1989 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1989 St. Louis Cardinals

League| National League
Division| East
Ballpark| Busch Memorial Stadium
City| St. Louis, Missouri
Record| 86–76 (.531)
Divisional place| 3rd
Owners| August "Gussie" Busch
Anheuser-Busch
General managers| Dal Maxvill
Managers| Whitey Herzog
Television| KPLR-TV
Cardinal Cable Network
(Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
Radio| KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
| <- 1988 | Seasons | 1990 ->

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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 third 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

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* 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

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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. This team featured three former college football punters -- Vince Coleman, Cris Carpenter, and Matt Kinzer who played one game for the Detroit Lions.[3]

### Opening Day starters

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* Tom Brunansky
* Vince Coleman
* Pedro Guerrero
* Tim Jones
* Joe Magrane
* José Oquendo
* Tony Peña
* Terry Pendleton
* Milt Thompson[4]

### Season standings

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NL East Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago Cubs | 93 | 69  | .574  | —  | 48‍–‍33  | 45‍–‍36
New York Mets | 87 | 75  | .537  | 6  | 51‍–‍30  | 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76  | .531  | 7  | 46‍–‍35  | 40‍–‍41
Montreal Expos | 81 | 81  | .500  | 12  | 44‍–‍37  | 37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 88  | .457  | 19  | 39‍–‍42  | 35‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95  | .414  | 26  | 38‍–‍42  | 29‍–‍53

### Record vs. opponents

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1989 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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
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 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5
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 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | —

### Notable transactions

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* April 24, 1989: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Randy Byers.[5]

### Roster

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1989 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster
Pitchers

* 44 Cris Carpenter
* 50 John Costello
* 46 Ken Dayley
* 48 José DeLeón
* 35 Frank DiPino
* 30 Don Heinkel
* 43 Ken Hill
* 49 Ricky Horton
* 59 Matt Kinzer
* 32 Joe Magrane
* 42 Ted Power
* 40 Dan Quisenberry
* 37 Scott Terry
* 39 Bob Tewksbury
* 38 Todd Worrell

|  | Catchers

* 19 Tom Pagnozzi
* 26 Tony Peña
* 27 Todd Zeile

Infielders

* 10 Rod Booker
* 16 Leon Durham
* 28 Pedro Guerrero
* 22 Tim Jones
* 15 Jim Lindeman
* 11 Jose Oquendo
* 9 Terry Pendleton
* 1 Ozzie Smith
* 21 Denny Walling
* 12 Craig Wilson

|  | Outfielders

* 23 Tom Brunansky
* 29 Vince Coleman
* 51 Willie McGee
* 33 John Morris
* 25 Milt Thompson

|  | Manager

* 24 Whitey Herzog

Coaches

* 7 Rich Hacker (Third base)
* 8 Johnny Lewis (Hitting)
* 3 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen)
* 5 Jim Riggleman (First base)
* 4 Mike Roarke (Pitching)
* 2 Red Schoendienst (Bench)

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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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

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Willie McGee | 58 | 199 | 47 | .236 | 3 | 17
John Morris | 96 | 117 | 28 | .239 | 2 | 14
Todd Zeile | 28 | 82 | 21 | .256 | 1 | 8
Tom Pagnozzi | 52 | 80 | 12 | .150 | 0 | 3
Denny Walling | 69 | 79 | 24 | .304 | 1 | 11
Tim Jones | 42 | 75 | 22 | .293 | 0 | 7
Jim Lindeman | 73 | 45 | 5 | .111 | 0 | 2
Leon Durham | 29 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 1
Rod Booker | 10 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0
Craig Wilson | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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José DeLeón | 36 | 244.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.05 | 201
Joe Magrane | 34 | 234.2 | 18 | 9 | 2.91 | 127
Ken Hill | 33 | 196.2 | 7 | 15 | 3.80 | 112
Scott Terry | 31 | 148.2 | 8 | 10 | 3.57 | 69

#### Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Ted Power | 23 | 97.0 | 7 | 7 | 3.71 | 43
Ricky Horton | 11 | 45.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.73 | 14
Bob Tewksbury | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.30 | 17
Don Heinkel | 7 | 26.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.81 | 16

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Todd Worrell | 47 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 2.96 | 41
Ken Dayley | 71 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2.87 | 40
Frank DiPino | 67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 44
Dan Quisenberry | 63 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.64 | 37
John Costello | 48 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.32 | 40
Cris Carpenter | 36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.18 | 35
Matt Kinzer | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.83 | 8

## Awards and honors

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* Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 65[6]
* Terry Pendleton, Third Base, National League Gold Glove
* Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

## Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Louisville Redbirds | American Association | Mike Jorgensen
AA | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | Gaylen Pitts
A | St. Petersburg Cardinals | Florida State League | Dave Bialas
A | Springfield Cardinals | Midwest League | Dan Radison
A | Savannah Cardinals | South Atlantic League | Keith Champion
A-Short Season | Hamilton Redbirds | New York–Penn League | Joe Pettini
Rookie | Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Mark DeJohn
Rookie | AZL Cardinals | Arizona League | Luis Meléndez

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas[7]

## References

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1. ^ Lee Tunnell at Baseball-Reference
2. ^ Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ "Dykes Heads New Group of Potential Two-Sport Superstars". July 23, 1989. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
4. ^ 1989 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac
5. ^ Jeremy Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ "Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders on Baseball Almanac".
7. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## External links

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* 1989 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
* 1989 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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