1981 St. Louis Cardinals season

Offseason

• December 8, 1980: Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman, and Al Olmsted were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Bob Geren to the Cardinals on December 10.
• December 9, 1980: Leon Durham, Ken Reitz and a player to be named later were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Bruce Sutter. The Cardinals completed the trade by sending Tye Waller to the Cubs on December 22.
• December 12, 1980: Ted Simmons, Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich were traded by the Cardinals to the Milwaukee Brewers for Sixto Lezcano, David Green, Lary Sorensen and Dave LaPoint.
• February 16, 1981: The Cardinals traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Rafael Santana. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending George Frazier to the Yankees on June 7.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

• Bob Forsch
• George Hendrick
• Keith Hernandez
• Tom Herr
• Sixto Lezcano
• Ken Oberkfell
• Darrell Porter
• Tony Scott
• Garry Templeton

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1981: Julio González was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.
• April 29, 1981: Bill Lyons was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals.
• June 7, 1981: Tony Scott was traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Joaquín Andújar.
• June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bobby Meacham was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
  • Tom Nieto was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round.
  • Danny Cox was drafted by the Cardinals in the 13th round.
• September 10, 1981: Joe Edelen and Neil Fiala were traded by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Doug Bair.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gerenbo01.shtml Bob Geren] at ''Baseball Reference''
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/suttebr01.shtml Bruce Sutter] at ''Baseball Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/simmote01.shtml Ted Simmons] at ''Baseball Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/santara01.shtml Rafael Santana] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaju02.shtml Julio González] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lyonsbi01.shtml Bill Lyons] at ''Baseball Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andujjo01.shtml Joaquín Andújar] at ''Baseball Reference''
8. "Bobby Beacham: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference.
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nietoto01.shtml Tom Nieto] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxda01.shtml Danny Cox] at ''Baseball Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fialane01.shtml Neil Fiala] at ''Baseball Reference''