2019 St. Louis Cardinals season

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2019 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Central Champions
St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Busch Stadium (since 2006)
  • St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)William O. DeWitt Jr
General manager(s)Mike Girsch
Manager(s)Mike Shildt
Local televisionFox Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Rick Horton, Tim McCarver, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
Local radioKMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2019 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 138th for the St. Louis Cardinals of the Major League Baseball (MLB), a franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 128th season for the Cardinals in the National League (NL), and their 14th at Busch Stadium III. On September 22, 2019, the Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 to clinch their first playoff berth since 2015.[1] On September 29, the Cardinals clinched the National League Central for the first time since 2015,[2] and defeated the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series on October 9.[3] They went on to play the Washington Nationals in the NLCS, but were swept in four games.

Season standings[]

National League Central[]

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NL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 91 71 0.562 — 50–31 41–40
Milwaukee Brewers 89 73 0.549 2 49–32 40–41
Chicago Cubs 84 78 0.519 7 51–30 33–48
Cincinnati Reds 75 87 0.463 16 41–40 34–47
Pittsburgh Pirates 69 93 0.426 22 35–46 34–47


National League playoff standings[]

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Division Leaders 		W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 106 56 0.654
Atlanta Braves 97 65 0.599
St. Louis Cardinals 91 71 0.562


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Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason) 		W L Pct. GB
Washington Nationals 93 69 0.574 +4
Milwaukee Brewers 89 73 0.549 —
New York Mets 86 76 0.531 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 85 77 0.525 4
Chicago Cubs 84 78 0.519 5
Philadelphia Phillies 81 81 0.500 8
San Francisco Giants 77 85 0.475 12
Cincinnati Reds 75 87 0.463 14
Colorado Rockies 71 91 0.438 18
San Diego Padres 70 92 0.432 19
Pittsburgh Pirates 69 93 0.426 20
Miami Marlins 57 105 0.352 32


Record vs. opponents[]

2019 National League Records
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Source: NL Standings Head-to-Head
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 4–3 2–4 3–3 9–10 8–11 3–4 2–5 2–5 4–2 6–1 11-8 10–9 3–3 4–3 14–6
Atlanta 3–4 — 5–2 3–4 3–3 2–4 15–4 3–3 11-8 9–10 5–2 5–2 5–2 4–2 11–8 13–7
Chicago 4–2 2–5 — 8–11 3–3 3–4 6–1 9–10 5–2 2–5 11–8 4–3 4–2 9–10 2–4 12–8
Cincinnati 3–3 4–3 11–8 — 3–3 1–5 6–1 8–11 3–4 3–4 7–12 5–2 4–3 7–12 1–5 9–11
Colorado 10–9 3–3 3–3 3–3 — 4–15 5–2 5–2 2–4 3–4 2–5 11–8 7–12 2–5 3–4 8–12
Los Angeles 11–8 4–2 4–3 5–1 15–4 — 5–1 4–3 5–2 5–2 6–0 13–6 12–7 3–4 4–3 10–10
Miami 4–3 4–15 1–6 1–6 2–5 1–5 — 2–5 6–13 10–9 3–3 4–2 3–3 3–4 4–15 9–11
Milwaukee 5–2 3–3 10–9 11–8 2–5 3–4 5–2 — 5–1 4–3 15–4 3–4 2–4 9–10 4–2 8–12
New York 5–2 8–11 2–5 4–3 4–2 2–5 13–6 1–5 — 7–12 5–1 3–3 3–4 2–5 12–7 15–5
Philadelphia 2–4 10–9 5–2 4–3 4–3 2–5 9–10 3–4 12–7 — 4–2 3–3 3–4 4–2 5–14 11–9
Pittsburgh 1–6 2–5 8–11 12–7 5–2 0–6 3–3 4–15 1–5 2–4 — 6–1 5–2 5–14 3–4 12–8
San Diego 8–11 2–5 3–4 2–5 8–11 6–13 2–4 4–3 3–3 3–3 1–6 — 9–10 4–2 4–3 11–9
San Francisco 9–10 2–5 2–4 3–4 12–7 7–12 3–3 4–2 4–3 4–3 2–5 10–9 — 3–4 1–5 11–9
St. Louis 3–3 2–4 10–9 12–7 5–2 4–3 4–3 10–9 5–2 2–4 14–5 2–4 4–3 — 5–2 9–11
Washington 3–4 8–11 4–2 5–1 4–3 3–4 15–4 2–4 7–12 14–5 4–3 3–4 5–1 2–5 — 14–6

