2009 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 2009 National League Central champions St Louis Cardinals Cap Insignia.svg National League Central Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 91–71 (.562) 1st William DeWitt, Jr., Fred Hanser John Mozeliak Tony La Russa FS Midwest(Dan McLaughlin, Al Hrabosky)KSDK (NBC 5)(Jay Randolph, Rick Horton) KTRS(Mike Shannon, John Rooney) The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 128th season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 118th season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 4th at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals, coming off an 86–76 season and fourth place in the NL Central, got off to a strong start in April before a team-wide offensive breakdown caused them to fall behind the Cubs in the NL Central standings. Brilliant seasons from starting pitchers Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright, and Joel Piñeiro helped St. Louis to stay in contention until the key midseason acquisitions of Matt Holliday, Mark DeRosa, and Julio Lugo revived the Cardinal offense. An August 20–6 effectively ended the National League Central race, and the Cardinals won the division with a 91–71 record, seven-and-a-half games better than the second-place Cubs. However, their playoff run ended quickly when they were swept in three games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. The Cardinals also hosted the All-Star Game on July 14. Offseason departures and acquisitions Hitters The Cardinals retained the services of backup catcher Jason LaRue, signing him to another one-year contract.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081031&content_id=3657607&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards sign LaRue November 1, 2008 November 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081106034406/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081031&content_id=3657607&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead On December 4, 2008, the Cardinals agreed to a trade with the San Diego Padres sending reliever Mark Worrell and a player-to-be-named-later (the Padres eventually chose minor-league pitcher Luke GregersonCards send Gregerson to Padres http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090323&content_id=4053120&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090326034543/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090323&content_id=4053120&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl March 26, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 ) in exchange for shortstop Khalil Greene, who will make $6.5 mil, and will be eligible for free agency after 2009.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081204&content_id=3701844&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals finalize deal for Greene: Day after signing Miller, St. Louis acquires shortstop from Friars MLB.com December 4, 2008 December 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206002900/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081204&content_id=3701844&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl December 6, 2008 dead Greene replaced César Izturis, who departed via free agency. Utility infielder Aaron Miles, a member of the 2006 World Series champion Cardinals, signed a two-year deal on December 31 to play with the Cubs.Miles signs with Cubs Felipe López, who became the starting second baseman after a 2008 deadline trade and hit .385 for the Cardinals in two months, became a free agent and signed with the Diamondbacks.Lopez signs with Dbacks http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081212&content_id=3715399&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari https://web.archive.org/web/20121102121437/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081212&content_id=3715399&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari November 2, 2012 live August 11, 2009 The third and last second baseman on the 2008 Cardinals, Adam Kennedy, was given his unconditional release on February 9.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090209&content_id=3811230&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals give Kennedy his release: Club required to pay rest of contract; second base up in air MLB.com February 9, 2009 October 3, 2009 March 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090301025617/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090209&content_id=3811230&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead With no second baseman with significant big-league experience on the roster, outfielder Skip Schumaker was tabbed to make the unusual transition.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090219&content_id=3848404&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Schumaker committed to second base: Former outfielder attempting transition to Cards' infield MLB.com 2009-02-19 March 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090223030506/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090219&content_id=3848404&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl February 23, 2009 dead Late in training camp Schumaker was designated the official starting second baseman.Schumaker nails down 2B job https://web.archive.org/web/20081005041448/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/CCF331AE1854A4F8862574190044E51A?OpenDocument October 5, 2008 Third baseman Troy Glaus underwent right shoulder surgery on January 21, 2009, and was originally expected to miss Opening Day (April 6) and probably most of April.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090122&content_id=3763764&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Glaus sidelined after shoulder surgery: Third baseman expected to be out for 12 weeks MLB.com January 22, 2009 January 22, 2009 February 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203100320/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090122&content_id=3763764&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead Glaus' progress in rehabbing his repaired right shoulder stalled, and he did not return until September (see below). Pitchers Kyle Lohse, who went 15–6 with a 3.78 ERA after signing a one-year contract with the 2008 Cardinals, was re-signed to a hefty four-year, $41 mil. contract on September 29, 2008, the day after the season ended.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=3572845&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Lohse, Cards agree to four-year deal September 30, 2008 October 2, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081002234607/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=3572845&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead Mark Mulder's injury-plagued time in St. Louis ended when the Cardinals declined to pick up his $11 mil. option, but instead bought out the remaining year of his contract in 2009 for $1.5 mil.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/CED87E3AEAE6A8D4862574E8006E5F22?OpenDocument Cards are done with Mulder St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 20, 2008 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes In December, the Cardinals declined to offer arbitration to relief pitchers Russ Springer and Jason Isringhausen, starter Braden Looper,http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081201&content_id=3697378&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl No arbitration for Cardinals December 2, 2008 December 4, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081204073232/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081201&content_id=3697378&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead and relievers Tyler Johnson and Randy Flores.