| 2014 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| National League Central champions | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium | |||
| City | St. Louis,Missouri | |||
| Record | 90–72 (.556) | |||
| 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,Tim McCarver) | |||
| 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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The2014 St. Louis Cardinals season was the133rd season for theSt. Louis Cardinals, aMajor League Baseballfranchise inSt. Louis,Missouri. It was the 123rd season for the Cardinals in theNational League and their 9th atBusch Stadium III. The Cardinals entered 2014 as the defendingNL champions.
Ballpark Village opened on March 27, with a first phase completion of 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2),[1][2] and was considered a smashing success.[3] Located inside Ballpark Village, the franchise announced the opening of theHall of Fame Museum, with an inaugural induction class of 22 members.Ownership purchased the club's topminor league affiliate, theMemphis Redbirds on March 28.Forbes listed the Cardinals as the eighth-most valuable franchise inMajor League Baseball at $820 million, and their $65.2 millionoperating income was the highest of all 30 MLB franchises.[4][5]
They finished the season with a record of 90–72 and finished first in theNational League Central for the second straight year. They defeated theLos Angeles Dodgers in theNLDS, 3 games to 1 to advance to their fourth consecutiveNLCS, where they playedSan Francisco Giants for the second time in three seasons. They lost in five games to the Giants and were eliminated.
The day after the2013 World Series ended, October 31, a total of five Cardinals players becamefree agents:outfielderCarlos Beltrán,starting pitcherChris Carpenter,shortstopRafael Furcal,relief pitcherEdward Mujica, and starting pitcherJake Westbrook.[6]
Having already purchased three of their minor league affiliates, Cardinalsownership reached an agreement in principle to purchase theMemphis RedbirdsAAAMinor League Baseball franchise from the Memphis Redbirds Foundation (MRF) on November 16. The city ofMemphis purchasedAutoZone Park, the Redbirds' home stadium, from MRF and agreed to lease it to the Cardinals and perform upgrades.[38] TheMemphis City Council (MCC) initially set December 3 as the date to vote on the move. They also intended to finalize it by the end of the year.[39]
After debating for almost four hours on the proposal on December 9, the vote was delayed for eight additional days because of concerns of certain financial aspects of the deal. The original proposal stated the Cardinals would cover at least $15 million in stadium improvements to AutoZone Park and pay $300,000 annually in rent to the city. Operating costs of the franchise and the stadium were to become the responsibility of the Cardinals. The lease was to assure the Redbirds of remaining in Memphis through the 2030 season. Two five-year renewal options were included with the principal 17-year lease.
The Cardinals were officially cleared to acquire the Memphis Redbirds on January 7, 2014, after MCC approved the plan by an 8-4 vote. The deals included the city purchasing AutoZone Park by issuing $24 million in city-backed bonds.[8] The deal was finalized on March 28; the Cardinals acquired the Redbirds franchise and Memphis acquired the ballpark and began leasing it to the Cardinals.[9] In addition to the Redbirds, the team already owned itsDouble-A affiliate inSpringfield,high Class A affiliate, androokie level clubs inJupiter, Florida.[40]
Chris Carpenter, winner of the franchise's onlyCy Young Award besides two won byBob Gibson, announced his retirement on November 20 after posting a 95-44 (.683) over nine seasons as a Cardinal. He lost nearly three entire seasons to injuries, but garnered a reputation for coming back from them to play. He won the Cy Young in2005, when he was 21–5.[13] In each of his full seasons, he won at least 11 games. He finished his major league career with a 144–94 (.605) record; and a 3.76earned run average (ERA). In 18 post-season starts, he was 10–4 with a 3.00 ERA.[41]
Mozeliak, who announced Carpenter's decision during a news conference, said the club offered him the opportunity to remain with the franchise in an off-field capacity, although it was unclear at the time what that role would be.[13]
In December, the Cardinals announced they were raising season ticket prices an average of 4.1%. They also added new sections of seats and carved up the area of seats behind home plate and between first and third base and split the tiers in the outfield bleachers. The 330 seats in the overlook deck atBallpark Village also opened for 2014, but were not yet for sale before the start of the season and were not made available in 2014 to season-ticket holders.
