1983 St. Louis Cardinals season

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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)
1983 Information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s)	Whitey Herzog
Local television	KSDK
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1983 season 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.

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.

Contents 1 Regular Season 1.1 Opening Day Starters 1.2 Season Standings 1.3 Notable Transactions 1.4 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 External links

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

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

[edit] Season Standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	.519	6
Montreal Expos	82	80	.506	8
St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	.488	11
Chicago Cubs	71	91	.438	19
New York Mets	68	94	.420	22

[edit] Notable Transactions

• June 15, 1983: Keith Hernandez was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey.

[edit] Roster

1983 St. Louis Cardinals roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] External links

• 1983 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1983 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1983 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1983 All-Star Game • 1983 World Series

v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals Based in St. Louis, Missouri Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Awards & League Leaders • Roster • Players • Managers • Broadcasters • All articles Ballparks Robison Field • Sportsman's Park • Busch Memorial Stadium • Busch Stadium Culture Cardinal Nation • The Call • Fredbird • Gashouse Gang • Cardinals-Cubs rivalry • KTRS Important Figures Jim Bottomley • Ken Boyer • Lou Brock • Jack Buck • August "Gussie" Busch • Harry Caray • Steve Carlton • Mort Cooper • Dizzy Dean • Bing Devine • Curt Flood • Frankie Frisch • Bob Gibson • Jesse Haines • Whitey Herzog • Rogers Hornsby • Tony La Russa • Mark McGwire • Joe Medwick • Stan Musial • Albert Pujols • Branch Rickey • Red Schoendienst • Mike Shannon • Ted Simmons • Enos Slaughter • Ozzie Smith • Billy Southworth • Bruce Sutter Retired Numbers 1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85 Key Personnel Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa Minors AAA: Memphis Redbirds • AA: Springfield Cardinals • A: Palm Beach Cardinals • Quad Cities River Bandits • Batavia Muckdogs • Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals • Gulf Coast Cardinals • Dominican World Series Championships (10) Pre-Modern • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006 League Pennants American Association: 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • National League: 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 2004 • 2006 Division Titles Eastern: 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • Central: 1996 • 2000 • (2001) • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006   Seasons (127) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

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