1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1979 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1979 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1979 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1979 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

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49 Tom Bruno 6-05 210 Right Right 1953-01-26
36 John Denny 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-08
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
39 George Frazier 6-05 205 Right Right 1954-10-13
41 John Fulgham 6-02 205 Right Right 1956-06-09
51, 34 Darold Knowles 6-00 190 Left Left 1941-12-09
32 Mark Littell 6-03 210 Right Left 1953-01-17
35 Silvio Martinez 5-10 170 Right Right 1955-08-19
47 Will McEnaney 6-00 180 Left Left 1952-02-14
26 Dan O'Brien 6-04 215 Right Right 1954-04-22
22 Buddy Schultz 6-00 175 Left Right 1950-09-19
48 Kim Seaman 6-04 205 Left Left 1957-05-06
42 Bob Sykes 6-02 200 Left Both 1954-12-11
43 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
9 Steve Swisher 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-08-09
7 Roger Freed 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-06-02
37 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
28 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
24 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
5 Mike Phillips 6-01 185 Right Left 1950-08-19
44 Ken Reitz 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-06-24
1 Garry Templeton 5-11 190 Right Both 1956-03-24
4 Mike Tyson 5-09 170 Right Right 1950-01-13
20 Lou Brock 6-00 170 Left Left 1939-06-18
11 Bernie Carbo 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-08-05
21 Mike Dimmel 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-10-16
3 Tom Grieve 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-03-04
25 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
29 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
30 Tony Scott 6-00 175 Right Both 1951-09-18
3 Keith Smith 5-09 178 Right Right 1953-05-03
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The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 101/101) where 1,627,256 fans witnessed their 1979 Cardinals finish the season with a .531 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 1979 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1979 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1979 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1979 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1979 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters

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

1979 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Ted Simmons (122)
1B Keith Hernandez (160)
2B Ken Oberkfell (117)
3B Ken Reitz (158)
SS Garry Templeton (150)
LF Lou Brock (98)
CF Tony Scott (139)
RF George Hendrick (123)
  
SP John Denny
SP Bob Forsch
SP John Fulgham
SP Silvio Martinez
SP Pete Vuckovich
  
RP Tom Bruno
RP George Frazier
RP Darold Knowles
RP Will McEnaney
RP Buddy Schultz
RP Roy Thomas
CL Mark Littell

1979 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

Keith Hernandez $500,000.00
Bob Forsch $350,000.00
George Hendrick $333,000.00
John Denny $175,000.00
Garry Templeton $130,000.00
Lou Brock $125,000.00
Bernie Carbo $125,000.00
Darold Knowles $102,500.00
Ken Oberkfell $29,500.00
Bob Sykes $24,750.00
Terry Kennedy $22,300.00
Mike Dimmel $21,000.00
George Frazier $21,000.00
John Fulgham $21,000.00
Tom Herr $21,000.00
Dane Iorg $21,000.00
Jim Lentine $21,000.00
Silvio Martinez $21,000.00
Dan O'Brien $21,000.00
Kim Seaman $21,000.00
Keith Smith $21,000.00
Roy Thomas $21,000.00
John Urrea $21,000.00

1979 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Garry Templeton
#3 Tom Grieve
#3 Keith Smith
#4 Mike Tyson
#5 Mike Phillips
#7 Roger Freed
#9 Steve Swisher
#11 Bernie Carbo
#16 Terry Kennedy
#19 Dane Iorg
#20 Lou Brock
#21 Mike Dimmel
#21 Jim Lentine
#22 Buddy Schultz
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Ken Oberkfell
#25 George Hendrick
#26 Dan O'Brien
#28 Tom Herr
#29 Jerry Mumphrey
#30 Tony Scott
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Mark Littell
#34 Darold Knowles
#35 Silvio Martinez
#36 John Denny
#37 Keith Hernandez
#38 John Urrea
#39 George Frazier
#41 John Fulgham
#42 Bob Sykes
#43 Roy Thomas
#44 Ken Reitz
#46 Pete Vuckovich
#47 Will McEnaney
#48 Kim Seaman
#49 Tom Bruno
#51 Darold Knowles

Did you know that a 1979 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)?