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2004 St. Louis Cardinals season

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2004 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Champions
National League Central champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkBusch Memorial Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record105–57 (.644)
Divisional place1st
OwnersWilliam DeWitt, Jr.
General managersWalt Jocketty
ManagersTony La Russa
TelevisionFox Sports Midwest
(Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky)
KPLR
(Ricky Horton, Bob Carpenter, Rich Gould)
RadioKMOX
(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, the most wins of any team in baseball that year, the most wins by any Cardinals team since 1944, and the first Cardinal team to win 100 or more games since 1985, and won the National League Central 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.

The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals were the first team to lose the World Series to a "Moneyball" style team roster on the side of the Red Sox.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Opening Day lineup

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  4 Tony Womack 2B
12 Ray Lankford LF
  5 Albert Pujols 1B
15 Jim Edmonds CF
27 Scott Rolen 3B
  3 Édgar Rentería SS
16 Reggie Sanders RF
22 Mike Matheny C
35 Matt Morris P

Summary

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Acquired via trade from the Colorado Rockies on August 6, 2004, Larry Walker, customarily the Rockies' number three hitter, became the Cardinals' number two hitter.[6] The Cardinals already had Edmonds, Pujols and Rolen in the 3 through 5 spots.[7] Walker made his Cardinals debut on August 7, playing the New York Mets, and appeared as a pinch-hitter and struck out in the seventh inning. He drew a walk from Mike Stanton in the ninth inning and scored the game-winning run on a Yadier Molina single.[8]

Season standings

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National League Central

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 105 57 .648 — 53‍–‍28 52‍–‍29
Houston Astros 92 70 .568 13 48‍–‍33 44‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 89 73 .549 16 45‍–‍37 44‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds 76 86 .469 29 40‍–‍41 36‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 72 89 .447 32½ 39‍–‍41 33‍–‍48
Milwaukee Brewers 67 94 .416 37½ 36‍–‍45 31‍–‍49


Record vs. opponents

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2004 National League record

Source: [1]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LA MIL MTL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona — 2–4 4–2 3–3 6–13 3–4 2–4 3–16 3–3 0–6 3–4 1–5 2–4 7–12 5–14 1–5 6–12
Atlanta 4–2 — 3–3 2–4 4–2 14–5 3–3 4–3 4–2 15–4 12–7 10–9 4–2 3–3 4–3 2–4 8–10
Chicago 2–4 3–3 — 9–8 5–1 3–3 10–9 2–4 10–7 3–3 4–2 3–3 13–5 4–2 2–4 8–11 8–4
Cincinnati 3–3 4–2 8–9 — 3–3 4–2 6–11 4–2 10–8 4–2 3–3 3–3 9–10 2–4 3–3 5–14 5-7
Colorado 13–6 2–4 1–5 3–3 — 1–5 1–5 8–11 2–4 2–4 1–5 5–3 2–4 10–9 8–11 1–5 8–10
Florida 4–3 5–14 3–3 2–4 5–1 — 3–3 3–3 4–2 11–8 15–4 12–7 1–5 4–2 2–5 2–4 7–11
Houston 4–2 3–3 9–10 11–6 5–1 3-3 — 1–5 13–6 2–4 2–4 6–0 12–5 2–4 2–4 10–8 7–5
Los Angeles 16–3 3–4 4–2 2–4 11–8 3–3 5–1 — 3–3 4–3 3–3 1–5 6–0 10–9 10–9 2–4 10–8
Milwaukee 3–3 2–4 7–10 8–10 4–2 2–4 6–13 3–3 — 5–1 2–4 0–6 6–12 2–4 1–5 8–9 8–4
Montreal 6–0 4–15 3–3 2–4 4–2 8-11 4–2 3–4 1–5 — 9–10 7–12 4–2 1–6 1–5 3–3 7–11
New York 4–3 7–12 2–4 3–3 5–1 4–15 4–2 3–3 4–2 10–9 — 8–11 1–5 1–6 4–2 1–5 10–8
Philadelphia 5-1 9–10 3–3 3–3 3–5 7–12 0–6 5–1 6–0 12–7 11–8 — 3–3 5–1 2–4 3–3 9–9
Pittsburgh 4–2 2–4 5–13 10–9 4–2 5–1 5–12 0–6 12–6 2–4 5–1 3–3 — 3–3 5–1 5–12 2–10
San Diego 12–7 3–3 2–4 4–2 9–10 2–4 4–2 9–10 4–2 6–1 6–1 1–5 3–3 — 12–7 2–4 8–10
San Francisco 14–5 3–4 4–2 3–3 11–8 5–2 4–2 9–10 5–1 5–1 2–4 4–2 1–5 7–12 — 3–3 11–7
St. Louis 5–1 4–2 11–8 14–5 5–1 4-2 8–10 4–2 9–8 3–3 5–1 3–3 12–5 4–2 3–3 — 11–1


