| 2001 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
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| National League Wild Card Winners | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Busch Memorial Stadium | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 93–69 (.574) | |
| Divisional place | 2nd | |
| Owners | William DeWitt, Jr. | |
| General managers | Walt Jocketty | |
| Managers | Tony La Russa | |
| Television | Fox Sports Midwest KPLR (Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Buck) | |
| Radio | KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin) | |
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The St. Louis Cardinals 2001 season was the team's 120th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 110th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93–69 during the season and finished tied for first in the National League Central with the Houston Astros. Because the Cardinals and Astros were best two teams in the National League, both from the Central, and both finished five games ahead of the third-place Chicago Cubs, the Astros were awarded the NL Central champion and the number 1 seed in the playoffs due to winning the season series 9–7, and the Cardinals were awarded the wild-card.[1]
In the playoffs the Cardinals lost to the eventual World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 2 in the NLDS.[2]
Third baseman/Outfielder Albert Pujols won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .329, with 37 home runs and 130 RBIs. Second baseman Fernando Viña and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves in 2001.[3]
This was also Jack Buck's final season as the team's broadcaster.[4]
Offseason
[edit]- December 22, 2000: Quinton McCracken was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[5]
- January 5, 2001: Bobby Bonilla was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[6]
- January 5, 2001: John Mabry was signed as a free agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[7]
- March 28, 2001: Quinton McCracken was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.[5]
Regular season
[edit]Albert Pujols made his major league debut on April 2 against the Colorado Rockies.[8] He appeared in three at-bats and collected one hit.[9]
On September 3, Bud Smith became the ninth Cardinal and eighteenth rookie to hurl a no-hitter.
Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Houston Astros | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 44–37 | 49–32 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 54–28 | 39–41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 88 | 74 | .543 | 5 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 | 36–45 | 32–49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | 27–54 | 39–42 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 100 | .383 | 31 | 38–43 | 24–57 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 5–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
| Atlanta | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 3–6 | 2–4 | — | 13–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 9–6 |
| Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–13 | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 7–10 | 4–11 |
| Colorado | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 2–10 |
| Florida | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 12–5 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 9–6 |
| Los Angeles | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–11 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 7–10 | 5–10 |
| Montreal | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| New York | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | — | 11–8 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 8–11 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 2–7 | 11–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–14 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 14–5 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| St. Louis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 8–7 |
Transactions
[edit]- April 9, 2001: John Mabry was sent to the Florida Marlins by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.[7]
- June 5, 2001: Dan Haren was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.[10]
- June 5, 2001: Joe Mather was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
- June 5, 2001: Skip Schumaker was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Roster
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike Matheny | 121 | 381 | 83 | .218 | 7 | 42 |
| 1B | Mark McGwire | 97 | 299 | 56 | .187 | 29 | 64 |
| 2B | Fernando Viña | 154 | 631 | 191 | .303 | 9 | 56 |
| SS | Édgar Rentería | 141 | 493 | 128 | .260 | 10 | 57 |
| 3B | Plácido Polanco | 144 | 564 | 173 | .307 | 3 | 38 |
| LF | Ray Lankford | 91 | 264 | 62 | .235 | 15 | 39 |
| CF | Jim Edmonds | 150 | 500 | 152 | .304 | 30 | 110 |
| RF | J.D. Drew | 109 | 375 | 121 | .323 | 27 | 73 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Albert Pujols | 161 | 590 | 194 | .329 | 37 | 130 |
| Craig Paquette | 123 | 340 | 96 | .282 | 15 | 64 |
| Eli Marrero | 86 | 203 | 54 | .266 | 6 | 23 |
| Kerry Robinson | 114 | 186 | 53 | .285 | 1 | 15 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 93 | 174 | 37 | .213 | 5 | 21 |
| Larry Sutton | 33 | 42 | 5 | .119 | 1 | 3 |
| Miguel Cairo | 27 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 1 | 7 |
| Stubby Clapp | 23 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| John Mabry | 5 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Saturria | 13 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Ortega | 5 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McDonald | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Darryl Kile | 34 | 227.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.09 | 179 |
| Matt Morris | 34 | 216.1 | 22 | 8 | 3.16 | 185 |
| Dustin Hermanson | 33 | 192.1 | 14 | 13 | 4.45 | 123 |
| Bud Smith | 16 | 84.2 | 6 | 3 | 3.83 | 59 |
| Woody Williams | 11 | 75.0 | 7 | 1 | 2.28 | 52 |
| Rick Ankiel | 6 | 24.0 | 1 | 2 | 7.13 | 27 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Benes | 27 | 107.1 | 7 | 7 | 7.38 | 78 |
| Mike Matthews | 51 | 89.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.24 | 72 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Veres | 71 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3.70 | 61 |
| Steve Kline | 89 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1.80 | 54 |
| Mike Timlin | 67 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.09 | 47 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 67 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.86 | 51 |
| Mike James | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.21 | 26 |
| Luther Hackman | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.29 | 24 |
| Jason Christiansen | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4.66 | 19 |
| T.J. Mathews | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 10 |
| Alan Benes | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 10 |
| Jeff Tabaka | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 3 |
| Jason Karnuth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 |
| Chad Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.75 | 2 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
NLDS
[edit]Arizona wins the series, 3-2
| Game | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Date | Series |
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| 1 | Arizona | 1 | St. Louis | 0 | October | 1-0 (AZ) |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | St. Louis | 4 | October 10 | 1-1 |
| 3 | St. Louis | 3 | Arizona | 5 | October 12 | 2-1 (AZ) |
| 4 | St. Louis | 4 | Arizona | 1 | October 13 | 2-2 |
| 5 | Arizona | 2 | St. Louis | 1 | October 14 | 3-2 (AZ) |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Jim Edmonds, OF, Gold Glove Award
- Albert Pujols, 3B, National League Rookie of the Year Award
- Fernando Viña, 2B, Gold Glove Award
- Matt Morris, P, reserve
- Albert Pujols, 3B, reserve
Farm system
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ankiel throws two hitless innings". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 19, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013.
There may be another reason for La Russa's stance. St. Louis finished tied with Houston in 2001, but the Astros won the division based on head-to-head record while the Cardinals won the wild-card berth. Still, St. Louis tried to claim it was division co-champion, a position the commissioner's office rejected.
- ^ "A look back at the St. Louis Cardinals Wild Card postseason history". ksdk.com. October 5, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ admin (November 7, 2001). "Two Redbirds Win Gold Glove". Missourinet. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Jack Buck". baseballvoices.com. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
- ^ a b Quinton McCracken Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Bobby Bonilla Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b John Mabry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Albert Pujols Stats".
- ^ "Box Score of Game played on Monday, April 2, 2001 at Coors Field".
- ^ Danny Haren Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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