List of Memphis Redbirds seasons

AutoZone Park, the home ballpark of the Memphis Redbirds since 2000

The Memphis Redbirds Minor League Baseball team has played in Memphis, Tennessee, for 24 years since its establishment in 1998. As of the completion of the 2021 season, the club has played in 3,260 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 1,640–1,620 (.503).^[1] They have appeared in the postseason on seven occasions in which they have a record of 34–24 (.586). Combining all 3,318 regular season and postseason games, the Redbirds have an all-time record of 1,674–1,644 (.505).

The Redbirds were created as an expansion team of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) in 1998. As the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, their only major league parent club, Memphis incurred second and third-place finishes in their first two years of competition. The Redbirds won their first PCL championship in 2000. Over the next eight seasons, the club regularly placed third or fourth (last) in their division. They won a second league championship in 2009 and vied for a third in 2010 but were defeated in the finals. Memphis qualified for the postseason just once from 2011 to 2016 before winning back-to-back PCL championships in 2017 and 2018. The 2018 Redbirds also won the Triple-A National Championship. All told, Memphis won six division titles, five conference titles, four league championships, and one Triple-A championship in 23 years of membership in the PCL.^[2] In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Redbirds were placed in the new Triple-A East.^[3]

Memphis' best season record occurred in 2017, when they finished 91–50 (.645). Their lowest record was 57–87 (.369) in 2012.

Table key[]

League	The team's final position in the league standings
Division	The team's final position in the divisional standings
GB	Games behind the team that finished in first place in the division that season
	Class champions
	League champions
§	Conference champions
*	Division champions

Season-by-season records[]

Season	League	Regular season					Postseason			MLB affiliate	Ref.
		Record	Win %	League	Division	GB	Record	Win %	Result
1998	PCL	74–70	.514	9th	2nd	3	—	—		—	St. Louis Cardinals	[4]
1999	PCL	74–64	.536	5th	3rd	7	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[5]
2000 * §	PCL	83–61	.576	3rd	1st	—	7–6	.538	Won American Conference Eastern Division title Won American Conference title vs. Albuquerque Isotopes, 3–2[2] Won PCL championship vs. Salt Lake Buzz, 3–1[2] Lost Triple-A World Series vs. Indianapolis Indians, 3–1[6]	St. Louis Cardinals	[7]
2001	PCL	62–81	.434	15th	4th	22	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[8]
2002	PCL	71–71	.500	10th	4th	3	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[9]
2003	PCL	64–79	.448	15th	4th	17	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[10]
2004	PCL	73–71	.507	8th	2nd	8	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[11]
2005	PCL	71–72	.497	9th	3rd	31⁄2	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[12]
2006	PCL	58–86	.403	15th	3rd	18	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[13]
2007	PCL	56–88	.389	16th	4th	33	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[14]
2008	PCL	75–67	.528	5th (tie)	2nd	8	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[15]
2009 * §	PCL	77–67	.535	4th	1st	—	6–1	.857	Won American Conference Northern Division title Won American Conference title vs. Albuquerque Isotopes, 3–0[2] Won PCL championship vs. Sacramento River Cats, 3–0[2] Lost Triple-A championship vs. Durham Bulls[16]	St. Louis Cardinals	[17]
2010 * §	PCL	82–62	.569	1st (tie)	1st (tie)	—	3–3	.500	Won American Conference Northern Division title[n 1] Won American Conference title vs. Oklahoma City RedHawks, 3–0[2] Lost PCL championship vs. Tacoma Rainiers, 3–0[2]	St. Louis Cardinals	[20]
2011	PCL	77–66	.538	4th	2nd	21⁄2	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[21]
2012	PCL	57–87	.369	14th	3rd	26	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[22]
2013	PCL	69–75	.479	11th	2nd	1	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[23]
2014 *	PCL	79–64	.552	3rd	1st	—	1–3	.250	Won American Conference Southern Division title Lost American Conference title vs. Omaha Storm Chasers, 3–1[24]	St. Louis Cardinals	[25]
2015	PCL	73–71	.507	8th	2nd	5	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[26]
2016	PCL	65–77	.458	14th	4th	18	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[27]
2017 * §	PCL	91–50	.645	1st	1st	—	6–5	.545	Won American Conference Southern Division title Won American Conference title vs. Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 3–2[28] Won PCL championship vs. El Paso Chihuahuas, 3–2[28] Lost Triple-A championship vs. Durham Bulls[29]	St. Louis Cardinals	[30]
2018 * §	PCL	83–57	.593	1st	1st	—	7–2	.778	Won American Conference Southern Division title Won American Conference title vs. Oklahoma City Dodgers, 3–1[31] Won PCL championship vs. Fresno Grizzlies, 3–1[31] Won Triple-A championship vs. Durham Bulls[32]	St. Louis Cardinals	[33]
2019	PCL	69–71	.493	8th	2nd	6	—	—	—	St. Louis Cardinals	[34]
2020	PCL	Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)[n 2]								St. Louis Cardinals	[36]
2021	AAAE	57–63	.475	12th	5th	20	4–4	.500	Lost series vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 4–1 Won series vs. Charlotte Knights, 3–0[n 3] Placed 13th (tie) in the Triple-A Final Stretch[39][n 4]	St. Louis Cardinals	[41]
Totals	—	1,640–1,620	.503	—	—	—	34–24	.586	—	—	—

Notes[]

References[]

Specific

General

• "Memphis, Tennessee Minor League City Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
• "2015 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Redbirds. Minor League Baseball. pp. 159–202. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2014.