Season-ticket holders, who purchased half of the seats inBusch Stadium, constituted 83% of season tickets. Annually, season-ticket holders renewed at a percentage in the low 90s. 57% of season tickets prices increased by $1 per game. Individual game tickets go on sale February 28, 2014.[42]
David Bell, hired as the assistant hitting coach to replace Bengie Molina, was previously an infielder with the Cardinals from1995 to1998. He was the fourth assistant hitting coach in the past four years. All other members of the coaching staff returned in 2014.[43]
The Cardinalsbroadcast team retained the services ofMike Shannon for a minimum of two more years. Shannon has broadcast since 1972, making 2014 his 42nd year. It was also his 56th year as part of the organization, including nine years as a player from1962 to1970. He was again paired withJohn Rooney onKMOX, who will work withRick Horton andAl Hrabosky when Shannon is absent. Hrabosky and Horton are members of the Cardinals'FOX Sports Midwest television team.[17][44]
On January 18, chairman William DeWitt, Jr., announced the reopening of theSt. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum with a formal annual selection process. A "Red Ribbon" committee of Cardinals baseball experts plus an annual fan vote will decide three inductees per year. For the inaugural class of 2014, the Cardinals announced the following 22 members to be inducted in a ceremony on August 16:[45]
Four more Cardinals were voted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame on an eight-player fan ballot announced on April 30. Those eight nominees had to be with the team for at least three years and retired from baseball for at least three years. Those not voted in by the fans in an online March vote that received almost 80,000 votes over seven-weeks were:Bob Forsch,Keith Hernandez,Mark McGwire,Matt Morris,Ted Simmons andJoe Torre. To be inducted on August 16 along with the 22 above are: player-broadcasterMike Shannon, outfieldersJim Edmonds andWillie McGee, and shortstopMarty Marion.[46]
In addition, theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced the inductions of former Cardinalsmanagers La Russa andJoe Torre.[47]
The club announced its 27-game schedule on November 25, 2013. Pitchers and catchers reported by Feb. 12, 2014, and the position players reported by Feb. 17, with the whole team scheduling its first workout on Feb. 18. TheGrapefruit League opened on Feb. 28, starting against theMiami Marlins. Two scheduled off-days were Tue. March 4, and Tue. Mar. 18. They ended spring training with an exhibition game on Fri. Mar. 28 against their AAA-farm team, theMemphis Redbirds, atMemphis, Tennessee. It will be the first baseball event at theAutoZone Park with the Cardinals owning the team, if theMemphis City Council approves the agreement in December 2013,[48] which was delayed until the 8-4 vote in favor on January 7, 2014.[8] There were 14 home games atRoger Dean Stadium and 13 games away, with 3 of those as the 'visiting' team against the stadium's co-tenants, the aforementioned Miami Marlins. All games at Roger Dean Stadium started at 12:05 pm CT. This was the 17th season at Roger Dean Stadium since they leftAl Lang Field atSt. Petersburg, Florida after March 1997.[49]
Fox Sports Midwest will broadcast 15 games of the 27 games on its schedule, an increase of five more than in 2013, and 10 more than in 2012.ESPN has already picked up the Cardinals' March 17 road game against theBoston Red Sox. In total, 22 of the Cards' 28 spring games will be available on either local TV or radio (KMOX). Last year, only four teams had as many as 15 spring games televised in their local market.[50]
Kolten Wong, the top second-base prospect in the organization, was expected to compete for the major league starting position. By signing Mark Ellis, the Cardinals saw signing the right-hander as a low-risk backup for Wong and good fit for the team. His league-adjusted on-base plus slugging ratio of 116 against left-handed pitching strengthened the weakness against left-handed pitching the Redbirds dealt with the season before.[51] Hehit .270 with a .323on-base percentage in 106 games with theL.A. Dodgers in 2013, and hit .282 against lefties.[52] Wong won the starting role.
