1980 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1980
misc =

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current league = National League
y1 = 1892
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Busch Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1882
owners = August "Gussie" Busch
managers = Ken Boyer, Jack Krol, Whitey Herzog, and Red Schoendienst
television = KSDK
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Dan Kelly)
radio = KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Dan Kelly)
espntn = stl
brtn = stlThe St. Louis Cardinals 1980 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.

First baseman Keith Hernandez won a Gold Glove this year.

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 2, 1980: Roger Freed was released by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/freedro01.shtml Roger Freed page at Baseball Reference] ]
*April 30, 1980: Pedro Borbón was signed as a free agent with the Cardinals. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/borbope01.shtml Pedro Borbon page at Baseball Reference] ]
*April 30, 1980: Jim Kaat was purchased by the Cardinals from the New York Yankees. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kaatji01.shtml Jim Kaat page at Baseball Reference] ]
*May 9, 1980: Darold Knowles was released by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference] ]
*May 27, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Cardinals.
*June 3, 1980: Dan Plesac was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/plesada01.shtml Dan Plesac page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1980.shtml 1980 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=SLN 1980 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]