2012 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 2012 National League Wild Card winners St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Central Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 88–74 (.543) 2nd William DeWitt Jr. Fred Hanser Klingaman Group John Mozeliak Mike Matheny Fox Sports Midwest(Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky, Rick Horton) KMOX (1120AM)(Mike Shannon, John Rooney) stl STL The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 131st season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 121st season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 7th at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals made their 25th trip to the postseason in 2012 after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over the Atlanta Braves on the last day of the regular season in 2011. They began the 2012 season away against the Miami Marlins on April 4. St. Louis was coming off a 90–72 (.556) season, a second-place finish in the National League Central Division, the aforementioned wild card berth, and their National League-leading 11th World Series championship. In 2012, they finished with an 88–74 (.543) record and second place in the NL Central. By virtue of coming in second to the Atlanta Braves, they won the second National League Wild Card spot, and then beat the Braves in the NLWC Game. They then played the NL East champion Washington Nationals in the NLDS and beat them in five games to advance to the NLCS against the San Francisco Giants. However, they lost to the Giants in seven games after leading the series 3 games to 1. Offseason departures and acquisitions Management On October 31, 2011, Tony La Russa announced his retirement after 16 years as manager of the Cardinals. After interviewing several candidates, the Cardinals announced, in a press conference on November 14, that former Cardinals catcher Mike Matheny would be the team's new manager, the 49th in team history.Matheny called 'perfect ' fit for Cardinals http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/matheny-called-perfect-fit-for-cardinals/article_0ec7c73c-0ee4-11e1-90d9-001a4bcf6878.html STLtoday.com November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 At 41, he was the youngest active manager in the majors. He holds the catching major league record for consecutive errorless games at 252, and for consecutive errorless chances with 1,565. On November 16, Matheny and the Cardinals announced the new coaching staff: Dave Duncan stayed on as the pitching coach for the 17th year as he was the only coach under contract, with third-base coach Jose Oquendo, hitting coach and former Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire, and bullpen coach Derek Lilliquist. 50-year-old Mike Aldrete moved from assistant hitting coach to bench coach. Chris Maloney also 50 years of age, moved from manager of the AAA Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League to first-base coach in St. Louis; his first time on a major league staff. Former bench coach Joe Pettini and first-base coach Dave McKay moved to other roles in baseball operations for the team.Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (November 16, 2011) On December 2, former Cardinals outfielder John Mabry was named assistant hitting coach.St. Louis Cardinals' tweet, (December 2, 2011) Hitters On December 8, Albert Pujols signed a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels worth $254 million, declining a 10-year $220 million offer by the Cardinals. His old contract paid him $111 million over eight years from 2004 to 2011. Pujols departed among the leaders in virtually every major offensive category in Cardinals franchise history. At the time of the signing of the contract, he was fourth all-time in hits, third in runs and second in total bases, doubles, home runs, RBIs and walks. He was behind only Stan Musial in the five latter categories. He was seventh in games played and could have climbed as high as third with two more seasons in a Cardinals uniform.Not in the Cards: Pujols departs for Angels: Star opts for more lucrative 10-year deal in Southern California, MLB.com (December 8, 2011) He was paid $14,508,395 in 2011.Albert Pujols, Baseball-Reference.com ('Salaries') His former teammates were stunned by his decision.Former teammates stunned by Pujols' decision, MLB.com (December 8, 2011) On December 10, the team re-signed Rafael Furcal to a two-year deal worth $14 mil.Furcal re-ups with Cardinals for two years, MLB.com (December 10, 2011) On December 12, the Cardinals refused to offer a contract to Ryan Theriot, making him a non-tendered free agent. On the same day, utilityman [2B/OF] Skip Schumaker accepted a two-year deal worth $3 mil. avoiding free agency after 2012. He was paid $4.7 mil. in his just completed two-year deal.Cardinals shaping roster for 2012, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 13, 2011) On December 22, the Cardinals signed outfielder Carlos Beltrán to a two-year deal.Cardinals sign All-Star Beltran, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 22, 2011) On March 1, 2012, the Cardinals announced the extension of catcher Yadier Molina's expiring $7 mil. contract at the end of 2012, for 5 years (with a 6th year $15 mil. option for 2018) for $75 mil., making him the second-highest-paid catcher (to Twins catcher Joe Mauer) in all of baseball. He leads all catchers with 39 pickoffs since 2005, and has thrown out 44% of all basestealers in his eight years. He led all Cardinals batters in 2011 with a .305 batting average, starting more games behind the plate than any other catcher, and established career-highs with 55 runs scored, 32 doubles, 14 home runs, and 65 RBIs.Molina opts for long-term deal with Redbirds: Catcher signs five-year, $75 million contract with mutual option https://web.archive.org/web/20120301190928/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120227&content_id=26883238&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl March 1, 2012 , MLB.com (March 1, 2012) Pitchers On December 15, 2011, the Cardinals signed 35-year-old lefty reliever J. C. Romero to a one-year contract.Cardinals lay groundwork for more moves, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 15, 2011) The Cardinals invited nineteen players to spring training camp.Cards invite 19 players to Major League camp, MLB.com (January 14, 2012) The team finished setting its 25-man roster on March 30. Placed on the DL were pitcher Chris Carpenter, utilityman Skip Schumaker, and outfielder Allen Craig.Cardinals set 25-man roster for opening night, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 30, 2012) Regular season April On Sunday, April 22 at Pittsburgh, the Cardinals became the first defending world champion team since the 1922 New York Giants to open their title defense with six consecutive series win.Cardinals secure six series with win over Pirates, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (April 22, 2012) They had a record of 11-5 (.688) during that streak. The series streak ended on April 24, with a second consecutive loss to the Cubs in Chicago, although winning the final game of the series on April 25. May The Cardinals announced they would retire former manager Tony La Russa' #10 prior to the game on May 11. His number will be the 12th retired by the Cardinals. He ranks third on the managers' all-time wins list with 2,728. 1,408 of those came with the Cardinals in his 16-year tenure there, and his .544 winning percentage with the team is his best of the three clubs he managed in his 33 seasons.Cardinals to retire La Russa's number: Former skipper will be honored before May 11 game vs. Braves, MLB.com (May 2, 2012) On May 14, Carlos Beltrán was named the National League Player of the Week for the week of May 7–13 after posting six home runs, 13 RBIs, eight runs scored, 30 total bases, and a 1.200 slugging percentage. He collected hits in five of the six games, homering in four of them. This is Beltran's ninth Player of the Week Award and his sixth in the National League. He leads the National League with 15 home runs, and is second in RBIs, with 32.Red-hot Beltran named NL Player of Week: Cardinals right fielder rapped six homers, had six-RBI game, MLB.com (May 14, 2012) At home on May 22, Adam Wainwright threw his first complete game shutout since August 6, 2010, in a 4−0 victory over the San Diego Padres. Wainwright missed the entire 2011 season recovering from elbow surgery. It was his ninth career complete game and just his third shutout.Wainwright throws first shutout since 2010, MLB.com (May 23, 2012) June Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in New York Mets' 51-year history (totaling 8,019 regular season and 74 post-season games previously) with an 8−0 shutout over the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright at Citi Field on June 1. 