| 2012 St. Louis Cardinals | |
|---|---|
| National League Wild Card winners | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis,Missouri |
| Record | 88–74 (.543) |
| Divisional place | 2nd |
| Owners | William DeWitt Jr. Fred Hanser Klingaman Group |
| General managers | John Mozeliak |
| Managers | Mike Matheny |
| Television | Fox Sports Midwest (Dan McLaughlin,Al Hrabosky,Rick Horton) |
| Radio | KMOX (1120AM) (Mike Shannon,John Rooney) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The2012 St. Louis Cardinals season was the131st season for theSt. Louis Cardinals, aMajor League Baseballfranchise inSt. Louis,Missouri. It was the 121st season for the Cardinals in theNational League and their 7th atBusch Stadium III.
The Cardinals made their 25th trip to the postseason in 2012 after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over theAtlanta Braves on the last day of the regular season in 2011. They began the 2012 season away against theMiami Marlins on April 4. St. Louis was coming off a 90–72 (.556) season, a second-place finish in theNational League Central Division, the aforementionedwild card berth, and their National League-leading 11thWorld Series championship.
In 2012, they finished with an 88–74 (.543) record and second place in the NL Central. By virtue of coming in second to theAtlanta Braves, they won the second National League Wild Card spot, and then beat the Braves in theNLWC Game. They then played the NL East championWashington Nationals in theNLDS and beat them in five games to advance to theNLCS against theSan Francisco Giants. However, they lost to the Giants in seven games after leading the series 3 games to 1.
On October 31, 2011,Tony La Russa announced his retirement after 16 years as manager of the Cardinals.After interviewing several candidates, the Cardinals announced, in a press conference on November 14, that former Cardinals catcherMike Matheny would be the team's new manager, the 49th in team history.[1] At 41, he was the youngest active manager in the majors. He holds the catching major league record for consecutive errorless games at 252, and for consecutive errorless chances with 1,565.
On November 16, Matheny and the Cardinals announced the new coaching staff:Dave Duncan stayed on as the pitching coach for the 17th year as he was the only coach under contract, with third-base coachJose Oquendo, hitting coach and former Cardinals sluggerMark McGwire, and bullpen coachDerek Lilliquist. 50-year-oldMike Aldrete moved from assistant hitting coach to bench coach.Chris Maloney also 50 years of age, moved from manager of theAAAMemphis Redbirds of thePacific Coast League to first-base coach in St. Louis; his first time on a major league staff. Former bench coachJoe Pettini and first-base coachDave McKay moved to other roles in baseball operations for the team.[2]
On December 2, former Cardinals outfielderJohn Mabry was named assistant hitting coach.[3]
On December 8,Albert Pujols signed a 10-year contract with theLos Angeles Angels worth $254 million, declining a 10-year $220 million offer by the Cardinals. His old contract paid him $111 million over eight years from 2004 to 2011. Pujols departed among the leaders in virtually every major offensive category in Cardinals franchise history. At the time of the signing of the contract, he was fourth all-time in hits, third in runs and second in total bases, doubles, home runs, RBIs and walks. He was behind onlyStan Musial in the five latter categories. He was seventh in games played and could have climbed as high as third with two more seasons in a Cardinals uniform.[4] He was paid $14,508,395 in2011.[5] His former teammates were stunned by his decision.[6]
On December 10, the team re-signedRafael Furcal to a two-year deal worth $14 mil.[7]
On December 12, the Cardinals refused to offer a contract toRyan Theriot, making him anon-tenderedfree agent.
