The 1989 St. Louis Cardinals 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.

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.Lee Tunnell at Baseball-Reference December 16, 1988: Steve Lake and Curt Ford were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Milt Thompson.Steve Lake page at Baseball Reference

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.

Opening Day starters Tom Brunansky Vince Coleman Pedro Guerrero Tim Jones Joe Magrane José Oquendo Tony Peña Terry Pendleton Milt Thompson1989 St. Louis Cardinals Roster by Baseball Almanac

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 24, 1989: Jeremy Hernandez was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Randy Byers.Jeremy Hernandez page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1989 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Third base) (Hitting) (Bullpen) (First base) (Pitching) (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 Terry Pendleton, Third Base, National League Gold Glove Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: ArkansasJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

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