1983 St. Louis Cardinals Roster

The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1983 St. Louis Cardinals



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Complete Roster  
 

13 Neil Allen 6-02 190 Right Right 1958-01-24
47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
40 Doug Bair 6-00 180 Right Right 1949-08-22
41 Steve Baker 6-00 185 Right Right 1956-08-30
43 Ralph Citarella 6-00 180 Right Right 1958-02-07
34 Danny Cox 6-04 235 Right Right 1959-09-21
31 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
35 Kevin Hagen 6-02 185 Right Right 1960-03-08
36 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
44 Jeff Keener 6-00 170 Right Left 1959-01-14
32 Jeff Lahti 6-00 180 Right Right 1956-10-08
39 Dave LaPoint 6-03 215 Left Left 1959-07-29
33 John Martin 6-00 190 Left Both 1956-04-11
34 Eric Rasmussen 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-03-22
36 Dave Rucker 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-09-01
48 John Stuper 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-05-09
42 Bruce Sutter 6-02 190 Right Right 1953-01-08
38 Dave Von Ohlen 6-02 200 Left Left 1958-10-25
11 Glenn Brummer 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-11-23
15 Darrell Porter 6-00 193 Right Left 1952-01-17
16 Jamie Quirk 6-04 200 Right Left 1954-10-22
23 Orlando Sanchez 6-01 195 Right Left 1956-09-07
14 Jim Adduci 6-05 200 Left Left 1959-08-09
7 Jeff Doyle 5-09 160 Right Both 1956-10-02
25 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
37 Keith Hernandez 6-00 195 Left Left 1953-10-20
28 Tom Herr 6-00 185 Right Both 1956-04-04
30 Bill Lyons 6-01 175 Right Right 1958-04-26
10 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
5 Mike Ramsey 6-01 170 Right Both 1954-03-29
12 Floyd Rayford 5-10 195 Right Right 1957-07-27
14 Rafael Santana 6-01 165 Right Right 1958-01-31
21 Jimmy Sexton 5-10 175 Right Right 1951-12-15
1 Ozzie Smith 5-11 150 Right Both 1954-12-26
26 Steve Braun 5-10 180 Right Left 1948-05-08
22 David Green 6-03 170 Right Right 1960-12-04
19 Dane Iorg 6-00 180 Right Left 1950-05-11
21 Tito Landrum 5-11 175 Right Right 1954-10-25
51 Willie McGee 6-01 175 Right Both 1958-11-02
29 Gene Roof 6-02 180 Right Both 1958-01-13
27 Lonnie Smith 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-12-22
18 Andy Van Slyke 6-02 192 Right Left 1960-12-21
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The 1983 St. Louis Cardinals played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Busch Stadium (Park Factors: 100/100) where 2,317,914 fans witnessed their 1983 Cardinals finish the season with a .488 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day starters list, a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals salary list, a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals uniform number breakdown and a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals primary starters list:

1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Opening Day Starters


Bob Forsch
David Green
George Hendrick
Keith Hernandez
Ken Oberkfell
Darrell Porter
Mike Ramsey
Lonnie Smith
Ozzie Smith

1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Most Games by Position

C Darrell Porter (133)
1B George Hendrick (92)
2B Tom Herr (86)
3B Ken Oberkfell (127)
SS Ozzie Smith (158)
LF Lonnie Smith (126)
CF Willie McGee (145)
RF David Green (100)
  
SP Neil Allen
SP Joaquin Andujar
SP Bob Forsch
SP Dave LaPoint
SP John Stuper
  
RP Doug Bair
RP Jim Kaat
RP Jeff Lahti
RP John Martin
RP Dave Rucker
RP Dave Von Ohlen
CL Bruce Sutter


1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1983 St. Louis Cardinals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#5 Mike Ramsey
#7 Jeff Doyle
#10 Ken Oberkfell
#11 Glenn Brummer
#12 Floyd Rayford
#13 Neil Allen
#14 Jim Adduci
#14 Rafael Santana
#15 Darrell Porter
#16 Jamie Quirk
#18 Andy Van Slyke
#19 Dane Iorg
#21 Tito Landrum
#21 Jimmy Sexton
#22 David Green
#23 Orlando Sanchez
#25 George Hendrick
#26 Steve Braun
#27 Lonnie Smith
#28 Tom Herr
#29 Gene Roof
#30 Bill Lyons
#31 Bob Forsch
#32 Jeff Lahti
#33 John Martin
#34 Danny Cox
#34 Eric Rasmussen
#35 Kevin Hagen
#36 Jim Kaat
#36 Dave Rucker
#37 Keith Hernandez
#38 Dave Von Ohlen
#39 Dave LaPoint
#40 Doug Bair
#41 Steve Baker
#42 Bruce Sutter
#43 Ralph Citarella
#44 Jeff Keener
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#48 John Stuper
#51 Willie McGee

Did you know that a 1983 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?