1978 St. Louis Cardinals Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 69-93-0, Finished 5th in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Vern Rapp (6-11) , Jack Krol (1-1) and Ken Boyer (62-81)

General Manager: Bing Devine (Fired after season)

Scouting Director: Jim Bayens

Ballpark: Busch Stadium II

Attendance: 1,278,215 (8th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 74-88, 600 Runs, 657 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Lou Brock HOF	39	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Jun 18, 1939	18	92	70	92	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	0	79	18	3	-1.8
Tom Bruno	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Jan 26, 1953	3	18	3	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Bob Coluccio	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	183	Oct 2, 1951	5	5	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	-0.1
John Denny	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Nov 8, 1952	5	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
Rob Dressler	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Feb 2, 1954	3	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Jim Dwyer	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Jan 3, 1950	6	34	14	34	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	5	22	14	0	-0.2
Pete Falcone	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Oct 1, 1953	4	19	14	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Bob Forsch	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	200	Jan 13, 1950	5	34	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
George Frazier	23	us US	R	R	6' 5"	205	Oct 13, 1954	1st	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Roger Freed	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jun 2, 1946	7	52	19	52	20	0	0	15	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	33	0	-0.3
Wayne Garrett	30	us US	L	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 3, 1947	10	33	17	33	19	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0.5
Dave Hamilton	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Dec 13, 1947	7	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
George Hendrick	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Oct 18, 1949	8	102	100	102	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	88	11	101	1	0	2.8
Keith Hernandez	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Oct 20, 1953	5	159	148	159	158	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2.6
Dane Iorg	28	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	May 11, 1950	2	35	21	35	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	18	25	13	0	-0.1
Terry Kennedy	22	us US	L	R	6' 3"	220	Jun 4, 1956	1st	10	9	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.4
Jim Lentine	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 16, 1954	1st	8	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	2	3	-0.2
Mark Littell	25	us US	L	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 17, 1953	5	72	2	72	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Aurelio López	29	mx MX	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 21, 1948	2	25	4	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Silvio Martínez	22	do DO	R	R	5' 10"	170	Aug 19, 1955	2	22	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Jerry Morales	29	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	155	Feb 18, 1949	10	130	119	130	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	94	126	8	0	-0.6
Jerry Mumphrey	25	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Sep 9, 1952	5	125	88	125	116	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	30	48	116	18	6	-0.6
Dan O'Brien	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Apr 22, 1954	1st	7	2	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Ken Oberkfell	22	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	May 4, 1956	2	24	14	24	19	0	0	0	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	-0.2
Mike Phillips	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 19, 1950	6	76	41	76	66	0	0	0	55	1	10	0	0	0	0	22	2	-0.2
Mike Ramsey	24	us US	B	R	6' 1"	170	Mar 29, 1954	1st	12	2	12	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	-0.2
Eric Rasmussen	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 22, 1952	4	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ken Reitz	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 24, 1951	7	150	144	150	150	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1.2
Buddy Schultz	27	us US	R	L	6' 0"	170	Sep 19, 1950	4	62	0	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Tony Scott	26	us US	B	R	6' 0"	164	Sep 18, 1951	5	96	43	96	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	31	10	77	31	7	-0.8
Ted Simmons HOF	28	us US	B	R	5' 11"	193	Aug 9, 1949	11	152	142	152	149	0	134	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	23	10	0	5.5		All-Star
Gary Sutherland	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 27, 1944	13	10	0	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.1
Steve Swisher	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Aug 9, 1951	5	45	34	45	42	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.3
John Tamargo	26	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 7, 1951	3	6	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	-0.2
Garry Templeton	22	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 24, 1956	3	155	153	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.0	$100,000
Roy Thomas	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	215	Jun 22, 1953	2	16	1	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mike Tyson	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Jan 13, 1950	7	125	115	125	124	0	0	0	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	-1.7
John Urrea	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Feb 9, 1955	2	27	12	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2.4
Pete Vuckovich	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Oct 27, 1952	4	45	23	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Vern Rapp	50	us US	May 11, 1928	Manager	Apr 7	Apr 25
Jack Krol	41	us US	Jul 5, 1936	Manager	Apr 26	Apr 28
Ken Boyer	47	us US	May 20, 1931	Manager	Apr 29	Oct 1
Jack Krol	41	us US	Jul 5, 1936		Apr 7	Apr 25
Mo Mozzali	55	us US	Dec 12, 1922		Apr 7	Oct 1
Sonny Ruberto	32	us US	Jan 2, 1946		Apr 7	Oct 1
Jack Krol	41	us US	Jul 5, 1936		Apr 29	Oct 1
Claude Osteen	38	us US	Aug 9, 1939	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Dave Ricketts	42	us US	Jul 12, 1935	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date