Season summary[]

On Opening Day, versus the Milwaukee Brewers, catcher Yadier Molina extended his team-record for Opening Day starts with 15.[4] The following game, newly-acquired first baseman Paul Goldschmidt homered three times in a 9−5 win over the Brewers, making him the fastest player to hit a three-home run game with a new team. He also drove in five runs.[5]

Game log[]

Regular season[]

Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals player

2019 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log, 91–71 (.562) [6]
March: 1–3 (.250) (Home: 0–0 ; Away: 1–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
1 March 28 @Brewers 4–5 Chacín (1–0) Mikolas (0–1) Hader (1) 45,304 0–1 L1
2 March 29 @Brewers 9–5 Gant (1–0) Williams (0–1) 30,157 1–1 W1
3 March 30 @Brewers 2–4 Woodruff (1–0) Hudson (0–1) Hader (2) 36,655 1–2 L1
4 March 31 @Brewers 4–5 Barnes (1–0) Hicks (0–1) 35,042 1–3 L2
April: 18–7 (.720) (Home: 12–4 ; Away: 6–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
5 April 1 @Pirates 6–5 (12) Hicks (1–1) Brault (0–1) Gant (1) 37,336 2–3 W1
6 April 3 @Pirates 5–4 (10) Gant (2–0) Burdi (0–1) Hudson (1) 23,954 3–3 W2
– April 4 Padres Postponed (inclement weather) (Makeup date: April 5th)
7 April 5 Padres 3–5 Stock (1–0) Reyes (0–1) Yates (4) 46,615 3–4 L1
8 April 6 Padres 4–6 Wisler (1–0) Miller (0–1) Yates (5) 44,492 3–5 L2
9 April 7 Padres 4–1 Wainwright (1–0) Strahm (0–2) Hicks (1) 44,340 4–5 W1
10 April 8 Dodgers 4–3 Mikolas (1–1) Kelly (1–2) Hicks (2) 35,858 5–5 W2
11 April 9 Dodgers 4–0 Brebbia (1–0) Stripling (0–1) 36,353 6–5 W3
12 April 10 Dodgers 7–2 Flaherty (1–0) Maeda (2–1) 36,244 7–5 W4
13 April 11 Dodgers 11–7 Gallegos (1–0) Báez (0–1) 38,200 8–5 W5
14 April 13 @Reds* 2–5 Hughes (1–0) Wainwright (1–1) Iglesias (2) 16,496 8–6 L1
15 April 14 @Reds* 9–5 Gant (3–0) Garrett (1–1) Hicks (3) 16,793 9–6 W1
16 April 15 @Brewers 7–10 Guerra (1–0) Mayers (0–1) 28,199 9–7 L1
17 April 16 @Brewers 4–8 Woodruff (2–1) Flaherty (1–1) 30,260 9–8 L2
18 April 17 @Brewers 6–3 Wacha (1–0) Burnes (0–2) Hicks (4) 29,817 10–8 W1
19 April 19 Mets 5–4 Lugo (1–0) Wainwright (1–2) Díaz (7) 40,413 10–9 L1
20 April 20 Mets 10–2 Mikolas (2–1) Flexen (0–1) 47,059 11–9 W1
21 April 21 Mets 6–4 Hudson (1-1) Syndergaard (1–2) Hicks (5) 42,765 12–9 W2
22 April 22 Brewers 13–5 Flaherty (2–1) Houser (0–1) 35,819 13–9 W3
23 April 23 Brewers 4–3 Miller (1–1) Wilson (1–1) Hicks (6) 38,474 14–9 W4
24 April 24 Brewers 5–2 Wainwright (2–2) Chacín (2–3) Hicks (7) 36,878 15–9 W5
25 April 26 Reds 1–12 DeSclafani (1–1) Mikolas (2–2) 45,087 15–10 L1
26 April 27 Reds 6–3 Hudson (2–1) Mahle (0–3) Hicks (8) 44,197 16–10 W1
27 April 28 Reds 5–2 Flaherty (3–1) Gray (0–4) Gant (2) 45,701 17–10 W2
28 April 29 @Nationals 6–3 Wacha (2–0) Corbin (2–1) Hicks (9) 17,890 18–10 W3