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081213&content_id=3716332&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards decline to offer contracts to trio: Miles, Flores, Johnson, aren't tendered deals for '09 season MLB.com December 13, 2008 December 13, 2008 December 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081214120349/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081213&content_id=3716332&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead St. Louis made no attempt to retain lefty reliever Ron Villone, who eventually signed with the Mets.Villone signs with Mets http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090227&content_id=3894402&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym https://web.archive.org/web/20090305023809/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090227&content_id=3894402&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym March 5, 2009 live August 11, 2009 On Dec 3, to fill the lack of left-handed relievers caused by the departure of Flores, Johnson, and Villone, they signed lefty relief specialist Trever Miller to a one-year deal potentially worth $2 million if he reaches all the incentives in the contract.Miller signs On January 5, the Cardinals signed lefty reliever Royce Ring who was with the 2008 Atlanta Braves, to a one-year contract.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090105&content_id=3733073&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards Ring in New Year by inking lefty: Reliever to become third southpaw in a bolstered bullpen MLB.com January 5, 2009 January 6, 2009 June 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615090340/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090105&content_id=3733073&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead However, two months later the Cardinals signed Dennys Reyes, a 31-yr.-old left-handed relief specialist, to a two-year deal worth approximately $3 mil.http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/03/st-louis-cardinals-sign-lh-reliever-dennys-reyes-righthanders-shine St. Louis Cardinals sign LH reliever Dennys Reyes; righthanders shine St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090609150221/http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/03/st-louis-cardinals-sign-lh-reliever-dennys-reyes-righthanders-shine/ June 9, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 mdy A few weeks after the acquisition of Reyes, Ring was placed on waivers,http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090325&content_id=4066576&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Ring's stint with Cardinals finished: Left-hander reportedly placed on outright waivers Wednesday MLB.com March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009 March 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090327024633/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090325&content_id=4066576&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead eventually accepting an assignment to the minor leagues.Ring accepts assignment http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/03/troy-glaus-returns-from-doc-visit-royce-ring-accepts-assigment/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090530181029/http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/commishs-hot-stove/commishs-hot-stove/cardinal-beat-updates/2009/03/troy-glaus-returns-from-doc-visit-royce-ring-accepts-assigment/ May 30, 2009 live August 11, 2009 mdy Spring training St. Louis went 19-12-2 in Grapefruit League play,Cardinals have solid Grapefruit League run https://web.archive.org/web/20090407100346/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/31E5BB5547497AAF8625758E000C3A6D?OpenDocument April 7, 2009 their most victories since they had 21 wins in 1997. Attendance at RDS was 106,266 in 18 home games (9-7-2) for an average home attendance of 5,901. In 15 road games (10-5-0), attendance 84,499; road average 5,633.http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1939.pdf PDF St. Louis Cardinals GAME NOTES April 4, 2009 1 Myount https://www.webcitation.org/5j2LfAmzc?url=http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1939.pdf August 15, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 mdy-all On March 30, relief pitcher Chris Perez was optioned to AAA, finalizing the pitching situation for Opening Day. Cardinals will carry 12 pitchers, including seven relievers which include long-reliever Brad Thompson.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4089716&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals option Perez to Triple-A: Thompson to make club; desire for long reliever deciding factor MLB.com March 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090403083640/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4089716&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 3, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Rookie Jason Motte appeared to win the closer job, although the Cardinals made no official announcement.LaRussa not naming closer http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090331&content_id=4094376&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb https://web.archive.org/web/20121102130250/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090331&content_id=4094376&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb November 2, 2012 live August 11, 2009 Joe Mather was the final cut in spring training. Among the players making the Cardinals out of camp were utility infielders Joe Thurston and Brian Barden and two players making their big-league debuts: David Freese, who took the injured Troy Glaus' spot at third base, and former first-round draft pick (and highly anticipated prospect)Keith Law prospect rankingsScout.com prospect rankings http://diamondbacks.scout.com/a.z?s=247&p=9&c=12&nid=287&lnid=287&pid=88&yr=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021322/http://diamondbacks.scout.com/a.z?s=247&p=9&c=12&nid=287&lnid=287&pid=88&yr=2009 July 16, 2011 live August 11, 2009 Colby Rasmus.Mather the last cut http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090402&content_id=4112094&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090405095012/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090402&content_id=4112094&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 5, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Mather's demotion left Ryan Ludwick as the only outfielder on the roster who hits right-handed. Regular season April Opening Day 2009 looked a lot like 2008: a blown save and a bullpen loss. Rookie closer Jason Motte gave up four runs with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Pirates beat the Cardinals 6–4.Pirates 6, Cardinals 4 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090406&content_id=4140898&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home https://web.archive.org/web/20090410081045/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090406&content_id=4140898&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home April 10, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 On April 7, the Cardinals beat the Pirates 9-3 as Albert Pujols hit his first home run of the season and reached base five times. As such, Pujols became only the third Cardinals player in the last 55 years to reach base four or more times in each of the first two games of the season.St. Louis Cardinals Game Notes Myount http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1941.pdf https://www.webcitation.org/5j2MD0Oro?url=http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1941.pdf August 15, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 mdy-all On April 8, the Cardinals lost to the Pirates by a score of 7–4, but Albert Pujols set the franchise record for most assists by a first baseman in a 9-inning game with seven. It was the most assists by a Major League first baseman since the National League record of eight was set in 1971. Pujols also collected his 700th career walk in the game.St. Louis Cardinals Game Notes Myount http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1942.pdf