On the same day, utilityman [2B/OF]Skip Schumaker accepted a two-year deal worth $3 mil. avoiding free agency after 2012. He was paid $4.7 mil. in his just completed two-year deal.[8]
On December 22, the Cardinals signed outfielderCarlos Beltrán to a two-year deal.[9]
On March 1, 2012, the Cardinals announced the extension of catcherYadier Molina's expiring $7 mil. contract at the end of 2012, for 5 years (with a 6th year $15 mil. option for 2018) for $75 mil., making him the second-highest-paid catcher (toTwins catcherJoe Mauer) in all of baseball. He leads all catchers with 39 pickoffs since 2005, and has thrown out 44% of all basestealers in his eight years. He led all Cardinals batters in 2011 with a .305 batting average, starting more games behind the plate than any other catcher, and established career-highs with 55 runs scored, 32 doubles, 14 home runs, and 65 RBIs.[10]
On December 15, 2011, the Cardinals signed 35-year-old lefty relieverJ. C. Romero to a one-year contract.[11]
The Cardinals invited nineteen players to spring training camp.[12]
The team finished setting its 25-man roster on March 30. Placed on theDL were pitcherChris Carpenter, utilitymanSkip Schumaker, and outfielderAllen Craig.[13]
On Sunday, April 22 atPittsburgh, the Cardinals became the first defending world champion team since the1922 New York Giants to open their title defense with six consecutive series win.[14] They had a record of 11-5 (.688) during that streak. The series streak ended on April 24, with a second consecutive loss to theCubs in Chicago, although winning the final game of the series on April 25.
The Cardinals announced they would retire former managerTony La Russa' #10 prior to the game on May 11. His number will be the 12th retired by the Cardinals. He ranks third on the managers' all-time wins list with 2,728. 1,408 of those came with the Cardinals in his 16-year tenure there, and his .544 winning percentage with the team is his best of the three clubs he managed in his 33 seasons.[15]
On May 14,Carlos Beltrán was named theNational League Player of the Week for the week of May 7–13 after posting six home runs, 13 RBIs, eight runs scored, 30 total bases, and a 1.200 slugging percentage. He collected hits in five of the six games, homering in four of them. This is Beltran's ninth Player of the Week Award and his sixth in the National League. He leads the National League with 15 home runs, and is second in RBIs, with 32.[16]
At home on May 22,Adam Wainwright threw his first complete game shutout since August 6, 2010, in a 4−0 victory over theSan Diego Padres. Wainwright missed the entire2011 season recovering from elbow surgery. It was his ninth career complete game and just his third shutout.[17]
Johan Santana threw the firstno-hitter inNew York Mets' 51-year history (totaling 8,019 regular season and 74 post-season games previously) with an 8−0 shutout over the Cardinals andAdam Wainwright atCiti Field on June 1. 27,069 witnessed the no-hitter, with Santana throwing a career-high 134 pitches. He walked five, and struck out eight. (box score) Left fielderMike Baxter robbedYadier Molina with a great catch in the seventh inning for the 20th out. UmpireAdrian Johnson ruled a hard grounder by former MetCarlos Beltrán (in his first return to New York) down the third-base line 'foul' although the ball made a mark on the chalk in the sixth inning. Beltran subsequently grounded out to third base on the next pitch. The no-hitter was the eighth against the Cardinals in their long history, the first time by Hall-of-FamerChristy Mathewson on July 15, 1901. The previous no-hitter against the Cardinals was byFernando Valenzuela on June 29, 1990, atDodger Stadium.[18][19] The Cardinals were also the first defending World Series champion to be pitched a no-hitter against since theOakland Athletics in their1990 pennant season.[20][21] On the opposite side, Cardinals' pitchers havethrown 10 no-hitters against opponents, the last one byBud Smith against theSan Diego Padres on September 3, 2001. The Padres are now the only present team without a no-hitter.