29 April 30 @Nationals 3–2 Wainwright (3–2) Sánchez (0–4) Miller (1) 19,753 19–10 W4
*April 13 and 14 games played in Monterrey, Mexico
May: 9–18 (.333) (Home: 4–7 ; Away: 5–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
30 May 1 @Nationals 5–1 Mikolas (3–2) Scherzer (1–4) — 22,157 20–10 W5
31 May 2 @Nationals 1–2 Strasburg (3–1) Hudson (2–2) Doolittle (4) 24,338 20–11 L1
32 May 3 @Cubs 0–4 Hendricks (2–4) Flaherty (3–2) — 34,978 20–12 L2
33 May 4 @Cubs 5–6 Kintzler (1– 0) Brebbia (1–1) Strop (4) 39,601 20–13 L3
34 May 5 @Cubs 5–13 Quintana (4–1) Wainwright (3–3) 36,499 20–14 L4
35 May 6 Phillies 6–0 Mikolas (4–2) Velasquez (1–2) 38,419 21–14 W1
36 May 7 Phillies 1–11 Nola (3–0) Hudson (2– 3) 38,562 21–15 L1
37 May 8 Phillies 0–5 Eickhoff (2–1) Flaherty (3–3) 42,309 21–16 L2
38 May 9 Pirates 17–4 Wacha (3–0) Musgrove (1–4) 38,925 22–16 W1
39 May 10 Pirates 1–2 Williams (2–1) Miller (1–2) Vázquez (11) 45,060 22–17 L1
40 May 11 Pirates 1–2 Lyles (3–1) Mikolas (4–3) Vázquez (12) 43,011 22–18 L2
41 May 12 Pirates 6–10 Stratton (1–2) Brebbia (1–2) 48,555 22–19 L3
42 May 14 @Braves 14–3 Flaherty (4–3) Foltynewicz (0–3) 23,718 23–19 W1
43 May 15 @Braves 0–4 Soroka (4–1) Wacha (3– 1) Jackson (5) 23,367 23–20 L1
44 May 16 @Braves 2–10 Teherán (3–4) Wainwright (3–4) 28,783 23–21 L2
45 May 17 @Rangers 3–7 Sampson (1–3) Mikolas (4–4) 34,398 23–22 L3
46 May 18 @Rangers 8–2 Hudson (3– 3) Jurado (1– 2) 30,967 24–22 W1
47 May 19 @Rangers 4–5 (10) Gómez (1–0) Hicks (1–2) 32,112 24–23 L1
– May 21 Royals Postponed (rain) Makeup: May 22
48 May 22 Royals 2–8 Keller (3–5) Wacha (3– 2) 42,725 24–24 L2
49 May 22 Royals 10–3 Wainwright (4–4) Bailey (4–5) 42,529 25–24 W1
50 May 24 Braves 2–5 Foltynewicz (1–3) Mikolas (4–5) 44,630 25–25 L1
51 May 25 Braves 6–3 Miller (2–2) Winkler (1–1) Hicks (10) 45,760 26–25 W1
52 May 26 Braves 3–4 Webb (3–0) Webb (0–1) Jackson (7) 45,152 26–26 L1
53 May 28 @Phillies 3–4 Pivetta (3–1) Wainwright (4–5) Neris (10) 29,084 26–27 L2
54 May 29 @Phillies 4–11 Nola (6–0) Cabrera (0–1) 30,486 26–28 L3
55 May 30 @Phillies 5–3 Hudson (4–3) Eickhoff (2–3) Hicks (11) 31,206 27–28 W1
56 May 31 Cubs 2–1 (10) Hicks (2–2) Montgomery (1–1) 45,321 28–28 W2
June: 13–13 (.500) (Home: 7–6 ; Away: 6–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
57 June 1 Cubs 7–4 Gant (4–0) Chatwood (3–1) Martínez (1) 46,297 29–28 W3
58 June 2 Cubs 2–1 Wainwright (5–5) Hamels (4–2) Gant (3) 46,053 30–28 W4
59 June 4 Reds 1–4 Castillo (6–1) Cabrera (0–2) Iglesias (12) 40,649 30–29 L1
– June 5 Reds Postponed (rain) Makeup: August 31
60 June 6 Reds 3–1 Gant (5–0) Lorenzen (0–1) Hicks (12) 44,654 31–29 W1
61 June 7 @Cubs 1–3 Hamels (5–2) Mikolas (4–6) Strop (6) 40,671 31–30 L1
62 June 8 @Cubs 4–9 Lester (5–4) Brebbia (1–3) — 41,005 31–31 L2