https://www.webcitation.org/5j2MKR1E4?url=http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1942.pdf August 15, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 mdy-all On April 9, Chris Carpenter and relievers Franklin and Reyes combined on a one-hitter as the Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 2–1. It was Carpenter's first victory since Game 3 of the 2006 World Series, October 24.Cards 2, Pirates 1 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090409&content_id=4188784&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090412144642/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090409&content_id=4188784&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 12, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 St. Louis followed up the Pittsburgh series with a three-game sweep over Houston. In the second game of the Astro series (Apr. 11), Pujols tied a career best with seven RBI as the Cardinals won 11–2;Cards 11, Astros 2 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090411&content_id=4223500&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090417063318/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090411&content_id=4223500&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 17, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 while in the final game Kyle Lohse retired 24 consecutive batters en route to a 3-0 complete game victory.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090412&content_id=4235304&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards 3, Astros 0 April 12, 2009 April 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090415143228/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090412&content_id=4235304&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead On April 14, staff ace Chris Carpenter injured his left rib cage while batting. Early estimates were that he would miss at least a month, and it might be as long as two months.Cardinals place Carpenter on DL: Rib-cage strain sidelines hard-luck ace four to eight weeks, (Apr. 15) http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090415&content_id=4280376&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090418230340/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090415&content_id=4280376&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 18, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 An MRI exam on April 16 revealed an oblique tear on his left side.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=4303552&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl MRI confirms oblique tear for Carpenter: Time-table remains four to eight weeks; rehab next week MLB.com April 16, 2009 April 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420123853/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=4303552&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 20, 2009 dead On April 17, rookie pitcher P. J. Walters was called up from AAA-Memphis to take Carpenter's spot in the rotation.http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/633F70B3F08BFC208625759B00591CAC?OpenDocument Cards Preview: Spotlight on rookie P.J. Walters St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 17, 2009 April 17, 2009 July 2020 medicmedic On April 20 the Cardinals attempted to buttress a sagging bullpen by trading former Rule 5 draft pick Brian Barton for Atlanta Braves' relief pitcher Blaine Boyer. Boyer was tabbed to join the big-league club, leaving St. Louis with 13 pitchers on the 25-man roster, with David Freese optioned to Memphis.Boyer-Barton trade http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090420&content_id=4352346&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb https://web.archive.org/web/20090423112943/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090420&content_id=4352346&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb April 23, 2009 live August 11, 2009 St. Louis Cardinals trade for reliever Blaine Boyer https://web.archive.org/web/20090424031852/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/B54E627FB6EC58DA8625759F000C2B97?OpenDocument April 24, 2009 On Saturday, April 25, in a nationally televised game on Fox, with the Cardinals leading 3–1 in the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs, Albert Pujols hit his 8th career grand slam, helping the team win its 5th consecutive game (8-2) and solidifying their lead in the NL Central division. The slam also gave him 1,002 RBIs, making him the 260th player to reach the 1,000-level.Pujols' slam backs Boggs vs. Cubs: Slugger passes 1,000 RBIs; rookie allows unearned run http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=4424694&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090430081924/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=4424694&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 30, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Pujols passes milestone with slam: Slugger 23rd active player to reach 1,000 RBIs http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=4424694&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090430081924/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090425&content_id=4424694&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl April 30, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Brendan Ryan went to the 15-day DL with a hamstring strain on April 30, and former first-round draft pick Tyler Greene was called up to be Ryan's replacement.Ryan to DL http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=4502052&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090503015345/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090430&content_id=4502052&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl May 3, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 The Cardinals finished the month of April with a 16–7 record, best in baseball.Standings after April 30 Albert Pujols was named Player of the Month for April and Brian Barden Rookie of the Month.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4576472&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Pujols, Barden honored May 7, 2009 March 10, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110310153124/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090505&content_id=4576472&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead May Center fielder Rick Ankiel ran face-first into the outfield wall while making a catch on May 4. Three days later, he was placed on the DL (retroactive to May 5), and minor-league outfielder Shane Robinson was called up to take his place on the roster.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090507&content_id=4604708&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Ankiel to DL May 7, 2009 May 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090510142149/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090507&content_id=4604708&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead On May 12, right fielder Ryan Ludwick joined Ankiel on the DL after straining his right hamstring against the Pirates. The team recalled Nick Stavinoha from its AAA-Memphis team to take Ludwick's spot on the roster.Cardinals place Ludwick on DL: Hamstring strain sidelines outfielder; Stavinoha recalled, (May 13). Accessed August 11, 2009. Archived 2009-08-14. The injuries to Ankiel and Ludwick, combined with the continuing absence of Carpenter, contributed to a 4-10 stretch that dropped the Cardinals out of first place in the NL Central. In a showdown series between the Cardinals and Brewers May 16–18, Milwaukee swept St. Louis in St. Louis, winning three games by a combined score of 17–6. In the opener, Wainwright held the Brewers to two hits in eight innings but still lost, 1–0, on a Corey Hart home run. In the second game, Cardinal pitchers walked eight batters and hit four; in the third game, they walked eleven and hit one. Milwaukee took over first place in the Central. On May 