–40	43–38
Montreal Expos	82	80	0.506	8	46–35	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	0.488	11	44–37	35–46
Chicago Cubs	71	91	0.438	19	43–38	28–53
New York Mets	68	94	0.420	22	41–41	27–53

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	12–6	11–7	7–11	7–5	8–4	7–5	6–6	9–9	9–9	7–5
Chicago	7–5	—	4–8	5–7	6–6	7–11	9–9	5–13	9–9	5–7	4–8	10–8
Cincinnati	6–12	8–4	—	5–13	7–11	4–8	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	10–8	6–6
Houston	7–11	7–5	13–5	—	6–12	8–4	9–3	4–8	6–6	11–7	12–6	2–10
Los Angeles	11–7	6–6	11–7	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–1	6–6	6–12–1	5–13	9–3
Montreal	5–7	11–7	8–4	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10–1	8–10	8–4	8–4	9–9
New York	4–8	9–9	5–7	3–9	5–7	10–8	—	6–12	9–9	6–6	5–7	6–12
Philadelphia	5-7	13–5	6–6	8–4	1–11	10–8–1	12–6	—	11–7	5–7	5–7	14–4
Pittsburgh	6–6	9–9	6–6	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–11	—	9–3	6–6	10–8
San Diego	9–9	7–5	9–9	7–11	12–6–1	4–8	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	6–6
San Francisco	9–9	8–4	8–10	6–12	13–5	4–8	7–5	7–5	6–6	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	5–7	8–10	6–6	10–2	3–9	9–9	12–6	4–14	8–10	6–6	8–4	—

Opening Day starters

• Bob Forsch
• David Green
• George Hendrick
• Keith Hernandez
• Ken Oberkfell
• Darrell Porter
• Mike Ramsey
• Lonnie Smith
• Ozzie Smith

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1983: Keith Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey.^[4]
• July 6, 1983: Jim Kaat was released by the Cardinals.^[5]
• August 2, 1983: Eric Rasmussen was purchased from the Cardinals by the Kansas City Royals.^[6]

Draft picks

• June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
  • Jim Lindeman was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (24th pick).^[7]
  • Tom Pagnozzi was drafted by the Cardinals in the 8th round. Player signed June 18, 1983.^[8]

Roster

1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 13 Neil Allen 47 Joaquín Andújar 40 Doug Bair 41 Steve Baker 43 Ralph Citarella 34 Danny Cox 31 Bob Forsch 34 Kevin Hagen 36 Jim Kaat 44 Jeff Keener 32 Jeff Lahti 39 Dave LaPoint 33 John Martin 34 Eric Rasmussen 36 Dave Rucker 48 John Stuper 42 Bruce Sutter 38 Dave Von Ohlen		Catchers 11 Glenn Brummer 15 Darrell Porter 16 Jamie Quirk 23 Orlando Sánchez Infielders 14 Jim Adduci  7 Jeff Doyle 25 George Hendrick 37 Keith Hernandez 28 Tom Herr 30 Bill Lyons 10 Ken Oberkfell  5 Mike Ramsey 12 Floyd Rayford 14 Rafael Santana 21 Jimmy Sexton  1 Ozzie Smith		Outfielders 26 Steve Braun 22 David Green 19 Dane Iorg 21 Tito Landrum 51 Willie McGee 29 Gene Roof 27 Lonnie Smith 18 Andy Van Slyke		Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches  4 Chuck Hiller  9 Hub Kittle  8 Hal Lanier  3 Dave Ricketts  2 Red Schoendienst

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	Hendrick, GeorgeGeorge Hendrick	144	529	168	.318	18	97
SS	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith	159	552	134	.243	3	50
CF	McGee, WillieWillie McGee	147	601	172	.286	5	75
RF	Green, DavidDavid Green	146	422	120	.284	8	69

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Hernandez, KeithKeith Hernandez	55	218	62	.284	3	26
Braun, SteveSteve Braun	78	92	25	.272	3	7
Quirk, JamieJamie Quirk	48	86	18	.209	2	11
Lyons, BillBill Lyons	42	60	10	.167	0	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Andújar, JoaquínJoaquín Andújar	39	225	6	16	4.16	125
Forsch, BobBob Forsch	34	187	10	12	4.28	56
Allen, NeilNeil Allen	25	121.2	10	6	3.70	74

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Von Ohlen, DaveDave Von Ohlen	46	3	2	2	3.29	21
Bair, DougDoug Bair	26	1	1	1	3.03	21
Baker, SteveSteve Baker	8	0	1	0	1.80	1
Rasmussen, EricEric Rasmussen	6	0	0	1	11.74	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	Jim Fregosi
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Nick Leyva
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Jim Riggleman
A	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	Dave Bialas
A	Macon Redbirds	South Atlantic League	Lloyd Merritt
A-Short Season	Erie Cardinals	New York–Penn League	Joe Rigoli
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Rich Hacker

References

1. Julio González at Baseball Reference
2. Jamie Quirk at Baseball Reference
3. Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
4. Keith Hernandez at Baseball Reference
5. Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference
6. Eric Rasmussen at Baseball Reference
7. Jim Lindeman at Baseball Reference
8. Tom Pagnozzi at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1983 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1983 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac