| 2013 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| National League champions National League Central champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis,Missouri | |||
| Record | 97–65 (.599) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. Fred Hanser | |||
| General managers | John Mozeliak | |||
| Managers | Mike Matheny | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Midwest (Dan McLaughlin,Al Hrabosky,Rick Horton) | |||
| Radio | KMOX (1120AM) St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network (Mike Shannon,John Rooney,Al Hrabosky,Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The2013St. Louis Cardinals season was the 132nd for the baseball team inSt. Louis,Missouri, the 122nd season in theNational League (NL), and the eighth atBusch Stadium III. On Opening Day, April 1, theSt. Louis Cardinals played the 20,000th game in franchise history against theArizona Diamondbacks, dating back to the start of theirAmerican Association (AA) playin 1882.[1][2] Heading into the 2013 season, St. Louis had an all-time winning percentage of .518.[1]
Early in the season, the Cardinals navigated around the loss of key playersChris Carpenter,Jason Motte,Rafael Furcal andJaime García due to season-ending injuries. To offset these depletions, the St. Louis tapped heavily into theirfarm system. In a May game against theColorado Rockies, rookiestarting pitcherShelby Miller set anall-time franchise record for a nine-inninggame score of 98. StarterAdam Wainwright accumulated a franchise-record34+2⁄3innings (IP) before issuing his first walk on April 23 and earned NLPitcher of the Month honors in June.First basemanAllen Craig produced the third-highest individualbatting average with runners in scoring position at .454 as the Cardinals set an all-time Major League team record at .330. RookieMatt Adams led the team inslugging percentage at .503.Second basemanMatt Carpenter, playing his first season at the position since turningprofessional, earned anAll-Star selection as he led the Major Leagues inhits (199),runs scored (126), anddoubles (55). In all, 20 rookies appeared in a game and the Cardinals collected 36 victories from their rookie pitchers. The 2013 edition setfranchise records infielding percentage (.988), pitchingstrikeouts (1254) andstrikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.73).[3]
Holding off fierce competition from theCincinnati Reds andPittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals clinched the division crown as each team won at least 90 games. The Cardinals finished the season with an NL-best 97–65won–loss record. They opened the playoffs by defeating the Pirates in five games in theNLDS. Advancing to their third straightNLCS, they defeated theLos Angeles Dodgers in six games for their 19thNL pennant. RookieMichael Wacha, who had nearlyno-hit theWashington Nationals late in September, continued his dominance throughout the postseason as he allowed no runs against the Dodgers in 13 IP, earning the NLCSMVP. It was the second straight NLCS appearance to whichmanagerMike Matheny guided the Cardinals, who became the first manager to appear in an LCS in his first two seasons. RookiecloserTrevor Rosenthal extended a 20-inning postseason scoreless streak that started in the2012 NLDS. The Cardinals met theBoston Red Sox in theWorld Series, only to lose the series in six games.
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On February 5, the Cardinals announced that Chris Carpenter was unlikely to pitch this season as he continued to experience weakness and numbness in his pitching shoulder and arm. He ceased throwing exercises and commented that he does not desire further surgery.[27] Despite pitching just six full seasons with the team, he is likely assured a place in Cardinals' team history.[28]
Less than a week later, Carpenter announced he would not travel to the club's spring training site inJupiter, Florida and instead remain in St. Louis, fearing he could be a distraction.[29] At a press conference that same day, he said he still holds out hope of pitching in 2013, and refused to talk about retirement.[30] On February 22, the team placed Carpenter on the 60-day disabled list.
Schedule and media. The club announced its 32-game spring schedule on November 30, 2012. The first game was February 23, and the last on March 29.[31] Twelve games were nationally televised either onFox Sports Midwest (10) orESPN (2), starting on Monday March 11, 12:05 pm (CT) atNew York Yankees, through Thursday March 28 against theMiami Marlins.[32] (see also:National Broadcast Schedule)
Classic Cardinals. Four Cardinals major leaguers participated in theWorld Baseball Classic tournament.Yadier Molina andCarlos Beltrán both represented the nation ofPuerto Rico,[33] who finished runner-up for the entire tournament.[34]Relief pitchersMitch Boggs pitched for theUnited States,Fernando Salas pitched forMexico and minor leaguerRichard Castillo also pitched forSpain.[9]
Martínez returns to the US. Long held over byvisa problems in his nativeDominican Republic,Carlos Martínez was finally granted reentry into theUnited States in the last week of March, and joined the minor league camp inJupiter, Florida. With camp ending on April 1, he started more than six weeks past the pitchers' report date in mid-February. The#3 prospect in the Cardinals' system ended the 2012 season in Double-A (Springfield), where he posted a 2.90 ERA and held opponents to a .237 batting average in 15 games (14 starts).[35]
Final spring training results. The Cardinals finished spring training on March 29 with a 16–15–1 record, and recorded 98,686 total attendance in 16 home games for an average of 6,168. They had a .282 team batting average with an NL-leading 4.20 team ERA.[36] Last year, the team had a 16–9–2 record in spring training games with a .276 team batting average and 3.05 team pitching ERA, finishing 11th in the Grapefruit League. They drew 85,858 fans during 13 home games, averaging 6,604 fans per game.[37]
Middle infield. With shortstopRafael Furcal's elbow (strainedulnar collateral ligament) cutting short his 2012 season, rest was thought to be the best option rather than surgery.[38] However, Furcal was shut down for the season on March 3 due to the ligament not improving,[39] and an announcement forTommy John surgery followed on March 7.[16]
Free-agent signeeRonny Cedeño was brought in to back up second and shortstop afterSkip Schumaker's trade, but was released on March 19,.[18] After an 18-inning tryout and an .828OPS in 340 PAs as a rookie in 2012,utility playerMatt Carpenter was advised to continue working out at second in the offseason, and was nominated for the regular job after spring.[40][41][42]Pete Kozma became the starting shortstop andDaniel Descalso the backup to Carpenter and Kozma.[43][44]
Starting pitching. With Chris Carpenter shifted to the 60-day disabled list, one spot for a starting pitcher opened. Competition fell betweenJoe Kelly andShelby Miller.[45] Miller won the spot, sporting an 11:5 strikeout to walk ratio and 17 hits in 16 innings, compared to Kelly's 2:6 and 15 hits in 13 innings, placing him in a bullpen role.[46] StarterLance Lynn reported to camp forty pounds lighter than in 2012, but ironically struggled to find his command as he attempted to pitch using a "new body."[47]
Reserve roles. Thanks to a strong spring at the plate, former Cardinals Minor League Player of the YearMatt Adams made the team as a pinch-hitter and backup at first base.[18] Rookie outfielderÓscar Taveras also made a strong impression, batting .289 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 80 PAs. He started the season in the minors to allow "his development ... to be playing every day ... to handle the day-to-day rigors of the major league schedule", according to Mozeliak.[48]