Transactions

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Game log

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2004 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log (105–57)
April: (12–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 Brewers 6–8 Burba (1–0) Morris (0–1) Kolb (1) 49,149 0–1
2 April 6 Brewers 5–7 Davis (1–0) Marquis (0–1) Kolb (2) 23,966 0–2
3 April 7 Brewers 9–4 Lincoln (1–0) Hernandez (0–1) — 23,488 1–2
4 April 8 Brewers 5–11 Capuano (1–0) Suppan (0–1) Burba (1) 27,433 1–3
5 April 9 @ Diamondbacks 13–6 Carpenter (1–0) Daigle (0–1) — 35,930 2–3
6 April 10 @ Diamondbacks 10–2 Morris (1–1) Sparks (0–1) — 38,842 3–3
7 April 11 @ Diamondbacks 6–5 Lincoln (2–0) Mantei (0–1) Isringhausen (1) 32,072 4–3
8 April 12 Astros 5–10 Stone (1–0) Lincoln (2–1) — 26,654 4–4
9 April 13 Astros 3–5 Clemens (2–0) Suppan (0–2) Dotel (1) 24,939 4–5
10 April 14 Astros 1–11 Miller (2–0) Carpenter (1–1) — 26,605 4–6
11 April 16 Rockies 13–5 Morris (2–1) Stark (0–2) — 34,541 5–6
12 April 17 Rockies 8–4 Marquis (1–1) Estes (2–1) — 46,471 6–6
13 April 18 Rockies 5–8 Jennings (1–1) Williams (0–1) Chacon (3) 34,697 6–7
14 April 20 @ Astros 5–3 Suppan (1–2) Miller (2–1) Isringhausen (2) 29,625 7–7
15 April 21 @ Astros 12–6 Morris (3–1) Redding (0–3) — 27,354 8–7
16 April 22 @ Astros 2–1 (12) Isringhausen (1–0) Miceli (0–1) Tavarez (1) 33,706 9–7
17 April 23 @ Brewers 1–2 Kieschnick (1–0) Kline (0–1) — 17,107 9–8
18 April 24 @ Brewers 1–3 Saenz (1–0) Williams (0–2) Kolb (5) 22,222 9–9
19 April 25 @ Brewers 5–2 Suppan (2–2) Sheets (3–1) — 18,135 10–9
20 April 27 Phillies 3–7 Milton (2–0) Morris (3–2) — 25,185 10–10
21 April 28 Phillies 3–6 Madson (1–1) Lincoln (2–2) Wagner (6) 26,348 10–11
22 April 29 Phillies 5–4 (13) Lincoln (3–2) Telemaco (0–1) — 29,768 11–11
23 April 30 Cubs 4–3 Kline (1–1) Farnsworth (0–1) — 44,224 12–11
May: (15–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
24 May 1 Cubs 2–4 Clement (4–1) Suppan (2–3) Borowski (6) 49,505 12–12
25 May 2 Cubs 1–0 (10) Isringhausen (2–0) Farnsworth (0–2) — 47,757 13–12
26 May 3 Cubs 3–7 Maddux (2–2) Marquis (1–2) — 40,340 13–13
27 May 4 @ Phillies 6–5 Carpenter (2–1) Myers (0–2) Isringhausen (3) 33,294 14–13
28 May 5 @ Phillies 4–5 Millwood (3–2) Williams (0–3) Wagner (7) 35,944 14–14
29 May 6 @ Phillies 7–4 Suppan (3–3) Wolf (2–2) Isringhausen (4) 44,376 15–14
30 May 7 @ Expos 2–4 Kim (2–0) Morris (3–3) Biddle (6) 5,332 15–15
31 May 8 @ Expos 0–2 Ohka (1–5) Marquis (1–3) Biddle (7) 5,611 15–16
32 May 9 @ Expos 5–2 Carpenter (3–1) Vargas (2–2) Isringhausen (5) 12,301 16–16
33 May 11 Braves 5–1 Williams (1–3) Wright (2–3) — 35,000 17–16
34 May 12 Braves 5–2 Morris (4–3) Hampton (0–4) Isringhausen (6) 28,921 18–16
35 May 13 Braves 5–6 Alfonseca (4–0) Suppan (3–4) Smoltz (5) 40,472 18–17
36 May 14 Marlins 6–3 Marquis (2–3) Beckett (3–3) Isringhausen (7) 36,810 19–17
37 May 15 Marlins 4–0 Carpenter (4–1) Oliver (2–2) Tavarez (2) 42,958 20–17
38 May 16 Marlins 2–3 Penny (4–2) Williams (1–4) Benitez (15) 46,889 20–18
39 May 18 @ Mets 4–5 Bottalico (1–0) Isringhausen (2–1) — 28,880 20–19
40 May 19 @ Mets 1–0 Eldred (1–0) Stanton (0–1) Kline (1) 20,229 21–19
41 May 20 @ Mets 11–4 Marquis (3–3) Seo (2–4) — 21,874 22–19
