The St. Louis Cardinals were 86-76 in 1979. They finished 3rd in the NL East.
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Cardinals reinstate Ryne Stanek, option Gordon Graceffo to Triple-A; RHP Dustin May tests ankle.
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Walker, Church and Burleson hit homers and Cardinals ride 7-run 7th inning to 11-5 win over Braves
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Braves recall Jim Jarvis, start him at shortstop vs. Cardinals, designate Tellez for assignment
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Ozzie Albies powers the Braves past the Cardinals 5-1 as López and the bullpen allow 2 hits
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Church and Velázquez homer, helping Cardinals beat free-falling Braves 5-3
1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,734 | 731 | 1,594 | 279 | 63 | 100 | 685 | 460 | 27 | 838 | 116 | 69 | .278 | .331 | .401 |
Team Rank | 1st | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 22nd | 14th | 23rd | 16th | 20th | 11th | 18th | 7th | 14th | 16th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 86 | 76 | 3.72 | 788 | 7 | 25 | 1486.2 | 1,449 | 615 | 693 | 127 | 501 | 18 |
Team Rank | 10th | 10th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 22nd | 2nd | 12th | 9th | 8th | 10th | 10th | 4th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 35 | .588 | ||
49 | 39 | .557 | 2.5 | |
46 | 42 | .523 | 5.5 | |
45 | 43 | .511 | 6.5 | |
36 | 51 | .414 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 32 | .624 | ||
49 | 38 | .563 | 5.0 | |
45 | 39 | .536 | 7.5 | |
44 | 44 | .500 | 10.5 | |
40 | 46 | .465 | 13.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
57 | 31 | .648 | ||
43 | 43 | .500 | 13.0 | |
43 | 43 | .500 | 13.0 | |
36 | 50 | .419 | 20.0 | |
35 | 53 | .398 | 22.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 33 | .607 | ||
48 | 38 | .558 | 4.0 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 11.5 | |
40 | 48 | .455 | 13.0 | |
37 | 48 | .435 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 41 | .523 | ||
46 | 42 | .523 | ||
42 | 46 | .477 | 4.0 | |
38 | 50 | .432 | 8.0 | |
35 | 53 | .398 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 43 | .511 | ||
45 | 43 | .511 | ||
43 | 46 | .483 | 2.5 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 3.5 | |
36 | 52 | .409 | 9.0 |
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