63 June 9 @Cubs 1–5 Hendricks (7–4) Wainwright (5–6) Strop (7) 39,545 31–32 L3
64 June 10 @Marlins 4–1 Wacha (4–2) Alcántara (3–6) Hicks (13) 6,585 32–32 W1
65 June 11 @Marlins 7–1 Hudson (5–3) Hernández (0–1) — 6,308 33–32 W2
66 June 12 @Marlins 0–9 Yamamoto (1–0) Mikolas (4–7) — 7,001 33–33 L1
– June 13 @Mets Suspended (rain) Continuation: June 14
67 June 14 @Mets 5–4 (10) Martínez (1–0) Díaz (1–4) Hicks (14) 31,862 34–33 W1
68 June 14 @Mets 9–5 Gant (6–0) Familia (2–1) — 28,560 35–33 W2
69 June 15 @Mets 7–8 Syndergaard (5–4) Wacha (4–3) Díaz (15) 32,589 35–34 L1
70 June 16 @Mets 4–3 Miller (3–2) Flexen (0–3) Martínez (2) 37,054 36–34 W1
71 June 17 Marlins 5–0 Mikolas (5–7) Hernández (0–2) — 41,274 37–34 W2
72 June 18 Marlins 0–6 Yamamoto (2–0) Flaherty (4–4) — 41,467 37–35 L1
73 June 19 Marlins 2–1 (11) Gant (7–0) Conley (1–7) — 40,126 38–35 W1
74 June 20 Marlins 6–7 (11) García (1–0) Miller (3–3) Romo (13) 42,446 38–36 L1
75 June 21 Angels 5–1 Wacha (5–3) Canning (2–4) — 48,423 39–36 W1
76 June 22 Angels 4–2 Hudson (6–3) Peña (5–2) Webb (1) 46,711 40–36 W2
77 June 23 Angels 4–6 Skaggs (7–6) Mikolas (5–8) — 47,114 40–37 L1
78 June 25 Athletics 3–7 Wendelken (1–1) Flaherty (4–5) — 40,556 40–38 L2
79 June 26 Athletics 0–2 Mengden (2–1) Wainwright (5–7) Hendriks (2) 44,871 40–39 L3
80 June 28 @Padres 1–3 Quantrill (2–2) Wacha (5–4) Yates (27) 33,329 40–40 L4
81 June 29 @Padres 2–12 Paddack (5–4) Hudson (6–4) — 44,407 40–41 L5
82 June 30 @Padres 5–3 Martínez (2–0) Wieck (0–1) Leone (1) 32,375 41–41 W1
July: 16–9 (.640) (Home: 6–5 ; Away: 10–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
83 July 2 @Mariners 4–5 Adams (1–0) Gallegos (1–1) Elías (11) 20,173 41–42 L1
84 July 3 @Mariners 5–2 Brebbia (2–3) Adams (1–1) 31,878 42–42 W1
85 July 4 @Mariners 5–4 Ponce de Leon (1–0) Milone (1–3) Martínez (3) 26,656 43–42 W2
86 July 5 @Giants 9–4 Hudson (7–4) Pomeranz (2–9) — 37,603 44–42 W3
87 July 6 @Giants 4–8 Dyson (3–1) Mikolas (5–9) — 32,487 44–43 L1
88 July 7 @Giants 0–1 Samardzija (6–7) Flaherty (4–6) Smith (23) 33,481 44–44 L2
90th All-Star Game in Cleveland, OH
89 July 12 Diamondbacks 2–4 Ray (7–6) Miller (3–4) Holland (15) 44,960 44–45 L3
90 July 13 Diamondbacks 4–2 Hudson (8–4) Kelly (7–9) Martínez (4) 46,152 45–45 W1
91 July 14 Diamondbacks 5–2 Wainwright (6–7) Greinke (10–4) Martínez (5) 43,439 46–45 W2
92 July 15 Pirates 7–0 Mikolas (6–9) Musgrove (6–8) — 41,965 47–45 W3
93 July 16 Pirates 1–3 Liriano (4–1) Martínez (2–1) Vázquez (21) 43,777 47–46 L1
94 July 17 Pirates 6–5 Brebbia (3–3) Liriano (4–2) Martínez (6) 43,186 48–46 W1
95 July 18 @Reds 7–4 Hudson (9–4) Stephenson (2–2) Miller (2) 32,359 49–46 W2
96 July 19 @Reds 12–11 Wacha (6–4) Hughes (3–3) Martínez (7) 37,652 50–46 W3
