| 1979 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 86–76 (.531) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | August "Gussie" Busch | |
| General managers | John Claiborne | |
| Managers | Ken Boyer | |
| Television | KSDK (as KSD-TV before September 8) KPLR (September 9 game only) (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Jay Randolph, Bob Starr) | |
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Bob Starr) | |
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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.