42 May 21 @ Cubs 7–6 Carpenter (5–1) Mitre (2–3) Isringhausen (8) 39,298 23–19
43 May 22 @ Cubs 1–7 Rusch (2–0) Williams (1–5) — 40,131 23–20
44 May 23 @ Cubs 3–4 Clement (6–3) Morris (4–4) Borowski (8) 40,090 23–21
– May 25 Pirates Postponed (snow); rescheduled for August 20
45 May 26 Pirates 8–11 Benson (4–3) Marquis (3–4) — 29,526 23–22
46 May 27 Pirates 6–3 Suppan (4–4) Vogelsong (1–4) Isringhausen (9) 31,107 24–22
47 May 28 @ Astros 2–1 (10) Isringhausen (3–1) Dotel (0–3) — 41,399 25–22
48 May 29 @ Astros 10–3 Williams (2–5) Miller (5–5) — 41,141 26–22
49 May 30 @ Astros 1–7 Redding (3–3) Morris (4–5) — 41,117 26–23
50 May 31 @ Pirates 8–3 Marquis (4–4) Benson (4–4) — 12,582 27–23
June: (19–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
51 June 1 @ Pirates 8–1 Suppan (5–4) Vogelsong (1–5) — 11,540 28–23
52 June 2 @ Pirates 5–3 Carpenter (6–1) Johnston (0–2) Isringhausen (10) 12,100 29–23
53 June 3 @ Pirates 4–2 Williams (3–5) Perez (3–3) Isringhausen (11) 15,386 30–23
54 June 4 Astros 5–3 Morris (5–5) Miller (5–6) Isringhausen (12) 47,373 31–23
55 June 5 Astros 10–4 Marquis (5–4) Redding (3–4) — 46,003 32–23
56 June 6 Astros 2–3 Oswalt (4–4) Suppan (5–5) Dotel (9) 40,476 32–24
57 June 7 @ Cubs 4–3 Carpenter (7–1) Rusch (2–1) Isringhausen (13) 39,226 33–24
58 June 8 @ Cubs 3–7 Clement (7–4) Williams (3–6) — 39,338 33–25
59 June 9 @ Cubs 12–4 Morris (6–5) Prior (0–1) — 38,693 34–25
60 June 10 @ Cubs 3–12 Zambrano (7–2) Haren (0–1) — 38,707 34–26
61 June 11 @ Rangers 12–7 Suppan (6–5) Dominguez (1–2) — 32,962 35–26
62 June 12 @ Rangers 2–7 Drese (3–3) Carpenter (7–2) — 42,173 35–27
63 June 13 @ Rangers 13–2 Williams (4–6) Dickey (4–6) — 41,087 36–27
64 June 15 Athletics 8–4 Morris (7–5) Bradford (3–3) Isringhausen (14) 33,866 37–27
65 June 16 Athletics 6–2 Marquis (6–4) Harden (3–4) Calero (1) 33,386 38–27
66 June 17 Athletics 5–4 King (1–0) Mecir (0–5) — 32,528 39–27
67 June 18 Reds 4–3 (10) Tavarez (1–0) Matthews (1–1) — 37,946 40–27
68 June 19 Reds 9–2 Williams (5–6) Acevedo (3–6) Isringhausen (15) 48,641 41–27
69 June 20 Reds 0–6 Bong (1–1) Morris (7–6) — 45,620 41–28
70 June 22 Cubs 4–5 Farnsworth (3–3) Isringhausen (3–2) Hawkins (9) 45,070 41–29
71 June 23 Cubs 10–9 Kline (2–1) Remlinger (0–1) — 43,127 42–29
72 June 24 Cubs 4–0 Carpenter (8–2) Clement (7–6) — 48,042 43–29
73 June 25 @ Royals 5–2 Morris (8–6) Greinke (1–4) Isringhausen (16) 40,628 44–29
74 June 26 @ Royals 3–1 (10) Tavarez (2–0) Seanez (0–1) Isringhausen (17) 40,963 45–29
75 June 27 @ Royals 10–3 Marquis (7–4) Gobble (4–5) — 36,651 46–29
76 June 28 @ Pirates 1–2 Mesa (1–0) Tavarez (2–1) — 15,544 46–30
77 June 29 @ Pirates 0–3 Burnett (1–2) Carpenter (8–3) Mesa (18) 18,152 46–31
78 June 30 @ Pirates 5–6 Mesa (2–0) Tavarez (2–2) — 22,368 46–32
July: (20–5)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
79 July 2 Mariners 11–2 Williams (6–6) Thornton (0–1) — 35,186 47–32
80 July 3 Mariners 8–1 Marquis (8–4) Franklin (3–7) — 38,055 48–32
81 July 4 Mariners 2–1 Suppan (7–5) Pineiro (4–9) Isringhausen (18) 37,183 49–32
82 July 5 Reds 4–1 Carpenter (9–3) Lidle (6–6) Isringhausen (19) 41,852 50–32
83 July 6 Reds 5–3 Morris (9–6) White (0–2) Kline (2) 29,786 51–32
