1990 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1990 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 109th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 99th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 70-92 during the season and finished 6th (and last) in the National League East division, 25 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. It was one of the few times that the Cardinals had finished in last place, and the first, and only time that it has happened since 1918.
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Record | 70–92 (.432) |
Divisional place | 6th |
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Owner(s) | Anheuser-Busch |
General manager(s) | Dal Maxvill |
Manager(s) | Whitey Herzog, Red Schoendienst, Joe Torre |
Local television | KPLR-TV (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson) |
Local radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon) |
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Offseason
- November 28, 1989: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[1]
- November 30, 1989: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[2]
- December 6, 1989: Jim Lindeman and Matt Kinzer were traded by the Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers for Bill Henderson (minors), Marcos Betances (minors), and Pat Austin (minors).[3]
- February 27, 1990: Alex Cole and Steve Peters were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Omar Olivares.[4]
Regular season
Shortstop Ozzie Smith won a Gold Glove this year.
Opening Day starters
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 49–32 | 46–35 |
New York Mets | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 4 | 52–29 | 39–42 |
Montreal Expos | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 10 | 47–34 | 38–43 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 18 | 39–42 | 38–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 18 | 41–40 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 25 | 34–47 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–8 | 8–4 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–3 | |||||
Houston | 13–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 9–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–14 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–7 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 14–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 2–10 | — | 7–11 | 3–9 | |||||
San Francisco | 13–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 11–7 | — | 9–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 3–9 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 23, 1990: John Costello was traded by the Cardinals to the Montreal Expos for Rex Hudler.[6]
- May 4, 1990: Tom Brunansky was traded by the Cardinals to the Boston Red Sox for Lee Smith.[7]
- May 5, 1990: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[8]
- July 2, 1990: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.[9]
- August 29, 1990: Willie McGee was traded by the Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics for Félix José, Stan Royer, and Daryl Green (minors).[10] However, McGee would win the NL batting title (he had enough plate appearances to qualify for it despite this trade).
Roster
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Player stats
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Todd Zeile | 144 | 495 | 62 | 121 | .244 | 15 | 57 | 2 |
1B | Pedro Guerrero | 136 | 498 | 42 | 140 | .281 | 13 | 80 | 1 |
2B | José Oquendo | 156 | 469 | 38 | 118 | .252 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
3B | Terry Pendleton | 121 | 447 | 46 | 103 | .230 | 6 | 58 | 7 |
SS | Ozzie Smith | 143 | 512 | 61 | 130 | .254 | 1 | 50 | 32 |
LF | Vince Coleman | 124 | 497 | 73 | 145 | .292 | 6 | 39 | 77 |
CF | Willie McGee | 125 | 501 | 76 | 168 | .335 | 3 | 62 | 28 |
RF | Milt Thompson | 135 | 418 | 42 | 91 | .218 | 6 | 30 | 25 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Tom Pagnozzi | 69 | 220 | 20 | 61 | .277 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
Rex Hudler | 89 | 217 | 30 | 61 | .281 | 7 | 22 | 18 |
Tim Jones | 67 | 128 | 9 | 28 | .219 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
Denny Walling | 78 | 127 | 7 | 28 | .220 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
Ray Lankford | 39 | 126 | 12 | 36 | .286 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
Craig Wilson | 55 | 121 | 13 | 30 | .248 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Félix José | 25 | 85 | 12 | 23 | .271 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Bernard Gilkey | 18 | 64 | 11 | 19 | .297 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Dave Collins | 99 | 58 | 12 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Tom Brunansky | 19 | 57 | 5 | 9 | .158 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Gerónimo Peña | 18 | 45 | 5 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Rod Brewer | 14 | 25 | 4 | 6 | .240 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
John Morris | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Stephens | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .133 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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José DeLeón | 32 | 182.2 | 7 | 19 | 4.43 | 86 | 164 |
Joe Magrane | 31 | 203.1 | 10 | 17 | 3.59 | 59 | 100 |
Bryn Smith | 26 | 141.1 | 9 | 8 | 4.27 | 30 | 78 |
John Tudor | 25 | 146.1 | 12 | 4 | 2.40 | 30 | 63 |
Bob Tewksbury | 28 | 145.1 | 10 | 9 | 3.47 | 15 | 50 |
Ken Hill | 17 | 78.2 | 5 | 6 | 5.49 | 33 | 58 |
Greg Mathews | 11 | 50.2 | 0 | 5 | 5.33 | 30 | 18 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Omar Olivares | 9 | 49.1 | 1 | 1 | 2.92 | 17 | 20 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Ken Dayley | 58 | 73.1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.56 | 30 | 51 |
Frank DiPino | 62 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.56 | 31 | 49 |
Lee Smith | 53 | 68.2 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 2.10 | 20 | 70 |
Cris Carpenter | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 6 |
Awards and honors
- Willie McGee, outfielder: Batting title (.335)
- Ozzie Smith, shortstop, National League Gold Glove
All-Stars
- Ozzie Smith, starter, shortstop
Farm system
References
- Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
- Danny Cox page at Baseball Reference
- Jim Lindeman page at Baseball Reference
- Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=SLN
- Rex Hudler page at Baseball Reference
- Lee Smith page at Baseball Reference
- Terry Francona page at Baseball Reference
- Ernie Camacho page at Baseball Reference
- Willie McGee page at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1990.shtml
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007