1989 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 3rd in the FSL's West Division
Manager: Dave Bialas (75-64)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 202,383, Avg. 2,912
Playoffs - St. Petersburg Cardinals 2 games, Baseball City Royals 0
Playoffs - St. Petersburg Cardinals 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 1
Finals - Charlotte Rangers 2 games, St. Petersburg Cardinals 1
The St. Petersburg Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1989 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The Cardinals plated 546 runs and yielded 526 runs. Ed Fulton recorded 75 runs batted in. Joe Hall topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .292. Rheal Cormier led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.23 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Geronimo Pena, Alex Cole, Tim Sherrill, Joe Hall, Jeremy Hernandez, Mark Grater, Brian Jordan and Rheal Cormier were all players from the 1989 St. Petersburg Cardinals who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dave Bialas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Abreu | R | R | September 24, 1967 | 6'1" | 170 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Greg Becker | L | L | January 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 180 | Erie, PA US |
| Bill Bivens | R | January 17, 1964 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Rich Buonantony | R | R | November 28, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| John Burgos | L | L | August 2, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Humacao, PR |
| Art Calvert | R | R | October 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | Philadelphia, MS US |
| Greg Carmona | S | R | May 9, 1968 | 6'0" | 150 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Rick Christian | R | R | January 13, 1967 | 6'0" | 165 | Washington County, MD US |
| Alex Cole | L | L | August 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 170 | Fayetteville, NC US |
| Jim Conroy | R | July 3, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Rheal Cormier | L | L | April 23, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Moncton, NB CA |
| Todd Crosby | S | R | February 22, 1965 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Lee Elci | R | R | February 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Terry Elliot | R | R | March 19, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Joe Federico | L | L | August 8, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Joey Fernandez | L | R | November 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Tampa, FL US |
| Mike Fox | R | R | June 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Ed Fulton | L | R | January 7, 1966 | 6'0" | 195 | Danville, VA US |
| Steve Graham | L | L | September 25, 1966 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Mark Grater | R | R | January 19, 1964 | 5'10" | 205 | Rochester, PA US |
| Joe Hall | R | R | March 6, 1966 | 6'0" | 180 | Paducah, KY US |
| Shawn Hathaway | L | R | October 6, 1964 | 6'4" | 200 | Moscow, ID US |
| Jeremy Hernandez | R | R | July 6, 1966 | 6'5" | 195 | Burbank, CA US |
| Rich Hoffman | R | March 7, 1966 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Chuck Johnson | R | R | December 6, 1962 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Brian Jordan | R | R | March 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 205 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Steffen Majer | R | R | August 23, 1965 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Scott Melvin | R | R | October 3, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | Quincy, IL US |
| Scott Nichols | R | R | July 29, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Martinsville, WV US |
| Geronimo Pena | S | R | March 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 170 | Los Alcarrizos, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Larry Pierson | R | R | February 10, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Lee Plemel | R | R | September 19, 1966 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Tim Redman | R | R | August 9, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Tony Russo | R | R | December 22, 1964 | 6'1" | 187 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Tim Sherrill | L | L | September 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 170 | Harrison, AR US |
| Ken Smith | R | November 16, 1965 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Orlando Thomas | R | R | November 23, 1966 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Paul Thoutsis | L | R | October 23, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 | Worcester, MA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