The team reassigned outfield prospectOscar Taveras to minor league camp after efforts for him fully recover from ankle surgery produced mixed results.
The Cardinals opened their regular season atGreat American Ball Park against theCincinnati Reds on March 31.Adam Wainwright, making his thirdOpening Day start, won his 100th career game in a 1–0 defeat of the Reds. It was also his first win on Opening Day.[53] On April 14, the Cardinals ended theMilwaukee Brewers' nine-game winning streak behindLance Lynn's seven scoreless innings. Entering the game with a 6.55earned run average (ERA), Lynn won his third decision behind 11strikeouts and just threehits and threewalks allowed.Jhonny Peralta andJon Jay eachhomered in the 4–0 victory.[54] Three days later, Wainwright continued his strong start for the season atNationals Park with a two-hitcomplete gameshutout in an 8-0 defeat of theWashington Nationals. He gave up the first hit in the second inning with a high infield chopper, but none until after two outs in the ninth. In his seventh career shutout, Wainwright walked three and struck out eight.[55]
Former Cardinals' catcher and longtime television broadcaster for theFox networkTim McCarver, called his first game of his scheduled 30 for the Cardinals on April 28, against theMilwaukee Brewers onFox Sports Midwest, partnered withDan McLaughlin.[15]
With a 12-1 record in April in a total of 15 starts in his career,Lance Lynn is in a class in major league baseball history of only him andBabe Ruth for that month, with only Ruth having a better first-month winning percentage. In marked contrast to his April, his August record for the past two seasons (2012 and 2013) is 1-5 with a 5.75 ERA. His 37 wins since the start of the 2012 season is second in the National League only to teammateAdam Wainwright, who has only one more win during that span. Lynn's run support is typically the highest of the five regular starters, and after his May 4 start is second with 4.6 runs per game to Wainwright's 5.3.[56]
The three-game series finale against thePirates on May 11, marked the end of a road-heavy start to the season with 26 of the first 38 games away fromBusch Stadium. Not since1927, have the Cardinals had that many road games after the first 38 played. Prior to the game they were 11-14 (after, 12-14) in road games, and 7-5 at home.[57]
The 4-1 win on May 17 featured four bunt hits, two byKolten Wong and two byPeter Bourjos. It was only the second time in the 2010s that a team did that, and the first time since the Detroit Tigers did it on September 23, 2003. Lefthanded pitcherJaime García will make his first start on May 18, since having shoulder surgery to repair a tornlabrum androtator cuff in late May 2013. His last major league start was May 17, 2013 vs. MIL, a 7-6 win in which he pitched 5.1 innings allowing all six runs.[58]
Adam Wainwright threw the first one-hitter of his career on May 20, against theArizona Diamondbacks. It was his eighth career shutout, walking none and striking out nine.Paul Goldschmidt was the only baserunner, getting adouble in the fourth inning off the centerfield wall after Wainwright had retired the first 11 batters. After the hit, he retired the next 16 consecutive batters, facing only 28 batters which is one over the minimum for aperfect game. He threw 115 pitches, 86 for strikes. He becomes the second seven-game winner in theNational League as he notched his 106th career victory (against 59 losses), tying him for eighth all-time in Cardinals' history withSlim Sallee.[59][60]
Three days after starterJaime García made his first start in over a year, relieverJason Motte made his return on May 21, throwing 15 pitches over 1.2 innings after a 19-month absence (October 2012) afterTommy Johnsurgery.[61]