20, Chris Carpenter returned after missing a month with a strained oblique. Carpenter pitched five shutout innings, and the Cards won a pitching duel with the Cubs, 2–1.Cards 2, Cubs 1 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090520&content_id=4839472&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home https://web.archive.org/web/20110615095052/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090520&content_id=4839472&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home June 15, 2011 dead August 11, 2009 In his next start Carpenter was perfect for six innings, but St. Louis lost in 10 innings to Milwaukee, 1–0.Brewers 1, Cards 0 Carpenter's ERA remained at 0.00 after his first four appearances. The two Carpenter starts were part of a nine-game streak for Cardinal pitching in which they held the opposition to three runs or less in every game and did not allow a home run. On the 29th Ludwick was activated from the DL. To make room, the Cardinals put Khalil Greene on the DL with "social anxiety disorder".Ludwick activated Greene, signed with the intention of being the everyday shortstop in 2009, played poorly in the field, was hitting .200 at the time he hit the DL, and had been playing less and less frequently in May.Greene game log St. Louis went 13–14 in May and finished the month at 29–21, one game behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. The Cardinals spent the month of May in a horrific team batting slump that saw them post a .299 OBP for the month, dead last in baseball;May batting splits exceptionally strong pitching in May (3.56 team ERA) helped St. Louis stay close to the top of the NL Central standings.May pitching splits June On June 4, the Cardinals released newly acquired pitcher Blaine Boyer and called up Jess Todd to take his place.Boyer gone, Todd up http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5150502&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090608060937/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5150502&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl June 8, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 One day later, Kyle Lohse, still suffering from the aftereffects of a hit-by-pitch on his throwing forearm, May 23, went to the DL for the first time in his career, and infielder Tyler Greene recalled.Lohse to DL http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090605&content_id=5163856&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090610060718/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090605&content_id=5163856&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl June 10, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 The day after that (June 6), pitcher Blake Hawksworth became the 13th rookie to play for the Cardinals in 2009 (a major-league high for any team) and the seventh to make his major-league debut, when he was called up and Jess Todd was sent down.http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1996.pdf PDF St. Louis Cardinals GAME NOTES 1 June 6, 2009 June 7, 2009 Myount https://www.webcitation.org/5j2M3oraH?url=http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_1996.pdf August 15, 2009 dead mdy-all The continuing team-wide offensive blackout reached its nadir in the second week of June, when the Colorado Rockies, second-worst team in the NL with a 21–32 record prior to the series, came to St. Louis and swept the Cardinals in four games, outscoring the Cardinals 33–9. Khalil Greene, after three weeks on the disabled list due to anxiety disorder, was activated on June 18.Greene activated http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090618&content_id=5399824&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090622043911/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090618&content_id=5399824&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl June 22, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 In his first start since being activated, on June 19, Greene started at third base and hit a home run.Cards 10, Royals 5 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090619&content_id=5417464&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090623092721/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090619&content_id=5417464&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl June 23, 2009 live August 11, 2009 He went on to hit a home run in each of his first three games back, helping the Cardinals to sweep Kansas City in Kansas City and reclaim sole possession of first place in the NL Central. However, Greene went 0 for his next 16, suffered a relapse of his social anxiety disorder, and went back on the disabled list.Greene to DL http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090629&content_id=5601566&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101441/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090629&content_id=5601566&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl June 15, 2011 dead August 11, 2009 On June 27, in an effort to revive a sputtering offense, the Cardinals acquired Mark DeRosa from Cleveland for Chris Perez and a player to be named later. DeRosa, who in his career has played every position but pitcher, catcher, and center field, was expected to play third base for St. Louis.Cards acquire DeRosa One month later Cleveland selected Jess Todd to complete the deal.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090726&content_id=6076198&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl RHP Jess Todd sent to Cleveland to complete DeRosa Deal: Memphis (AAA) Reliever Becomes Part of Package in June 27 Trade for Mark DeRosa MLB.com July 26, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090731131114/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090726&content_id=6076198&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 31, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 A continuing inability to hit (.310 OBP for June) weighed down the Cardinals for another month: they went 12-17 for June to drop their record for 2009 to 41–38. July On July 5, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina were named as winners of the fan balloting and starters for the National League in the 80th All-Star Game.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090705&content_id=5706348&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb All-Star Game starters July 5, 2009 November 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103165347/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090705&content_id=5706348&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb dead Ryan Franklin, 20 for 21 in save opportunities with a 0.84 ERA, was selected to be one of the relief pitchers.All-Star Game rosters On July 14, St. Louis hosted the All-Star Game for the first time in 43 years. The AL beat the NL 4–3. Albert Pujols was 0-for-3 with an error that led to an AL run, Yadier Molina had an RBI single, and Ryan Franklin pitched a scoreless inning. After appearing in only three games for St. Louis, new addition Mark DeRosa went onto the disabled list (retroactive to July 1) on July 7, suffering from a strained wrist.DeRosa to DL http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090707&content_id=5740814&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090710122141/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090707&content_id=5740814&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 10, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 However, the rest of the Cardinals, buoyed by Pujols, a hot Colby Rasmus, and a resurgent Ryan Ludwick, went 6–4 on their ten-game road trip before the break, and entered the All-Star break with a 49–42 record and a 2.5 game lead in the NL Central. The middle of July saw major changes to the Cardinals lineup. On July 18, Mark DeRosa, suffering from a torn tendon sheath in his wrist that eventually required offseason surgery, was reactivated from the DL and returned to the starting lineup.DeRosa back from DL http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090718&content_id=5926028&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090722111638/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090718&content_id=5926028&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 22, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Four days later, Chris Duncan, one of the few remaining players from the 2006 world champion Cardinals, was traded to the Boston Red Sox for shortstop Julio Lugo, along with a player-to-be-named-later or cash; and the team recalled Brian Barden.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090722&content_id=6003566&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals acquire Lugo from Red Sox: Veteran shortstop arrives in deal for outfielder Duncan MLB.com July 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090726213125/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090722&content_id=6003566&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 26, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090722&content_id=5996472&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals option Duncan to Triple-A: Slumping utilityman sent down; infielder Barden recalled MLB.com July 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090725215839/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090722&content_id=5996472&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 25, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Two days after that, on July 24, the Cardinals traded three prospects, including their #1 prospect, third baseman Brett Wallace, pitcher Clayton Mortensen, and outfielder Shane Peterson, for Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Holliday.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090724&content_id=6030782&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals acquire Holliday from A's: Prospects Wallace, Mortensen, Peterson shipped to Oakland MLB.com July 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090727105905/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090724&content_id=6030782&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl July 27, 2009 live August 11, 2009 On July 28, Todd Wellemeyer was demoted to the bullpen. Mitchell Boggs was called up from AAA-Memphis to take his July 31 start. At the time of the move, Wellemeyer's 5.79 ERA was second-worst in the National League among players with enough innings to qualify for the ERA title.Wellemeyer to bullpen http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090728&content_id=6110452&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090801130920/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090728&content_id=6110452&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl August 1, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Buoyed by the arrival of Holliday and Lugo plus the return of DeRosa to the lineup and a hot Rick Ankiel, the Cardinals won six of their last nine games in July, and went 16-11 for the month. They ended July 1/2 game ahead of the Cubs in the NL Central. Ryan Ludwick earned honors as the National League Player of the Month for July, after batting .340 with 6 HR's and a league-high 28 RBI. The Cardinals have had the NL's top player three of the first four months with Albert Pujols winning the award in both April and June.http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_2046.pdf PDF St. Louis Cardinals GAME NOTES ('Ludwick Captures July Honors') 1 MLB.com August 4, 2009 August 10, 2009 September 2010 H3llBot August Albert Pujols tied the all-time NL season record set by Ernie Banks in 1955 by hitting his fifth grand slam of the year, (and his second HR of the game) on August 4 at New York. Pujols' slam was the exclamation point in a 12–7, 10-inning victory, in which Pujols went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and three runs scored. The Cardinals previously forced extra innings by rallying for two runs in the ninth off Mets' ace closer Francisco Rodríguez.http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_2047.pdf PDF St. Louis Cardinals GAME NOTES ('Double Trouble') 1 MLB.com August 5, 2009 August 10, 2009 June 2016 medichttp://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090804&content_id=6236846&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Grand finale: Pujols caps Cardinals' rally: Fifth grand slam ties NL record in 10th-inning win over Mets MLB.com August 5, 2009 August 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808132351/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090804&content_id=6236846&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl August 8, 2009 dead After briefly returning to the starting rotation, Todd Wellemeyer went on the DL with elbow inflammation. Mitchell Boggs was again tabbed to take his place in the rotation.Wellemeyer to DL, (August 11). Accessed August 16, 2009. Archived 2009-08-22. Later in the month, starting pitcher Kyle Lohse joined him on the DL with a strained groin.Lohse to DL The team came to terms and signed their #1 draft pick, pitcher Shelby Miller, on August 17, just hours before the deadline.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090817&content_id=6470698&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cardinals beat the clock with first-rounder: Redbirds sign Miller to $2.875 million deal on deadline day MLB.com August 17, 2009 August 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090821101813/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090817&content_id=6470698&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl August 21, 2009 dead http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/3A85EA81D7F4329D862576160011F227?OpenDocument St. Louis Cardinals beat deadline, get Shelby Miller signed St. Louis Post-Dispatch August 18, 2009 August 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090921003454/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/3A85EA81D7F4329D862576160011F227?OpenDocument September 21, 2009 live mdy John Smoltz signed with the team on August 19 as a probable fifth starter and also possible reliever after the Red Sox released him.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090819&content_id=6502178&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Smoltz joins Cards; could start or relieve – Postseason wins leader expected to help in stretch drive MLB.com August 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090822131048/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090819&content_id=6502178&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl August 22, 2009 dead September 6, 2009 In his first start, against San Diego, Smoltz threw five scoreless innings, striking out nine, and got the win. The Cardinals played some of their best baseball of the season in the middle of August. Consecutive series victories against Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, San Diego, and Los Angeles, plus a win in the first game of another series with San Diego, pushed St. Louis to 17 games over .500 at 70–53, the furthest over .500 the franchise had reached since the 2005 team went 100–62. St. Louis opened up a six-game lead over the second-place Cubs during this stretch. A 7–0 victory from Chris Carpenter, giving him an NL-tying 14th win, over San Diego at Petco Park on August 22, was the unofficial 10,000th win in franchise history. The official total (9,219) is lower because the Cardinals franchise does not count its ten years in the American Association in its all-time statistics.Carp stymies Padres http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/17FD018F2320AD458625761B001CBD73?OpenDocument https://web.archive.org/web/20090826102711/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/17FD018F2320AD458625761B001CBD73?OpenDocument August 26, 2009 dead September 6, 2009 mdy On August 28, Albert Pujols hit his eighth career walk-off home run in John Smoltz's first home game at Busch Stadium in a 3–2 win over Washington.