27,069 witnessed the no-hitter, with Santana throwing a career-high 134 pitches. He walked five, and struck out eight. (box score) Left fielder Mike Baxter robbed Yadier Molina with a great catch in the seventh inning for the 20th out. Umpire Adrian Johnson ruled a hard grounder by former Met Carlos Beltrán (in his first return to New York) down the third-base line 'foul' although the ball made a mark on the chalk in the sixth inning. Beltran subsequently grounded out to third base on the next pitch. The no-hitter was the eighth against the Cardinals in their long history, the first time by Hall-of-Famer Christy Mathewson on July 15, 1901. The previous no-hitter against the Cardinals was by Fernando Valenzuela on June 29, 1990, at Dodger Stadium.In Beltran's return to NY, Cardinals get no-hit: Throwing 134 pitches, Santana first Mets pitcher to achieve feat, MLB.com (June 1, 2012)Santana makes history against Cardinals, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 1, 2012) The Cardinals were also the first defending World Series champion to be pitched a no-hitter against since the Oakland Athletics in their 1990 pennant season.Ryan Express: 6th No-Hitter; At 43, Extends Record, Beats A's Prewitt Eric The Washington Post June 12, 1990 C1 Nolan Ryan...extended his major league record by pitching a sixth no-hitter...leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-0 triumph over the World Series champion Oakland AthleticsFINALLY! After 50 seasons, Johan Amazes Mets by delivering franchise's first no-hitter McCarron Anthony June 2, 2012 32 Santana got the Cardinals' David Freese to swing and miss at a changeup–what else?–for strike three, completing the first no-hitter in Mets' history in their 8,020th game, an 8−-0 victory over the world champion St. Louis Cardinals New York Daily News On the opposite side, Cardinals' pitchers have thrown 10 no-hitters against opponents, the last one by Bud Smith against the San Diego Padres on September 3, 2001. The Padres are now the only present team without a no-hitter. On June 7, Jaime García (left-hander), landed on the disabled list after his 2-inning June 5 start with a left shoulder sprain. He is the eighth player on it, one-off the season high of nine—at the same time with the seven others which include two starting pitchers (he and Chris Carpenter), two relievers (Scott Linebrink and Kyle McClellan), two infielders (Lance Berkman and Matt Carpenter), and two outfielders (Jon Jay and Skip Schumaker).Cards place Garcia on DL, bring back SalasOctober 2024 medicmedic, MLB.com (June 7, 2012) On June 15, batting against his old team the Kansas City Royals, Carlos Beltrán became the first switch-hitter in MLB history to attain 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases, with his seventh stolen base in the second inning. Seven other hitters also are members of the 300-300 club.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120615&content_id=33366516&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20130926194140/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120615&content_id=33366516&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl dead September 26, 2013 Beltran is first switch-hitter with 300 HRs, SBs: Outfielder stole second base in second inning on Friday MLB.com June 15, 2012 July Carlos Beltrán (of) and Rafael Furcal (ss) won the fan voting to be starters at their positions for the 83rd All-Star Game in Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium on July 10. Yadier Molina (c) was selected by the players as a reserve for his fourth consecutive year; he ranked second in the voting to starter Buster Posey. Lance Lynn was also selected by the players as a reserve pitcher; his first time going to the All-Star Game. Retired Cardinals' manager Tony La Russa will un-retire for the one game. Coaches Derek Lilliquist, Jose Oquendo and Mark McGwire will also be participating in the event, as all are members of La Russa's All-Star staff. Former St. Louis coaches Joe Pettini, Dave McKay and Dave Duncan are members of that coaching staff, as well. Beltran is leading the NL with 61 RBIs, and second in home runs with 20. He also ranks in the top 10 with a .310 batting average. It will be his fourth time as an All-Star fan-vote starter, seventh overall.Beltran, Furcal to start among four Cards All-Stars: Molina headed to fourth straight Midsummer Classic; Lynn a first-timer, MLB.com (July 1, 2012) As an added bonus for Beltran, he was also picked to participate in the Home Run Derby contest on July 9, the night before the All-Star Game. It will be the first time for him in that fan-favorite event.Beltran to be participant in Home Run Derby: Cardinals outfielder, and former Royal, to blast off at Kauffman Stadium on July 9October 2024 medicmedic, MLB.com (July 1, 2012) On July 6, after the passing of Yadier Molina's wife's grandfather, he left the team to join his family in Puerto Rico and was put on the bereavement list. He will miss the three weekend games and won't participate in the All-Star game. Matt Holliday was picked by Tony La Russa to replace him on the roster. Bryan Anderson was recalled from AAA-Memphis to replace Molina on the Cardinals' roster, with Tony Cruz to start as catcher for the weekend games.Molina put on bereavement list, to miss ASG: Cruz starts behind plate Friday; Anderson recalled from Triple-A Memphis, MLB.com (July 7, 2012) After the rosters were opened to the fans, voting was held to decide the final fan-voted addition to each team. The online balloting was conducted from Sunday afternoon, July 1, through Thursday afternoon, July 5. The winners of the final vote were David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals (NL), and Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers (AL). Chipper Jones, of the Atlanta Braves, was removed from the ballot on July 3 after he replaced Matt Kemp on the roster due to Kemp's injury.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120705&content_id=34501604&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Darvish and Freese win, going to All-Star Game MLB.com Major League Baseball July 5, 2012 The 83rd All-Star Game on July 10, at Kansas City's Kaufmann Stadium was an 8-0 blowout for the National League, its sixth shutout win against two shutout losses for the NL. It made retired manager Tony La Russa the first manager to win All-Star Games in both leagues. He was 3-0 in the AL, but 0-2 in the NL before this year's game.http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/la-russa-s-last-game-is-a-first/article_e551ddfc-cb03-11e1-9456-001a4bcf6878.html La Russa's last game is a first St. Louis Post-Dispatch July 11, 2012 La Russa emphasized this was his final game as a manager.In La Russa's swan song, Cards send him out on top: Holliday, Furcal each notch hit, score run as NL cruises to 8-0 win vs ALOctober 2024 medicmedic, MLB.com (July 11, 2012)La Russa relishes his final game from the dugout: Retired skipper goes out with a win at 2012 All-Star GameOctober 2024 medicmedic, MLB.com (July 11, 2012) On July 3, the team and disabled pitcher Chris Carpenter decided he will have season-ending surgery to repair his thoracic outlet syndrome that has plagued him all year with nerve-related shoulder problems. Recovery time is estimated at six months, so if done this month he will be ready for spring training in February 2013.Carpenter shut down, to have surgery, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 3, 2012) Surgery is set for July 19, performed by Dr. Gregory Pearl in Dallas, Texas.Cards' Carpenter to undergo season-ending surgery, MLB.com (July 3, 2012) On July 16, Trevor Rosenthal was called up for the first time to the major leagues, and made his debut in the eighth inning on July 18, the 2,000th player in Cardinals' history. No other franchise in baseball has reached 2,000.Rosenthal makes history as 2,000th Cardinal, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 18, 2012) On July 21, at home against the Cubs, a 0−0 tight game started by Jake Westbrook (8-8, after getting the win in 7 inn.) was broken in the bottom of the seventh with a 12-run explosion by the Cardinals, won by that 12−0 score with 16 hits against only 4 for the Cubs. The inning-explosion featured 7 doubles, tying a major-league record set by the (NL) 1936 Boston Bees (against the Cardinals at Sportsmen's Park, first inning on August 25), 17 batters with 10 hits including a triple, 2 singles, 2 walks, and a wild pitch. David Freese started the inning with an infield single. Allen Craig then got one of his two doubles that inning, and the merry-go-round was on. The 12-runs in an inning also tied the highest runs in any inning by a Cardinals' team since the 1926 club did it in the third inning against the Phillies on September 15. Gameday RecapCards win 12-0 with historic inning, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (July 21, 2012) The club got 27 total bases and 9 doubles in the game—the last