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| "Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball. That's all I throw him, and he still hits them. He's the only player in baseball who consistently hits my grease. He sees the ball so well, I guess he can pick out the dry side." |
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59-43 .578 |
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| First Half | 30-20, 2nd Place | | Second Half | 29-23, 2nd Place |
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Won the NL East |
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56-46, 56-46, 56-46 |
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464 /
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| Ballpark | Busch Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 103 / Pitching: 102 | | Attendance | 1,010,247 (6th) (13th) | | Payroll/Avg | $5,191,350 / $207,654 (8th) | | Spring Training | St. Petersburg, Florida (Al Lang Field) | | Manager | Whitey Herzog | | Coaches | Chuck Hiller, Dave Ricketts, Hal Lanier, Hub Kittle, Lou Klein, Red Schoedienst, Tim Thompson | | Executives | President: August A. Busch Jr., General Manager: Whitey Herzog | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Springfield Redbirds, (AA) Arkansas Travelers, (A) Erie Cardinals, (A) Gastonia Cardinals, (A) St. Petersburg Cardinals, (Rookie) Johnson City Cardinals | | Radio | (KMOX) Dan Kelly, Jack Buck, Mike Shannon | | TV | (KSDK) Dan Kelly, Jack Buck, Jay Randolph, Mike Shannon |
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The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals
went 59-43
and finished 1st
in the
National League East. The Cardinals
drew 1,010,247
to Busch Stadium.
Bruce Sutter made the All-Star team. Gold Glove winners for 1981 included Keith Hernandez.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
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