1981 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1981 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1981 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1981 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1981 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
30 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
43 Doug Bair 6-00 180 Right Right 1949-08-22
49 Luis DeLeon 6-01 153 Right Right 1958-08-19
44 Joe Edelen 6-00 165 Right Right 1955-09-16
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
47 Dave LaPoint 6-03 215 Left Left 1959-07-29
34 Mark Littell 6-03 210 Right Left 1953-01-17
33 John Martin 6-00 190 Left Both 1956-04-11
35 Silvio Martinez 5-10 170 Right Right 1955-08-19
40 Jim Otten 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-07-01
46 Andy Rincon 6-03 195 Right Right 1959-03-05
32 Bob Shirley 5-11 185 Left Right 1954-06-25
39 Lary Sorensen 6-02 210 Right Right 1955-10-04
42 Bruce Sutter 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-01-08
38 Bob Sykes 6-02 200 Left Both 1954-12-11
11 Glenn Brummer 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-11-23
15 Darrell Porter 6-00 193 Right Left 1952-01-17
23 Orlando Sanchez 6-01 195 Right Left 1956-09-07
18 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
14 Julio Gonzalez 5-11 165 Right Right 1952-12-25
37 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
28 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
10 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
5 Mike Ramsey 6-01 170 Right Both 1954-03-29
1 Garry Templeton 5-11 190 Right Both 1956-03-24
26 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
27 David Green 6-03 170 Right Right 1960-12-04
25 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
19 Dane Iorg 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-05-11
21 Tito Landrum 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-25
16 Sixto Lezcano 5-11 175 Right Right 1953-11-28
29 Gene Roof 6-02 180 Right Both 1958-01-13
30 Tony Scott 6-00 175 Right Both 1951-09-18
51 Neil Fiala 6-01 185 Right Left 1956-08-24
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The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals played 102 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 43 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 103/102) where 1,010,247 fans witnessed their 1981 Cardinals finish the season with a .578 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 1981 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1981 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1981 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1981 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1981 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Bob Forsch
George Hendrick
Keith Hernandez
Tom Herr
Sixto Lezcano
Ken Oberkfell
Darrell Porter
Tony Scott
Garry Templeton

1981 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Darrell Porter (52)
1B Keith Hernandez (98)
2B Tom Herr (103)
3B Ken Oberkfell (102)
SS Garry Templeton (76)
LF Dane Iorg (46)
CF George Hendrick (51)
RF George Hendrick (59)
  
SP Bob Forsch
SP John Martin
SP Silvio Martinez
SP Lary Sorensen
  
RP Jim Kaat
RP Mark Littell
RP Jim Otten
RP Bob Sykes
CL Bruce Sutter


1981 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

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1981 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Garry Templeton
#5 Mike Ramsey
#10 Ken Oberkfell
#11 Glenn Brummer
#14 Julio Gonzalez
#15 Darrell Porter
#16 Sixto Lezcano
#18 Gene Tenace
#19 Dane Iorg
#21 Tito Landrum
#23 Orlando Sanchez
#25 George Hendrick
#26 Steve Braun
#27 David Green
#28 Tom Herr
#29 Gene Roof
#30 Joaquin Andujar
#30 Tony Scott
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Bob Shirley
#33 John Martin
#34 Mark Littell
#35 Silvio Martinez
#36 Jim Kaat
#37 Keith Hernandez
#38 Bob Sykes
#39 Lary Sorensen
#40 Jim Otten
#42 Bruce Sutter
#43 Doug Bair
#44 Joe Edelen
#46 Andy Rincon
#47 Dave LaPoint
#49 Luis DeLeon
#51 Neil Fiala

Did you know that a 1981 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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