1979 St. Louis Cardinals season

MLB yearly infobox
name = St. Louis Cardinals
season = 1979
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
television = KSDK
(as KSD-TV before September 8)
KPLR
(September 9 game only)
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Bob Starr)|
radio = KMOX
(Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr)
espntn = stl
brtn = stlThe St. Louis Cardinals 1979 season was the team's 98th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 88th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86-76 during the season and finished third in the National League East, 12 games behind the eventual NL Pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

First baseman Keith Hernandez won the MVP Award this year, along with Willie Stargell, batting .344, with 11 home runs and 105 RBIs. Hernandez also won the Gold Glove. Left fielder Lou Brock played his final season in MLB.

Offseason

*January 9, 1979: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moonebi01.shtml]
*January 16, 1979: Darold Knowles was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knowlda01.shtml Darold Knowles page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

*Lou Brock
*John Denny
*George Hendrick
*Keith Hernandez
*Ken Reitz
*Tony Scott
*Ted Simmons
*Garry Templeton
*Mike Tyson [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=SLN]

eason standings

Transactions

*June 5, 1979: Andy Van Slyke was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vanslan01.shtml Andy Van Slyke page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Awards and records

*Garry Templeton, National League leader, Triples
*Garry Templeton, National League Record, League Leader in Triples for Three Consecutive Seasons [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.95, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1979.shtml 1979 St. Louis Cardinals]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=SLN 1979 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]