2004 St. Louis Cardinals season
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2004 St. Louis Cardinals season
| 2004 St. Louis Cardinals 2004 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | William DeWitt, Jr. | |
| Manager(s) | Tony La Russa | |
| Local television | Fox Sports Midwest (Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky) KPLR (Ricky Horton, Bob Carpenter, Rich Gould) |
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| Local radio | KMOX (Mike Shannon, Wayne Hagin, Bob Ramsey) |
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The St. Louis Cardinals 2004 season was the team's 123rd season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 113th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105-57 during the season and won the National League Central division by 13 games over the NL Wild-Card Champion Houston Astros. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3 games to 1 in the NLDS and the Astros 4 games to 3 in the NLCS to reach their first World Series since 1987. In the World Series the Cardinals faced the Boston Red Sox and were swept 4 games to 0. It was the final World Series played at Busch Memorial Stadium. Because the American League had home-field advantage as a result of winning the All-Star Game, Busch Memorial Stadium was where the Curse of the Bambino died.[1]
Catcher Mike Matheny, third baseman Scott Rolen, and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves this year.
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Offseason
- December 2, 2003: Chris Carpenter was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
- December 13, 2003: J.D. Drew was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Eli Marrero to the Atlanta Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Adam Wainwright.[3]
- January 10, 2004: Alan Benes was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[4]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Jim Edmonds
- Ray Lankford
- Mike Matheny
- Matt Morris
- Albert Pujols
- Edgar Renteria
- Scott Rolen
- Reggie Sanders
- Tony Womack[5]
Season standings
| Central Division | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 105 | 57 | -- | .644 |
| Houston Astros | 92 | 70 | 13 | .564 |
| Chicago Cubs | 89 | 73 | 16 | .536 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 86 | 29 | .466 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 89 | 32½ | .419 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 37½ | .411 |
Transactions
- February 12, 2004: John Mabry was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.[6]
- August 6, 2004: Larry Walker was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later and Jason Burch (minors). The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luis Martinez (August 11, 2004) and Chris Narveson (August 11, 2004) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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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Other batters
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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Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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NLDS
Main article: 2004 National League Division Series
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis wins series, 3-1
NLCSMain article: 2004 National League Championship Series
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World SeriesMain article: 2004 World Series
When the Cardinals reached the World Series, Tony La Russa became the sixth manager to win pennants in both leagues, following Joe McCarthy, Yogi Berra, Alvin Dark, Sparky Anderson and Dick Williams.[8] La Russa had managed the Oakland Athletics to three straight pennants between 1988 and 1990 and winning the 1989 World Series.[8] La Russa would try to join Anderson as the only men to have managed teams to World Series championships in both leagues.[8] La Russa wore number 10 in tribute to Anderson (who wore 10 while manager of the Cincinnati Reds) and to indicate he was trying to win the team's tenth championship.[9] |
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Farm systemSee also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tennessee[10][11] References
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