On June 7,Jaime García (left-hander), landed on thedisabled list after his 2-inning June 5 start with a left shoulder sprain. He is the eighth player on it, one-off the season high of nine—at the same time with the seven others which include two starting pitchers (he andChris Carpenter), two relievers (Scott Linebrink andKyle McClellan), two infielders (Lance Berkman andMatt Carpenter), and two outfielders (Jon Jay andSkip Schumaker).[22]
On June 15, batting against his old team theKansas City Royals,Carlos Beltrán became the first switch-hitter in MLB history to attain 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases, with his seventh stolen base in the second inning. Seven other hitters also are members of the 300-300 club.[23]
Carlos Beltrán (of) andRafael Furcal (ss) won the fan voting to be starters at their positions for the83rd All-Star Game inKansas City'sKauffman Stadium on July 10.Yadier Molina (c) was selected by the players as a reserve for his fourth consecutive year; he ranked second in the voting to starterBuster Posey.Lance Lynn was also selected by the players as a reserve pitcher; his first time going to the All-Star Game. Retired Cardinals' managerTony La Russa will un-retire for the one game. CoachesDerek Lilliquist,Jose Oquendo andMark McGwire will also be participating in the event, as all are members of La Russa's All-Star staff. Former St. Louis coachesJoe Pettini,Dave McKay andDave Duncan are members of that coaching staff, as well. Beltran is leading the NL with 61 RBIs, and second in home runs with 20. He also ranks in the top 10 with a .310 batting average. It will be his fourth time as an All-Star fan-vote starter, seventh overall.[24] As an added bonus for Beltran, he was also picked to participate in theHome Run Derby contest on July 9, the night before the All-Star Game. It will be the first time for him in that fan-favorite event.[25]
On July 6, after the passing ofYadier Molina's wife's grandfather, he left the team to join his family inPuerto Rico and was put on the bereavement list. He will miss the three weekend games and won't participate in the All-Star game.Matt Holliday was picked byTony La Russa to replace him on the roster.Bryan Anderson was recalled from AAA-Memphis to replace Molina on the Cardinals' roster, withTony Cruz to start as catcher for the weekend games.[26]
After the rosters were opened to the fans, voting was held to decide the final fan-voted addition to each team. The online balloting was conducted from Sunday afternoon, July 1, through Thursday afternoon, July 5. The winners of the final vote wereDavid Freese of theSt. Louis Cardinals (NL), andYu Darvish of theTexas Rangers (AL).Chipper Jones, of theAtlanta Braves, was removed from the ballot on July 3 after he replacedMatt Kemp on the roster due to Kemp's injury.[27]
The83rd All-Star Game on July 10, at Kansas City'sKaufmann Stadium was an 8-0 blowout for theNational League, its sixth shutout win against two shutout losses for the NL. It made retired managerTony La Russa the first manager to win All-Star Games in both leagues. He was 3-0 in the AL, but 0-2 in the NL before this year's game.[28] La Russa emphasized this was his final game as a manager.[29][30]
On July 3, the team and disabled pitcherChris Carpenter decided he will have season-ending surgery to repair histhoracic outlet syndrome that has plagued him all year with nerve-related shoulder problems. Recovery time is estimated at six months, so if done this month he will be ready for spring training in February 2013.[31] Surgery is set for July 19, performed by Dr. Gregory Pearl inDallas, Texas.[32]
On July 16,Trevor Rosenthal was called up for the first time to the major leagues, and made his debut in the eighth inning on July 18, the 2,000th player in Cardinals' history. No other franchise in baseball has reached 2,000.[33]
On July 21, at home against the Cubs, a 0−0 tight game started byJake Westbrook (8-8, after getting the win in 7 inn.) was broken in the bottom of the seventh with a 12-run explosion by the Cardinals, won by that 12−0 score with 16 hits against only 4 for the Cubs. The inning-explosion featured 7 doubles, tying a major-league record set by the (NL) 1936 Boston Bees (against the Cardinals at Sportsmen's Park, first inning on August 25), 17 batters with 10 hits including a triple, 2 singles, 2 walks, and a wild pitch.David Freese started the inning with an infield single.Allen Craig then got one of his two doubles that inning, and the merry-go-round was on. The 12-runs in an inning also tied the highest runs in any inning by a Cardinals' team since the 1926 club did it in the third inning against the Phillies on September 15.GamedayRecap[34] The club got 27 total bases and 9 doubles in the game—the last time they did that was on July 12, 1931.[35]
The team made a trade on the last day of the non-waiver deadline, July 31, sending minor-league third basemanZack Cox to theMiami Marlins for minor-league relief pitcherEdward Mujica.[36]
On August 3,Lance Berkman went on thedisabled list for the third time this season with knee problems.[37]
Matt Holliday got his 1,500th career hit on August 30.
Yadier Molina got his 1,000th career hit on September 4, a rare infield single.
