1987 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1987 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1987 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1987 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"They didn't come any better, the great shortstop of the St. Louis Cardinals, and what a man he was, Ozzie Smith." - Bud Selig

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1987 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

40 Tim Conroy 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-04-03
34 Danny Cox 6-04 235 Right Right 1959-09-21
48 Bill Dawley 6-04 240 Right Right 1958-02-06
46 Ken Dayley 6-00 175 Left Left 1959-02-25
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
49 Ricky Horton 6-02 195 Left Left 1959-07-30
39 Dave LaPoint 6-03 215 Left Left 1959-07-29
41 Joe Magrane 6-06 230 Left Right 1964-07-02
53 Greg Mathews 6-02 180 Left Right 1962-05-17
39 Randy O'Neal 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-08-30
37 Pat Perry 6-01 170 Left Left 1959-02-04
36 Steve Peters 5-10 170 Left Left 1962-11-14
47 Ray Soff 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-10-31
37 Scott Terry 5-11 195 Right Right 1959-11-21
30 John Tudor 6-00 185 Left Left 1954-02-02
42 Lee Tunnell 6-01 180 Right Right 1960-10-30
38 Todd Worrell 6-05 222 Right Right 1959-09-28
25 Steve Lake 6-01 190 Right Right 1957-03-14
19 Tom Pagnozzi 6-01 190 Right Right 1962-07-30
26 Tony Pena 6-00 181 Right Right 1957-06-04
59 Skeeter Barnes 5-10 180 Right Right 1957-03-03
5 Rod Booker 6-00 175 Right Left 1958-09-04
22 Jack Clark 6-02 205 Right Right 1955-11-10
10 Doug DeCinces 6-02 194 Right Right 1950-08-29
23 Dan Driessen 5-11 190 Right Left 1951-07-29
28 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
35 Mike Laga 6-02 210 Left Left 1960-06-14
12 Tom Lawless 5-11 170 Right Right 1956-12-19
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
18 David Green 6-03 170 Right Right 1960-12-04
21 Lance Johnson 5-11 160 Left Left 1963-07-06
21 Tito Landrum 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-25
15 Jim Lindeman 6-01 200 Right Right 1962-01-10
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
33 John Morris 6-01 185 Left Left 1961-02-23
11 Jose Oquendo 5-10 160 Right Both 1963-07-04


The 1987 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 102/102) where 3,072,122 fans witnessed their 1987 Cardinals finish the season with a .586 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 1987 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1987 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1987 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1987 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Jack Clark
Vince Coleman
Tom Herr
Steve Lake
Jim Lindeman
Greg Mathews
Willie McGee
Terry Pendleton
Ozzie Smith

1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Tony Pena (112)
1B Jack Clark (126)
2B Tom Herr (137)
3B Terry Pendleton (158)
SS Ozzie Smith (158)
LF Vince Coleman (150)
CF Willie McGee (152)
RF John Morris (68)
  
SP Danny Cox
SP Bob Forsch
SP Joe Magrane
SP Greg Mathews
SP John Tudor
  
RP Bill Dawley
RP Ken Dayley
RP Ricky Horton
RP Pat Perry
RP Lee Tunnell
CL Todd Worrell


1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Ozzie Smith $1,940,000.00
Jack Clark $1,300,000.00
Tony Pena $1,150,500.00
John Tudor $1,050,000.00
Tom Herr $925,000.00
Willie McGee $765,000.00
Bob Forsch $750,000.00
Danny Cox $600,000.00
Ricky Horton $410,000.00
Ken Dayley $325,000.00
Bill Dawley $275,000.00
Terry Pendleton $210,000.00
Todd Worrell $170,000.00
Vince Coleman $160,000.00
Tim Conroy $115,000.00
Tom Lawless $115,000.00
Dan Driessen $100,000.00
Greg Mathews $100,000.00
Jose Oquendo $100,000.00
Steve Lake $95,000.00
Pat Perry $80,000.00
Curt Ford $70,000.00
John Morris $65,000.00
Rod Booker $62,500.00
Lance Johnson $62,500.00
Tito Landrum $62,500.00
Jim Lindeman $62,500.00
Joe Magrane $62,500.00
Tom Pagnozzi $62,500.00
Steve Peters $62,500.00
Ray Soff $62,500.00
Scott Terry $62,500.00
Lee Tunnell $62,500.00


1987 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#5 Rod Booker
#9 Terry Pendleton
#10 Doug DeCinces
#11 Jose Oquendo
#12 Tom Lawless
#15 Jim Lindeman
#18 David Green
#19 Tom Pagnozzi
#21 Lance Johnson
#21 Tito Landrum
#22 Jack Clark
#23 Dan Driessen
#25 Steve Lake
#26 Tony Pena
#27 Curt Ford
#28 Tom Herr
#29 Vince Coleman
#30 John Tudor
#31 Bob Forsch
#33 John Morris
#34 Danny Cox
#35 Mike Laga
#36 Steve Peters
#37 Pat Perry
#37 Scott Terry
#38 Todd Worrell
#39 Dave LaPoint
#39 Randy O'Neal
#40 Tim Conroy
#41 Joe Magrane
#42 Lee Tunnell
#46 Ken Dayley
#47 Ray Soff
#48 Bill Dawley
#49 Ricky Horton
#51 Willie McGee
#53 Greg Mathews
#59 Skeeter Barnes

Did you know that a 1987 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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