The 1979 roster for the Cardinals included Pete Vuckovich at pitcher, Ted Simmons at catcher, Keith Hernandez at first baseman, Ken Oberkfell at second baseman and Ken Reitz at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Brock | OF | 6'0" | 170 | 6/18/1939 | 40 | El Dorado, AR | |
| 2 | | T. Bruno | P | 6'5" | 210 | 1/26/1953 | 26 | Chicago, IL | |
| 3 | | B. Carbo | OF | 6'0" | 175 | 8/5/1947 | 31 | Detroit, MI | |
| 4 | | J. Denny | P | 6'3" | 190 | 11/8/1952 | 26 | Prescott, AZ | |
| 5 | | M. Dimmel | OF | 6'0" | 180 | 10/16/1954 | 24 | Albert Lea, MN | |
| 6 | | B. Forsch | P | 6'4" | 200 | 1/13/1950 | 29 | Sacramento, CA | |
| 7 | | G. Frazier | P | 6'5" | 205 | 10/13/1954 | 24 | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| 8 | | R. Freed | 1B | 6'0" | 190 | 6/2/1946 | 33 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 9 | | J. Fulgham | P | 6'2" | 205 | 6/9/1956 | 23 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 10 | | T. Grieve | OF | 6'2" | 190 | 3/4/1948 | 31 | Pittsfield, MA | |
| 11 | | G. Hendrick | OF | 6'3" | 195 | 10/18/1949 | 29 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 12 | | K. Hernandez | 1B | 6'0" | 195 | 10/20/1953 | 25 | San Francisco, CA | |
| 13 | | T. Herr | 2B | 6'0" | 185 | 4/4/1956 | 23 | Lancaster, PA | |
| 14 | | D. Iorg | OF | 6'0" | 180 | 5/11/1950 | 29 | Eureka, CA | |
| 15 | | T. Kennedy | C | 6'3" | 220 | 6/4/1956 | 23 | Euclid, OH | |
| 16 | | D. Knowles | P | 6'0" | 190 | 12/9/1941 | 37 | Brunswick, MO | |
| 17 | | J. Lentine | OF | 6'0" | 175 | 7/16/1954 | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 18 | | M. Littell | P | 6'3" | 210 | 1/17/1953 | 26 | Cape Girardeau, MO | |
| 19 | | S. Martinez | P | 5'10" | 170 | 8/19/1955 | 23 | Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
| 20 | | W. McEnaney | P | 6'0" | 180 | 2/14/1952 | 27 | Springfield, OH | |
| 21 | | J. Mumphrey | OF | 6'2" | 185 | 9/9/1952 | 26 | Tyler, TX | |
| 22 | | D. O'Brien | P | 6'4" | 215 | 4/22/1954 | 25 | St. Petersburg, FL | |
| 23 | | K. Oberkfell | 2B | 6'0" | 210 | 5/4/1956 | 23 | Highland, IL | |
| 24 | | M. Phillips | SS | 6'1" | 185 | 8/19/1950 | 28 | Beaumont, TX | |
| 25 | | K. Reitz | 3B | 6'0" | 185 | 6/24/1951 | 28 | San Francisco, CA | |
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30 | 13 | .698 | ||
21 | 22 | .488 | 9.0 | |
20 | 23 | .465 | 10.0 | |
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17 | 25 | .405 | 12.5 | |
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27 | 16 | .628 | ||
23 | 17 | .575 | 2.5 | |
24 | 18 | .571 | 2.5 | |
23 | 20 | .535 | 4.0 | |
22 | 21 | .512 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
25 | 17 | .595 | ||
25 | 18 | .581 | 0.5 | |
20 | 22 | .476 | 5.0 | |
18 | 25 | .419 | 7.5 | |
17 | 26 | .395 | 8.5 |
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28 | 14 | .667 | ||
27 | 17 | .614 | 2.0 | |
20 | 24 | .455 | 9.0 | |
19 | 24 | .442 | 9.5 | |
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24 | 21 | .533 | ||
21 | 21 | .500 | 1.5 | |
19 | 24 | .442 | 4.0 | |
19 | 24 | .442 | 4.0 | |
19 | 24 | .442 | 4.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
22 | 20 | .524 | ||
21 | 22 | .488 | 1.5 | |
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