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090828&content_id=6665260&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Pujols' heroics give Cards walk-off win: Greene's game-tying home run sets up slugger's big blow MLB.com August 29, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090902160243/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090828&content_id=6665260&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl September 2, 2009 dead September 6, 2009 A sweep of the Nationals ended one of the best Augusts in franchise history. The Cardinals went 20-6 for the month, pushing their overall record to 22 games over .500 at 77–55, and opening up a ten-game lead over the Cubs. They did not lose a series all month. Albert Pujols had a 1.092 OPS for the month while Matt Holliday, whose acquisition at the end of July coincided with the sudden takeoff of the Cardinals, posted a .963 OPS for August.August hitting splits Aces Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter had ERAs of 1.30 and 2.20 for August. Closer Ryan Franklin did not allow a run all month.August pitching splits Wainwright's 2–1 win over the Nationals on August 30 made him MLB's first 16-game winner.Wainwright wins 16th http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090830&content_id=6698016&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb https://web.archive.org/web/20090903120557/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090830&content_id=6698016&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb September 3, 2009 live September 6, 2009 Carpenter was named the NL's Pitcher of the Month for August.Carp Pitcher of Month September/October Third baseman Troy Glaus, out all year with a shoulder injury, became the first September call-up after maximum roster size expanded to 40.Glaus activated http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090901&content_id=6729672&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090905070414/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090901&content_id=6729672&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl September 5, 2009 dead September 6, 2009 Adam Wainwright was touched for six runs in five innings by the Pirates but still earned his league-leading 17th victory on September 4.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090904&content_id=6795294&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away Cardinals 14, Pirates 7 September 5, 2009 September 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090908052912/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20090904&content_id=6795294&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=away dead Albert Pujols hit only his second career pinch-hit home run in the 10th for a dramatic 2–1 game-winner over the Pirates, at PNC Park, September 5.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090905&content_id=6810570&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Pujols' pinch-hit homer in 10th lifts Cards: Rookie Boggs allows just one run over seven innings MLB.com September 5, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090908185639/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090905&content_id=6810570&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl September 8, 2009 dead September 6, 2009 Chris Carpenter threw a one-hitter on September 7 against the Brewers at Miller Park, striking out 10, earning his first shutout since September 11, 2006,http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090906&content_id=6822288&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Carpenter tosses one-hit shutout: Starter magnificent; gets offensive support from Pujols MLB.com September 7, 2009 September 7, 2009 September 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090910042404/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090906&content_id=6822288&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead and reaching 1,300 career strikeouts. A three-game sweep by the Braves September 11–13 marked the first time St. Louis had lost a series since July 24–26 against Philadelphia, and the first time the Cardinals lost the opening game of a series since July 20 against Houston. After the Memphis Redbirds' season ended with a loss in the AAA National Championship Game, the Cardinals announced four more September call-ups: David Freese, Tyler Greene, Josh Kinney, and Matt Pagnozzi.September callups http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/09/cards_announce_callups.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090926033735/http://yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/09/cards_announce_callups.html September 26, 2009 dead September 23, 2009 mdy-all Pagnozzi, nephew to former Cardinals All-Star catcher Tom Pagnozzi, first appeared in a game on September 29, becoming the tenth player to make his big-league debut with the 2009 Cardinals. The other nine rookies were Freese, Greene, P. J. Walters, Shane Robinson, Jarrett Hoffpauir, Colby Rasmus, Blake Hawksworth, Clayton Mortensen, and Jess Todd. The Cardinals finally clinched the NL Central championship at Colorado (September 26), with their 90th win, 6–3, on a tie-breaking home run by replacement catcher Jason LaRue in the 7th inning.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2009-09-26-cardinals-rockies-game_N.htm Cardinals win NL Central: Wainwright masterful vs. Rox September 27, 2009 USA Today October 1, 2009 Bob Nightengale Ryan Ludwick later added a pinch-hit 2-run home run in the 9th inning. Adam Wainwright got his NL-leading 19th win, going 8 innings with 130 pitches, giving up 10 hits, walking one, and striking out 11. It was the Cardinals' seventh NL division championship in the last ten seasons, and eighth for manager Tony La Russa in 14 seasons as Cardinal manager, although one championship was a shared one with Houston in 2001. On October 1, Chris Carpenter threw five shutout innings in a 13–0 victory over Cincinnati. Carpenter finished his season with a 17–4 record. He lowered his ERA to 2.24, securing his first ERA title and the first ERA title for any Cardinal since Joe Magrane was National League ERA champion in 1988. Carpenter also hit the first home run of his big league career, a grand slam, and drove in six runs to double his career RBI total.Cardinals 13, Reds 0 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091001&content_id=7265678&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20121103121114/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091001&content_id=7265678&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl November 3, 2012 live October 2, 2009 In that same game Carpenter pitched (Oct 1, 2009), Tony La Russa passed John McGraw for second-most games managed in baseball with his 4,770th game managed (2,552-2,214-4). La Russa gets three more games (October 4) to extend his managed games to 4,773 (2,552-2,217-4) by the end of the 2009 season. The next night, a bullpen collapse robbed Adam Wainwright of his chance to be the only 20-game winner in baseball, but Wainwright still finished as the National League leader in wins, with a 19–8 record and a 2.63 ERA.