Thirteen former Cardinals held a 50th anniversary reunion of their 1964 championship in conjunction with the visitingNew York Yankees team atBusch Stadium on May 26, for the first time since2005. The1964 Cardinals beat theYankees in theWorld Series that year. The 13 players paraded around Busch Stadium prior to the game with the Yankees.Dick Groat was the oldest living player of the 13 to attend, now at 83.Bob Gibson threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his longtime battermate, catcherTim McCarver. Gibson, then 28, andLou Brock, then 25 on June 18 (traded for on June 15 that year for pitcherErnie Broglio), are in theHall of Fame.Red Schoendienst, then a coach, in 1965 named the manager, along with current Cardinals' broadcasterMike Shannon, plusJulián Javier,Jerry Buchek,Phil Gagliano,Ron Taylor,Gordie Richardson,Bob Humphreys,Charlie James, andCarl Warwick were the others attending.[62]
Adam Wainwright was named theNL Co-Players of the Week for May 19–25, along withJosh Beckett, 34, for their superb pitching. Beckett threw the season's first no-hitter on May 25, and was 2-0 for the week with a 2.57 ERA. Wainwright had the same won-loss record but boasted a 0.00 ERA, and led the Major Leagues with 21 strikeouts, 1 walk in 17 IP with nine strikeouts coming in his one-hitter shutout, and the other 12 in eight scoreless innings. He became the first NL pitcher to get to eight wins, and currently leads all Major League starting pitchers with a 1.67 ERA.[63]
In the middle game of the three-game series with the New York Yankees on May 27,Lance Lynn threw his first complete game and first shutout, in a 6-0 win. He had started 74 games previously before throwing his five-hit shutout gem. He walked three and struck out only two, but avoided his typical one bad inning in many prior starts, throwing a career high 126 pitches. The losing pitcher on the Yankees was native St. LouisanDavid Phelps, now 1-2, fromHazelwood, Missouri, pitching in his home park for the first time. Lynn won his 40th career win against 20 losses for a sterling .667 winning percentage, and a 3.72 ERA. The Cardinals were the first team in the Major Leagues with three six-game winners: Lynn (6), Wainwright (8), andShelby Miller (6). The nine shutouts tied theTexas Rangers for the lead in that category.[64]
The #2 Prospect[65] in all of MLB, outfielderOscar Taveras, 21, was recalled to the majors for the first time after the May 30 game, withMatt Adams placed on the 15-day disabled list.[66][67] He was promptly placed in the lineup on May 31 at home, batting sixth, playing right field. He was hitting .325/.373/.524 atMemphis, with 7 HR, 40 RBI, in 49 G and 191 ABs.
On a Saturday afternoon May 31, 2014, Taveras, in his second career at bat (after a fly out) with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, recorded his first career hit, a home run to right field[68] againstSan Francisco Giants' starterYusmeiro Petit, in the rain which immediately afterward forced the first rain delay (47 min., later a 51 min. delay) of the game. He struck out in his third at-bat, but the Cardinals won 2-0.[69]
Despite the win on May 31, the team hit only 11 HRs in May, compared to 19 in March/April, for a total of only 30, ranking 15th and last in the NL. The Cardinals did hit better in May with a .266 BA compared to .246 in March/April. With Runners-in-Scoring-Position, they hit .256 in May compared to a pitiful .226 in March/April. They scored an average of 4.2 runs/game in May compared to 3.6 in March/April. The Starters' ERA ballooned to 3.74 in May compared to 2.48 in March/April, and the Relievers' ERA also increased to 4.06 in May compared to 3.73 in March/April, according to a graphic shown onFox Sports Midwest after the May 31 game.