Shelby Miller got his first major league win as a reliever, in a crucial fourth game of the series, in the 12th-inning against theLos Angeles Dodgers on September 16.[38]
On September 17, the Cardinals announced they were moving their short-season affiliation with theBatavia (NY) Muckdogs to theState College (PA) Spikes in the sameNew York–Penn League.[39]
On September 19, the Cardinals announced they were moving their low-A team fromQuad Cities (Iowa) back toPeoria (Illinois) where they had the team from 1995 to 2004, in theMidwest League.[40]
On September 19,David Freese andYadier Molina hit their 20th home runs of the seasons. It marked the first time in Cardinals' history that five players have hit 20 home runs in a season, with the shutout win against theHouston Astros.Carlos Beltrán (29),Matt Holliday (27), andAllen Craig (21) reached 20 previously.[41]
On September 20, the Cardinals went over the 3 million attendance figure for the ninth consecutive year.[42]
On September 21,Chris Carpenter returned to the rotation for the first time this season after surgery in July, refuting doctors' predictions of no pitching possible in 2012. He faced 22 batters (77 pitches, 47 strikes) in pitching five innings, giving up five hits (incl. a double and triple) and two runs, hitting one batter, walking one, and striking out two against theChicago Cubs in Chicago, leading 3−2 after the fifth inning, butFernando Salas blew the save for him with two-outs and two strikes in the ninth when leading 4–2, and the team lost in 11 innings.[42][43][44] "My stuff wasn't as sharp as I'd like, it wasn't even as sharp as it's been in those simulated games", said Carpenter, who preceded this start with four simulated games. "I did the best I could to get as many outs as I could and give us a chance. It was fun to go out there. It's definitely something I can build on, and hopefully my stuff is sharper as I get out there more often."[45]
On September 23,Pete Kozma hit his first home run. The next game on the 24th he hit his second home run.
On September 24,closerJason Motte was namedNL Player of the Week after saving all five of the Cardinals' wins in the week of September 17–23, and is leading the NL in saves with his 40th. He became the first closer with the Cardinals to save 40 games sinceJason Isringhausen in2004. It was the first time he has won that award, and the first time a closer had won it sinceHuston Street in 2009.[46][47]
On October 2, despite losing in their 161st game with a chance to clinch in front of almost 40,000 fans, the team later clinched the second wild-card spot when theLos Angeles Dodgers lost to their arch-rivalSan Francisco Giants.[48][49]
For the last game of the season at home on October 3,Shelby Miller, who started 2012 as the club's top prospect, made his major league debut as a starter against theCincinnati Reds. He has already had five appearances (1-0, 2.35 ERA) in 7.2 IP as a reliever.[50]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 49–32 | 34–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | 45–36 | 34–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | 38–43 | 23–58 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 42 | 35–46 | 20–61 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | MIA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 5–3 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 14–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 5–2 | 8–10 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | – | 4-2 | 2-4 | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |
| Team | W-L Record |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2-1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 1-2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1-2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 4–2 |
| Divisions | Home | Road | Total | Total Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Central | 26-12 | 19-20 | 45-32 | .584 |
| NL East | 7-9 | 7-11 | 14-20 | .412 |
| NL West | 13-5 | 8-10 | 21-15 | .583 |
| Interleague/AL Central | 4-5 | 4-2 | 8-7 | .533 |
| TOTAL | 50-31 | 38-43 | 88-74 | .543 |
| Number | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rafael Furcal | SS |
| 3 | Carlos Beltrán | RF |
| 7 | Matt Holliday | LF |
| 12 | Lance Berkman | 1B |
| 23 | David Freese | 3B |
| 4 | Yadier Molina | C |
| 19 | Jon Jay | CF |
| 33 | Daniel Descalso | 2B |
| 26 | Kyle Lohse | P |