Matheny underwent successful back surgery on March 11 to relieve pain and numbness caused by a ruptured disk.[49]
On March 21, closerJason Motte experienced tightness in his pitchingelbow after pitching againstthe Mets.An MRI revealed a rightflexor tendonstrain. He began the season on the DL and Mozeliak was uncertain how much time he would miss.Mitch Boggs replaced Motte as closer until his return.[50] On March 22, third basemanDavid Freese experienced back pain and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.[51]
The salary for the players for the season comes to $116.8 mil.(Google spreadsheet), a 4.4% increase over the $111.9 mil. in 2012.(Opening Day salaries)
Opening day on April 8 showed the largest attendance in the history of Busch Stadium with 47,345. The Cardinals had a 4–2 lead after 6 inn. and a 4–3 lead after 7 inn., but theReds scored a run in the 8th to tie it, and then scored 9 in the 9th to win going away, 13–4. It spoiled a fine performance by starterJaime García who pitched effectively for 6.2 inn., giving up 6 hits, 3 runs, walking 3, and striking out 10. It was the first of 19 games between the two teams the experts believe are the best in the Central, and will battle it out for the title.[52]
The team chartered an overall successful opening month, finishing with a 15–11 record (.577 winning percentage) and in first place in the NL Central. However, it was not without challenges: the rest of the division played also very competitively, with theMilwaukee Brewers, thePittsburgh Pirates and theCincinnati Reds each finished the month within one game of the Cardinals.[53] An outstanding effort by the starting pitching won all 15 games in the month (2.15 ERA in 167 innings, and 1.152 WHIP with 8.2 SO per nine innings) and timely hitting (.350 BA, .940 OPS withRISP) covered for an otherwise dismal offense (.245 BA, 20home runs and .677 OPS) and dysfunctional bullpen (0–5, 5.82 ERA in 66 innings).[54][55]Starting pitcherAdam Wainwright began the season with 34 2/3 consecutive innings without issuing awalk, the longest such streak in team history since1913, whenSlim Sallee began the season with 40 consecutive innings (the team record).[56][57] Wainwright led the league with 171 batters faced and in pitching 44 1/3 innings. Wainwright andLance Lynn tied for the NL lead with four wins each, whileJake Westbrook led the league with a 0.98 ERA. Rookie Shelby Miller finished the month with a 2.05 ERA, 1.011 WHIP and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings.[58]
The team was only 6–5 at home, 9–6 on the road. They scored 117 runs, giving up 93.
Westbrook milestone.Jake Westbrook won his 100th game (against 96 losses) on May 2 after two previous attempts in which the game was lost after he left the game in the lead.[59] His 1.07 ERA and a 351 ERA+ lead the league, spearheading a trend in common with the Cardinals rotation. To this point, the starters' aggregate 2.09 ERA led the majors and their 17–6 record led the NL, second in MLB only to theBoston Red Sox (17–4).Adam Wainwright's 2.03 ERA was eighth in the NL, andShelby Miller's 2.05 ERA tenth. At 17–11, St. Louis' pitching staff had the second-lowest team ERA in the majors at 3.14, trailing only theAtlanta Braves at 3.10.[60]
Motte done for season; rookies step up in débuts. On May 3,closerJason Motte's prognosis showed no improvement and he underwent season-endingTommy John (elbow ligament) reconstructive surgery the next week.[61] However, two of the Cardinals' prized pitching prospects made their Major League débuts the same day:Carlos Martínez andSeth Maness each worked one scoreless inning after Miller's six innings in a 6–1 win over theMilwaukee Brewers, their fourth win in a row and seventh in ten games.[62]
Carpenter's surprising progress. On May 4,Chris Carpenter announced that he felt no arm pain and that he hoped to contribute to a bullpen fix after resuming his throwing program. Mozeliak commented he could return in late June or early July.[63] He threw an impressive fourth bullpen session of about 70 pitches on May 10, showing all his pitch types, and said afterwards he felt good and ready for a fifth session on May 13.[64]
Back-to-back no-hit near-misses. On May 10,Shelby Miller continued his excellent season by throwing a one-hit, no-run, masterpieceat home in just his eighth career start, defeating theColorado Rockies 3–0. Improving his record to 5–2, Miller lowered his ERA to a dazzling 1.58 and WHIP to 0.88. He retired the final 27 batters of 28 total after allowing a bloop single to the very first batter,Eric Young, Jr., throwing 84 of 113 pitches for strikes. With no other blemishes in his "near-perfect" game, Miller struck out a career-high 13, tying the Cardinals' rookie record held byDick Hughes (1967), andScipio Spinks (1972) in his first complete-game shutout in the majors and most distinguished start since his début inSeptember 2012. It was also the most-distinguished start by a Cardinal rookie sinceBud Smith threw ano-hitter in2001.[65][66][67] Miller also set afranchise record nine-inninggame score of 98.[68] The next game, Wainwright took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Rockies on his way to finishing the game with a two-hit, complete-game shutout, his NL-leading second shutout of the season. Combining Wainwright's and Miller's efforts, they retired 40 Rockies in a row – tying the major league record – and prevented a base hit for 51 batters in a row.[69] It was only the fifth time in Cardinals' history that two successive starters have given up two hits or less. The last time was on May 2–3,1967 whenBob Gibson andRay Washburn each allowed two hits in complete game wins. Previous years this happened were in1946,1942, and1927.[70]
Infielders out-of-slump.David Freese, shaking off a 91 at-bat homerless slump, hit agrand slam for his first home run of the season in the first inning of a 7–6 victory over theMilwaukee Brewers on May 17.[71] Four days later,infielderDaniel Descalso hit a grand slam of his own in a 10–2 romp overSan Diego.[72]
Rookies bail out veterans. Rookie pitchers played a key role the first two months of the season, bailing out the pitching staff beset with numerous injuries and ineffectiveness. Starting pitcherJaime García was yet another casualty, with season-ending shoulder surgery on May 24.[73] WithMichael Wacha's call up on May 30, he became the eighth rookie pitcher on the young season and the third in the month of May to début starting a game. After a 4–1 victory over theKansas City Royals, rookies accounted for 134 of the Cardinals' 457 innings for the season, sporting a 2.35 ERA. For the month, the rookies combined to go 10–2 with a 2.23 ERA.[74] The overall staff ERA was a major-league leading 3.07.[75] This game left the Cardinals with a major-league best 34–17 record.[76]
On cover ofSports Illustrated. The five starters as of Opening Day (Adam Wainwright,Shelby Miller,Jaime García,Lance Lynn, andJake Westbrook) were the main story and on the cover ofSports Illustrated (May 27), mirroring the famous1968 SI cover pose withRoger Maris,Tim McCarver,Bob Gibson,Mike Shannon, andLou Brock. At the time of the magazine's release, two (Garcia and Westbrook) were on thedisabled list.[77] It was the 39th time the Cardinals have made the cover.[78]
