1978 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"I was 23 when I broke into the majors with San Diego in 1978. I remember the excitement of Opening Day and the feeling of accomplishment. I looked around the field and in the opposing dugout and there were a bunch of guys I'd read about and seen on television." - Ozzie Smith
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1978 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
49 Tom Bruno 6-05 210 Right Right 1953-01-26
36 John Denny 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-08
26 Rob Dressler 6-03 180 Right Right 1954-02-02
41 Pete Falcone 6-02 185 Left Left 1953-10-01
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
43, 49 George Frazier 6-05 205 Right Right 1954-10-13
26 Dave Hamilton 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-12-13
32 Mark Littell 6-03 210 Right Left 1953-01-17
39 Aurelio Lopez 6-00 220 Right Right 1948-09-21
35 Silvio Martinez 5-10 170 Right Right 1955-08-19
34 Dan O'Brien 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-04-22
42 Eric Rasmussen 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-03-22
22 Buddy Schultz 6-00 175 Left Right 1950-09-19
42 Roy Thomas 6-06 200 Right Right 1953-06-22
38 John Urrea 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-02-09
46 Pete Vuckovich 6-04 220 Right Right 1952-10-27
16 Terry Kennedy 6-03 220 Right Left 1956-06-04
23 Ted Simmons 6-00 200 Right Both 1949-08-09
2 Steve Swisher 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-08-09
12 John Tamargo 5-10 180 Right Both 1951-11-07
7 Roger Freed 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-06-02
11 Wayne Garrett 5-11 183 Right Left 1947-12-03
37 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
24 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
5 Mike Phillips 6-01 185 Right Left 1950-08-19
33 Mike Ramsey 6-01 170 Right Both 1954-03-29
44 Ken Reitz 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-06-24
21 Gary Sutherland 6-00 185 Right Right 1944-09-27
1 Garry Templeton 5-11 190 Right Both 1956-03-24
10 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
20 Lou Brock 5-11½ 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
21 Bob Coluccio 5-11 183 Right Right 1951-10-02
11 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
27 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
19 Dane Iorg 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-05-11
21 Jim Lentine 6-00 175 Right Right 1954-07-16
25 Jerry Morales 5-10 175 Right Right 1949-02-18
29 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
30 Tony Scott 6-00 175 Right Both 1951-09-18
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The 1978 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 93 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 1,278,215 fans witnessed their 1978 Cardinals finish the season with a .426 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1978 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Lou Brock
John Denny
Keith Hernandez
Jerry Morales
Ken Reitz
Tony Scott
Ted Simmons
Garry Templeton
Mike Tyson

1978 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (134)
1B Keith Hernandez (158)
2B Mike Tyson (124)
3B Ken Reitz (150)
SS Garry Templeton (155)
LF Lou Brock (79)
CF George Hendrick (87)
RF Jerry Morales (94)
  
SP John Denny
SP Bob Forsch
SP Silvio Martinez
SP Pete Vuckovich
  
RP Aurelio Lopez
RP Buddy Schultz
CL Mark Littell


1978 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1978 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Garry Templeton
#2 Steve Swisher
#5 Mike Phillips
#7 Roger Freed
#10 Mike Tyson
#11 Jim Dwyer
#11 Wayne Garrett
#12 John Tamargo
#16 Terry Kennedy
#19 Dane Iorg
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Bob Coluccio
#21 Jim Lentine
#21 Gary Sutherland
#22 Buddy Schultz
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Ken Oberkfell
#25 Jerry Morales
#26 Rob Dressler
#26 Dave Hamilton
#27 George Hendrick
#29 Jerry Mumphrey
#30 Tony Scott
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Mark Littell
#33 Mike Ramsey
#34 Dan O'Brien
#35 Silvio Martinez
#36 John Denny
#37 Keith Hernandez
#38 John Urrea
#39 Aurelio Lopez
#41 Pete Falcone
#42 Eric Rasmussen
#42 Roy Thomas
#43 George Frazier
#44 Ken Reitz
#46 Pete Vuckovich
#49 Tom Bruno
#49 George Frazier

Did you know that a 1978 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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