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LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield
For more information about minor league teams, minor league players and the St. Louis Cardinals organization, seeSt. Louis Cardinals minor league players and:
St. Louis Cardinals Farm System Affiliates
2012 Prospect Watch
Cards organization preview, Top 20 Prospects, MLB.com (February 8, 2012)
Memphis Redbirds (Memphis Redbirds-AAA roster)
Springfield Cardinals (Springfield Cardinals-AA roster)
| INNING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDINALS | 115 | 85 | 106 | 59 | 78 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 765 |
| OPPONENTS | 102 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 50 | 98 | 77 | 64 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 648 |
Notes: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; GIDP = Grounded into double play; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage
Players HITTING statistics[dead link]
| =Team leader |
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | GIDP | Avg. | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Holliday | 157 | 599 | 95 | 177 | 36 | 27 | 102 | 75 | 132 | 16 | .295 | .379 | .497 |
| Carlos Beltrán | 151 | 547 | 83 | 147 | 26 | 32 | 97 | 65 | 124 | 9 | .269 | .346 | .495 |
| Yadier Molina | 138 | 505 | 65 | 159 | 28 | 22 | 76 | 45 | 55 | 10 | .315 | .373 | .501 |
| David Freese | 144 | 501 | 70 | 147 | 25 | 20 | 79 | 57 | 122 | 19 | .293 | .372 | .467 |
| Rafael Furcal †(leadoff -8/30) | 121 | 477 | 69 | 126 | 18 | 5 | 49 | 44 | 57 | 7 | .264 | .325 | .346 |
| Allen Craig (utility/1b) | 119 | 469 | 76 | 144 | 35 | 22 | 92 | 37 | 89 | 15 | .307 | .354 | .522 |
| Jon Jay | 117 | 443 | 70 | 135 | 22 | 4 | 40 | 34 | 71 | 9 | .305 | .373 | .400 |
| Daniel Descalso | 143 | 374 | 41 | 85 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 37 | 83 | 5 | .227 | .303 | .324 |
| Matt Carpenter | 114 | 296 | 44 | 87 | 22 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 63 | 10 | .294 | .365 | .463 |
| Skip Schumaker | 107 | 272 | 37 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 50 | 6 | .276 | .339 | .368 |
| Tyler Greene | 77 | 179 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 56 | 4 | .218 | .272 | .358 |
| Shane Robinson | 102 | 166 | 20 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 5 | .253 | .309 | .355 |
| Matt Adams | 27 | 86 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 3 | .244 | .286 | .384 |
| Lance Berkman ( -9/7) | 32 | 81 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 3 | .259 | .381 | .444 |
| Pete Kozma | 26 | 72 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 4 | .333 | .383 | .569 |
| Adron Chambers | 41 | 54 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .296 |
| Erik Komatsu | 15 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .286 | .211 |
| Ryan Jackson | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .118 | .167 | .118 |
| Bryan Anderson | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .250 | .357 | .333 |
| Steven Hill | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 317 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 145 | 5 | .132 | .166 | .183 |
| Team totals(10/3) | 162 | 5,622 | 765 | 1,526 | 290 | 159 | 732 | 533 | 1,192 | 135 | .271 | .338 | .421 |
| NL Rank | --- | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
BOLD = Lead NL
* not on active roster
** on personal leave; date and G missed
† on 15-day disabled list; date DL and G missed
†† on 60-day disabled list
Baseball Reference – 2012 St. Louis Cardinals
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; H = Hits allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = (walks + hits) per inning pitched; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced; O-AVG = Opponent batting average.; O-OBP = Opponent on-base percentage.; O-SLG = Opponent slugging percentage.; R suppt = Runs support average from his team's batters per games started
Sortable TEAM PITCHING Statistics
| =Team leader |
| Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | HBP | BF | O-AVG | O-OBP | O-SLG | R suppt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse | 33 | 211.0 | 16 | 3 | 2.86 | 192 | 19 | 38 | 143 | 1.09 | 4 | 864 | .239 | .274 | .368 | 4.4 |
| Adam Wainwright(2 ShO) | 32 | 198.2 | 14 | 13 | 3.94 | 196 | 15 | 52 | 184 | 1.25 | 6 | 831 | .259 | .309 | .392 | 4.5 |