Cardinals have youngest pitching staff in baseball. AfterMichael Wacha, 21, made his debut on May 30, the Cardinals have the youngest pitching staff in baseball, averaging only 25.0 years in age. The team has used nine rookies and eight pitchers are younger than 25. The rookie pitchers have combined for an MLB-leading 12 wins.[79]
Craziest game of the year. The nine-inning game on May 30, was officially only 2:27 in time, but that didn't count the one-hour rain delay prior to the original start time of 7:15 pm, and then the 4:32 delay in the top of the ninth inning from 10:32 pm to 3:04 am, finally with the game ending at 3:14 am on May 31. The reason to wait out the long rain delay was because it was the last trip theKansas City Royals make to St. Louis, and Rule 4.12(b)(4) would apply, so the Royals persuaded umpireJoe West to keep the game from being called and their three runs in the top of the ninth to be wiped out with them losing 2–1 after eight full innings. They won the argument, and the game 4–2.[80] The game's total 5:32 rain delay was the longest in baseball since October 3, 1999, when the Cincinnati Reds-Milwaukee Brewers had a 5:47 delay.[81] Although not saddled with the loss, rookie starterMichael Wacha, 21, in his major-league debut lost the chance for a win after dazzling the fans and television audience in retiring the first 13 batters he faced. He gave up a total of just two hits and one run, walking one and striking out six in his seven full innings, holding a 2–1 lead until relieverMitchell Boggs gave up a game-tying home run leading off the top of the ninth. The game-ending time at 3:14 am was the latest ever for a game atBusch Stadium.[82] Wacha had thrown only 73.2 IP in the minors before his call-up and debut. He threw only 93 pitches (67 for strikes), facing 23 batters, retiring 21 of them. His 93 pitches were mostly 92-96 mph fastballs, then change-ups, with only three curveballs. He kept two souvenir balls: his first strikeout (Alex Gordon), and the ball he got a single in his first at-bat.[83]Mitchell Boggs returned to the Cardinals to help the bullpen after 18 days (May 2–20), blewMichael Wacha's 2–1 lead in his debut on May 30, and was demoted a second time to AAA-Memphis the next day, May 31. Boggs' 2013 year now reads: 18 games played in, 0–3, with an 11.05 ERA, 21 hits, 15 walks, 11 strikeouts, and a 2.455WHIP in 14.2 IP.[84][85]
Shelby Miller wins award.Shelby Miller won theMLB.com's Pitching Performance of the Month award for May because of his one-hit game on May 10. He was 2–1, walking only six and striking out 32 for the month, while leading the NL with a 1.82 ERA.[86]
For May, the team was 9–4 at home and 11–3 on the road. St. Louis scored 133 runs while giving up 85. (Year: 35–18, 250 runs scored, 178 runs against)
David Freese's 20-game hit streak.David Freese's major-league leading 20-game hit streak came to an end on June 12 atCiti Field, with his batting average climbing from .209 to .281. He drove in 16 runs during his streak that started with a grand slam on May 17.[87]
Draft pick signings. The Cardinals reached agreements with their three topdraft picks from June 6–8, on June 12. LHP'sMarco Gonzales (1st, 19th overall),Rob Kaminsky (1st, 28th overall), and SSOscar Mercado (2nd, 57th overall) along with six other draftees. No announcement will be made until they pass a physical next week.[88] Mercado signed on June 17 ($1.5 mil.), and will report to theGulf Coast League Cardinals rookie team inJupiter, Florida. Other drafted signees include right fielderRicardo Bautista (12th round), center fielderDeAndre Asbury-Heath (15th round), shortstopMichael Schulze (19th round), center fielderAnthony Ray (36th round), and right-handersArturo Reyes (40th round) andBrandon Lee (undrafted).[89] First round pick LHP Kaminsky signed on June 18 ($1.785 mil.), and will also report to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals.[90] Nine players signed on June 18, seven draftees and two free agents, for a total of 31 drafted and four free agents.[91] First pick, LHPMarco Gonzales rated #28 in the Top 500 prospects byBaseball America, signed on June 19 ($1.85 mil.), and will also report to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Gonzales had a 7–3 2.80 ERA in 16 starts for theGonzaga Bulldogs, and also led the team in hitting with a .311 average.[92]
Yadier Molina leading NL hitters. A rarity when a catcher is leading a league in batting. ButYadier Molina is doing that in the NL with his .358 (.3578, 83-in-232) mark after the June 12 game when he went 3-for-4, boosting his average from the NL-leading .351 in the game before. Second place isTroy Tulowitzki (CO Rockies) with a .347 average.Miguel Cabrera (Det. Tigers) is leading the majors and the AL also with a .358 (.3583) average, just .0005 over Molina for the MLB lead.
Adam Wainwright wins 10th. On June 13,Adam Wainwright became the first MLB pitcher in 2013 to win 10 games, pitching seven scoreless innings as the Cardinals beat theNew York Mets 2–1 atCiti Field. He scattered four hits, and struck out six in the victory. Wainwright achieved a career milestone early in the game as his first strikeout of the day, onDavid Wright, was the 1,000th of his career.[93] He has a career 133ERA+, the 4th highest for an active pitcher who has a minimum of 1,000 innings.[94]
Cardinals, a model franchise.Richard Justice, a columnist for MLB.com, wrote on June 14, the Cardinals have the 11th-highest payroll, but enjoy its best record (43–23 .652 with a3+1⁄2-game lead), with the 11th–1st difference indicating in a nutshell why the club has a great baseball organization.[95]
Only 3rd series lost, June 14–16. The Cardinals lost a 2-of-3 series to theMiami Marlins, only the 3rd series lost in the season (after 69 games) since a 2-of-3 loss to thePittsburgh Pirates on April 26–28.[96] The team still leads MLB with a 44–25 (.638) record, and first place in the NL Central by2+1⁄2 over theCincinnati Reds. The team leads MLB in a .342 batting average with RISP (runners in scoring position), while theChicago Cubs have the worst batting average with a .226 when RISP.[97]
Adam Wainwright wins NL Pitcher of Month award.Adam Wainwright was named NLPitcher of the Month for June with a 4–2 1.77 ERA record. He struck out 40 while issuing only six walks, holding opposing batters to a .220 average. For the year, he is 11–5 with a 2.22 ERA, leading all of baseball with four complete games and a 9.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio.[98]
Jon Jay's errorless streak record. On July 4,Jon Jay established a new NL all-time errorless streak record for centerfielders at 227 games (534 chances) against theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Cardinals outfield record; his last error was on August 24,2011.[99] On July 30, the streak ended against the division rivalsPittsburgh Pirates at 245 games.Curt Flood owned the previous record of 226 games spanning from September 3,1965 to June 2,1967.[100]
Five Cardinals selected for All-Star Game. On July 6, five Cardinals were announced to be in the84th All-Star Game on July 16, the most for any NL team.Yadier Molina (.346, 6 HR, 45 RBIs) garnered the most votes in the National League with over 6.8 million while winning the spot as the starting catcher. At the All-Star break, he led the NL with a .346 batting average.Carlos Beltrán (.305, 19 HR, 51 RBIs) received the highest vote total for outfielders.Matt Carpenter (.319, 8 HR, 37 RBIs), the Cardinals' leadoff hitter, led the NL with 34 multihit games and was a reserve at second base. PitcherAdam Wainwright (11–5, 2.36 ERA, 120 H, 3 HR, 13 BB, 117 K in 18 GS, 133.2 IP) was picked by the fans, leading the NL in innings pitched.Allen Craig (.325, 10 HR, 68 RBIs) was selected by managerBruce Bochy. He also led the NL with a .476 batting average with men in scoring position, and was second in the league with 68 RBIs. Wainwright had the option of remaining on the active All-Star roster and pitching a maximum of one inning, per a new CBA rule that amended the previous rule that stopped pitchers who pitched the previous Sunday from pitching in the game.[101] He received the fourth-most pitcher votes.[102]