84 July 7 Reds 4–2 King (2–0) Riedling (4–2) Isringhausen (20) 34,999 52–32
85 July 9 Cubs 6–1 Marquis (9–4) Maddux (7–7) — 49,675 53–32
86 July 10 Cubs 5–2 Suppan (8–5) Clement (7–8) Isringhausen (21) 50,569 54–32
87 July 11 Cubs 4–8 Wood (4–3) Carpenter (9–4) — 49,250 54–33
75th All-Star Game in Houston, Texas
88 July 15 @ Reds 7–2 Morris (10–6) Sanchez (0–2) — 31,961 55–33
89 July 16 @ Reds 7–5 Calero (1–0) Graves (1–4) Isringhausen (22) 39,140 56–33
90 July 17 @ Reds 5–7 Jones (8–2) Tavarez (2–3) Graves (34) 36,079 56–34
91 July 18 @ Reds 10–4 Suppan (9–5) Acevedo (4–8) — 31,699 57–34
92 July 19 @ Cubs 5–4 Carpenter (10–4) Zambrano (9–5) Isringhausen (23) 40,033 58–34
93 July 20 @ Cubs 11–8 King (3–0) Hawkins (2–2) Isringhausen (24) 39,371 59–34
94 July 21 Brewers 1–0 Williams (7–6) Santos (9–4) Isringhausen (25) 37,104 60–34
95 July 22 Brewers 4–0 Marquis (10–4) Sheets (9–7) — 35,100 61–34
96 July 23 Giants 2–7 Hermanson (4–3) Suppan (9–6) — 45,892 61–35
97 July 24 Giants 3–5 (10) Rodriguez (3–4) King (3–1) Christiansen (2) 48,145 61–36
98 July 25 Giants 6–0 Morris (11–6) Williams (9–7) — 42,315 62–36
99 July 26 @ Reds 9–6 (11) King (4–1) Norton (1–3) — 23,155 63–36
100 July 27 @ Reds 6–0 Marquis (11–4) Lidle (6–9) — 25,366 64–36
101 July 28 @ Reds 11–10 Eldred (2–0) Acevedo (4–10) Isringhausen (26) 33,282 65–36
102 July 30 @ Giants 7–4 Carpenter (11–4) Brower (6–6) Isringhausen (27) 42,622 66–36
103 July 31 @ Giants 7–8 Rueter (6–8) Morris (11–7) Christiansen (3) 42,633 66–37
August: (21–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
104 August 1 @ Giants 6–1 Williams (8–6) Schmidt (13–4) — 41,880 67–37
105 August 3 Expos 6–10 (12) Cordero (3–1) Haren (0–2) — 33,696 67–38
106 August 4 Expos 5–4 Tavarez (3–3) Cordero (3–2) — 35,779 68–38
107 August 5 Expos 2–1 Carpenter (12–4) Ayala (3–7) Isringhausen (28) 31,961 69–38
108 August 6 Mets 6–4 Morris (12–7) Glavine (8–10) Isringhausen (29) 43,949 70–38
109 August 7 Mets 2–1 Tavarez (4–3) Stanton (0–5) — 45,364 71–38
110 August 8 Mets 6–2 Marquis (12–4) Leiter (8–4) Tavarez (3) 43,578 72–38
111 August 10 @ Marlins 2–1 (10) Tavarez (5–3) Mota (8–5) Isringhausen (30) 17,413 73–38
112 August 11 @ Marlins 1–0 Suppan (10–6) Pavano (12–5) Isringhausen (31) 18,686 74–38
113 August 12 @ Marlins 2–8 Burnett (3–5) Morris (12–8) — 16,187 74–39
114 August 13 @ Braves 4–1 Williams (9–6) Byrd (4–4) Isringhausen (32) 38,843 75–39
115 August 14 @ Braves 7–9 Alfonseca (6–4) King (4–2) Smoltz (29) 44,413 75–40
116 August 15 @ Braves 10–4 Haren (1–2) Thomson (9–8) — 28,983 76–40
117 August 16 Reds 10–5 Suppan (11–6) Harang (7–5) Isringhausen (33) 33,957 77–40
118 August 17 Reds 7–2 Eldred (3–0) Graves (1–5) — 33,466 78–40
119 August 18 Reds 4–5 Hancock (3–1) Williams (9–7) Graves (37) 35,960 78–41
120 August 19 Pirates 2–3 (10) Mesa (5–1) Kline (2–2) Grabow (1) 33,854 78–42
121 August 20 (1) Pirates 5–4 Haren (2–2) Fogg (7–9) Isringhausen (34) 32,062 79–42
122 August 20 (2) Pirates 5–3 Carpenter (13–4) Gonzalez (3–1) Isringhausen (35) 38,640 80–42
123 August 21 Pirates 10–6 Suppan (12–6) Burnett (5–5) — 46,017 81–42
124 August 22 Pirates 11–4 Morris (13–8) Vogelsong (4–10) Kline (3) 35,345 82–42