| Jake Westbrook(1 CG) | 28 | 174.2 | 13 | 11 | 3.97 | 191 | 12 | 52 | 106 | 1.39 | 8 | 751 | .282 | .338 | .391 | 5.1 |
| Lance Lynn(as starter only) | 29 | 169.0 | 17 | 5 | 3.67 | 157 | 15 | 62 | 174 | 1.30 | 9 | 710 | .248 | .322 | .396 | 5.9 |
| Jaime García | 20 | 121.2 | 7 | 7 | 3.92 | 136 | 7 | 30 | 98 | 1.36 | 0 | 515 | .289 | .327 | .402 | 4.2 |
| Joe Kelly(as starter only) | 16 | 91.1 | 4 | 6 | 3.74 | 97 | 9 | 32 | 59 | 1.41 | 2 | 391 | .275 | .338 | .419 | 4.4 |
| Chris Carpenter | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 3.71 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1.12 | 2 | 72 | .242 | .296 | .424 | 1.7 |
| Shelby Miller(as starter only) | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.50 | 1 | 21 | .056 | .190 | .056 | 1.0 |
| Starters' Totals | 162 | 989.1 | 71 | 47 | 3.62 | 986 | 79 | 271 | 783 | 1.27 | 32 | 4,155 | .261 | .313 | .390 | 4.75 |
Bold = lead NL* not on active roster
† on 15-day disabled list; DL date and G missed
†† on 60-day disabled list
Notes: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; H = Hits allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = (walks + hits) per inning pitched; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced; O-AVG = Opponent batting average; O-OBP = Opponent on-base percentage; O-SLG = Opponent slugging percentage
17-27; 3.90 ERA; 473.1 IP; 434 H; 212 R; 205 ER; 55 HR; 165 BB; 435 SO; 1.266 WHIP
42/64 SV/Opp; 115 Holds; 343/492 First Batter Retired (70%); 64/242 Inherited Runners Scored (26%)[51]
| Pitcher | G | IP | W | L | ERA | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | HBP | BF | O-AVG | O-OBP | O-SLG |
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| Lance Lynn (2012 totals) | 35 | 176.0 | 18 | 7 | 3.78 | 168 | 16 | 64 | 180 | 1.32 | 10 | 744 | .253 | .327 | .401 |
| Joe Kelly (2012 totals) | 24 | 107.0 | 5 | 7 | 3.53 | 112 | 10 | 36 | 75 | 1.38 | 3 | 457 | .271 | .333 | .407 |
| Mitchell Boggs | 78 | 73.1 | 4 | 1 | 2.21 | 56 | 5 | 21 | 58 | 1.05 | 2 | 279 | .211 | .279 | .291 |
| Jason Motte* | 67 | 72.0 | 4 | 5 | 2.75 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 0.92 | 2 | 296 | .191 | .245 | .331 |
| Fernando Salas | 65 | 58.2 | 1 | 4 | 4.30 | 56 | 5 | 27 | 60 | 1.42 | 1 | 256 | .251 | .335 | .386 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 70 | 46.2 | 1 | 3 | 4.24 | 46 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 1.35 | 0 | 196 | .257 | .321 | .408 |
| Víctor Marte | 48 | 40.1 | 3 | 2 | 4.91 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 1.61 | 2 | 185 | .305 | .364 | .491 |
| Edward Mujica | 29 | 26.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0.87 | 0 | 97 | .215 | .240 | .323 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 19 | 22.2 | 0 | 2 | 2.78 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 0.93 | 1 | 89 | .175 | .250 | .263 |
| Sam Freeman | 24 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.40 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 1.35 | 1 | 84 | .230 | .329 | .324 |
| Barret Browning | 22 | 19.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.12 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1.29 | 0 | 83 | .247 | .305 | .397 |
| Kyle McClellan | 16 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.30 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.34 | 2 | 72 | .222 | .325 | .375 |
| Eduardo Sánchez | 17 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.60 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.60 | 1 | 70 | .204 | .362 | .352 |
| Shelby Miller (2012 totals) | 6 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | 1.32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0.95 | 1 | 54 | .184 | .259 | .204 |
| Maikel Cleto | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 41 | .342 | .390 | .737 |
| J.C. Romero | 11 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.00 | 1 | 41 | .368 | .415 | .658 |
| Brandon Dickson | 4 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.90 | 0 | 32 | .333 | .375 | .633 |
| Brian Fuentes | 6 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2.20 | 0 | 26 | .300 | .423 | .500 |
| C.J. Fick | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 9 | .429 | .500 | .571 |
| Year | Attendance(games) | AVG/game | NL Rank |
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| 2012 | 3,262,109 (81) | 40,273 | 4th of 16 |
| 2011 | 3,093,954 (81) | 38,197 | 3rd of 16 |
2012 St. Louis Cardinals
2011 St. Louis Cardinals