Team led MLB in BA w/RISP. After the first 106 games played (July 31; 62–44), the team led MLB with a .333 BA with RISP. Second were theDetroit Tigers with a .294. The .333 batting average is the best in over 50 years and so far ahead of Detroit, the Cardinals could go hitless with RISP in the next 131 at-bats, still lead the majors, and go hitless in their next 235 at-bats and still lead the NL.Allen Craig led the NL with a .465 average,Matt Carpenter was third (.400), andYadier Molina fifth (.385).Carlos Beltrán (.367) andMatt Holliday (.365) were also in the top nine in the NL. Craig's figure was the highest in a season sinceGeorge Brett (.469) in1980.[103]
Ended L.A.'s 15-game road win streak. The home game win on August 6 against their aceClayton Kershaw (10–6, 1.87), highlighted by four double plays (fourth time in a 2013 game), ended theL.A. Dodgers fourth-best in MLB history's 15-game road winning streak. The 1912Washington Senators had 16, and the record of 17 stays with the 1916New York Giants, later tied by the 1984Detroit Tigers. The Cardinals 134 double plays turned lead all of MLB, including an NL-leading 12 by relieverSeth Maness who has turned them in only 39.1 IP. The team (66–46) stayed two games behind the NL Central leadingPirates, while the Dodgers (62–50) continue leading the NL West overArizona by five games.[104][105]
Kolten Wong arrives. On August 16,Kolten Wong, thenumber 4 top prospect in the organization, arrived from AAA-Memphis, and was immediately placed sixth in the lineup playing his second base position against theCubs. He batted .303 with a .369 OBP in 107 games at AAA, stealing 20 bases in 21 attempts.[106] He becomes the 18th rookie to appear for the Cardinals this season, tops among MLB teams and the most used by the Cardinals since 1997 when they had 19.[107]
Wainwright passes Bob Forsch, Chris Carpenter in strikeouts. On August 18,Adam Wainwright passedBob Forsch (1,079) for fourth place on the all-time Cardinals' strikeout list, behind onlyChris Carpenter (1,085),Dizzy Dean (1,095), andBob Gibson (3,117) with his 1,081st against theCubs atWrigley Field in striking out 11, and winning for career win 94 against 55 losses for a .631 win percentage. Wainwright became only the fourth pitcher to go 6–0 in his career at that 99-year-old storied stadium. With the win, Wainwright ties for the NL lead in wins with 14 along with theNationals'Jordan Zimmermann.[108] With his NL-leading 15th win on August 23 (at home), he struck out nine Braves giving him 1,090 strikeouts, passing teammate Chris Carpenter for third place. He also pitched a complete game, giving him an NL-leading five, and 16 for his career.[109] His ERA as a Cardinal is 3.06 compared to 3.07 for Carpenter.[110]
Broadcaster Mike Shannon has successful heart surgery. Radio voiceMike Shannon had successful heart surgery on August 19, to repair a defectiveaorta valve. The surgery had been planned for some time, and he will make a complete recovery. He will miss most of the remainder of the season, but plans to return on September 23. The team will employ a broadcasting rotation ofAl Hrabosky,Rick Horton, andMike Claiborne to join his regular co-broadcasterJohn Rooney until then.[111]
Cardinals expect to add 5–10 callups in September. GMJohn Mozeliak expects a larger number of callups than usual in September, between five and 10, when rosters expand starting on Sunday, September 1. The team plays 29 games over the final 31 days of the regular season. A callup must be on the 40-man roster. There is one open spot on the 40-man roster.[112]
Cardinals regain sole possession of first place. Opening a critical stretch of 13 games against their two top contenders, thePittsburgh andCincinnati, the game on August 26 had the Cardinals climb out of a steep 4–0 deficit after two innings, on two big home run blasts byMatt Holliday andAllen Craig. Holliday's 3-run HR in the third inning was a mammoth 442-foot blast into Big Mac land, cutting the deficit to only 4–3. Craig's very firstgrand slam in the seventh was a memorable one, highlighting a five-run inning, giving them the lead, 8–5 at the time. He is 6-for-7 with the bases loaded with two outs, and 7-for-10 with the bases loaded, giving him 15 RBIs of his 95 total. It was Craig's 50th career home run, and increased his now MLB-leading .452 average (57-for-126 with 4 HRs and 82 RBIs with a .500 OBP and .643 SLG) with runners in scoring position. His 95 RBIs are second in the NL only to the 103 byPaul Goldsmith of theArizona Diamondbacks and tied withBrandon Phillips of the Reds.Jon Jay helped with two great catches in centerfield, andEdward Mujica got his 35th save out of 36 opportunities. The Reds with the tough loss fell3+1⁄2 games in back of the Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning 9 of 13 against them so far this season. The final score was 8–6, withCarlos Martinez getting his first major league win, on a hot night with 93 degrees at the 6:05 game time (onESPN), and 35,159 in attendance.[113][114][115]
Cards acquire RHP reliever John Axford. The Cardinals acquiredMilwaukee Brewers closerJohn Axford, 30, on August 30, in exchange for a player to be named later. No cash changed hands, leaving the Cardinals to pay Axford the approximately $1 mil. remaining on his $5 mil. 2013 contract. He is eligible for arbitration after the season, and the Cardinals can either non-tender him after the season or work out a new contract for him. He has not saved a game in 2013, and has a 4.45 ERA in 62 games. This is the first deal between the Cardinals and Brewers in 10 years. This is the first deal the Cardinals have done this season to add to the club, and needed to be done before the August 31 deadline so Axford could be on the postseason roster.[116]
Matt Carpenter ties Hornsby's doubles record.Matt Carpenter hit his 46th double on September 4, tyingRogers Hornsby's mark for a Cardinals' hitter who primarily plays second base.[117] He broke Hornsby's record with his NL-leading 47th double on September 6, also leading the NL in Hits (172) and Runs (110), and is a serious contender for the MVP Award.[118]
Wainwright now second in strikeouts.Adam Wainwright struck out eight batters in the September 7 game at home against the first-placePittsburgh Pirates for 1,103 strikeouts in his career, passingDizzy Dean (1,095) for second place among Cardinals' pitchers. OnlyBob Gibson (3,117 in 528 games) has more strikeouts. He threw seven shutout innings giving the Pirates only two hits and two walks, picking up his league-leading 16th win against nine losses, and a 3.03 ERA. He now has 195 strikeouts for the season, second only to theL.A. Dodgers'Clayton Kershaw who has 201.[119] The win also pushed the Cardinals back into first-place by just1⁄2 game in the see-saw Central division against the Pirates, and only1+1⁄2 games ahead of theCincinnati Reds. Wainwright was coming off the two worst games of his career, giving up 15 earned runs and 17 hits in those two games totaling eight innings.[120] He leads the NL in wins (tied), innings pitched (213.2), hits giving up (198), games started (30), and batters faced (846).