The team won in 11 innings againstKansas City atKauffman Stadium on June 4 for a 31-29 (.517) won-loss record, bringing them to four games back of theMilwaukee Brewers. This happened after suffering a blown 6–0 lead in an eventual 8–7 loss in St. Louis on June 3, after a humiliating 6–0 shutout loss the night before in getting only three hits.Matt Carpenter got his fifth hit, a double, his second of the game in the top of the inning that drove in the go-ahead run in the eventual 5-2 win after aTrevor Rosenthal blown save attempt forAdam Wainwright in the bottom of the ninth with a 2-0 lead and no outs. Wainwright would have been the first nine-game winner in the NL, but remained tied for the lead with eight.Mark Buehrle (Toronto Blue Jays) led the majors with 10 wins. It was the first five-hit game of Carpenter's career, and with a walk, a perfect night. His average jumped from .292 to .307, 11th in the NL. He was hitting only .256 on May 17, but his 14-game hitting streak (ended on June 2), plus his two-game hit streak since, added 51 points. His .395 on-base average (7th in NL) was the same as his slugging percentage. Carpenter became the first Cardinals' player to record a five-hit game sinceRyan Ludwick on September 4,2009. He led the NL with 73 hits, was fifth with 40 runs scored, and eighth in doubles with 16.Pat Neshek got his first major leaguesave in 255 games.[70][71]
The team turned atriple play against theToronto Blue Jays off the bat ofJosé Bautista atRogers Centre in the sixth inning on June 6. It was the first in nine years (May 5,2005) for the Cardinals, against theSan Diego Padres.[72]
The pitchers threw three consecutive scoreless games June 7–8, and 10, giving them 13 for the season in leading the majors. It was the most in franchise history after 65 games, beating the1968 Cardinals who had 11 at that point while on their way to an NL-leading 30.[73]
Double-ASpringfield Cardinals sensational starting LH-pitcherMarco Gonzales, the club's#4 prospect in the minorsArchived July 2, 2014, at theWayback Machine, a standout for his changeup and his command (3-2, 2.33 ERA in 7 G, 38.2 IP, 33 H, 2 HR, 10 W, 46 SO), made the long jump to make his major league debut on June 25, atCoors Field against theColorado Rockies, near where he grew up inFort Collins. He pitched five innings, facing 24 batters, giving up seven hits, two walks, a home run, and five runs, while striking out three, including two in the first inning, including NL-batting leaderTroy Tulowitzki (.353). He doubled in his first at-bat, and scored the game's first run. Leaving after five innings with the team trailing 5-1, the team rallied for five runs over the last three innings, and won the game, 9-6 withPat Neshek getting his second win of the season.[74] The game was the first for the Cardinals since 1980 to receive foursacrifice flies.[75] Gonzales became the first Cardinals' starter to make his debut without playing at the Triple A level sinceCliff Politte in April 1998.[76]
At the half-way point of the season on June 27, after 81 games the Cardinals were 44-37 (.543) with 306 runs scored, and 274 runs allowed. In the previous year (2013), the Cardinals scored 783 runs, with 596 runs allowed.
On July 2,Adam Wainwright became the NL's first 11-game winner, pitching 7.2 innings in shutting out theSan Francisco Giants atAT&T Park, 2-0, giving up only four hits all singles, walking two, but striking out only one in the seventh inning. He also lowered his ERA from 2.01 to 1.89 taking the NL-lead on that category after 124 innings for the season. The start was Wainwright's eighth scoreless of 17 total starts against opponents going at least seven innings.[77]
Starting pitcherJaime García announced on July 5 that he would have season-ending surgery to correct thethoracic outlet syndrome condition. It is the same nerve condition that caused the end of former pitcherChris Carpenter's career with the Cardinals.[78]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | 51–30 | 37–44 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 42–39 | 40–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 44–37 | 32–49 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
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| Washington Nationals | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 |
| New York Mets | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| Atlanta Braves | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| Miami Marlins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| San Diego Padres | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
| Colorado Rockies | 66 | 96 | .407 | 22 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL | |
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| Arizona | – | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 4–15 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–13 | |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 7–13 | |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 1–5 | – | 8–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 9–11 | |
| Cincinnati | 4–3 | 2–5 | 11–8 | – | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–7 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 6–14 | |
| Colorado | 10–9 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 7–13 | |
| Los Angeles | 15–4 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–9 | |
| Miami | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–13 | 13–7 | |
| Milwaukee | 4–3 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | – | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 11–9 | |
| New York | 4–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–4 | – | 13–6 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 4–15 | 11–9 | |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–13 | – | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 7–13 | |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 4–3 | 14–5 | 7–12 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 6–1 | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–9 | |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | – | 10–9 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 9–11 | |
| San Francisco | 13–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 9–10 | – | 4–3 | 2–5 | 10–10 | |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 5–2 | 8–12 | |
| Washington | 6–1 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | – | 10–10 | |
The Cardinals, and all 30 teams, had their schedules released by Major League Baseball on September 10, 2013.