As with all 30 teams, Major League Baseball released the Cardinals' 2012 schedule on September 14, 2011. The Cardinals' Opening Day game was away against theMiami Marlins on April 4[52] and was nationally televised byESPN at 6 PM CDT.[53][54]
All game times for the following table were inCentral Time Zone,[55] and were broadcast onFox Sports Midwest, unless otherwise noted. Twenty games from April 9 to August 10 were blacked out for those watching Fox Sports Midwest from theirAT&T U-verse cable because of a financial dispute between them continuing from the previous year.[56] Those games are marked with an asterisk (*) in the schedule below.
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National Broadcast Schedule (all teams), EDT
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| Home | 50-31 | .617 |
| Away | 38-43 | .469 |
| Scoring first | 58-26 | .687 |
| Opponent scores first | 30-48 | .385 |
| Scoring more than 3 runs | 76-19 | .800 |
| Scoring 3 runs | 7-16 | .304 |
| Scoring fewer than 3 runs | 5-39 | .114 |
| Leading after 7 innings | 78-5 | .940 |
| Tied after 7 innings | 5-12 | .294 |
| Trailing after 7 innings | 5-57 | .081 |
| Leading after 8 innings | 80-6 | .930 |
| Tied after 8 innings | 4-10 | .286 |
| Trailing after 8 innings | 4-58 | .065 |
| In errorless games | 52-35 | .598 |
| In error-made games | 36-39 | .480 |
| Out-hit opponents | 73-13 | .849 |
| Same hits as opponents | 4-7 | .364 |
| Out-hit by opponents | 11-54 | .169 |
| Extra innings | 6-12 | .333 |
| Shutouts | 10-11 | .476 |
| One-run games | 21-26 | .447 |
| One or Two-run games | 28-43 | .394 |
| Monday games | 13-4 | .765 |
| Tuesday games | 14-11 | .560 |
| Wednesday games | 17-9 | .654 |
| Thursday games | 8-8 | .500 |
| Friday games | 9-17 | .346 |
| Saturday games | 12-14 | .462 |
| Sunday games | 15-11 | .577 |
| Stat | Number | Total | Pct. |
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| Runs via HR | 259 | 765 | .339 |
| Opp. Runs via HR | 230 | 648 | .355 |
Friday, October 5, 2012
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Kyle Lohse (1–0) LP:Kris Medlen (0–1) Sv:Jason Motte (1) Home runs: STL:Matt Holliday (1) ATL:David Ross (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time: 3:09 (19 min. delay)
Attendance: 52,631[57]
Official Box Score
3:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ryan Mattheus (1–0) LP:Mitchell Boggs (0–1) Sv:Drew Storen (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:37 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Lance Lynn (1–0) LP:Jordan Zimmermann (0–1) Home runs: WSH:Ryan Zimmerman (1),Adam LaRoche (1) STL:Allen Craig (1),Daniel Descalso (1),Carlos Beltrán 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:07 p.m. (EDT) atNationals Park in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Chris Carpenter (1–0) LP:Edwin Jackson (0–1) Home runs: STL:Pete Kozma (1) WSH: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:07 p.m. (EDT) atNationals Park in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Drew Storen (1-0) LP:Lance Lynn (1-1) Home runs: STL: None WSH:Adam LaRoche (2),Jayson Werth (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:37 p.m. (EDT) atNationals Park in Washington, D.C.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jason Motte (1–0) LP:Drew Storen (1–1) Home runs: STL:Daniel Descalso (2) WSH:Ryan Zimmerman (2),Bryce Harper (1),Michael Morse (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 45,966[58]
Official Box Score
2012 NLDS(3–2):St. Louis Cardinals overWashington Nationals
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 44 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 228,293 Average attendance: 45,659 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 8:15 p.m. (EDT) atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California[59]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Edward Mujica (1–0) LP:Madison Bumgarner (0–1) Sv:Jason Motte (1) Home runs: STL:David Freese (1),Carlos Beltrán (1) SF: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Game 1,Carlos Beltrán hit his 14th career postseason homer andDavid Freese also went deep as the Cardinals took a 6–4 lead over the San Francisco Giants after six innings of the NL championship series opener. Freese hit a two-run homer in the second and Beltrán followed with one in the fourth as the Cardinals knocked outMadison Bumgarner with six runs in3+2⁄3 innings.