10 consecutive years over 3 million. For the 10th consecutive year starting in 2004, the Cardinals attained over 3 million attendance with 40,506 in the 10-inn. 2–1 win over the visitingSeattle Mariners on September 13. After this 73rd home game, the attendance totals 3,037,191 for an average of 41,605 per game.[121]
Mujica removed as Closer.Edward Mujica was removed as closer on September 21, because of fatigue. He has 37 saves, but failed to convert three out of his last five chances.[122]
Carpenter breaks Musial's record for Doubles.Matt Carpenter brokeStan Musial's record for doubles (53 in 1953) by a left-handed batter with his 54th on September 21.Joe Medwick owns the Cardinals' record with 64 in 1936. Carpenter's .328 BA, 67 RBI, 61 extra-base hits, 105 runs, and .488 slugging pct. are tops amongst all Major League leadoff men, and his 194 hits are tops in the NL.[123] He led the majors with his 55 doubles, 126 runs scored, 199 hits, and 63 multi-hit games. He also set theBusch Stadium III record with 112 hits. He hit .318 ranking sixth in the NL, and fourth in hitting with runners in scoring position with his .388.[124]
Cardinals clinch playoff berth. With theWashington Nationals losing to theMiami Marlins on September 22, the St. Louis Cardinals clinch a playoff berth. ManagerMike Matheny becomes the first Cardinals' manager to take his team to the playoffs in his first two seasons sinceGabby Street did it with the 1930 and 1931 Cardinals.[125]
Shannon returns to radio booth. Radio broadcasterMike Shannon (74) returned to the radio booth for the remaining six games, all at home, starting September 23. He was out for almost six weeks since before his August 19 heartaorta valve replacement surgery.[126]
Michael Wacha almost throws no-hitter. RookieMichael Wacha (22), acquired in the 2012 draft with the 19th overall pick from theLos Angeles Angels as compensation for losingAlbert Pujols[127] almost threw a no-hitter at home on September 24, against theWashington Nationals. He pitched 8.2 innings and 112 pitches (77 for strikes) with no hits, two walks, and one error against him before a little squibbler in the infield became the only hit against him. He struck out nine. He was then relieved on the final out for his fourth win of the season. He has pitched only 64.2 innings in the majors in 2013.[128][129] He became the third pitcher to lose a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth this year,[130] and it would have been the 11th no-hitter in Cardinals' history, with the last one in September 2001 byBud Smith, who coincidentally wore uniform 52, same as Wacha.[131] The 1-hitter was the second in 2013 for a Cardinals' pitcher:Shelby Miller gave up a hit to the first batter, and then retired the next 27 on May 10.
Lohse continues to pay dividends. Kyle Lohse, who made news earlier in the year by rejecting the Cardinals' $13.3 million qualifying and signing with the Brewers with one week to go in spring training, continued to aid the Cardinals as they pursued the Central division title and best record in the NL for home-field advantage until the World Series.[21] Lohse threw his firstcomplete game of the season against the Red in a 5–1 victory on September 13, dropping the Reds3+1⁄2 games behind the Cardinals.[132][133] On September 25, Lohse threw his second complete game and firstshutout of the season, a two-hit, 2–0 triumph over theAtlanta Braves. This win allowed the Cardinals to move ahead of the Braves by1⁄2 game for best record in the NL.[134][135]
Cardinals clinch NL Central on September 27. The Cardinals clinched the NL Central title at home on September 27. It was their first NL Central title since 2009. It was their seventh division title since 2000, thanks to 20 rookies, 12 of them had never before appeared in the majors before this year. They were second three consecutive years prior to 2013. The club has a 16–6 record sinceAllen Craig was lost for the remainder of the regular season on September 4, with a foot injury.[136] The club previously lost their ace (Chris Carpenter), their shortstop (Rafael Furcal), and their closer (Jason Motte) before Opening Day, plus two more starting pitchers in May and then cleanup hitter Craig, who has the majors highest batting average (.454) with runners in scoring position.[137] He has been ruled doubtful for the2013 National League Division Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates, because of hisLisfrancinjury to his left foot.[138]
Cardinals set new RISP mark, other highlights. The team set a new baseball record for hitting efficiency with runners in scoring position. They hit .330 (447-for-1,355), the best in baseball since theBoston Red Sox hit .312 in 1950,[139] also beating the 2007 Detroit Tigers, and 1996 Colorado Rockies with a .311 average. OnlyGeorge Brett (.469 in 1980) andTony Gwynn (.459 in 1997) did better thanAllen Craig, with his .454 led everyone in 2013.Freddie Freeman (Atlanta Braves) at .443 was second, withMatt Holliday at .390 third,Matt Carpenter at .388 fourth,Carlos Beltrán at .374 fifth, andYadier Molina at .373 sixth.[124] Molina's 44 doubles (#2 in NL, #3 in MLB) were the most by a catcher sinceIván Rodríguez had 47 in 1996. With 19 wins,Adam Wainwright is the third Cardinals pitcher to lead the league in wins twice in his career (2009 and this season, when he tied with Washington'sJordan Zimmermann), joiningMort Cooper andDizzy Dean.Bob Gibson led just once, in 1970 with 23. The Cardinals' 36 wins from rookies this season are the most since 1941.[140] The Cardinals set a franchise record for fewest errors, with 75 and highest fielding percentage .988 beating their2003 season with 77 errors and .987 average. They hit .305 with runners in scoring position and two outs. They hit .370 with the bases loaded with four grand slams. They had the second-lowest staff ERA 3.42 which is second only to theL.A. Dodgers 3.13.[141]
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Major League Baseball released the 2013 schedule of all 30 major teams on September 12, 2012. On Opening Day, the Cardinals played theArizona Diamondbacks atChase Field inPhoenix, Arizona, on April 1 at 9:10 pm CDT[142] and was nationally televised onESPN2 as part of its Opening Day marathon.[143]Fox Sports Midwest (FSMW) televised 150 games.[144] FSMW hired former Cardinals center fielderJim Edmonds to replace former pitcherCal Eldred as the primary analyst for pregame and postgame shows.[145]
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| Chris Carpenter | RHP | February 5 | Arm numbness | Indefinite | 60-day | [27] |
| Rafael Furcal | SS | March 3 | Torn elbowligament | 2014 | 15-day | [16] |
| Jason Motte | RHP | March 23 | Right elbow ligament tear | 2014 | 15-day | [61][146] |
| David Freese | 3B | March 22 | Back tightness | April 8 | 15-day | [51][147] |
| Matt Adams | 1B | April 26(Apr. 22) | Rightoblique strain | May 7 | 15-day | [148][149] |
| Rafael Furcal | SS | May 3(March 3) | Torn elbow ligament | 2014 | 60-day | [150] |
| Jake Westbrook | RHP | May 12(May 9) | Elbow inflammation | June 14 /May 24 | 15-day | [151][152] |
| Jason Motte | RHP | May 12(Mar 23) | Right elbow ligament tear | 2014 | 60-day | [152] |
| Jaime García | RHP | May 18 | Left shoulder strain | 2014 | 60-day | [73][153][154][155] |
