1979 St. Louis Cardinals season

• December 5, 1978: Pete Falcone was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Mets for Kim Seaman and Tom Grieve. • January 9, 1979: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (7th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. • January 16, 1979: Darold Knowles was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. • January 16, 1979: Benny Ayala was traded by the Cardinals to the Baltimore Orioles for Mike Dimmel. • February 19, 1979: Will McEnaney was signed as a free agent by the Cardinals. == Regular season ==

First baseman Keith Hernández won the MVP Award this year, along with Willie Stargell, batting .344, with 11 home runs and 105 RBIs. Hernández also won the Gold Glove. Left fielder Lou Brock collected his 3,000th career hit and played his final season in MLB. Pete Vuckovich and Silvio Martínez each won 15 games. Garry Templeton became the first switch-hitter to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate and led the league in triples for a third consecutive season. Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day starters • Lou Brock • John Denny • George Hendrick • Keith Hernandez • Ken Reitz • Tony Scott • Ted Simmons • Garry Templeton • Mike Tyson Notable transactions • June 5, 1979: Andy Van Slyke was drafted by the Cardinals in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft. 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 honors ==

• Lou Brock, Hutch Award League records • Garry Templeton, National League record, league leader in triples for three consecutive seasons League leaders • Garry Templeton, National League leader, triples == Farm system ==

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas ==References==