The Cardinals' Opening Day game will be away against theCincinnati Reds on March 31.[79] It will be broadcast onESPN along with others that day.[80]
Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)[dead link]
Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)Archived November 3, 2013, at theWayback Machine
National Broadcast Schedule (all teams), EDT
All game times below are inCentral Time Zone.
All games are broadcast onFox Sports Midwest, unless otherwise noted.
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March/April: 15–14 (.517) — Home: 7–5 — Road: 8–9
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May: 15–12 (.556) — Home: 9–6 — Road: 6–6
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June: 14–13 (.519) — Home: 7–6 — Road: 7–7
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July: 13–11 (.542) — Home: 6–6 — Road: 7–5
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August: 16–13 (.552) — Home: 12–5 — Road: 4–8
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September: 17–9 (.654) — Home: 10–2 — Road: 7–7
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| St. Louis Cardinals 2014 Postseason Game Log — Postseason Record: 4–5 (.444) — Home: 3–1 — Road: 1–4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(through September 28)
| =Team leader |
| Player | POS | G | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | GIDP | Avg. | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yadier Molina* | C | 110 | 404 | 40 | 114 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 55 | 6 | 14 | .282 | .333 | .386 | .719 |
| Matt Adams* | 1B | 142 | 527 | 55 | 152 | 34 | 15 | 68 | 26 | 114 | 3 | 9 | .288 | .321 | .457 | .779 |
| Kolten Wong* | 2B | 113 | 402 | 52 | 100 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 21 | 71 | 4 | 12 | .249 | .292 | .388 | .680 |
| Matt Carpenter* | 3B | 158 | 595 | 99 | 162 | 33 | 8 | 59 | 95 | 111 | 8 | 3 | .272 | .375 | .375 | .750 |
| Jhonny Peralta* | SS | 157 | 560 | 61 | 147 | 38 | 21 | 75 | 58 | 112 | 6 | 19 | .263 | .336 | .443 | .779 |
| Matt Holliday* | LF | 156 | 574 | 83 | 156 | 37 | 20 | 90 | 74 | 100 | 17 | 20 | .272 | .370 | .441 | .811 |
| Jon Jay* | CF | 140 | 413 | 52 | 125 | 16 | 3 | 46 | 28 | 78 | 20 | 17 | .303 | .372 | .378 | .750 |
| Allen Craig* | RF | 97 | 367 | 34 | 87 | 17 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 77 | 3 | 11 | .237 | .291 | .346 | .638 |
| Peter Bourjos | CF | 119 | 264 | 32 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 78 | 4 | 5 | .231 | .294 | .348 | .643 |
| Oscar Taveras | RF | 80 | 234 | 18 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 10 | .239 | .278 | .312 | .590 |
| Mark Ellis | 2B | 73 | 178 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 0 | .180 | .253 | .213 | .466 |
| Daniel Descalso | IF | 104 | 161 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 2 | 2 | .242 | .333 | .311 | .644 |
| Tony Cruz | C | 50 | 135 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .270 | .259 | .530 |
| Randal Grichuk | RF | 47 | 110 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 4 | .245 | .278 | .400 | .678 |
| A. J. Pierzynski | C | 30 | 82 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .244 | .295 | .305 | .600 |
| Shane Robinson | OF | 47 | 60 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .150 | .227 | .200 | .427 |
| Pete Kozma | MI | 14 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .385 | .435 | .819 |
| Xavier Scruggs | 1B | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .600 |
| Greg Garcia | 2B | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .143 | .333 | .214 | .548 |
| Joey Butler | RF | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| George Kottaras | C | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| Tommy Pham | OF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Audry Perez | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 1.000 | --- | --- |