| Fernando Salas | RHP | May 22(May 21) | Right shoulder inflammation | June 5 | 15-day | [156] |
| John Gast | LHP | May 26 | Left shoulder strain | Sep 30 /June 10 | 15-day | [157] |
| Óscar Taveras(not on roster) | OF | May 29 | Ankle sprain | June 5 | 7-day | [158] |
| Matt Holliday | LF | July 20(July 12) | Right hamstring sprain | July 27 | 15-day | [159] |
| Yadier Molina | C | July 31 | Right knee sprain | August 15 | 15-day | [160] |
| Shane Robinson | OF | July 31 | Right shoulder strain | August 15 | 15-day | [160] |
| Tyrell Jenkins(not on roster, #7) | RHP | August 6 | Right shoulderlat muscle | 2014 | Season | [161] |
| Óscar Taveras(not on roster, #1) | OF | August 21 | Ankle sprain | 2014 | Season | [162][163] |
| Tony Cruz | C | August 15 | Left forearm fracture | September 1 /August 30 | 15-day | [153][164] |
| Jake Westbrook | RHP | August 23(Aug. 22) | Lower back strain | September 6 /September 6 | 15-day | [165][166] |
| Allen Craig | 1B/OF | September 4 | Left footLisfrancinjury | October 23 | n/a | [138][139][167][168][169][170][171] |
Note: All statistics final through September 29, 2013
| INNING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | TOTAL |
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| CARDINALS | 99 | 66 | 103 | 110 | 90 | 107 | 90 | 69 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 783 |
| OPPONENTS | 80 | 84 | 52 | 60 | 57 | 63 | 66 | 59 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 596 |
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| Player | POS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | GIDP | Avg. | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| Yadier Molina | C | 136 | 505 | 68 | 161 | 44* | 12 | 80 | 30 | 55 | 14 | .319* | .359 | .477 | .836 |
| Allen Craig | 1B | 134 | 508 | 71 | 160 | 29 | 13 | 97* | 40 | 100 | 12 | .315* | .373 | .457 | .830 |
| Matt Carpenter | 2B | 157* | 626* | 126§ | 199§ | 55§ | 11 | 78 | 72* | 98 | 4 | .318* | .392* | .481 | .873 |
| Pete Kozma | SS | 143 | 410 | 44 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 91 | 6 | .218 | .274 | .273 | .547 |
| David Freese | 3B | 138 | 462 | 53 | 121 | 26 | 9 | 60 | 47 | 106 | 25* | .262 | .340 | .381 | .721 |
| Matt Holliday | LF | 141 | 520 | 103* | 156 | 31 | 22 | 94* | 69 | 86 | 31* | .300 | .389* | .490 | .879* |
| Jon Jay | CF | 157* | 548 | 75 | 151 | 27 | 7 | 67 | 52 | 103 | 13 | .276 | .351 | .370 | .721 |
| Carlos Beltrán | RF | 145 | 554 | 79 | 164 | 30 | 24 | 84 | 38 | 90 | 12 | .296 | .339 | .491 | .830 |
| Daniel Descalso | IF | 123 | 328 | 43 | 78 | 25 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 56 | 7 | .238 | .290 | .366 | .656 |
| Matt Adams | 1B | 108 | 296 | 46 | 84 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 23 | 80 | 9 | .284 | .335 | .503 | .839 |
| Shane Robinson | OF | 99 | 144 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 2 | .250 | .345 | .319 | .664 |
| Tony Cruz | C | 51 | 123 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 7 | .203 | .240 | .293 | .533 |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | 32 | 59 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | .153 | .194 | .169 | .363 |
| Ty Wigginton | UT | 47 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 1 | .158 | .238 | .193 | .431 |
| Rob Johnson | C | 20 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .171 | .237 | .257 | .494 |
| Adron Chambers | OF | 25 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .154 | .241 | .192 | .434 |
| Brock Peterson | UT | 23 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
| Ryan Jackson | IF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jermaine Curtis | LF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 |
| Audry Pérez | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | --- | 162 | 319 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 140 | 7 | .125 | .156 | .160 | .316 |
| Team Totals | --- | 162 | 5,557 | 783 | 1,494 | 322 | 125 | 745 | 481 | 1,110 | 154 | .269 | .332 | .401 | .733 |
| NL Rank of 15 | --- | --- | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 HALF-WAY, 81 G |Team Totals(6/30) || --- ||81 ||2,784 ||401 ||763 ||148 ||74 ||382 ||231 ||558 ||81 ||.274 ||.334 ||.413 ||.747 |
| NL Rank of 15(6/30) | --- | --- | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 --> |
Cardinals Batting statistics, by BA[dead link] | NL Batting Leaders, by BA | Cardinals, sorted by AB |NL Batting Statistics by Team |Baseball Reference – 2013 St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | GP | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | HBP | BF | O-Avg | O-Obp | O-Slg | SV | HLD | R-supptGS IP W L ERA H HR BB SO WHIP HBP BF O-AVG O-OBP O-SLG R support avg bgcolor="gold"| for leader in category --> |
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| Adam Wainwright (5 CG§/2 ShO) | 34 | 34§ | 241.2§ | 19 | 9 | 2.94* | 223 | 15 | 35 | 219* | 1.07* | 6 | 956§ | .248 | .280* | .356 | --- | --- | 4.6 |
| Lance Lynn | 33 | 33* | 201.2 | 15* | 10 | 3.97 | 189 | 14 | 76* | 198* | 1.31 | 11* | 856 | .252 | .327 | .374 | --- | --- | 5.2 |
| Shelby Miller (1 CG/ShO*) | 31 | 31 | 173.1 | 15* | 9 | 3.06* | 152 | 20 | 57 | 169 | 1.21 | 5 | 722 | .234 | .299 | .371 | --- | --- | 4.7 |
| Joe Kelly | 37 | 15 | 124.0 | 10 | 5 | 2.69 | 124 | 10 | 44 | 79 | 1.36 | 5 | 532 | .259 | .326 | .367 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Jake Westbrook (1 CG/ShO*) | 21 | 19 | 116.2 | 7 | 7 | 4.63 | 132 | 7 | 50 | 44 | 1.56 | 10 | 523 | .293 | .373 | .401 | --- | --- | 4.9 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 74* | 0 | 75.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.63 | 63 | 4 | 20 | 108 | 1.10 | 6 | 311 | .223 | .289 | .319 | 3 | 29* | – |
| Michael Wacha | 15 | 9 | 64.2 | 4 | 1 | 2.78 | 52 | 5 | 19 | 65 | 1.10 | 0 | 260 | .219 | .274 | .329 | --- | --- | 4.4 |
| Edward Mujica | 65 | 0 | 64.2 | 2 | 1 | 2.78 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 1.01 | 1 | 255 | .245 | .262 | .412 | 37* | 5 | – |
| Seth Maness | 66 | 0 | 62.0 | 5 | 2 | 2.32 | 65 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 1.26 | 1 | 249 | .281 | .322 | .403 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Jaime García | 9 | 9 | 55.1 | 5 | 2 | 3.58 | 57 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 1.30 | 0 | 234 | .263 | .310 | .415 | --- | --- | 4.4 |
| Tyler Lyons | 12 | 8 | 53.0 | 2 | 4 | 4.95 | 49 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 1.23 | 3 | 223 | .241 | .306 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Kevin Siegrist | 45 | 0 | 39.2 | 3 | 1 | 0.45 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 50 | 0.88 | 1 | 152 | .128 | .237 | .195 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Randy Choate | 64 | 0 | 35.1 | 2 | 1 | 2.29 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1.05 | 1 | 160 | .208 | .281 | .256 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Carlos Martínez | 21 | 1 | 28.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.08 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 1.41 | 3 | 124 | .282 | .350 | .355 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Fernando Salas | 27 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 1.18 | 1 | 118 | .255 | .291 | .425 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Keith Butler | 16 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 1.20 | 1 | 85 | .255 | .294 | .278 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mitchell Boggs | 18 | 0 | 14.2 | 0 | 3 | 11.05 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 2.46 | 2 | 82 | .339 | .475 | .532 | 2 | 0 | – |