time they did that was on July 12, 1931.Cards tie club, MLB records with historic inning: St. Louis matches franchise mark with 12-run frame, which features seven doubles, MLB.com (July 22, 2012) The team made a trade on the last day of the non-waiver deadline, July 31, sending minor-league third baseman Zack Cox to the Miami Marlins for minor-league relief pitcher Edward Mujica.Mujica comes to Cards in deal with Marlins, MLB.com (July 31, 2012) August On August 3, Lance Berkman went on the disabled list for the third time this season with knee problems.http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/berkman-on-dl-for-rd-time/article_83664218-ddaa-11e1-a1c6-0019bb30f31a.html Berkman on DL for 3rd time St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 3, 2012 Matt Holliday got his 1,500th career hit on August 30. September Yadier Molina got his 1,000th career hit on September 4, a rare infield single. Shelby Miller got his first major league win as a reliever, in a crucial fourth game of the series, in the 12th-inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_16_slnmlb_lanmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20120921083307/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_16_slnmlb_lanmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl dead September 21, 2012 Cards work 12 innings to regain Wild Card lead MLB.com September 16, 2012 On September 17, the Cardinals announced they were moving their short-season affiliation with the Batavia (NY) Muckdogs to the State College (PA) Spikes in the same New York–Penn League.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120917&content_id=38571014&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20120921083405/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120917&content_id=38571014&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl dead September 21, 2012 Cardinals sign on with State College affiliate MLB.com September 17, 2012 On September 19, the Cardinals announced they were moving their low-A team from Quad Cities (Iowa) back to Peoria (Illinois) where they had the team from 1995 to 2004, in the Midwest League.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120919&content_id=38670058&notebook_id=38670296&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl Cards bringing Class A team back to Peoria MLB.com September 19, 2012October 2024 medicmedic On September 19, David Freese and Yadier Molina hit their 20th home runs of the seasons. It marked the first time in Cardinals' history that five players have hit 20 home runs in a season, with the shutout win against the Houston Astros. Carlos Beltrán (29), Matt Holliday (27), and Allen Craig (21) reached 20 previously.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_19_houmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20120922133737/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_19_houmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl dead September 22, 2012 Freese, Molina homers help Lynn earn 16th win: Cards have five with at least 20 dingers for first time in club history MLB.com September 19, 2012 On September 20, the Cardinals went over the 3 million attendance figure for the ninth consecutive year.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120920&content_id=38727246&notebook_id=38727250&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20120922133839/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120920&content_id=38727246&notebook_id=38727250&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl dead September 22, 2012 Carpenter no stranger to high-pressure spots MLB.com September 20, 2012 On September 21, Chris Carpenter returned to the rotation for the first time this season after surgery in July, refuting doctors' predictions of no pitching possible in 2012. He faced 22 batters (77 pitches, 47 strikes) in pitching five innings, giving up five hits (incl. a double and triple) and two runs, hitting one batter, walking one, and striking out two against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, leading 3−2 after the fifth inning, but Fernando Salas blew the save for him with two-outs and two strikes in the ninth when leading 4–2, and the team lost in 11 innings.http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/carpenter-leaves-with---lead-after-five-innings/article_54b77e88-0400-11e2-b28e-0019bb30f31a.html Cubs spoil Carp's return, win in 11th St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 21, 2012http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/opening-day-for-carp-christmas-for-cards/article_77bd2ceb-c092-5394-b846-66408faf0aa5.html Opening Day for Carp, Christmas for Cards St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 21, 2012 "My stuff wasn't as sharp as I'd like, it wasn't even as sharp as it's been in those simulated games", said Carpenter, who preceded this start with four simulated games. "I did the best I could to get as many outs as I could and give us a chance. It was fun to go out there. It's definitely something I can build on, and hopefully my stuff is sharper as I get out there more often."http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_09_21_slnmlb_chnmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl Carp's return impressive, but Cards stunned late: Right-hander allows five hits and two runs over five innings in return MLB.com September 21, 2012October 2024 medicmedic On September 23, Pete Kozma hit his first home run. The next game on the 24th he hit his second home run. On September 24, closer Jason Motte was named NL Player of the Week after saving all five of the Cardinals' wins in the week of September 17–23, and is leading the NL in saves with his 40th. He became the first closer with the Cardinals to save 40 games since Jason Isringhausen in 2004. It was the first time he has won that award, and the first time a closer had won it since Huston Street in 2009.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120924&content_id=38951438&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20120930031918/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120924&content_id=38951438&vkey=news_stl&c_id=stl dead September 30, 2012 Motte named NL Player of the Week for first time MLB.com September 24, 2012http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/motte-honored-by-nl/article_da581d8f-c677-5122-85e9-914e59efa94a.html Motte honored by NL St. Louis Post-Dispatch September 25, 2012 October On October 2, despite losing in their 161st game with a chance to clinch in front of almost 40,000 fans, the team later clinched the second wild-card spot when the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to their arch-rival San Francisco Giants.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_02_cinmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl Wild Cards: St. Louis clinches late after loss MLB.com October 3, 2012October 2024 medicmedichttp://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-head-to-playoffs/article_7e9862ff-0048-5de3-9273-7218ec2d33f5.html Cards head to playoffs St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 3, 2012 For the last game of the season at home on October 3, Shelby Miller, who started 2012 as the club's top prospect, made his major league debut as a starter against the Cincinnati Reds. He has already had five appearances (1-0, 2.35 ERA) in 7.2 IP as a reliever.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121002&content_id=39367958&notebook_id=39416690&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20121006012119/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121002&content_id=39367958&notebook_id=39416690&vkey=notebook_stl&c_id=stl dead October 6, 2012 With Cards in, Miller to make starting debut MLB.com October 3, 2012 Season standings NL Central standings St. Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card St. Louis Cardinals Performance Against National League Opponents STL Performance Against American League Opponents Team W-L Record Chicago White Sox 2-1 Cleveland Indians 1-2 Detroit Tigers 1-2 Kansas City Royals 4–2 Performance Against Divisions Divisions Home Road Total Total Pct. NL Central 26-12 19-20 45-32 45 32 NL East 7-9 7-11 14-20 14 20 NL West 13-5 8-10 21-15 21 15 Interleague/AL Central 4-5 4-2 8-7 8 7 TOTAL 50-31 38-43 88-74 88 74 Players and Coaching Staff St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster Opening Day lineup Number Name Position 15 Rafael Furcal SS 3 Carlos Beltrán RF 7 Matt Holliday LF 12 Lance Berkman 1B 23 David Freese     3B 4 Yadier Molina C 19 Jon Jay CF 33 Daniel Descalso 2B 26 Kyle Lohse P Roster 2012 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 41 Mitchell Boggs 62 Barret Browning 29 Chris Carpenter 63 Maikel Cleto 65 Brandon Dickson 44 Chuckie Fick 61 Sam Freeman 40 Brian Fuentes 54 Jaime García 58 Joe Kelly 26 Kyle Lohse 31 Lance Lynn 66 Víctor Marté 46 Kyle McClellan 40 Shelby Miller 30 Jason Motte 44 Edward Mujica 16 J. C. Romero 64 Trevor Rosenthal 34 Marc Rzepczynski 59 Fernando Salas 52 Eduardo Sánchez 50 Adam Wainwright 35 Jake Westbrook Catchers 16 Bryan Anderson 48 Tony Cruz  4 Yadier Molina Infielders 53 Matt Adams 12 Lance Berkman 13 Matt Carpenter 21 Allen Craig 33 Daniel Descalso 23 David Freese 15 Rafael Furcal 27 Tyler Greene 60 Steven Hill  8 Ryan Jackson 38 Pete Kozma 55 Skip Schumaker Outfielders  3 Carlos Beltrán 56 Adron Chambers  7 Matt Holliday 19 Jon Jay 44 Erik Komatsu 43 Shane Robinson Manager 22 Mike Matheny Coaches 28 Mike Aldrete (bench) 36 Derek Lilliquist (pitching) 47 John Mabry (assistant hitting) 37 Chris Maloney (first base) 25 Mark McGwire (hitting) 49 Dyar Miller (bullpen) 11 José Oquendo (third base) 39 Jamie Pogue (bullpen catcher) Minor Leagues Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Ron Warner AA Springfield Cardinals Texas League Mike Shildt A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League Johnny Rodríguez A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Luis Aguayo A-Short Season Batavia Muckdogs New York–Penn League Dann Bilardello Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Oliver Marmol Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Steve Turco LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield For more information about minor league teams, minor league players and the St. Louis Cardinals organization, see St. Louis Cardinals minor league players and: St. Louis Cardinals Farm System Affiliates 2012 Prospect Watch Cards organization preview, Top 20 Prospects, MLB.com (February 8, 2012) Memphis Redbirds (Memphis Redbirds-AAA roster) Springfield Cardinals (Springfield Cardinals-AA roster) Final Regular Season Statistics Composite scoring by inning INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 TOTAL CARDINALS 115 85 106 59 78 91 90 84 46 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 765 OPPONENTS 102 55 65 69 50 98 77 64 46 10 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 648 Batters Notes: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; GIDP = Grounded into double play; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage Players HITTING statisticsJanuary 2025 medicmedic =Team leader Player G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SO GIDP Avg. OBP SLGMatt Holliday 157 599 95 177 36 27 102 75 132 16 .295 .379 .497Carlos Beltrán 151 547 83 147 26 32 97 65 124 9 .269 .346 .495Yadier Molina 138 505 65 159 28 22 76 45 55 10 .315 .373 .501David Freese 144 501 70 147 25 20 79 57 122 19 .293 .372 .467Rafael Furcal † (leadoff -8/30) 121 477 69 126 18 5 49 44 57 7 .264 .325 .346Allen Craig (utility/1b) 119 469 76 144 35 22 92 37 89 15 .307 .354 .522Jon Jay 117 443 70 135 22 4 40 34 71 9 .305 .373 .400Daniel Descalso 143 374 41  85 10 4 26 37 83 5 .227 .303 .324Matt Carpenter 114 296 44  87 22 6 46 34 63 10 .294 .365 .463Skip Schumaker 107 272 37  75 14 1 28 27 50 6 .276 .339 .368Tyler Greene 77 179 16 39 9 4 19 13 56 4 .218 .272 .358Shane Robinson1021662042831614325.253.309.355Matt Adams278682162135243.244.286.384Lance Berkman ( -9/7)  32   81 12  21  7 2  7 14 19 3 .259 .381 .444Pete Kozma2672112452147194.333.383.569Adron Chambers41544120045180.222.300.296Erik Komatsu151934000220.211.286.211Ryan Jackson131722000131.118.167.118Bryan Anderson101223100160.250.357.333Steven Hill91012100030.200.200.300Pitcher Totals16231725428213131455.132.166.183 Team totals (10/3) 162 5,622 765 1,526 290 159 732 533 1,192 135 .271 .338 .421 NL Rank --- 1 2 1 6 7 2 4 13 2 2 1 4 BOLD = Lead NL * not on active roster ** on personal leave; date and G missed † on 15-day disabled list; date DL and G missed †† on 60-day disabled list TEAM HITTING statistics Baseball Reference – 2012 St. Louis Cardinals Starting pitchers Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; H = Hits allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = (walks + hits) per inning pitched; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced; O-AVG = Opponent batting average.; O-OBP = Opponent on-base percentage.; O-SLG = Opponent slugging percentage.; R suppt = Runs support average from his team's batters per games started Cardinals PITCHING statistics Sortable TEAM PITCHING Statistics =Team leader Player GS IP W L ERA H HR BB SO WHIP HBP BF O-AVG O-OBP O-SLG R supptKyle Lohse 33  211.0 16 3 2.86  192 19 38 143 1.09 4   864 .239 .274 .368 4.4Adam Wainwright (2 ShO) 32  198.2 14 13 3.94  196 15 52 184 1.25 6   831 .259 .309 .392 4.5Jake Westbrook (1 CG) 28  174.2 13 11 3.97  191 12 52 106 1.39 8   751 .282 .338 .391 5.1Lance Lynn (as starter only) 29  169.0 17 5 3.67  157 15 62 174 1.30 9   710 .248 .322 .396 5.9Jaime García 20  121.2  7 7 3.92 136  7 30  98 1.36 0   515 .289 .327 .402 4.2Joe Kelly (as starter only) 16    91.1  4 6 3.74   97  9  32  59 1.41 2   391 .275 .338 .419 4.4Chris Carpenter  3    17.0  0 2 3.71   16  2   3  12 1.12 2     72 .242 .296 .424 1.7Shelby Miller (as starter only)  1     6.0  0 0 0.00    1  0   2    7 0.50 1     21 .056 .190 .056 1.0Starters' Totals 162 989.1 71 47 3.62 986 79 271 783 1.27 32 4,155 .261 .313 .390 4.75 Bold = lead NL * not on active roster † on 15-day disabled list; DL date and G missed †† on 60-day disabled list Relief pitchers Notes: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; H = Hits allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = (walks + hits) per inning pitched; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced; O-AVG = Opponent batting average; O-OBP = Opponent on-base percentage; O-SLG = Opponent slugging percentage 17-27; 3.90 ERA; 473.1 IP; 434 H; 212 R; 205 ER; 55 HR; 165 BB; 435 SO; 1.266 WHIP 42/64 SV/Opp; 115 Holds; 343/492 First Batter Retired (70%); 64/242 Inherited Runners Scored (26%)http://cardinals.mlb.com/documents/5/1/6/39496516/100512WildCard_Layout_1_pahszdwf.pdf PDF 4 GAME INFORMATION ("Bullpen Briefs") St. Louis Cardinals October 5, 2012October 2024 medicmedic Relievers statistics Pitcher G IP W L ERA H HR BB SO WHIP HBP BF O-AVG O-OBP O-SLGLance Lynn (2012 totals) 35  176.0 18 7 3.78  168 16 64 180 1.32 10   744 .253 .327 .401Joe Kelly (2012 totals) 24  107.0  5 7 3.53  112 10 36   75 1.38  3   457 .271 .333 .407Mitchell Boggs7873.1412.2156521581.052279.211.279.291Jason Motte*6772.0452.7549917860.922296.191.245.331Fernando Salas6558.2144.3056527601.421256.251.335.386Marc Rzepczynski7046.2134.2446717331.350196.257.321.408Víctor Marte4840.1324.9151614361.612185.305.364.491Edward Mujica2926.1001.032913210.87097.215.240.323Trevor Rosenthal1922.2022.781427250.93189.175.250.263Sam Freeman2420.0025.4017210181.35184.230.329.324Barret Browning2219.1135.121827111.29083.247.305.397Kyle McClellan1618.2015.301629111.34272.222.325.375Eduardo Sánchez1715.0016.6011213131.60170.204.362.352Shelby Miller (2012 totals)613.2101.32904160.95154.184.259.204Maikel Cleto99.0007.001342151.67141.342.390.737J.C. Romero118.00010.13143252.00141.368.415.658Brandon Dickson46.1007.11102261.90032.333.375.633Brian Fuentes65.0009.0061562.20026.300.423.500C.J. Fick21.2005.4030102.4009.429.500.571 Note: Jason Motte led all relief pitchers with 42 saves, recording all the total team saves for the season. He was also the National League leader in saves as well. Scheduling and Results Home attendance Year Attendance (games) AVG/game NL Rank2012 3,262,109 (81) 40,273 4th of 16 2011 3,093,954 (81) 38,197 3rd of 16 2012 St. Louis Cardinals 2011 St. Louis Cardinals Game log As with all 30 teams, Major League Baseball released the Cardinals' 2012 schedule on September 14, 2011. The Cardinals' Opening Day game was away against the Miami Marlins on April 4Cards' first game of '12 in Marlins' new park: Indians, White Sox and Royals visit in Interleague Play, MLB.com (September 14, 2011) and was nationally televised by ESPN at 6 PM CDT.Cards will be in national spotlight, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 30, 2012)ESPN to broadcast Cards' season opener https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002702/http://www.fanfeedr.com/mlb/st-louis-cardinals?id=53034099-83f9-59cb-a3ce-865df5806d11 March 4, 2016 , MLB.com (January 11, 2012) All game times for the following table were in Central Time Zone,2011 Cardinals Schedule http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=stl&m=8&y=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090215173233/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=stl&m=8&y=2009 February 15, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 mdy-all and were broadcast on Fox Sports Midwest, unless otherwise noted. Twenty games from April 9 to August 10 were blacked out for those watching Fox Sports Midwest from their AT&T U-verse cable because of a financial dispute between them continuing from the previous year.20 Cardinals games blacked out on AT&T U-verse, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 30, 2012) Those games are marked with an asterisk (*) in the schedule below. Legend