125 August 24 @ Reds 3–4 (10) Valentine (1–1) Tavarez (5–4) — 20,163 82–43
126 August 25 @ Reds 6–5 Tavarez (6–4) Valentine (1–2) Isringhausen (36) 18,962 83–43
127 August 26 @ Reds 0–1 Harang (8–6) Carpenter (13–5) — 19,421 83–44
128 August 27 @ Pirates 8–5 Suppan (13–6) Vogelsong (4–11) Isringhausen (37) 27,475 84–44
129 August 28 @ Pirates 6–4 Morris (14–8) Figueroa (0–1) Isringhausen (38) 19,167 85–44
130 August 29 @ Pirates 4–0 Marquis (13–4) Perez (9–7) Tavarez (4) 25,005 86–44
131 August 31 Padres 9–3 Williams (10–7) Lawrence (13–11) — 30,816 87–44
September: (16–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
132 September 1 Padres 4–2 Carpenter (14–5) Eaton (9–12) Isringhausen (39) 32,390 88–44
133 September 2 Padres 7–2 Suppan (14–6) Peavy (11–4) — 32,785 89–44
134 September 3 Dodgers 3–0 Morris (15–8) Lima (11–5) — 37,524 90–44
135 September 4 Dodgers 5–1 Marquis (14–4) Ishii (13–7) — 45,692 91–44
136 September 5 Dodgers 6–5 (11) King (5–2) Carrara (4–2) — 43,611 92–44
137 September 6 @ Padres 3–7 Linebrink (7–1) Eldred (3–1) Hoffman (35) 34,382 92–45
138 September 7 @ Padres 4–2 Suppan (15–6) Peavy (11–5) Isringhausen (40) 32,738 93–45
139 September 8 @ Padres 5–10 Wells (10–7) Morris (15–9) — 34,277 93–46
140 September 10 @ Dodgers 6–7 Carrara (5–2) Calero (1–1) Gagne (39) 54,119 93–47
141 September 11 @ Dodgers 5–6 Stewart (1–2) Eldred (3–2) Gagne (40) 53,494 93–48
142 September 12 @ Dodgers 7–6 Carpenter (15–5) Jackson (2–1) Isringhausen (41) 54,000 94–48
143 September 14 Astros 5–7 Clemens (17–4) Suppan (15–7) Lidge (22) 29,528 94–49
144 September 15 Astros 4–2 Calero (2–1) Springer (0–1) Isringhausen (42) 32,891 95–49
145 September 16 Astros 3–8 Harville (2–2) Marquis (14–5) — 28,704 95–50
146 September 17 Diamondbacks 4–3 Isringhausen (4–2) Service (1–1) — 37,280 96–50
147 September 18 Diamondbacks 7–0 Haren (3–2) Fossum (4–14) — 43,791 97–50
148 September 19 Diamondbacks 2–3 Gosling (1–0) Suppan (15–8) Aquino (13) 41,279 97–51
149 September 20 @ Brewers 7–4 Tavarez (7–4) Kolb (0–4) Isringhausen (43) 14,213 98–51
150 September 21 @ Brewers 4–6 Santos (11–11) Marquis (14–6) Kolb (38) 25,675 98–52
151 September 22 @ Brewers 3–2 Williams (11–7) Sheets (11–13) Isringhausen (44) 21,461 99–52
152 September 23 @ Brewers 4–2 Eldred (4–2) Wise (1–2) Isringhausen (45) 15,200 100–52
153 September 24 @ Rockies 5–4 Suppan (16–8) Jennings (11–12) Calero (2) 45,053 101–52
154 September 25 @ Rockies 10–6 Flores (1–0) Harikkala (6–5) Isringhausen (46) 29,751 102–52
155 September 26 @ Rockies 9–3 Marquis (15–6) Gissell (0–1) Eldred (1) 26,866 103–52
156 September 27 @ Astros 3–10 Oswalt (19–10) Williams (11–8) — 37,651 103–53
157 September 28 @ Astros 1–2 Backe (4–3) Haren (3–3) Lidge (26) 36,230 103–54
158 September 29 @ Astros 4–6 Qualls (4–0) Suppan (16–9) Lidge (27) 43,186 103–55
159 September 30 Brewers 6–7 Davis (12–12) Morris (15–10) Kolb (39) 24,893 103–56
October: (2–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
160 October 1 Brewers 4–1 Ankiel (1–0) Hendrickson (1–8) Isringhausen (47) 32,605 104–56
161 October 2 Brewers 1–5 Sheets (12–14) Marquis (15–7) — 41,219 104–57
162 October 3 Brewers 9–4 Calero (3–1) de la Rosa (0–3) — 39,849 105–57

