1981
Stats:
Season Record:
59-43
Standing:
1st
place (tie)
Attendance: 1,010,247
Manager:
Whitey Herzog
Opening
day Lineup: (Philadelphia: 5, St. Louis: 2,
Home, April 11th)
(Summary)
|
SS –
Garry Templeton |
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3B -
Ken Oberkfell |
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1B -
Keith Hernandez |
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RF -
George Hendrick |
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C -
Darrell Porter |
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LF -
Sixto Lezcano |
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CF -
Tony Scott
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2B –
Tom Herr |
| P –
Bob Forsch |
All Stars: (All-Star
game summary)
Gold Glove Winner:
Award Winner: League Leader:
|
Bruce Sutter – Rolaids Relief Man
|
Bruce Sutter – Saves (25) |
Award voting:
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MVP |
|
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Bruce Sutter (8th) |
|
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George Hendrick (14th) |
|
|
Keith Hernandez
(tied for 20th)
|
|
|
Tom Herr (22nd) |
|
|
Cy Young |
|
|
Bruce
Sutter (5th) |
|
|
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| Monthly W-L |
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April
|
9-3 |
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May
|
14-14 |
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June
|
7-3 |
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July
|
|
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August
|
12-6 |
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September/Oct.
|
17-17 |
MLB Videos
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Bob Gibson is elected to the HOF (Bio)
Highlights:
The Cards finish
2nd in each half of the split season caused by a players strike. The
Cards have best NL East record overall, but miss the playoffs.
Bruce Sutter, in his first year with the Cards, was the NL’s top reliever,
winning the Rolaids Relief Man award.
David
Green becomes the first Nicaraguan-born player to play for the Cards.
(Sept.4th)
The
game on Easter Sunday (4/19) was snowed out! It was also visor day.
We stayed at the ballpark long enough to get our visors!
Keith
Hernandez becomes Tom Seaver's 3,000th strikeout victim. (4/18)
In
October, the Cardinals trade Bob Sykes to the Yankees for little known minor
leaguer Willie McGee. At the time Willie was most likely going to end
up at Louisville to start the 1982 season.
In
December, the Cards complete a trade with San Diego that brings Ozzie Smith
to the team.
1981
Team Info.(from Baseball-Reference.com)
1981
League Stats (from Baseball-Reference.com)
(Tell me your highlights from
1981!)
NL
Division Series: Expos over Phillies (3-2)
NL
Division Series: Dodgers over Astros (3-2)
NL
Championship: Dodgers over Expos (3-2)
World Series: Dodgers over Yankees (4-2)
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