Cardinals Win Cardinals Loss Game Postponed / Tie background:#6E8B3D 2012 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; April   (14–8) (14 8) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Marlins 6:05pm (ESPN) || 4–1 || Lohse (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || Motte (1) || 36,601 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Brewers 3:10pm || 11–5 || García (1–0) || Gallardo (0–1) || || 46,086 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Brewers 3:05pm (Fox) || 6–0 || Greinke (1–0) || Wainwright (0–1) || || 42,084 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Brewers 1:10pm || 9–3 || Lynn (1–0) || Wolf (0–1) || || 33,211 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Reds 6:10pm * || 7–1 || Westbrook (1–0) || Bailey (0–1) || || 16,909 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Reds 6:10pm * || 3–1 || Lohse (2–0) || Leake (0–1) || Motte (2) || 17,110 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 11 || @ Reds 11:35am || 4–3 || Chapman (2–0) || Rzepczynski (0–1) || || 20,672 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || Cubs 2:15pm || 9–5 || Samardzija (2–0) || Wainwright (0–2) || || 46,882 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 14 || Cubs 12:05pm (Fox) || 5–1 || Lynn (2–0) || Volstad (0–1) || || 46,792 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || Cubs 1:15pm * || 10–3 || Westbrook (2–0) || Maholm (0–2) || || 44,952 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 17 || Reds 7:15pm * || 2–1 (10) || Motte (1–0) || LeCure (0–1) || || 35,562 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 18 || Reds 7:15pm || 11–1 || García (2–0) || Latos (0–2) || || 35,907 || 9–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || Reds 12:45pm || 6–3 || Arroyo (1–0) || Wainwright (0–3) || Marshall (2) || 40,049 || 9–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Pirates 6:05pm || 4–1 || Lynn (3–0) || Morton (0–1) || Motte (3) || 23,509 || 10–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15|| April 21 || @ Pirates 6:05pm || 2–0 || Burnett (1–0) || Westbrook (2–1) || Hanrahan (2) || 25,218 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Pirates 12:35pm || 5–1 || Lohse (3–0) || Bédard (0–4) || || 30,437 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Cubs 7:05pm * || 3–2 || Dolis (1–1) || Motte (1–1) || || 37,794 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 24 || @ Cubs 7:05pm || 3–2 (10) || Russell (1–0) || Salas (0–1) || || 38,894 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || @ Cubs 1:20pm || 5–1 || Lynn (4–0) || Volstad (0–3) || || 34,894 || 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || Brewers 7:15pm * || 13–1 || Westbrook (3–1) || Gallardo (1–2) || || 43,063 || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Brewers 12:05pm (Fox) || 7–3 || Lohse (4–0) || Estrada (0–1) || || 42,586 || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Brewers 1:15pm || 3–2 || Greinke (3–1) || García (2–1) || Axford (5) || 45,824 || 14–8 |- y background:#9EBD69; May   (13-16) (13 16) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || Pirates 7:15pm || 10–7 || Wainwright (1–3) || Morton (1–2) || Motte (4) || 36,345 || 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 2 || Pirates 7:15pm * || 12–3 || Lynn (5–0) || Burnett (1–2) || || 35,987 || 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 3 || Pirates 12:45pm * || 6–3 || Bédard (2–4) || Westbrook (3–2) || || 40,601 || 16–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 5–4 || Harrell (2–2) || Lohse (4–1) || Myers (7) || 27,201 || 16–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Astros 6:05pm || 8–2 || Norris (2–1) || García (2–2) || || 23,633 || 16–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Astros 1:05pm || 8–1 || Wainwright (2–3) || Happ (2–2) || || 22,288 || 17–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ D'backs 8:40pm || 9–6 || Lynn (6–0) || Saunders (2–2) || Motte (5) || 26,447 || 18–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ D'backs 8:40pm || 6–1 || Westbrook (4–2) || Kennedy (3–2) || || 30,156 || 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ D'backs 8:40pm || 7–2 || Lohse (5–1) || Miley (3–1) || Motte (6) || 27,710 || 20–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || Braves 7:15pm * || 9–7 (12) || Hernández (1–0) || McClellan (0–1) || Kimbrel (11) || 45,190 || 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || Braves 6:15pm || 7–2 || Beachy (4–1) || Wainwright (2–4) || || 44,157 || 20–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || Braves 1:15pm || 7–4 || Hanson (4–3) || Lynn (6–1) || || 45,729 || 20–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || Cubs 6:07pm (ESPN) || 6–4 || Camp (2–1) || Boggs (0–1) || Dolis (4) || 44,276 || 20–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 15 || Cubs 12:45pm || 7–6 || Motte (2–1) || Dolis (2–3) || || 45,538 || 21–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Giants 9:15pm * || 4–1 || García (3–2) || Bumgarner (5–3) || Motte (7) || 41,324 || 22–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Giants 2:45pm * || 7–5 || Cain (3–2) || Wainwright (2–5) || Casilla (9) || 41,225 || 22–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || @ Dodgers 9:10pm || 6–5 || Jansen (3–0) || Salas (0–2) || || 40,906 || 22–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || @ Dodgers 9:10pm || 6–0 || Kershaw (4–1) || Westbrook (4–3) || || 39,383 || 22–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 20 || @ Dodgers 7:00pm (ESPN) || 6–5 || Guerra (2–3) || Rzepczynski (0–2) || Jansen (5) || 44,005 || 22–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || Padres 7:15pm || 4–3 || Motte (3–1) || Cashner (2–3) || || 40,360 || 23–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 22 || Padres 7:15pm || 4–0 || Wainwright (3–5) || Vólquez (2–4) || || 39,151 || 24–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 23 || Padres 7:15pm || 6–3 || Lynn (7–1) || Suppan (2–3) || Motte (8) || 40,715 || 25–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || Phillies 7:15pm || 10–9 || Valdés (1–0) || Salas (0–3) || Papelbon (13) || 40,135 || 25–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 25 || Phillies 7:15pm || 5–3 (10) || Valdés (2–0) || Motte (3–2) || Papelbon (14) || 43,375 || 25–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 26 || Phillies 6:15pm (Fox) || 4–0 || Kendrick (1–4) || García (3–3) || || 44,476 || 25–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 27 || Phillies 1:15pm || 8–3 || Wainwright (4–5) || Halladay (4–5) || || 42,659 || 26–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 28 || @ Braves 12:10pm || 8–2 || Lynn (8–1) || Hanson (5–4) || || 42,126 || 27–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 29 || @ Braves 6:10pm || 5–4 || Delgado (3–5) || Westbrook (4–4) || Kimbrel (14) || 26,218 || 27–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 30 || @ Braves 6:10pm || 10–7 || Venters (3–2) || Rzepczynski (0–3) || Kimbrel (15) || 28,474 || 27–24 |- y background:#9EBD69; June   (13-14) (13 14) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 1 || @ Mets 6:10pm || 8–0 || Santana (3–2) || Wainwright (4–6) || || 27,069 || 27–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Mets 3:10pm || 5–0 || Dickey (8–1) || Lynn (8–2) || || 27,914 || 27–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Mets 7:05pm (ESPN2) || 6–1 || Niese (4–2) || Westbrook (4–5) || || 23,559 || 27–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Mets 12:10pm || 5–4 || Rzepczynski (1–3) || Rauch (3–5) || Motte (9) || 25,830 || 28–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 9–8 || Harrell (5–4) || García (3–4) || Myers (14) || 18,911 || 28–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 4–3 || Wainwright (5–6) || Norris (5–3) || Motte (10) || 18,517 || 29–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 14–2 || Lynn (9–2) || Happ (4–6) || || 22,265 || 30–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || Indians 7:15pm || 6–2 || Tomlin (3–3) || Westbrook (4–6) || || 42,098 || 30–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 9 || Indians 6:15pm (Fox) || 2–0 || Lohse (6–1) || Masterson (2–6) || Motte (11) || 41,694 || 31–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 10 || Indians 1:15pm || 4–1 || Pestano (3–0) || Motte (3–3) || Perez (20) || 43,400 || 31–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || White Sox 7:15pm || 6–1 || Quintana (2–1) || Wainwright (5–7) || || 40,972 || 31–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 13 || White Sox 7:15pm * || 1–0 || Lynn (10–2) || Peavy (6–2) || Motte (12) || 40,045 || 32–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 14 || White Sox 7:15pm * || 5–3 || Westbrook (5–6) || Floyd (4–7) || Motte (13) || 43,464 || 33–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 15 || Royals 7:15pm || 3–2 || Mazzaro (3–1) || Lohse (6–2) || Broxton (16) || 