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091002&content_id=7290976&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Brewers 12, Cards 6 October 3, 2009 October 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020094952/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091002&content_id=7290976&vkey=recap&c_id=stl&fext=.jsp dead The Cardinals finished the 2009 season losing 8 of their last 10 and 14 of their last 21 to go 91-71 for the year. Albert Pujols won his first home run title with 47, despite not homering after September 9. He also broke the all-time single-season record for assists by a first baseman with his record 185th in the last game.http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091004&content_id=7325272&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl Cards force extras, but fall in series finale: Regular season ends with sweep at hands of Brewers MLB.com October 4, 2009 October 5, 2009 October 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091006042950/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091004&content_id=7325272&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead On October 5, Chris Carpenter was named NL Comeback Player of the Year (second time) for his superb season, after leading the NL with a 2.24 ERA and an .810 winning percentage (17-4).http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091005&content_id=7334122&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20091008052316/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091005&content_id=7334122&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl dead October 8, 2009 Carpenter earns NL Comeback nod: MLB.com reporters honor hurler's dominant campaign MLB.com October 5, 2009 Postseason Division Series 2009 National League Division Series In the 2009 National League Division Series, St. Louis faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers, NL West champions. The Cardinals went 5–2 against the Dodgers in the regular season, and were the favorites in the National League,Vegas odds but the Dodgers swept the Cardinals in three games to bring St. Louis' 2009 season to a quick end. It was only the second time in eight trips to the postseason that a LaRussa-led Cardinals team lost in the first round. Awards and honors All-Star Game Yadier Molina, Catcher, Starter Albert Pujols, First Base, Starter Ryan Franklin, Pitcher, Reserve Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina won Gold Gloves, the first for Wainwright and second for Molina.Gold Gloves Albert Pujols won the Silver Slugger Award as the best hitting first baseman in the NL,Silver Slugger and the Hank Aaron Award as the best hitter in the National League.Hank Aaron Awards In a close race, Wainwright finished third in voting (90 pts.) for the Cy Young Award despite getting the most first place votes (12). Chris Carpenter finished second (94 pts.), six points behind winner Tim Lincecum.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091115&content_id=7669426&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Lincecum wins Cy Young November 19, 2009 April 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210411005124/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091115 dead Albert Pujols won his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award, winning all 32 first place votes.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091115&content_id=7669452&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Pujols wins MVP November 25, 2009 October 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017141742/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091115&content_id=7669452&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb dead Season standings St. Louis Cardinals Game log Regular Season Schedule (calendar style) https://web.archive.org/web/20090215173233/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=stl&m=8&y=2009 February 15, 2009 Regular Season Schedule (sortable text) https://web.archive.org/web/20090310023335/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/schedule/sortable.jsp?c_id=stl March 10, 2009 Downloadable Schedule for Microsoft Outlook, Palm (PDA) National Broadcast Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20090210042950/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/schedule/downloadable.jsp?c_id=stl February 10, 2009 All game times are in Central Time Zone.2009 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 Legend Cardinals WIN Cardinals LOSS Game POSTPONED background:#6E8B3D 2009 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; APRIL (16–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 6 || Pirates || 6–4 || Grabow (1–0) || Motte (0–1) || Capps (1) || 45,832 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 7 || Pirates || 9–3 || Lohse (1–0) || Snell (0–1) || || 35,206 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || Pirates || 7–4 || Duke (1–0) || Wellemeyer (0–1) || Capps (2) || 35,535 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 9 || Pirates || 2–1 || Carpenter (1–0) || Ohlendorf (0–1) || Reyes (1) || 35,293 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 10 || Astros || 5–3 || Piñeiro (1–0) || Hampton (0–1) || McClellan (1) || 37,224 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 11 || Astros || 11–2 || Wainwright (1–0) || Oswalt (0–2) || || 43,454 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Astros || 3–0 || Lohse (2–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || || 36,310 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Wellemeyer (1–1) || Davis (0–2) || Franklin (1) || 25,014 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–6 (10) || Peña (2–0) || Thompson (0–1) || || 25,678 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Diamondbacks || 12–7 || Piñeiro (2–0) || Garland (1–1) || || 21,298 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 7–4 || Wainwright (2–0) || Patton (0–1) || Franklin (2) || 38,909 || 8–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 8–7 || Heilman (2–0) || Pérez (0–1) || Mármol (2) || 40,250 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 7–5 (11) || Guzmán (1–0) || Reyes (0–1) || || 40,878 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || April 19 || @ Cubs || colspan=6 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 21 || Mets || 6–4 || Motte (1–1) || Putz (1–1) || Franklin (3) || 35,506 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || Mets || 5–2 || Piñeiro (3–0) || Maine (0–2) || Franklin (4) || 35,622 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || Mets || 12–8 || Lohse (3–0) || Hernández (1–1) || || 38,522 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 24 || Cubs || 4–3 || McClellan (1–0) || Mármol (0–1) || Franklin (5) || 45,812 || 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 25 || Cubs || 8–2 || Boggs (1–0) || Marshall (0–1) || || 46,707 || 13–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 26 || Cubs || 10–3 || Harden (2–1) || Wellemeyer (1–2) || || 44,742 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 27 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Piñeiro (4–0) || Jurrjens (2–2) || Franklin (6) || 16,739 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Moylan (1–1) || McClellan (1–1) || González (3) || 18,121 || 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 29 || @ Braves || 5–3 || Wainwright (3–0) || Vázquez (2–2) || Franklin (7) || 19,127 || 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || @ Nationals || 9–4 || Pérez (1–1) || Tavárez (0–2) || || 18,007 || 16–7 |- y background:#9EBD69; MAY (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || @ Nationals || 6–2 || Wellemeyer (2–2) || Zimmermann (2–1) || || 20,697 || 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || @ Nationals || 6–1 || Martis (3–0) || Piñeiro (4–1) || || 19,950 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || May 3 || @ Nationals || colspan=6 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || Phillies || 6–1 || Blanton (1–2) || Lohse (3–1) || || 35,990 || 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || Phillies || 10–7 || Myers (2–2) || Wainwright (3–1) || || 36,754 || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || Pirates || 4–2 || McClellan (2–1) || Duke (3–3) || Franklin (8) || 36,188 || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || Pirates || 5–2 || Wellemeyer (3–2) || Ohlendorf (3–3) || Franklin (9) || 41,928 || 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Reds || 6–4 || Cueto (3–1) || Piñeiro (4–2) || Cordero (9) || 18,016 || 