97 July 20 @Reds 2–3 Garrett (4–1) Mikolas (6–10) Lorenzen (6) 38,427 50–47 L1
98 July 21 @Reds 3–1 Gallegos (2–1) DeSclafani (5–5) Martínez (8) 28,763 51–47 W1
99 July 22 @Pirates 6–5 (10) Shreve (1–0) Holmes (1–1) Martínez (9) 13,096 52–47 W2
100 July 23 @Pirates 4–3 Hudson (10–4) Archer (3–7) Miller (3) 15,778 53–47 W3
101 July 24 @Pirates 14–8 Wainwright (7–7) Lyles (5–7) — 18,675 54–47 W4
102 July 25 @Pirates 6–3 Mikolas (7–10) Musgrove (7–9) — 24,534 55–47 W5
103 July 26 Astros 5–3 Miller (4–4) Pressly (2–2) Martínez (10) 44,724 56–47 W6
104 July 27 Astros 2–8 Cole (12–5) Ponce de Leon (1–1) — 46,518 56–48 L1
105 July 28 Astros 2–6 Miley (9–4) Hudson (10–5) — 46,714 56–49 L2
106 July 30 Cubs 2–1 Gallegos (3–1) Darvish (3–5) Martínez (11) 46,123 57–49 W1
107 July 31 Cubs 0–2 Hendricks (8–8) Mikolas (7–11) Kimbrel (8) 43,750 57–50 L1
August: 18–9 (.640) (Home: 12–1 ; Away: 6–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
108 August 1 Cubs 8–0 Flaherty (5–6) Lester (9–7) — 46,811 58–50 W1
109 August 3 @Athletics 3–8 Fiers (10–3) Hudson (10–6) — 24,851 58–51 L1
110 August 4 @Athletics 2–4 Roark (7–7) Wainwright (7–8) Hendriks (11) 24,603 58–52 L2
111 August 5 @Dodgers 0–8 Gonsolin (1–1) Wacha (6–5) — 45,254 58–53 L3
112 August 6 @Dodgers 1–3 Kershaw (11–2) Mikolas (7–12) Jansen (26) 53,070 58–54 L4
113 August 7 @Dodgers 1–2 Sadler (2–0) Martínez (2–2) — 48,994 58–55 L5
114 August 9 Pirates 6–2 Martínez (3–2) Rodríguez (3–5) — 42,757 59–55 W1
115 August 10 Pirates 3–1 Wainwright (8–8) Musgrove (8–11) Martínez (12) 45,026 60–55 W2
116 August 11 Pirates 11–9 Gant (8–0) Crick (3–7) Miller (4) 43,912 61–55 W3
117 August 13 @Royals 2–0 Flaherty (6–6) Sparkman (3–8) Martínez (13) 23,563 62–55 W4
118 August 14 @Royals 6–0 Hudson (11–6) Keller (7–13) — 22,494 63–55 W5
119 August 15 @Reds 1–2 Gray (8–6) Wacha (6–6) Iglesias (24) 14,891 63–56 L1
120 August 16 @Reds 13–4 Wainwright (9–8) Castillo (11–5) — 24,118 64–56 W1
121 August 17 @Reds 1–6 DeSclafani (8–7) Mikolas (7–13) — 37,698 64–57 L1
122 August 18 @Reds 5–4 Flaherty (7–6) Wood (1–2) Martínez (14) 21,525 65–57 W1
123 August 19 Brewers 3–0 Hudson (12–6) Davies (8–6) Miller (5) 44,843 66–57 W2
124 August 20 Brewers 9–4 Webb (1–1) Jeffress (3-4) — 37,823 67-57 W3
125 August 21 Brewers 3–5 (8) Houser (6–5) Wainwright (9–9) Guerra (3) 40,250 67–58 L1
126 August 22 Rockies 6–5 Leone (1–0) Almonte (0–1) Martínez (15) 36,465 68–58 W1
127 August 23 Rockies 8–3 Flaherty (8–6) Lambert (2–4) — 40,829 69–58 W2
128 August 24 Rockies 6–0 Hudson (13–6) Gonzalez (0–5) — 42,102 70–58 W3
129 August 25 Rockies 11–4 Helsley (1–0) Senzatela (8–8) — 45,551 71–58 W4
130 August 26 @Brewers 12–2 Gant (9–0) González (2–2) — 29,475 72–58 W5
131 August 27 @Brewers 6–3 Mikolas (8–13) Albers (5–4) Martínez (16) 36,690 73–58 W6