42,001 || 33–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 16 || Royals 1:15pm || 10–7 || Boggs (1–1) || Collins (4–1) || Motte (14) || 42,018 || 34–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || Royals 1:15pm || 5–3 (15) || Broxton (1–1) || Sánchez (0–1) || || 41,680 || 34–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Tigers 6:05pm * || 6–3 || Verlander (7–4) || Lynn (10–3) || Coke (1) || 36,733 || 34–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Tigers 6:05pm * || 3–1 || Westbrook (6–6) || Porcello (4–5) || || 38,871 || 35–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Tigers 12:05pm || 2–1 (10) || Benoit (1–1) || Marte (0–1) || || 40,776 || 35–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 22 || @ Royals 7:10pm || 11–4 || Kelly (1–0) || Mazzaro (3–2) || || 37,902 || 36–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Royals 1:10pm || 8–2 || Wainwright (6–7) || Mendoza (2–4) || || 37,240 || 37–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Royals 1:10pm || 11–8 || Marte (1–1) || Collins (4–2) || || 29,063 || 38–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Marlins 6:10pm * || 8–7 (10) || Marte (2–1) || Gaudin (1–1) || Motte (15) || 27,369 || 39–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 26 || @ Marlins 6:10pm || 5–2 || Lohse (7–2) || Zambrano (4–6) || Motte (16) || 25,444 || 40–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 27 || @ Marlins 6:10pm || 5–3 || Sánchez (4–6) || Freeman (0–1) || Bell (15) || 28,397 || 40–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 29 || Pirates 7:15pm || 14–5 || Correia (4–6) || Wainwright (6–8) || || 45,382 || 40–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 30 || Pirates 1:15pm || 7–3 || Karstens (1–2) || Lynn (10–4) || Hughes (1) || 37,162 || 40–38 |- y background:#9EBD69; July   (15-10) (15 10) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || July 1 || Pirates 1:15pm || 5–4 || Westbrook (7–6) || Bédard (4–9) || Motte (17) || 37,821 || 41–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 2 || Rockies 7:15pm || 9–3 || Lohse (8–2) || Chatwood (1–1) || || 39,456 || 42–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 3 || Rockies 7:15pm || 3–2 || Francis (2–1) || Kelly (1–1) || Betancourt (13) || 41,701 || 42–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 4 || Rockies 6:15pm || 4–1 || Wainwright (7–8) || Guthrie (3–8) || Motte (18) || 42,338 || 43–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 5 || Rockies 7:15pm || 6–2 || Lynn (11–4) || Friedrich (4–6) || Motte (19) || 41,751 || 44–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 6 || Marlins 7:15pm || 3–2 ||Nolasco (8–6) || Westbrook (7–7) || Bell (19) || 46,721 || 44–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 7 || Marlins 1:15pm || 3–2 || Lohse (9–2) || Zambrano (4–7) || Motte (20) || 41,312 || 45–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 8 || Marlins 1:15pm || 5–4 || Boggs (2–1) || Bell (2–5) || || 38,436 || 46–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || July 10 || 83rd All-Star Game ||colspan=6|National League 8,   American League 0   (Kansas City, Missouri;  Kaufmann Stadium) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 13 || @ Reds 6:10pm || 5–3 || Simón (1–1) || Wainwright (7–9) || Chapman (12) || 40,217 || 46–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 14 || @ Reds 3:05pm (Fox) || 3–2 (10) || LeCure (3–2) || Marte (2–2) || || 37,583 || 46–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 15 || @ Reds 7:00pm (ESPN) || 4–2 || Bailey (8–6) || Westbrook (7–8) || Chapman (13) || 39,280 || 46–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 16 || @ Brewers 7:10pm || 3–2 || Motte (4–3) || Axford (2–6) || || 30,128 || 47–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 17 || @ Brewers 7:10pm || 3–2 || Wolf (3–6) || Kelly (1–2) || Rodríguez (2) || 30,491 || 47–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 18 || @ Brewers 1:10pm || 4–3 || Axford (3–6) || Wainwright (7–10) || Rodríguez (3) || 37,753 || 47–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 20 || Cubs 7:15pm || 4–1 || Lohse (10–2) || Dempster (5–4) || Motte (21) || 43,786 || 48–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 21 || Cubs 6:15pm || 12–0 || Westbrook (8–8) || Germano (0–1) || || 43,424 || 49–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 95 || July 22 || Cubs 1:15pm || 7–0 || Lynn (12–4) || Wood (4–5) || || 42,411 || 50–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 23 || Dodgers 7:15pm || 5–3 || Billingsley (5–9) || Kelly (1–3) || Jansen (19) || 42,806 || 50–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 97 || July 24 || Dodgers 7:15pm * || 8–2 || Wainwright (8–10) || Kershaw (7–6) || || 38,195 || 51–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 25 || Dodgers 7:15pm * || 3–2 (12) || Salas (1–3) || Wright (4–3) || || 37,841 || 52–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 26 || Dodgers 12:45pm || 7–4 || Westbrook (9–8) || Capuano (10–6) || Motte (22) || 36,607 || 53–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 27 || @ Cubs 1:20pm || 9–6 || Lynn (13–4) || Wood (4–6) || Motte (23) || 40,778 || 54–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 28 || @ Cubs 12:05pm || 3–2 || Russell (4–0) || Kelly (1–4) || Mármol (13) || 41,276 || 54–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 29 || @ Cubs 1:20pm || 4–2 (10) || Russell (5–0) || Rosenthal (0–1) || || 39,534 || 54–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 31 || @ Rockies 7:40pm || 11–6 || Lohse (11–2) || Francis (3–3) || || 31,297 || 55–48 |- y background:#9EBD69; August   (16-13) (16 13) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || August 1 || @ Rockies 7:40pm || 9–6 || Westbrook (10–8) || Belisle (3–3) || || 29,547 || 56–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 2 || @ Rockies 7:40pm || 8–2 || Brothers (6–2) || Salas (1–4) || || 29,659 || 56–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 3 || Brewers 7:15pm * || 9–3 || Kelly (2–4) || Wolf (3–8) || || 41,505 || 57–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 4 || Brewers 6:15pm || 6–1 || Wainwright (9–10) || Rogers (0–1) || || 42,036 || 58–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 5 || Brewers 7:05pm (ESPN) || 3–0 || Lohse (12–2) || Estrada (0–5) || Motte (24) || 40,274 || 59–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 6 || Giants 7:15pm || 8–2 || Westbrook (11–8) || Cain (10–5) || || 38,652 || 60–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 7 || Giants 7:15pm || 4–2 || Zito (9–8) || Lynn (13–5) || Affeldt (3) || 41,293 || 60–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 8 || Giants 7:15pm || 15–0 || Vogelsong (10–5) || Kelly (2–5) || || 36,906 || 60–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 9 || Giants 12:45pm || 3–1 || Wainwright (10–10) || Bumgarner (12–7) || Motte (25) || 32,810 || 61–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 10 || @ Phillies 6:05pm * || 3–1 || Halladay (6–6) || Browning (0–1) || Papelbon (25) || 43,122 || 61–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 11 || @ Phillies 6:05pm || 4–1 || Westbrook (12–8) || Lee (2–7) || Motte (26) || 44,233 || 62–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 12 || @ Phillies 12:35pm || 8–7 (11) || Horst (1–0) || Browning (0–2) || || 42,877 || 62–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 14 || Diamondbacks 7:15pm || 8–2 || Kelly (3–5) || Kennedy (10–10) || || 34,587 || 63–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 15 || Diamondbacks 7:15pm || 5–2 || Wainwright (11–10) || Saunders (6–9) || Motte (27) || 33,572 || 64–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 16 || Diamondbacks 7:15pm || 2–1 || Hernandez (2–2) || Motte (4–4) || Putz (23) || 36,758 || 64–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 17 || Pirates 7:15pm || 2–1 || McDonald (11–5) || Westbrook (12–9) || Hanrahan (34) || 38,689 || 64–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 18 || Pirates 3:05pm (Fox) || 5–4 || Browning (1–2) || Bédard (7–13) || Motte (28) || 40,313 || 65–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 19 || Pirates 1:15pm || 6–3 (19) || Rodríguez (8–12) || Browning (1–3) || || 43,412 || 65–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 21 || Astros 7:15pm || 7–0 || Wainwright (12–10) || Harrell (10–9) || || 35,370 || 66–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 22 || Astros 7:15pm || 4–2 || Lohse (13–2) || Norris (5–11) || Motte (29) || 35,198 || 67–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 23 || Astros 12:45pm || 13–5 || Westbrook (13–9) || Keuchel (1–6) || || 30,343 || 68–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 24 || @ Reds 6:10pm || 8–5 || Kelly (4–5) || Latos (10–4) || Motte (30) || 36,162 || 69–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 25 || @ Reds 3:05pm (Fox) || 8–2 || Leake (6–8) || García (3–5) || || 41,680 || 