Bumgarner breezed through a perfect first inning but ran into trouble in the second whenYadier Molina singled on an 0–2 pitch with one out. Freese then drove a 3–2 pitch over the wall in left-center to give the Cardinals a 2–0 lead. That gave Freese 25 career RBIs in the postseason and tied him with Molina for third most ever for the Cardinals. Bumgarner then couldn't make it out of the fourth. Descalso doubled and scored onPete Kozma's double.Jon Jay added a two-out RBI single and Beltrán ended Bumgarner's night with the homer.
George Kontos got out of the fourth andTim Lincecum pitched two hitless innings as he once again excelled in his new role out of the bullpen.
Lance Lynn struggled to hold onto that lead in his first postseason start after 10 career relief appearances. After starting the game with three hitless innings, Lynn ran into trouble with two outs and a runner on first in the fourth.Hunter Pence andBrandon Belt followed with singles to drive in San Francisco's first run. They both scored onGregor Blanco's triple.Brandon Crawford followed with an RBI double to make it 6–4 and Lynn left after walking pinch-hitterAubrey Huff.Joe Kelly got out of the jam when second basemanDaniel Descalso made a diving stop ofÁngel Pagán's grounder up the middle.
No runs were scored for the remainder of the contest.
Monday, October 15, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California[60]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ryan Vogelsong (1–0) LP:Chris Carpenter (0–1) Home runs: STL: None SF:Ángel Pagán (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri[61]
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| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Kyle Lohse (1–0) LP:Matt Cain (0–1) Sv:Jason Motte (2) Home runs: SF: None STL:Matt Carpenter (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A 3-hour 28 min rain delay was longer than the time of the game itself at 3:02.
Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri[62]
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| San Francisco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Adam Wainwright (1-0) LP:Tim Lincecum (0-1) Home runs: SF:Hunter Pence (1),Pablo Sandoval (1) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The second-largest crowd of the year 47,062 saw the Cardinals win, 8-3.Adam Wainwright went seven strong innings, giving up only four hits and one run, the home run toHunter Pence, walking none and striking out five.
Friday, October 19, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis, Missouri[63]
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| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Barry Zito (1–0) LP:Lance Lynn (0–1) Home runs: SF:Pablo Sandoval (2) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday, October 21, 2012 – 7:45 p.m. (EDT) atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California[64]
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ryan Vogelsong (2–0) LP:Chris Carpenter (0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, October 22, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atAT&T Park inSan Francisco, California[65]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 9 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Matt Cain (1–1) LP:Kyle Lohse (1–1) Home runs: STL: None SF:Brandon Belt (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 NLCS(4–3):San Francisco Giants over St. Louis Cardinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 50 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 63 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 311,326 Average attendance: 44,475 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield
St. Louis Cardinals 2012 Draft Selections
Nolan Ryan...extended his major league record by pitching a sixth no-hitter...leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-0 triumph over the World Series champion Oakland Athletics
Santana got the Cardinals' David Freese to swing and miss at a changeup–what else?–for strike three, completing the first no-hitter in Mets' history in their 8,020th game, an 8−-0 victory over the world champion St. Louis Cardinals