132 August 28 @Brewers 1–4 Lyles (9–8) Flaherty (8–7) Hader (26) 33,045 73–59 L1
— August 30 Reds Postponed (rain) Makeup: September 1
133 August 31 Reds 10–6 Hudson (14–6) Bauer (10–12) — 44,738 74–59 W1
134 August 31 Reds 3–2 Gant (10–0) Iglesias (2–11) — 42,074 75–59 W2
September: 16–12 (.571) (Home: 8–7 ; Away: 8–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
135 September 1 Reds 4–3 Martínez (4–2) Lorenzen (0–4) — 43,692 76–59 W3
136 September 1 Reds 3–5 Castillo (14–5) Ponce de Leon (1–2) Iglesias (28) 38,665 76–60 L1
137 September 2 Giants 3–1 Wainwright (10–9) Beede (3–9) Martínez (17) 40,732 77–60 W1
138 September 3 Giants 1–0 Flaherty (9–7) Rodríguez (5–8) Martínez (18) 38,259 78–60 W2
139 September 4 Giants 8–9 Rogers (1–0) Gallegos (3–2) Smith (31) 41,945 78–61 L1
140 September 5 Giants 10–0 Hudson (15–6) Webb (1–1) Cabrera (1) 36,800 79–61 W1
141 September 6 @Pirates 4–9 Wang (3–0) Miller (4–5) Vázquez (25) 19,090 79–62 L1
142 September 7 @Pirates 10–1 Wainwright (11–9) Brault (4–4) — 23,996 80–62 W1
143 September 8 @Pirates 2–0 Flaherty (10–7) Marvel (0–1) Martínez (19) 18,363 81–62 W2
144 September 10 @Rockies 1–2 Gonzalez (1–6) Wacha (6–7) Díaz (2) 31,514 81–63 L1
145 September 11 @Rockies 1–2 Senzatela (9–10) Hudson (15–7) Díaz (3) 31,931 81–64 L2
146 September 12 @Rockies 10–3 Mikolas (9–13) Melville (2–2) — 27,618 82–64 W1
147 September 13 Brewers 10–0 Wainwright (12–9) Houser (6–6) — 47,075 83–64 W2
148 September 14 Brewers 2–5 Lyles (11–8) Flaherty (10–8) Hader (32) 46,665 83–65 L1
149 September 15 Brewers 6–7 Albers (7–5) Gant (10–1) Hader (33) 46,722 83–66 L2
150 September 16 Nationals 4–2 Hudson (16–7) Doolittle (6–5) Martínez (20) 42,812 84–66 W1
151 September 17 Nationals 2–6 Corbin (13–7) Mikolas (9–14) Hudson (4) 44,061 84–67 L1
152 September 18 Nationals 5–1 Wainwright (13–9) Scherzer (10–7) Martínez (21) 37,669 85–67 W1
153 September 19 @Cubs 5–4 (10) Miller (5–5) Kimbrel (0–3) Gallegos (1) 39,524 86–67 W2
154 September 20 @Cubs 2–1 Helsley (2–0) Phelps (2–1) Martínez (22) 39,106 87–67 W3
155 September 21 @Cubs 9–8 Gant (11–1) Kimbrel (0–4) Martínez (23) 40,071 88–67 W4
156 September 22 @Cubs 3–2 Webb (2–1) Darvish (6–8) Miller (6) 38,606 89–67 W5
157 September 23 @Diamondbacks 9–7 Wainwright (14–9) Young (7–5) Martínez (24) 24,826 90–67 W6
158 September 24 @Diamondbacks 2–3 (19) Ginkel (3–0) Brebbia (3–4) — 26,097 90–68 L1
159 September 25 @Diamondbacks 7–9 Kelly (13–14) Fernández (0–1) Bradley (17) 21,420 90–69 L2
160 September 27 Cubs 2–8 Wieck (2–2) Miller (5–6) — 46,530 90–70 L3
161 September 28 Cubs 6–8 Cishek (4–6) Wainwright (14–10) Kintzler (1) 46,971 90–71 L4
162 September 29 Cubs 9–0 Flaherty (11–8) Holland (2–5) — 47,200 91–71 W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals team member