Postseason Game Log

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2004 St. Louis Cardinals Postseason Game Log (7–8)
NLDS: (3–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 5 Dodgers 8–3 Williams (1–0) Perez (0–1) — 52,127 1–0
2 October 7 Dodgers 8–3 Haren (1–0) Weaver (0–1) — 52,228 2–0
3 October 9 @ Dodgers 0–4 Lima (1–0) Morris (0–1) — 55,992 2–1
4 October 10 @ Dodgers 6–2 Suppan (1–0) Alvarez (0–1) — 56,268 3–1
NLCS: (4–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 13 Astros 10–7 Williams (2–0) Qualls (0–1) Isringhausen (1) 52,323 1–0
2 October 14 Astros 6–4 Tavarez (1–0) Miceli (0–2) Isringhausen (2) 52,347 2–0
3 October 16 @ Astros 2–5 Clemens (2–0) Suppan (1–1) Lidge (2) 42,896 2–1
4 October 17 @ Astros 5–6 Wheeler (1–0) Tavarez (1–1) Lidge (3) 42,760 2–2
5 October 18 @ Astros 0–3 Lidge (1–0) Isringhausen (0–1) — 43,045 2–3
6 October 20 Astros 6–4 (12) Tavarez (2–1) Miceli (0–3) — 52,144 3–3
7 October 21 Astros 5–2 Suppan (2–1) Clemens (2–1) Isringhausen (3) 52,140 4–3
World Series: (0–4)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 23 @ Red Sox 9–11 Foulke (1–0) Tavarez (2–2) — 35,035 0–1
2 October 24 @ Red Sox 2–6 Schilling (3–1) Morris (0–2) — 35,001 0–2
3 October 26 Red Sox 1–4 Martínez (2–1) Suppan (2–2) — 52,015 0–3
4 October 27 Red Sox 0–3 Lowe (3–0) Marquis (0–1) Foulke (3) 52,037 0–4