| John Gast | 3 | 3 | 12.1 | 2 | 0 | 5.11 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1.30 | 0 | 52 | .234 | .308 | .340 | --- | --- | 6.1 |
| Sam Freeman | 13 | 0 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1.05 | 0 | 50 | .182 | .265 | .250 | 0 | 1 | – |
| John Axford | 13 | 0 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.36 | 1 | 44 | .282 | .349 | .333 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Michael Blazek | 11 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.94 | 1 | 52 | .244 | .404 | .415 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Marc Rzepczynski | 11 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.84 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1.94 | 1 | 50 | .364 | .420 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Victor Marte | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.33 | 1 | 17 | .308 | .471 | .385 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Maikel Cleto | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.57 | 2 | 15 | .417 | .533 | .667 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Rob Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Starters' totals | 162 | 162 | 984.1 | 77 | 46 | 3.38 | 922 | 76 | 303 | 806 | 1.24 | 36 | 4,105 | .249 | .310 | .370 | – | – | 4.8 |
| Relievers' totals | 155 | – | 475.1 | 20 | 19 | 3.45 | 442 | 36 | 148 | 448 | 1.24 | 28 | 1,999 | .247 | .312 | .363 | 44 | 83 | – |
| Team totals | 162 | 162 | 1,459.2 | 97 | 65 | 3.43 | 1,366 | 112 | 451 | 1,254 | 1.25 | 64 | 6,104 | .249 | .311 | .368 | 44 | 83 | 4.8 |
Other starters' statistics; CG: 7, ShO: 4.
Other relief pitching statistics: 44/64 Sv/opp (69%); 335/483 first batters retired (70%); 60/267inherited runners scored (22%).[207]
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| 162 | 13,137.0 | 6,172 | 4,379 | 1,718 | 75 | 177 | .988 | .692 |
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| Home | 54–27 | .667 | Extra innings | 6–6 | .500 |
| Away | 43–38 | .531 | Shutouts | 15–11 | .577 |
| Scoring first | 73–24 | .753 | Out-hit opponents | 74–8 | .902 |
| Opponent scores first | 24–41 | .369 | Out-hit by opponents | 16–51 | .239 |
| Scoring more than 3 runs | 83–14 | .856 | Same hits as opponents | 7–6 | .538 |
| Scoring 3 runs | 8–10 | .444 | One-run games | 20–16 | .556 |
| Scoring fewer than 3 runs | 6–41 | .128 | One or Two-run games | 35–32 | .522 |
| Leading after 7 innings | 86–6 | .935 | Monday games | 9–8 | .529 |
| Tied after 7 innings | 7–8 | .467 | Tuesday games | 17–8 | .680 |
| Trailing after 7 innings | 4–51 | .073 | Wednesday games | 16–9 | .640 |
| Leading after 8 innings | 88–3 | .967 | Thursday games | 9–8 | .529 |
| Tied after 8 innings | 8–7 | .533 | Friday games | 16–9 | .640 |
| Trailing after 8 innings (nc 7 inn. 4/19 loss) | 1–54 | .018 | Saturday games | 15–12 | .556 |
| In errorless games | 67–33 | .670 | Sunday games | 15–11 | .577 |
| In games with errors | 30–32 | .484 |
| HR | R via HR | Total R | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 125 | 203 | 783 | .259 |
| Opponents | 112 | 176 | 596 | .295 |
For the NLMost Valuable Player Award, Molina was third and Matt Carpenter fourth. Other Cardinals receiving votes for MVP included Matt Holliday, Wainwright, and Craig.[215] Wainwright finished second to the Dodgers'Clayton Kershaw in the NLCy Young Award award balloting.[216] In the NLRookie of the Year voting, Miller slotted third behind the Marlins'José Fernández and the Dodgers'Yasiel Puig.[217] Mike Matheny placed fourth in the NLManager of the Year award.[218] Matt Carpenter was selected as the team finalist forHeart & Hustle Award; Boston'sDustin Pedroia was the winner.[219] Beltrán was the Cardinals' finalist for theMarvin MillerMan of the Year Award; theNew York Yankees'Mariano Rivera was declared the recipient.[220][221]
(final through September 29)
| Year | Attendance(games) | AVG/game | NL Rank | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,369,769 (81) | 41,602 | 2nd of 15 | 54–27 |
| 2012 | 3,262,109 (81) | 40,273 | 4th of 16 | 50–31 |
2013 St. Louis Cardinals
2012 St. Louis Cardinals
5:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri[222]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Adam Wainwright (1–0) LP:A. J. Burnett (0–1) Home runs: PIT:Pedro Álvarez (1) STL:Carlos Beltrán (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Cardinals set a new NLDS record with seven runs in an inning (that record was broken the next year by the Cardinals, who scored 8 runs in the 7th inning of Game 1 of the2014 NLDS[223])KMOX announcerJohn Rooney highlighted byCarlos Beltrán's towering three-run home run (443 feet), his 15th in post-season play tyingBabe Ruth for eighth place on the list. OnlyDerek Jeter (20) andAlbert Pujols (18) among active players have more.[224]
1:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri[225]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Gerrit Cole (1–0) LP:Lance Lynn (0–1) Home runs: PIT:Pedro Álvarez (2),Starling Marte (1) STL:Yadier Molina (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:37 p.m. (EDT) atPNC Park inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania[226]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Mark Melancon (1–0) LP:Carlos Martínez (0–1) Sv:Jason Grilli (1) Home runs: STL:Carlos Beltrán (2) PIT: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:07 p.m. (EDT) atPNC Park inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania[227]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Michael Wacha (1–0) LP:Charlie Morton (0–1) Sv:Trevor Rosenthal (1) Home runs: STL:Matt Holliday (1) PIT:Pedro Álvarez (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With St. Louis just one game from elimination, rookieMichael Wacha was called upon to start the game, and he nearly duplicated his September 24 no-hit effort just two weeks earlier against theWashington Nationals by carrying ano-hitter into the eighth inning.[228] Again, he left having given up just one hit –Pedro Alvárez broke it up in the eighth with ahome run for the Pirates' lone hit and run. Two more rookies –Carlos Martínez andTrevor Rosenthal – finished the game. With this performance, Wacha delivered a postseason no-hitter deeper than any rookie in history, surpassingJeff Tesreau's5+1⁄3 innings for the 1912New York Giants. He also became the first first-round draft pick sinceBarry Zito (2000) to start a postseason game less than two years after being drafted.[227] He was acquired in the 2012 draft with the 19th overall pick from theLos Angeles Angels as compensation for losingAlbert Pujols[127]Matt Holliday provided all the runs the Cardinals needed with his two-run homer in the sixth. With the Game 4 win, the Cardinals guaranteed a Game 5, making it the third straight NLDS Game 5 in as many years.Trevor Rosenthal picked up his first career post-season save.
8:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri[229]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Adam Wainwright (2–0) LP:Gerrit Cole (1–1) Home runs: PIT: None STL:David Freese (1),Matt Adams (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Behind Adam Wainwright's arm, and a pair of two-run home runs by David Freese and Matt Adams, the Cardinals clinch their 8th trip to the National League Championship Series since 2000.
Friday, October 11, 2013 – 8:37 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri[230]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| WP:Lance Lynn (1–0) LP:Chris Withrow (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday, October 12, 2013 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri[231]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Michael Wacha (1–0) LP:Clayton Kershaw (0–1) Sv:Trevor Rosenthal (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, October 14, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atDodger Stadium in Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Hyun-Jin Ryu (1–0) LP:Adam Wainwright (0–1) Sv:Kenley Jansen (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atDodger Stadium in Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Lance Lynn (2–0) LP:Ricky Nolasco (0–0) Sv:Trevor Rosenthal (2) Home runs: STL:Matt Holliday (1),Shane Robinson (1) LAD: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) atDodger Stadium in Los Angeles
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Zack Greinke (1–0) LP:Joe Kelly (0–1) Home runs: STL: None LAD:Carl Crawford (1),A.J. Ellis (1),Adrián González 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday, October 18, 2013 – 8:37 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Michael Wacha (2–0) LP:Clayton Kershaw (0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the fourth time in 10 seasons, the Cardinals won the National League pennant.
Michael Wacha, 22, was namedNLCS MVP. He became the youngest NLCS MVP Award winner since 21-year-oldSteve Avery of the Braves in 1991, the first rookie to win a postseason series MVP Award since then-Marlins sensationLiván Hernández in the1997 World Series, and the first rookie to start and win an NLCS clinching game since the Dodgers'Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.[211]
2013 NLCS(4–2): St. Louis Cardinals overLos Angeles Dodgers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 42 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total attendance: 301,577 Average attendance: 50,263 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Cardinals faced theAmerican League championBoston Red Sox, nine years after the two teams' last World Series meeting in2004. Billed as a "throwback series", it was the first World Series since1999 whose contestants finished with the best record in their respective leagues – prior to the introduction of divisional play in 1969, the top regular season records in each league qualified those teams for the World Series with no other playoff rounds.
The Red Sox led theAmerican League in runs scored with 853 giving up 656 runs,[232] as the Cardinals were in leading theNational League with 783 runs scored, while giving up only 596 runs.[233]
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston,Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | x | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jon Lester (1–0) LP:Adam Wainwright (0–1) Home runs: STL:Matt Holliday (1) BOS:David Ortiz (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, October 24, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston,Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Michael Wacha (1–0) LP:John Lackey (0–1) Sv:Trevor Rosenthal (1) Home runs: STL: None BOS:David Ortiz (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday, October 26, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Trevor Rosenthal (1–0) LP:Brandon Workman (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday, October 27, 2013 – 8:15 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Félix Doubront (1–0) LP:Lance Lynn (0–1) Sv:Koji Uehara (1) Home runs: BOS:Jonny Gomes (1) STL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday, October 28, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atBusch Stadium inSt. Louis,Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Jon Lester (2–0) LP:Adam Wainwright (0–2) Sv:Koji Uehara (2) Home runs: BOS: None STL:Matt Holliday (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) atFenway Park inBoston,Massachusetts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:John Lackey (1–1) LP:Michael Wacha (1–1) Home runs: STL: None BOS:Stephen Drew (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 World Series(4–2):Boston Red Sox (A.L.) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 41 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs: STL:Matt Holliday (3) BOS:Stephen Drew (1),Jonny Gomes (1),David Ortiz (3) Total attendance: 257,565 Average attendance: 42,928 Winning player's share: $307,322.68 Losing player's share: $228,300.17[234] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Team | League | Location | Manager | W | L | Placing | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Pacific Coast League | Memphis, Tennessee | Ron Warner | 69 | 75 | 2nd | [235][236] |
| AA | Springfield Cardinals | Texas League | Springfield, Missouri | Mike Shildt | 64 | 74 | 3rd | [237][238] |
| Advanced A | Palm Beach Cardinals | Florida State League | Jupiter, Florida | Johnny Rodríguez | 64 | 71 | 4th | [239][240][241] |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Peoria, Illinois | Dann Bilardello | 68 | 69 | 4th | [242][243] |
| Short Season A | State College Spikes | New York–Penn League | University Park, Pennsylvania | Oliver Mármol | 48 | 27 | 1st† | [244][245] |
| Rookie | Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Johnson City, Tennessee | Joe Kruzel | 36 | 31 | 4th | [246][247] |
| GCL Cardinals | Gulf Coast League | Jupiter, Florida | Steve Turco | 24 | 35 | 3rd | [248][249] | |
| DSL Cardinals | Dominican Summer League | Santo Domingo,DR | Fray Peniche | 35 | 36 | 5th | [250][251][252] |
† – Runner up for 2013New York–Penn League championship.[253]
ESPN'sKeith Law ranked St. Louis' minor league system tops in all of baseball in a February 2013 publication.[254] Another publication ranked the Cardinals 7th of the 30 teams in homegrown talent.[255] TheMLB Network ranked four Cardinals' prospects in its Top 50 list for 2013 thusly:Trevor Rosenthal #43 (21st round in 2009 draft; 2.97 ERA in 109 IP in 2012),Carlos Martínez #33,Shelby Miller #25 [was #5 in 2012], andOscar Taveras #3, in 2012 with theSpringfield Cardinals (Texas League) figures and rankings: .321 BA–1st, 37 Doubles–1st, 23 Home Runs—tied 4th, 94 RBI–2nd, .953 OPS–2nd, 83 Runs–3rd.[256]St. Louis Cardinals Farm System Affiliates
-->Baseball America ranks the Cardinals' top 10 prospectsSt. Louis Post-Dispatch (January 14, 2013)
[1],Baseball America 2013 Prospect Watch (January 16)
2013 Cardinals Prospect Watch, MLB.com
Cards organization preview, Top 20 Prospects, MLB.com (February 8, 2012)
Memphis Redbirds-AAA roster
Springfield Cardinals-AA roster
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MVP hopeful pairs Gold Glove with offensive honor; second baseman rewarded
Cards righty bests likely NL Cy Young Award winner Kershaw twice in series