Postseason[]

2019 Postseason (3–6)
National League Division Series (3–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 3 @ Braves 7–6 Martínez (1–0) Melancon (0–1) — 42,631 1–0
2 October 4 @ Braves 0–3 Foltynewicz (1–0) Flaherty (0–1) Melancon (1) 42,911 1–1
3 October 6 Braves 1–3 Newcomb (1–0) Martínez (1–1) Melancon (2) 46,701 1–2
4 October 7 Braves 5–4 (10) Mikolas (1–0) Teherán (0–1) — 42,203 2–2
5 October 9 @ Braves 13–1 Flaherty (1–1) Foltynewicz (1–1) — 43,122 3–2
National League Championship Series (0–4)
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 11 Nationals 0–2 Sánchez (1–0) Mikolas (0–1) Doolittle (1) 45,075 0–1
2 October 12 Nationals 1–3 Scherzer (1–0) Wainwright (0–1) Hudson (1) 46,458 0–2
3 October 14 @ Nationals 1–8 Strasburg (1–0) Flaherty (0–1) — 43,675 0–3
4 October 15 @ Nationals 4–7 Corbin (1–0) Hudson (0–1) Hudson (2) 43,976 0–4
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals team member

Opening Day lineup[]

13 Matt Carpenter 3B
46 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
12 Paul DeJong SS
23 Marcell Ozuna LF
  4 Yadier Molina C
25 Dexter Fowler RF
16 Kolten Wong 2B
48 Harrison Bader CF
39 Miles Mikolas P

Roster[]

See also: St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster and List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches
2019 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager
  •  8 Mike Shildt

Coaches

Minor league system and first-year player draft[]

Teams[]

See also: List of St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates, St. Louis Cardinals minor league players, and Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Division Manager W–L/Stats Standing Refs
AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast American–South Ben Johnson
AA Springfield Cardinals Texas North Joe Kruzel
A+ Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State South Dann Bilardello
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest Western Chris Swauger
A (SS) State College Spikes New York–Penn Pinckney Jose Leon
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian West Roberto Espinoza
GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast East Steve Turco
DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer Boca Chica North Frey Peniche

Major League Baseball draft[]

Main article: 2019 Major League Baseball draft

The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on Monday, June 3, 2019, and ended June 5. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