Roster

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2004 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Mike Matheny 122 385 95 .247 5 50
1B Albert Pujols 154 592 196 .331 46 123
2B Tony Womack 145 553 170 .307 5 38
SS Édgar Rentería 149 586 168 .287 10 72
3B Scott Rolen 142 500 157 .314 34 124
LF Ray Lankford 92 200 51 .255 6 22
CF Jim Edmonds 153 498 150 .301 42 111
RF Reggie Sanders 135 446 116 .260 22 67

Other batters

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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
Marlon Anderson 113 253 60 .237 8 28
John Mabry 87 240 71 .296 13 40
Roger Cedeño 95 200 53 .265 3 23
So Taguchi 109 179 52 .291 3 25
Héctor Luna 83 173 43 .249 3 22
Larry Walker 44 150 42 .280 11 27
Yadier Molina 51 135 36 .267 2 15
Cody McKay 35 74 17 .230 0 6
Colin Porter 23 35 11 .314 1 2
Bo Hart 11 13 2 .154 0 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Matt Morris 32 202.0 15 10 4.72 131
Jason Marquis 32 201.1 15 7 3.71 138
Woody Williams 31 189.2 11 8 4.18 131
Jeff Suppan 31 188.0 16 9 4.16 110
Chris Carpenter 28 182.0 15 5 3.46 152

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dan Haren 14 46.0 3 3 4.50 32
Randy Flores 9 14.0 1 0 1.93 7
Al Reyes 12 12.0 0 0 0.75 11

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jason Isringhausen 74 4 2 47 2.87 71
Ray King 86 5 2 0 2.61 40
Julián Tavárez 77 7 4 4 2.38 48
Steve Kline 67 2 2 3 1.79 35
Cal Eldred 52 4 2 1 3.76 54
Kiko Calero 41 3 1 2 2.78 47
Mike Lincoln 13 3 2 0 5.19 14
Jason Simontacchi 13 0 0 0 5.28 3
Carmen Cali 10 0 0 0 8.59 8
Rick Ankiel 5 1 0 0 5.40 9
Josh Pearce 3 0 0 0 3.86 0
Cody McKay 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

NLDS

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Main article: 2004 National League Division Series

In three playoff rounds in 2004, Walker combined to hit .293/.379/.707 with a pair of home runs in each tournament,[10] setting a franchise record for home runs hit by a left-handed batter in one postseason.[11] Walker made his playoff debut with the Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Dodgers, homering twice and scoring four runs in an 8−3 Cardinals win.[12] He became the first Cardinal with a multi-home run game in LDS play.[13]

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

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St. Louis wins series, 3-1

Game Score Date
1 St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 3 October 5
2 St. Louis 8, Los Angeles 3 October 7
3 Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 0 October 9
4 St. Louis 6, Los Angeles 2 October 10

NLCS

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Main article: 2004 National League Championship Series

In Game of the 1 National League Championship Series (NLCS) versus the Houston Astros, Walker was a home run short of hitting for the cycle.[13] The Cardinals proceeded to take a 2–0 Series lead before losing three straight in Houston. Returning home for Game 6, the Cardinals took a 4–3 lead into the ninth inning, but Houston tied it up. Jim Edmonds hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 12th to win the game. The next night, Albert Pujols helped St. Louis win Game 7 to clinch the series with a game tying hit. Scott Rolen brought him home on a two-run home run. Pujols was named the series MVP.

