1986 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 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 1986 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1986 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1986 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1986 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1986 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Greg Bargar 6-02 185 Right Right 1959-01-27
36 Joe Boever 6-01 200 Right Right 1960-10-04
35 Ray Burris 6-05 200 Right Right 1950-08-22
39 Tim Conroy 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-04-03
34 Danny Cox 6-04 235 Right Right 1959-09-21
46 Ken Dayley 6-00 175 Left Left 1959-02-25
41 Bill Earley 6-04 200 Left Right 1956-01-30
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
49 Ricky Horton 6-02 195 Left Left 1959-07-30
50 Kurt Kepshire 6-01 180 Right Left 1959-07-03
32 Jeff Lahti 6-00 180 Right Right 1956-10-08
53 Greg Mathews 6-02 180 Left Right 1962-05-17
40 Rick Ownbey 6-03 185 Right Right 1957-10-20
37 Pat Perry 6-01 170 Left Left 1959-02-04
47 Ray Soff 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-10-31
30 John Tudor 6-00 185 Left Left 1954-02-02
38 Todd Worrell 6-05 222 Right Right 1959-09-28
5 Mike Heath 5-11 190 Right Right 1955-02-05
25 Steve Lake 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-03-14
10 Mike LaValliere 5-09 190 Right Left 1960-08-18
22 Jack Clark 6-02 205 Right Right 1955-11-10
28 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
13 Clint Hurdle 6-03 195 Right Left 1957-07-30
23 Alan Knicely 6-00½ 194 Right Right 1955-05-19
35 Mike Laga 6-02 210 Left Left 1960-06-14
12 Tom Lawless 5-11 170 Right Right 1956-12-19
15 Jim Lindeman 6-01 200 Right Right 1962-01-10
5 Fred Manrique 6-01 175 Right Right 1961-11-05
11 Jose Oquendo 5-10 160 Right Both 1963-07-04
9 Terry Pendleton 5-09 180 Right Both 1960-07-16
1 Ozzie Smith 5-11 150 Right Both 1954-12-26
29 Vince Coleman 6-00 185 Right Both 1961-09-22
27 Curt Ford 5-10 150 Right Left 1960-10-11
21 Tito Landrum 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-25
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
33 John Morris 6-01 185 Left Left 1961-02-23
18 Andy Van Slyke 6-02 192 Right Left 1960-12-21
25 Jerry White 5-11 165 Right Both 1952-08-23


The 1986 St. Louis Cardinals played 161 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 82 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 99/98) where 2,471,974 fans witnessed their 1986 Cardinals finish the season with a .491 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 1986 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1986 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1986 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1986 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Jack Clark
Vince Coleman
Mike Heath
Tom Herr
Willie McGee
Terry Pendleton
Ozzie Smith
John Tudor
Andy Van Slyke

1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Mike LaValliere (108)
1B Jack Clark (64)
2B Tom Herr (152)
3B Terry Pendleton (156)
SS Ozzie Smith (144)
LF Vince Coleman (131)
CF Willie McGee (121)
RF Andy Van Slyke (86)
  
SP Tim Conroy
SP Danny Cox
SP Bob Forsch
SP Greg Mathews
SP John Tudor
  
RP Greg Bargar
RP Ken Dayley
RP Ricky Horton
RP Pat Perry
RP Ray Soff
CL Todd Worrell


1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Ozzie Smith $1,940,000.00
Jack Clark $1,300,000.00
John Tudor $1,000,000.00
Tom Herr $750,000.00
Mike Heath $533,333.00
Bob Forsch $527,235.00
Willie McGee $500,000.00
Jeff Lahti $450,000.00
Danny Cox $400,000.00
Andy Van Slyke $335,000.00
Ken Dayley $300,000.00
Ricky Horton $275,000.00
Tito Landrum $236,667.00
Terry Pendleton $190,000.00
Vince Coleman $150,000.00
Clint Hurdle $120,000.00
Tim Conroy $113,775.00
Tom Lawless $100,000.00
Jerry White $100,000.00
Todd Worrell $100,000.00
Jose Oquendo $79,000.00
Mike LaValliere $70,000.00
Pat Perry $65,000.00
Joe Boever $60,000.00
Bill Earley $60,000.00
Curt Ford $60,000.00
Kurt Kepshire $60,000.00
Jim Lindeman $60,000.00
Greg Mathews $60,000.00
John Morris $60,000.00
Ray Soff $60,000.00


1986 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#5 Mike Heath
#5 Fred Manrique
#9 Terry Pendleton
#10 Mike LaValliere
#11 Jose Oquendo
#12 Tom Lawless
#13 Clint Hurdle
#15 Jim Lindeman
#18 Andy Van Slyke
#21 Tito Landrum
#22 Jack Clark
#23 Alan Knicely
#25 Steve Lake
#25 Jerry White
#27 Curt Ford
#28 Tom Herr
#29 Vince Coleman
#30 John Tudor
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Jeff Lahti
#33 John Morris
#34 Danny Cox
#35 Ray Burris
#35 Mike Laga
#36 Joe Boever
#37 Pat Perry
#38 Todd Worrell
#39 Tim Conroy
#40 Rick Ownbey
#41 Bill Earley
#43 Greg Bargar
#46 Ken Dayley
#47 Ray Soff
#49 Ricky Horton
#50 Kurt Kepshire
#51 Willie McGee
#53 Greg Mathews

Did you know that a 1986 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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