2019 Draft Order

2019 Draft Tracker (StL Cardinals)

2019 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list
Round Pick Name, Age Pos / Bats School (State) Date sgnd. Refs
1 19 Zack Thompson, 21 LHP / L University of Kentucky (KY)[7] June 11 [8]
2 58 Trejyn Fletcher, 18 CF / R Deering HS (ME) June 13 [9]
3 96 Tony Locey, 20 RHP / R University of Georgia (GA)[10] June 12 [11]
4 125 Andre Pallante, 20 RHP / R University of California, Irvine (CA)[12] June 19 [11]
5 155 Connor Thomas, 21 LHP / L Georgia Tech (GA)[13] June 11 [11]
6 185 Pedro Pages, 20 C / R Florida Atlantic University (FL) [14] June 13 [11]
7 215 Jack Ralston, 21 LHP / R University of California, Los Angeles (CA)[15] June 19 [11]
8 245 Logan Gragg, 20 RHP / R Oklahoma State University (OK)[16] June 14 [11]
9 275 Todd Lott, 21 OF / R University of Louisiana at Lafayette (LA)[17] June 11 [11]
10 305 Jake Sommers, 22 LHP / R University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (WI)[18] June 10[19] [11]
11 335 Connor Lunn, 20 RHP / R University of Southern California (CA)[20] June 19 [11]
12 365 Patrick Romeri, 17 RF / R IMG Academy (FL)[21] June 10 [11]
13 395 Tommy Jew, 21 CF / R University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)[22] July 9 [11]
14 425 Tyler Statler, 17 RHP / R Hononegah HS (IL)[23] June 14 [11]
15 455 David Vinsky, 20 OF / R Northwood University (MI)[24] June 11 [11]
16 485 Thomas Hart, 18 RHP / R Wakeland HS (TX)[25] June 16 [11]
17 515 Michael YaSenka, 21 RHP / R Eastern Illinois University (IL)[26] June 14 [11]
18 545 Aaron Antonini, 20 C / L Middle Tennessee State University (TN)[27] N/A [11]
19 575 Zarion Sharpe, 20 LHP / R University of North Carolina at Wilmington (NC)[28] TBA [11]
20 605 Adrian Mardueno, 21 RHP / R San Diego State University (CA)[29] June 12 [11]
21 635 Jack Owen, 21 LHP / L Auburn University (AL)[30] TBA [11]
22 665 Zade Richardson, 19 C / R Wabash Valley College (IL)[31] June 16 [11]
23 695 Brylie Ware, 22 3B / R University of Oklahoma (OK)[32] June 10 [11]
24 725 Will Guay, 23 RHP / R Concord University (WV)[33] June 10[19] [11]
25 755 Alexander McFarlane, 17 RHP / R Habersham Central School (GA)[34] Did not sign [11]
26 785 Jeremy Randolph, 23 RHP / R University of Alabama (AL)[35] June 14 [11]
27 815 Eric Lex, 23 RHP / R Santa Clara University (CA)[36] June 16 [11]
28 845 Tyler Peck, 21 RHP / R Chapman University (CA)[37] N/A [11]
29 875 Scott Politz, 22 RHP / R Yale University (CT)[38] June 11 [11]
30 905 Cameron Dulle, 23 RHP / R University of Missouri (CA)[39] June 10 [11]
31 935 Dylan Pearce, 22 RHP / L Oregon State University (OR)[40] June 16 [11]
32 965 Chandler Redmond, 22 2B / L Gardner-Webb University (NC)[41] June 10 [11]
33 995 Anthony Green, 21 RHP / R Jefferson College (MO)[42] June 11 [11]
34 1,025 Ben Baird, 21 SS / R University of Washington (WA)[43] June 11 [11]
35 1,055 Logan Hofmann, 19 RHP / L Colby Community College (KS)[44] TBA [11]
36 1,085 Kyle Skeels, 22 C / R Coastal Carolina University (SC)[45] June 11 [11]
37 1,115 Chris Newell, 18 OF / L Malvern Preparatory School (PA)[46] Did not sign [11]
38 1,145 Kurtis Byrne, 18 C / R Christian Brothers College HS (MO) Did not sign [11]
39 1,175 T.J. McKenzie, 18 SS / R The Benjamin School (FL)[47] Did not sign [11]
40 1,205 Cash Rugely, 19 SS / R Navarro College (TX)[48][49] TBA [11]

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