Game Score Date
1 St. Louis 10, Houston 7 October 13
2 St. Louis 6, Houston 4 October 14
3 Houston 5, St. Louis 2 October 16
4 Houston 6, St. Louis 5 October 17
5 Houston 3, St. Louis 0 October 18
6 St. Louis 6, Houston 4 October 20
7 St. Louis 5, Houston 2 October 21

World Series

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Main 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, and the managers in the 1984 World Series, Sparky Anderson and Dick Williams.[14] La Russa had managed the Oakland Athletics to three straight pennants between 1988 and 1990 and winning the 1989 World Series.[14] La Russa would try to join Anderson as the only men to have managed teams to World Series championships in both leagues.[14] 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.[15]

The Cardinals met a what was a potent Red Sox squad fresh off four straight victories over the Yankees following an 0–3 deficit in the ALCS. A comeback in this fashion in any North American major sports league had previously occurred only in the NHL. This was the third time the two teams have faced each other in the Fall Classic, with the Cardinals winning the previous two in 1946 and 1967. The Cardinals were again without a key player for the World Series: ace pitcher Chris Carpenter, who, after going 15–5, tweaked his shoulder in September and missed the entire post-season.

Making his World Series debut in Game 1, Walker collected four hits in five at bats with a home run and two doubles.[16] His four-hit outing tied a Cardinals World Series record, becoming the seventh overall and first to so since Lou Brock in 1967, also against Boston.[13]

The Cardinals were swept by the Red Sox in four games and struggled to hit, never taking a lead at any point in the series. Pujols, Rolen, and Edmonds, the normally fearsome 3-4-5 hitters for the Cardinals, were 6-for-45 with one RBI. The club batted .190 with a .562 OPS overall. Walker was one of very few exceptions, batting .357 with a 1.366 OPS. His two home runs accounted for the only two hit by the entire Cardinals team.[17] In the 2004 postseason, Walker scored 21 percent (14 of 68) of Cardinals runs scored.[13]

Game Score Date
1 Boston 11, St. Louis 9 October 23
2 Boston 6, St. Louis 2 October 24
3 Boston 4, St. Louis 1 October 26
4 Boston 3, St. Louis 0 October 27

Awards and honors

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Gold Gloves

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Silver Sluggers

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NL Comeback Player of the Year

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NLCS MVP

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Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Danny Sheaffer
AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Mark DeJohn
A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League Tom Nieto
A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Joe Cunningham, Jr.
A-Short Season New Jersey Cardinals New York–Penn League Tommy Shields
Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Tom Kidwell

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Tennessee[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (2005). Reversing the Curse. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-618-51748-0.
  2. ^ "Chris Carpenter Stats".
  3. ^ J. D. Drew Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ "Alan Benes Stats".
  5. ^ John Mabry Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ ESPN.com News Services (August 6, 2004). "Rockies get three prospects for Walker". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Lee (October 14, 2004). "New no. 2 hitters aren't second-rate". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Walker walks, then Molina wins it". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 8, 2004. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  9. ^ Larry Walker Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ Jaffe, Jay (December 15, 2016). "JAWS and the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot: Larry Walker". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Miklasz, Bernie (October 13, 2014). "A closer look at Cards' homer bash". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Anderson, Dave (October 6, 2004). "Walker puts on show for show-me Missourians". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d "Larry Walker stats, fantasy & news (Career biography)". MLB.com. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c Powers, John (October 23, 2004). "La Russa Keeping Options Open". Boston Globe. p. E7.
  15. ^ Leach, Matthew (October 28, 2006). "Cards secure 10th World Series title". MLB.com. stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  16. ^ Finley, Bill (October 24, 2004). "Walker is dangerous when others give way". The New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  17. ^ "2004 World Series: Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals (4–0)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Baseball-Reference 2004 Season Award Index". Baseball-Reference.com.
  19. ^ Goold, Derrick (December 24, 2011). "Cardinals recast the 'MV3'". stltoday.com. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  20. ^ a b c "Baseball-Reference NL Gold Glove Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com.
  21. ^ a b "Baseball-Reference NL Silver Slugger Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com.
  22. ^ "2004 League Championship Series – STL vs. HOU". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  23. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  24. ^ Baseball America 2005 Annual Directory
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