1989 
Stats:
Season Record:
86-76
Standing:
3rd
Attendance: 3,080,980
Manager:
Whitey Herzog
Opening
day Lineup: (New York: 8, St. Louis: 4, Away, April 3rd)
(Summary)
|
LF –
Vince Coleman |
|
CF -
Willie McGee |
|
3B -
Terry Pendleton |
|
1B -
Pedro Guerrero |
|
RF -
Tom Brunansky |
|
SS -
Jose Oquendo |
|
C -
Tony Pena
|
|
2B –
Tim Jones |
| P –
John Tudor |
All Stars: (All-Star
game summary) Award Winner:
|
Ozzie Smith
|
Pedro Guerrero - Player of the
Month; August |
| Vince Coleman |
| Pedro Guerrero |
| Tony Pena |
Gold Glove Winners: League
Leaders:
|
Ozzie Smith
|
Jose Oquendo – Games (163) Tied |
|
Terry Pendleton
|
Pedro Guerrero – Doubles (43) Tied |
|
|
Vince Coleman – SBs (65) |
|
|
Jose Deleon– SOs (201) |
Award voting:
|
MVP |
|
|
Pedro Guerrero (3rd) |
|
|
Milt Thompson (tied 17th) |
|
|
Cy Young |
|
|
Joe
Magrane (4th) |
|
|
Manager of the Year |
|
|
Whitey
Herzog (3rd) |
|
| Monthly W-L |
|
|
April
|
13-9 |
|
May
|
10-16 |
|
June
|
15-12 |
|
July
|
16-10 |
|
August
|
18-13 |
|
September/Oct.
|
14-16 |
Games I attended this season:
| Date |
Game # |
Opponent |
Score |
Seat |
Price |
|
4/22 |
9 |
Expos |
5-2 W |
General
Admission |
$5.00 |
|
6/7 |
36 |
Pirates |
5-2 W |
General
Admission |
$5.00 |
|
8/5 |
58 |
Phillies |
7-3 L |
General
Admission |
$5.00 |
|
9/10 |
|
Cubs |
4-1 L |
In
Chicago |
$11.50 |
|
9/23 |
77 |
Phillies |
11-5 W |
General
Admission |
$5.00 |
1989
Team Info.(from Baseball-Reference.com)
1989
League Stats (from
Baseball-Reference.com)
Spring
Training Trip
Chicago Trip
Highlights:
A new sound system is
added to the stadium that includes over 1,000 speakers. The
concessions stands are remodeled as well as adding 7 new ones. The
concessions stands have new computerized check-out systems.
Pedro Guerrero
posted MVP type numbers (.311BA 17HRs, 117RBI) and Joe Magrane was third in
the league with 18 wins. Vince Coleman stole a major league record 50
straight bases, leading the league in steals for a fifth straight time.
Vince Coleman sets
the MLB record for most consecutive stolen bases without being caught with 50
(from 9/18/88 to 7/28/89). (He was finally thrown out by Expos catcher
Nelson Santovenia.)
The Cards were in
the race until a September series in Chicago. The Cards won a wild
first game 11-8, but stumbled in a wet, cool Saturday afternoon game, 3-2 in
10 innings. The Cards were 1/2 game back of the first place Cubs after
the first game. The Cards lost 6 in a row after that first game and
dropped out of the race.
Jose DeLeon led the
league with 201 strikeouts. The first time a Cardinal has led the
league since Bob Gibson (1968).
Reliever Frank
DiPino was a perfect 9-0 this year!
On Sept. 14th, the
Cardinals drew the smallest paying crowd in the history of Busch Stadium II.
1,519 people showed up for a rescheduled rain-out game from the night
before. The Cards lost 4-3 to the Pirates.
They said it... Fun
facts:
Cards' reliever Rick
Horton was briefly featured in the movie "Field of Dreams."
(Tell me your highlights from
1989!)
NL
Championship: Giants
over Cubs (4-1)
World Series: A’s over Giants (4-0)
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