69–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 26 || @ Reds 12:10pm || 8–2 || Wainwright (13–10) || Bailey (10–9) || || 31,564 || 70–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 27 || @ Pirates 6:05pm || 4–3 || Lohse (14–2) || Burnett (15–5) || Motte (31) || 16,700 || 71–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 28 || @ Pirates 6:05pm || 9–0 || McDonald (12–6) || Westbrook (13–10) || || 17,492 || 71–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 29 || @ Pirates 6:05pm (ESPN) || 5–0 || Rodríguez (9–13) || Kelly (4–6) || || 19,398 || 71–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 30 || @ Nationals 6:05pm || 8–1 || Jackson (8–9) || García (3–6) || || 23,269 || 71–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 31 || @ Nationals 6:05pm || 10–0 || Gonzalez (17–7) || Wainwright (13–11) || || 29,499 || 71–61 |- y background:#9EBD69; September   (15-12) (15 12) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || September 1 || @ Nationals 3:05pm (Fox) || 10–9 || Boggs (3–1) || Storen (1–1) || Motte (32) || 34,004 || 72–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 2 || @ Nationals 12:35pm || 4–3 || Mattheus (5–1) || Lynn (13–6) || Clippard (29) || 31,096 || 72–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 3 || Mets 1:15pm || 5–4 || Kelly (5–6) || McHugh (0–1) || Motte (33) || 40,952 || 73–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 4 || Mets 7:15pm || 5–1 || García (4–6) || Harvey (3–4) || || 34,108 || 74–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 5 || Mets 12:45pm || 6–2 || Dickey (18–4) || Wainwright (13–12) || || 30,090 || 74–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 7 || Brewers 7:15pm || 5–4 (13) || Kintzler (1–0) || Lynn (13–7) || Axford (26) || 38,648 || 74–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 8 || Brewers 6:15pm || 6–3 || Fiers (9–7) || Westbrook (13–11) || Axford (27) || 40,422 || 74–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 9 || Brewers 1:15pm || 5–4 (10) || Lynn (14–7) || Loe (6–5) || || 39,919 || 75–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 10 || @ Padres 9:05pm || 11–3 || Stults (6–2) || García (4–7) || || 18,081 || 75–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 11 || @ Padres 9:05pm || 6–4 || Vólquez (10–10) || Wainwright (13–13) || Gregerson (6) || 29,887 || 75–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 12 || @ Padres 5:35pm || 3–2 || Richard (13–12) || Lohse (14–3) || Gregerson (7) || 16,442 || 75–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 13 || @ Dodgers 9:10pm || 2–1 || Lynn (15–7) || Rodriguez (0–1) || Motte (34) || 43,309 || 76–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 14 || @ Dodgers 9:10pm || 8–5 || Tolleson (2–1) || Rosenthal (0–2) || || 40,167 || 76–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 15 || @ Dodgers 8:10pm || 4–3 || Belisario (6–1) || Motte (4–5) || || 42,449 || 76–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 16 || @ Dodgers 3:10pm || 5–2 (12) || Miller (1–0) || Ely (0–2) || Motte (35) || 35,754 || 77–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 18 || Astros 7:15pm || 4–1 || Lohse (15–3) || Abad (0–5) || Motte (36) || 35,422 || 78–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 19 || Astros 7:15pm || 5–0 || Lynn (16–7) || Harrell (10–10) || Motte (37) || 39,062 || 79–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 20 || Astros 12:45pm || 5–4 || García (5–7) || Norris (5–13) || Motte (38) || 34,788 || 80–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 21 || @ Cubs 1:20pm || 5–4 (11) || Cabrera (1–1) || Kelly (5–7) || || 29,100 || 80–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 22 || @ Cubs 12:05pm || 5–4 (10) || Boggs (4–1) || Chapman (0–1) || Motte (39) || 40,298 || 81–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 23 || @ Cubs 1:20pm || 6–3 || Lohse (16–3) || Germano (2–9) || Motte (40) || 33,354 || 82–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 24 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 6–1 || Lynn (17–7) || Abad (0–6) || || 12,584 || 83–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 25 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 4–0 || García (6–7) || Harrell (10–11) || || 16,943 || 84–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 26 || @ Astros 7:05pm || 2–0 || Norris (6–13) || Carpenter (0–1) || López (8) || 18,712 || 84–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 28 || Nationals 7:15pm || 12–2 || Wainwright (14–13) || Jackson (9–11) || || 39,166 || 85–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 29 || Nationals 6:15pm || 6–4 (10) || Storen (3–1) || Freeman (0–2) || Stammen (1) || 42,264 || 85–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 30 || Nationals 1:15pm || 10–4 || Lynn (18–7) || Detwiler (10–8) || || 40,084 || 86–73 |- y background:#9EBD69; OCTOBER   (2-1) (2 1) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || October 1 || Reds 7:15pm || 4–2 || García (7–7) || Arroyo (12–10) || Motte (41) || 38,480 || 87–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 2 || Reds 7:15pm || 3–1 || Latos (14–4) || Carpenter (0–2) || Chapman (38) || 39,644 || 87–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 3 || Reds 7:15pm || 1–0 || Marte (3–2) || Broxton (4–5) || Motte (42) || 42,509 || 88–74 |- See also Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)January 2025 medicmedic Regular Season Schedule (sortable text) National Broadcast Schedule (all teams), EDT Postseason Game Log background:#6E8B3D 2012 Postseason Game Log y background:#9EBD69; NLDS   (3–2) (3 2) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || October 7 || Nationals || 2–3 || || || || || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 8 || Nationals || 12–4 || || || || || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 10 || @ Nationals || 8–0 || || || || || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || October 11 || @ Nationals || 1–2 || || || || || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || October 12 || @ Nationals || 9–7 || || || || || 3–2 |- y background:#9EBD69; NLCS   (3–4) (3 4) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || October 14 || @ Giants || 6–4 || || || || || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || October 15 || @ Giants || 1–7 || || || || || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || October 17 || Giants || 3–1 || || || || || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || October 18 || Giants || 8–3 || || || || || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || October 19 || Giants || 0–5 || || || || || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || October 21 || @ Giants || 1–6 || || || || || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || October 22 || @ Giants || 0–9 || || || || || 3–4 |- Cardinals Record When (through October 3, final) Situation W-L Record Pct. Home 50-31 50 31 Away 38-43 38 43 Scoring first 58-26 57 26 Opponent scores first 30-48 30 48 Scoring more than 3 runs 76-19 76 19 Scoring 3 runs 7-16 7 16 Scoring fewer than 3 runs 5-39 5 39 Leading after 7 innings 78-5 78 5 Tied after 7 innings 5-12 5 12 Trailing after 7 innings 5-57 5 57 Leading after 8 innings 80-6 80 6 Tied after 8 innings 4-10 4 10 Trailing after 8 innings 4-58 4 58 In errorless games 52-35 52 35 In error-made games 36-39 36 39 Out-hit opponents 73-13 73 13 Same hits as opponents 4-7 4 7 Out-hit by opponents 11-54 11 54 Extra innings 6-12 6 12 Shutouts 10-11 10 11 One-run games 21-26 21 26 One or Two-run games 28-43 28 43 Monday games 13-4 13 4 Tuesday games 14-11 14 11 Wednesday games 17-9 17 9 Thursday games 8-8 8 8 Friday games 9-17 9 17 Saturday games 12-14 12 14 Sunday games 15-11 15 11 Stat Number Total Pct. Runs via HR 259 765 259 506 Opp. Runs via HR 230 648 230 418 Postseason Wild Card Game Friday, October 5, 2012 2012 National League Wild Card Game St. Louis Cardinals STL 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 Atlanta Braves ATL 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12 3 Kyle Lohse (1–0) Kris Medlen (0–1) Jason Motte (1) Matt Holliday (1) David Ross (1) Time: 3:09 (19 min. delay) Attendance: 52,631http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_05_slnmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=box&c_id=stl#gid=2012_10_05_slnmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl Call of the Wild: Cards earn berth in NLDS: St. Louis takes advantage of three Atlanta errors, infield fly ruling MLB.com October 5, 2012 Official Box Score Division Series 2012 National League Division Series Game 1, October 7 3:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Washington WSH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 2 St. Louis STL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 Ryan Mattheus (1–0) Mitchell Boggs (0–1) Drew Storen (1) Game 2, October 8 4:37 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri Washington WSH 