Team fielding report -- 1979 St. Louis Cardinals
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979
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| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Pete Vuckovich | 10 | 10 | 70.2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .929 | | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| | Bob Forsch | 9 | 9 | 59.2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| | Mark Littell | 23 | 0 | 37.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | John Denny | 10 | 10 | 66.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| | Darold Knowles | 16 | 0 | 20.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | .714 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Silvio Martinez | 8 | 7 | 54.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Bob Sykes | 10 | 8 | 42.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| | Tom Bruno | 14 | 0 | 22.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Buddy Schultz | 14 | 0 | 20.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| | Will McEnaney | 7 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 121 | 44 | 401.2 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 70 | .943 | | 36 | 15 | .706 |
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| c | Ted Simmons | 43 | 42 | 382.2 | 234 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 252 | .996 | 5 | 36 | 15 | .706 |
| | Steve Swisher | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 45 | 44 | 401.2 | 244 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 262 | .996 | 5 | 36 | 15 | .706 |
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| 1b | Keith Hernandez | 44 | 44 | 397.2 | 402 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 431 | .993 | | | | |
| | Dane Iorg | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 45 | 44 | 401.2 | 406 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 435 | .993 | | | | |
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| 2b | Mike Tyson | 29 | 29 | 220.0 | 47 | 71 | 2 | 18 | 120 | .983 | | | | |
| | Ken Oberkfell | 31 | 13 | 156.2 | 38 | 52 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Mike Phillips | 7 | 2 | 25.0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 67 | 44 | 401.2 | 91 | 131 | 2 | 36 | 224 | .991 | | | | |
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| 3b | Ken Reitz | 44 | 44 | 389.2 | 25 | 82 | 5 | 7 | 112 | .955 | | | | |
| | Ken Oberkfell | 5 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | | | | |
| | Mike Phillips | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 50 | 44 | 401.2 | 26 | 86 | 6 | 7 | 118 | .949 | | | | |
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| ss | Garry Templeton | 41 | 39 | 355.2 | 58 | 144 | 6 | 30 | 208 | .971 | | | | |
| | Mike Phillips | 6 | 5 | 46.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .957 | | | | |
| | Total | 47 | 44 | 401.2 | 63 | 161 | 7 | 32 | 231 | .970 | | | | |
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| lf | Lou Brock | 33 | 28 | 211.1 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | .966 | | | | |
| | Jerry Mumphrey | 18 | 4 | 74.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .944 | | | | |
| | Dane Iorg | 11 | 7 | 62.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Tom Grieve | 7 | 5 | 41.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .833 | | | | |
| | Mike Dimmel | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Bernie Carbo | 3 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 76 | 44 | 401.2 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 105 | .952 | | | | |
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| cf | Tony Scott | 33 | 32 | 291.1 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 117 | .983 | | | | |
| | George Hendrick | 12 | 11 | 97.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jerry Mumphrey | 3 | 1 | 13.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 48 | 44 | 401.2 | 150 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 153 | .987 | | | | |
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| rf | George Hendrick | 29 | 27 | 245.0 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Tony Scott | 11 | 11 | 96.2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | .964 | | | | |
| | Dane Iorg | 5 | 5 | 39.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Bernie Carbo | 5 | 1 | 16.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jerry Mumphrey | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 53 | 44 | 401.2 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 107 | .991 | | | | |
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| | Total | 44 | 44 | 401.2 | 1205 | 469 | 31 | 46 | 1705 | .982 | 5 | | | |