1978 St. Louis Cardinals season

• October 25, 1977: The Cardinals traded a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giants for Frank Riccelli. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Jim Dwyer to the Giants on June 15, 1978. • December 8, 1977: Dave Rader and Héctor Cruz were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry Morales, Steve Swisher, and cash. • February 2, 1978: Ken Rudolph was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. • March 15, 1978: Rick Bosetti was traded by the Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tom Bruno and cash. == Regular season ==

In late April, the Cardinals fired manager Vern Rapp, who had started at 7–11. He was briefly replaced by coach Jack Krol for two games (1-1) before giving the job on a permanent basis to their former MVP third-baseman Ken Boyer, who went 61–81 the rest of the way. On June 16, Tom Seaver of the Cincinnati Reds made history by pitching a no-hitter against the Cardinals. It would be the only no-hitter of his career. First baseman Keith Hernandez won a Gold Glove. This remains to date the only 162-game season in which the Cardinals failed to win at least 70 games. Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day starters • Lou Brock • John Denny • Keith Hernandez • Jerry Morales • Ken Reitz • Tony Scott • Ted Simmons • Garry Templeton • Mike Tyson Notable transactions • May 26, 1978: Eric Rasmussen was traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for George Hendrick. • June 8, 1978: Frank Riccelli was traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Bob Coluccio. 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 == Awards and records ==

League leaders • Garry Templeton, National League leader, Triples == Farm system ==