The St. Louis Cardinals were 69-93 in 1978. They finished 5th in the NL East.
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Cardinals recall right-hander Hunter Dobbins from Triple-A Memphis
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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers and has 4 hits in the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Cardinals
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'Sunday Night Baseball' begins summer stretch on NBC with Cardinals-Cubs matchup
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Velázquez, Saggese, Herrera hit HRs, lift Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Cubs
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Cardinals promote Crooks, Velázquez from Triple-A Memphis
1978 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,415 | 600 | 1,351 | 263 | 44 | 79 | 568 | 420 | 22 | 713 | 97 | 42 | .249 | .303 | .358 |
Team Rank | 16th | 22nd | 20th | 6th | 9th | 23rd | 20th | 24th | 20th | 10th | 15th | 2nd | 21st | 26th | 22nd |
1978 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 69 | 93 | 3.58 | 859 | 10 | 22 | 1437.2 | 1,300 | 572 | 657 | 94 | 600 | 31 |
Team Rank | 20th | 21st | 12th | 5th | 11th | 24th | 17th | 1st | 11th | 14th | 4th | 24th | 13th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.0 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 21 | .625 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 4.5 | |
30 | 26 | .536 | 5.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 21 | .644 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 6.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 15.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 16.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 9.0 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 10.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 1.0 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 6.5 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 29 | .517 | ||
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 4.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 8.0 |