| Pitcher Totals | — | 162 | 296 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 122 | 3 | 3 | .149 | .187 | .189 | .376 |
| Team Totals(September 28) | --- | 162 | 5426 | 619(3.82) | 1371 | 275 | 105 | 585 | 471 | 1133 | 86 | 140 | .253 | .320 | .369 | .689 |
| NL Rank,(September 28) | --- | --- | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
St. Louis Cardinals HITTING, MLBArchived September 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine
NL Individual HITTINGArchived September 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine
NL TEAM HITTINGArchived September 20, 2017, at theWayback Machine
2014 St. Louis Cardinals, Baseball-Reference
(through September 28)
| Pitcher | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | HBP | BF | O-AVG | O-OBP | O-SLG | R-supt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | 32 | 227.0 | 20 | 9 | 2.38 | 184 | 10 | 50 | 179 | 1.03 | 7 | 898 | .222 | .271 | .310 | 4.4 |
| Lance Lynn | 33 | 203.2 | 15 | 10 | 2.74 | 185 | 13 | 72 | 181 | 1.26 | 7 | 866 | .238 | .307 | .355 | 3.6 |
| Shelby Miller | 32 | 183.0 | 10 | 9 | 3.74 | 160 | 22 | 73 | 127 | 1.27 | 2 | 764 | .236 | .310 | .388 | 3.5 |
| Michael Wacha | 19 | 107.0 | 5 | 6 | 3.20 | 95 | 6 | 33 | 94 | 1.20 | 5 | 447 | .234 | .298 | .337 | 3.5 |
| Carlos Martinez | 7 | 89.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.03 | 90 | 4 | 36 | 84 | 1.41 | 4 | 386 | .266 | .343 | .370 | 4.6 |
| John Lackey | 10 | 60.2 | 3 | 3 | 4.30 | 69 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 1.39 | 1 | 261 | .286 | .331 | .461 | 3.6 |
| Jaime García | 7 | 43.2 | 3 | 1 | 4.12 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 1.05 | 3 | 177 | .234 | .277 | .419 | 4.9 |
| Tyler Lyons | 4 | 36.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.42 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 1.20 | 2 | 155 | .236 | .299 | .379 | 1.8 |
| Joe Kelly | 7 | 35.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.37 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 1.46 | 3 | 156 | .291 | .348 | .426 | 3.9 |
| Marco Gonzales | 5 | 34.2 | 4 | 2 | 4.15 | 32 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 1.53 | 1 | 156 | ..241 | .346 | .391 | 6.3 |
| Justin Masterson | 6 | 30.2 | 3 | 3 | 7.04 | 35 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 1.57 | 4 | 140 | .294 | .382 | .496 | 4.1 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GF = Games finished; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced; WHIP = Walks+hits per inning pitched; OBA = Opponents batting average; OBP = Opponents on-base percentage; SLG = Opponents slugging percentage
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BF | WHIP | OBA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Maness | 6 | 4 | 2.91 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 80.1 | 77 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 55 | 2 | 317 | 1.10 | .261 | .288 | .380 |
| Trevor Rosenthal | 2 | 6 | 3.20 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 70.1 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 87 | 4 | 308 | 1.41 | .223 | .387 | .305 |
| Pat Neshek | 7 | 2 | 1.87 | 71 | 17 | 6 | 67.1 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 2 | 255 | 0.79 | .183 | .217 | .263 |
| Randy Choate | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 36.0 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 148 | 1.11 | .213 | .306 | .283 |
| Sam Freeman | 2 | 0 | 2.61 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 38.0 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 169 | 1.40 | .236 | .339 | .299 |
| Kevin Siegrist | 1 | 4 | 6.82 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 30.1 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 140 | 1.58 | .267 | .360 | .458 |
| Jason Motte | 1 | 0 | 4.68 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 25.0 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 110 | 1.52 | .293 | .345 | .545 |