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 10 2 St. Louis STL 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 X 12 13 0 Lance Lynn (1–0) Jordan Zimmermann (0–1) Ryan Zimmerman (1), Adam LaRoche (1) Allen Craig (1), Daniel Descalso (1), Carlos Beltrán 2 (2) Game 3, October 10 1:07 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. St. Louis STL 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 8 14 1 Washington WSH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 Chris Carpenter (1–0) Edwin Jackson (0–1) Pete Kozma (1) Game 4, October 11 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. St. Louis STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Washington WSH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 Drew Storen (1-0) Lance Lynn (1-1) Adam LaRoche (2), Jayson Werth (1) Game 5, October 12 8:37 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. St. Louis STL 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 9 11 0 Washington WSH 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 11 0 Jason Motte (1–0) Drew Storen (1–1) Daniel Descalso (2) Ryan Zimmerman (2), Bryce Harper (1), Michael Morse (1) Time: 3:49 Attendance: 45,966http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_12_slnmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=box&c_id=stl#gid=2012_10_12_slnmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=stl Wizard of Koz: Late magic lifts Cards to NLCS--Shortstop's single caps four-run ninth as Redbirds stun Nationals MLB.com October 12, 2012 Official Box Score Composite line score 2012 NLDS (3–2): St. Louis Cardinals over Washington Nationals St. Louis Cardinals 1 9 2 3 2 2 2 7 4 32 44 2 Washington Nationals 3 3 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 16 39 5 228,293 45,659 National League Championship Series 2012 National League Championship Series Game 1 Sunday, October 14, 2012 – 8:15 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Californiahttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_14_slnmlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=plays St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants – October 14, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 14, 2012 October 14, 2012 MLB.com St. Louis STL 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 0 San Francisco SF 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1 Edward Mujica (1–0) Madison Bumgarner (0–1) Jason Motte (1) David Freese (1), Carlos Beltrán (1) In Game 1, Carlos Beltrán hit his 14th career postseason homer and David Freese also went deep as the Cardinals took a 6–4 lead over the San Francisco Giants after six innings of the NL championship series opener. Freese hit a two-run homer in the second and Beltrán followed with one in the fourth as the Cardinals knocked out Madison Bumgarner with six runs in 3 2 3 innings. Bumgarner breezed through a perfect first inning but ran into trouble in the second when Yadier Molina singled on an 0–2 pitch with one out. Freese then drove a 3–2 pitch over the wall in left-center to give the Cardinals a 2–0 lead. That gave Freese 25 career RBIs in the postseason and tied him with Molina for third most ever for the Cardinals. Bumgarner then couldn't make it out of the fourth. Descalso doubled and scored on Pete Kozma's double. Jon Jay added a two-out RBI single and Beltrán ended Bumgarner's night with the homer. George Kontos got out of the fourth and Tim Lincecum pitched two hitless innings as he once again excelled in his new role out of the bullpen. Lance Lynn struggled to hold onto that lead in his first postseason start after 10 career relief appearances. After starting the game with three hitless innings, Lynn ran into trouble with two outs and a runner on first in the fourth. Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt followed with singles to drive in San Francisco's first run. They both scored on Gregor Blanco's triple. Brandon Crawford followed with an RBI double to make it 6–4 and Lynn left after walking pinch-hitter Aubrey Huff. Joe Kelly got out of the jam when second baseman Daniel Descalso made a diving stop of Ángel Pagán's grounder up the middle. No runs were scored for the remainder of the contest. Game 2 Monday, October 15, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Californiahttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_15_slnmlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=plays St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants – October 15, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 15, 2012 October 15, 2012 MLB.com St. Louis STL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 San Francisco SF 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 X 7 12 0 Ryan Vogelsong (1–0) Chris Carpenter (0–1) Ángel Pagán (1) Game 3 Wednesday, October 17, 2012 – 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missourihttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_17_sfnmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=plays San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals – October 17, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 17, 2012 October 17, 2012 MLB.com San Francisco SF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 St. Louis STL 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 0 Kyle Lohse (1–0) Matt Cain (0–1) Jason Motte (2) Matt Carpenter (1) A 3-hour 28 min rain delay was longer than the time of the game itself at 3:02. Game 4 Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missourihttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_18_sfnmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=plays San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals – October 18, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 18, 2012 October 18, 2012 MLB.com San Francisco SF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1 St. Louis STL 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 X 8 12 0 Adam Wainwright (1-0) Tim Lincecum (0-1) Hunter Pence (1), Pablo Sandoval (1) The second-largest crowd of the year 47,062 saw the Cardinals win, 8-3. Adam Wainwright went seven strong innings, giving up only four hits and one run, the home run to Hunter Pence, walking none and striking out five. Game 5 Friday, October 19, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missourihttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_19_sfnmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=plays San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals – October 19, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 MLB.com San Francisco SF 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Barry Zito (1–0) Lance Lynn (0–1) Pablo Sandoval (2) Game 6 Sunday, October 21, 2012 – 7:45 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Californiahttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_21_slnmlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=plays St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants – October 21, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 21, 2012 October 21, 2012 MLB.com St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 San Francisco SF 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 9 1 Ryan Vogelsong (2–0) Chris Carpenter (0–2) Game 7 Monday, October 22, 2012 – 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Californiahttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_10_22_slnmlb_sfnmlb_1&mode=plays St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants – October 22, 2012 | MLB.com Play-by-Play October 22, 2012 October 22, 2012 MLB.com St. Louis STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 San Francisco SF 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 X 9 14 0 Matt Cain (1–1) Kyle Lohse (1–1) Brandon Belt (1) Composite line score 2012 NLCS (4–3): San Francisco Giants over St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 2 3 2 4 2 3 3 0 0 19 50 6 San Francisco Giants 3 6 6 12 0 0 1 5 2 35 63 4 311,326 44,475 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Ron Warner AA Springfield Cardinals Texas League Mike Shildt A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League Johnny Rodríguez A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Luis Aguayo A-Short Season Batavia Muckdogs New York–Penn League Dann Bilardello Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Oliver Marmol Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Steve Turco LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Springfield Draft selections St. Louis Cardinals 2012 Draft Selections References External links http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com 2012 St. Louis Cardinals season ScheduleJanuary 2025 medicmedic St. Louis Cardinals 2012 season at Baseball Reference St. Louis Cardinals TEAM AUDIT at Baseball Prospectus Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals Category:2012 in sports in Missouri 2012 2