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b The manager's number in the order of Cardinals managerial succession. All managers with multiple terms have their totals tallied on a single line. c This line is the official total considered as St. Louis' all-time Major League record. Their Major League won-loss total only counts the regular season, as postseason play is considered separately.
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals season was the franchise's 60th year with the National Football League and its 20th season in St. Louis. Bud Wilkinson would be fired in Week 13 after starting 3–10; Larry Wilson, a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety for the Cardinals from 1960 to 1972, would take over as interim head coach and lead the Cardinals to a 2–1 record to finish the season.
The 1979 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 98th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 88th season in the National League.The Cardinals went 86–76 during the season and finished third in the National League East, 12 games behind the eventual NL pennant and World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates.
Manager Whitey Herzog forged a Hall of Fame career guiding the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. He also had a stint in the Angels front office.
His younger brother, Codell ("Butz") died on February 20, 2010, at 76. He made out Whitey's first lineup with the Cardinals in 1980. [42] His grandson John Urick was a minor league first baseman and outfielder from 2003 until 2010 who played for managers and former Herzog-era Cardinals Garry Templeton and Hal Lanier. [43] [44]
One year later, he replaced Jack McKeon in the dugout as manager of the Royals, a role he held through 1979. ... Herzog resigned as Cardinals manager on July 6, 1990, with a record of 822-728, a ...
Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate, nail-biting ...
After spending two years out of baseball, he rejoined the Cardinals in 1965 — now led by GM Howsam — as manager of their Class double A Tulsa Oilers and Arkansas Travelers affiliates. In 1969, Howsam, by now running the Cincinnati Reds, hired Rapp as manager of the triple A Indianapolis Indians. In seven years with the team, Rapp won two ...