| Nick Greenwood | 2 | 1 | 4.75 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 36.0 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 145 | 1.14 | .259 | .290 | .410 |
| Eric Fornataro | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 1.24 | .282 | .310 | .359 |
| Keith Butler | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 | .500 | .571 | .750 |
| Sam Tuivailala | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7.00 | .625 | .700 | 1.375 |
| Jorge Rondón | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Daniel Descalso | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced; WHIP = Walks+hits per inning pitched; OBA = Opponents batting average; OBP = Opponents on-base percentage; SLG = Opponents slugging percentage
| W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | BF | WHIP | OBA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 72 | 3.50 | 162 | 162 | 55 | 1448.2 | 1321 | 603 | 564 | 123 | 470 | 1221 | 61 | 6069 | 1.24 | .242 | .308 | .366 |
2014 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
(through September 21)
| Year | Attendance(games) | AVG/game | Projected | NL Rank | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,540,649 (81) | 43,711 | 3,540,649 | 2nd of 15 | 50–31 |
| 2013 | 3,369,769 (81) | 41,602 | 3,369,769 | 2nd of 15 | 54–27 |
2014 St. Louis Cardinals
2014 NL Team Attendance & Miscellaneous
2013 St. Louis Cardinals
2013 NL Team Attendance & Miscellaneous
At the end of March,Forbes released their annual valuation list of all Major League franchises and placed the Cardinals eighth. Their estimated value of $820 million was an increase of more than $100 million from the season before, when they ranked tenth. St. Louis' revenue in 2013 was $283 million, with an operating income of $65.2 million.[83][84]
The Cardinals have some interesting prospects coming up from the minors that they will have to decide how to place in the 2014 season, and beyond.[85]
| Level | Team | League | Location | Manager | W | L | Placing | Refs |
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| AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Pacific Coast League | Memphis, Tennessee | Ron Warner | – | – | – | [11] |
| AA | Springfield Cardinals | Texas League | Springfield, Missouri | Mike Shildt | – | – | – | [11] |
| Advanced A | Palm Beach Cardinals | Florida State League | Jupiter, Florida | Dann Bilardello | – | – | – | [11] |
| A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Peoria, Illinois | Joe Kruzel | – | – | – | [11] |
| Short Season A | State College Spikes | New York–Penn League | University Park, Pennsylvania | Oliver Mármol | – | – | – | [11] |
| Rookie | Johnson City Cardinals | Appalachian League | Johnson City, Tennessee | Johnny Rodríguez | – | – | – | [11] |
| GCL Cardinals | Gulf Coast League | Jupiter, Florida | Steve Turco | – | – | – | [11] | |
| DSL Cardinals | Dominican Summer League | Santo Domingo,DR | Fray Peniche | – | – | – | [11] |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: State College, Johnson City[86]
2014 Cardinals Prospect Watch, MLB.com
Memphis Redbirds-AAA roster(Pacific Coast League)
Springfield Cardinals-AA roster(Texas League)
Palm Beach Cardinals--Advanced A roster(Florida State League)
The Cardinals' first draft pick for the 2014 draft will be pick #31 of round 1, which is the last pick. The team's place in the order may change – meaning more likely to move up – depending on if free agent Carlos Beltrán signs with another team because the Cardinals advanced him a qualifying offer (QO).[21][87] As of November 9, Beltrán declined the QO, slotting the Cardinals for the 44th pick in the supplemental first round.[88]
The Cardinals now have in addition to pick #31 in round 1, and the 44th pick in the supplemental first round: second round pick #81, and #84 from theCompetitive Balance Lottery. The 2014 Draft takes place from June 5–7.[89]
Club starts with 15 straight vs. NL Central foes; home opener set for April 7 vs. Reds
