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 third in the National League East division.

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)
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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

• 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

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

• 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
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

1989 National League record v t e Sources:
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

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

Roster

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

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	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

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
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

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
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

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

• 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

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

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

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