Edited sentence: 265 with 24 home runs in 434 AB, and pitcher Pat Perry, who appeared in 6 games with a 1–1 record and a 2.22 ERA.290 with 20 home runs in 465 AB, catcher Bob Geren, who hit.Future major leaguer Danny Cox pitched in 15 games, going 5–3 with a 2.56 earned run average and 68 strikeouts in 84⅓ innings.In 1983, Springfield won the South Division with a 80–59 record, 9 games ahead of the Burlington Rangers.In the first round of the post-season playoffs, they fell to the Appleton Foxes 2 games to 0.In the playoffs, they defeated the Cedar Rapids Reds 2 games to 0, but then fell to the Appleton Foxes in the championship round 3 games to 1.The Cardinals' roster featured outfielder Curt Ford, who hit.The first season of the Springfield Cardinals began auspiciously as they won the Midwest League's Central Division with a 83–53 record, 13½ games ahead of the second place Beloit Brewers.Their playing manager was Dave Bialas