19–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Reds || 8–3 || Harang (3–3) || Lohse (3–2) || || 40,651 || 19–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 10 || @ Reds || 8–7 (10) || Franklin (1–0) || Cordero (0–2) || Pérez (1) || 27,664 || 20–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Pirates || 7–1 || Duke (4–3) || Wellemeyer (3–3) || || 11,718 || 20–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Pirates || 5–2 || Ohlendorf (4–3) || Piñeiro (4–3) || Capps (6) || 10,494 || 20–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Miller (1–0) || Karstens (1–2) || || 12,347 || 21–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | || May 15 || Brewers || colspan=6 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 16 || Brewers || 1–0 || Suppan (3–3) || Wainwright (3–2) || Hoffman (9) || 43,382 || 21–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 17 || Brewers || 8–2 || Parra (3–4) || Wellemeyer (3–4) || || 43,042 || 21–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 18 || Brewers || 8–4 || Looper (4–2) || Lohse (3–3) || || 39,136 || 21–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 19 || Cubs || 3–0 || Piñeiro (5–3) || Lilly (5–3) || || 41,374 || 22–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || Cubs || 2–1 || Carpenter (2–0) || Dempster (3–3) || Franklin (10) || 41,703 || 23–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || Cubs || 3–1 || Wainwright (4–2) || Marshall (2–3) || Franklin (11) || 44,235 || 24–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 22 || Royals || 5–0 || Wellemeyer (4–4) || Davies (2–3) || || 43,429 || 25–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 23 || Royals || 5–0 || Lohse (4–3) || Hochevar (0–2) || || 43,829 || 26–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 24 || Royals || 3–2 || Bannister (4–1) || Piñeiro (5–4) || Cruz (2) || 44,213 || 26–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Brewers || 1–0 (10) || Villanueva (2–3) || McClellan (2–2) || || 43,032 || 26–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Brewers || 8–1 || Wainwright (5–2) || Suppan (3–4) || || 37,404 || 27–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Wellemeyer (5–4) || Parra (3–6) || Franklin (12) || 40,226 || 28–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Cain (6–1) || Piñeiro (5–5) || Wilson (11) || 35,266 || 28–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Carpenter (3–0) || Zito (1–6) || || 35,592 || 29–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 31 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Valdéz (2–0) || Wainwright (5–3) || Wilson (12) || 41,440 || 29–21 |- y background:#9EBD69; JUNE (12–17) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 1 || Reds || 5–3 || Lincoln (1–0) || Wellemeyer (5–5) || Cordero (14) || 35,815 || 29–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || Reds || 5–2 || Motte (2–1) || Arroyo (7–4) || Franklin (13) || 35,507 || 30–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 3 || Reds || 9–3 || Cueto (5–3) || Lohse (4–4) || || 35,811 || 30–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 4 || Reds || 3–1 || Carpenter (4–0) || Harang (5–6) || || 39,249 || 31–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 5 || Rockies || 11–4 || de la Rosa (1–6) || Wainwright (5–4) || || 41,115 || 31–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || Rockies || 10–1 || Cook (4–3) || Wellemeyer (5–6) || || 44,002 || 31–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 7 || Rockies || 7–2 || Jiménez (4–6) || Piñeiro (5–6) || || 42,288 || 31–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || Rockies || 5–2 || Marquis (8–4) || Thompson (0–2) || Street (9) || 36,748 || 31–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 9 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Lindstrom (2–1) || Motte (2–2) || || 13,103 || 31–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 10 || @ Marlins || 13–4 || Wainwright (6–4) || Volstad (4–6) || || 14,624 || 32–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || @ Marlins || 6–5 || Miller (2–0) || Núñez (2–3) || Franklin (14) || 19,112 || 33–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || @ Indians || 7–3 || Huff (2–2) || Piñeiro (5–7) || || 28,159 || 33–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 13 || @ Indians || 3–1 || Thompson (1–2) || Ohka (0–1) || Franklin (15) || 31,754 || 34–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Indians || 3–0 || Lee (4–6) || Carpenter (4–1) || || 23,644 || 34–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || Tigers || 11–2 || Wainwright (7–4) || Verlander (7–3) || || 44,021 || 35–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 17 || Tigers || 4–3 || Wellemeyer (6–6) || Jackson (6–4) || Franklin (16) || 39,699 || 36–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 18 || Tigers || 6–3 || Porcello (8-4) || Piñeiro (5-8) || Rodney (13) || 41,323 || 36-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Royals || 10–5 || Thompson (2-2) || Davies (3-7) || || 37,660 || 37-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Royals (Fox) || 7–1 || Carpenter (5-1) || Bannister (5-4) || Franklin (17)|| 38,769 || 38-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 21 || @ Royals || 12–5 || Wainwright (8-4) || Meche (4-6) || || 33,805 || 39-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 22 || @ Mets || 6–4 || Redding (1-2) || Wellemeyer (6-7) || Rodríguez (19) || 38,488 || 39-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 23 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Piñeiro (6-8) || Hernández (5-2) || || 38,903 || 40-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 24 || @ Mets || 11–0 || Nieve (3-0) || Thompson (2-3) || || 39,689 || 40-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 25 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Santana (9-5) || Carpenter (5-2) || Rodríguez (20) || 41,221 || 40-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 26 || Twins || 3–1 || Perkins (3-4) || Wainwright (8-5) || Nathan (18) || 44,159 || 40-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 27 || Twins || 5–3 || Kinney (1-0) || Slowey (10-3) || Franklin (18) || 42,986 || 41-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 28 || Twins || 6–2 || Liriano (4-8) || Piñeiro (6-9) || Nathan (19) || 42,705 || 41-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || Giants || 10–0 || Lincecum (8-2) || Thompson (2-4) || || 37,737 || 41-37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 30 || Giants || 6–3 || Johnson (8-5) || Carpenter (5-3) || Wilson (21) || 37,174 || 41-38 |- y background:#9EBD69; JULY (16-11) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 80 || July 1 || Giants || 2–1 (10) || Franklin (2-0) || Howry (0-4) || || 36,928 || 42-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 81 || July 2 || Giants || 5–2 || Wellemeyer (7-7) || Zito (4-8) || Franklin (19) || 41,875 || 43-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 3 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Motte (3-2) || Herrera (1-4) || Franklin (20) || 41,349 || 44-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Reds || 5–2 || Owings (6-8) || Thompson (2-5) || Cordero (20) || 37,371 || 44-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Reds || 10–1 || Carpenter (6-3) || Arroyo (8-8) || || 24,017 || 45-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 7 || @ Brewers || 5–0 || Wainwright (9-5) || Gallardo (8-6) || || 36,557 || 46-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 8 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Coffey (4-1) || Motte (3-3) || Hoffman (19) || 33,655 || 46-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Piñeiro (7-9) || Villanueva (2-5) || || 40,357 || 47-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 10 || @ Cubs || 8–3 || Carpenter (7-3) || Harden (5-6) || || 40,687 || 48-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 11 || @ Cubs (Fox) || 5–2 || Lilly (9-6) || Thompson (2-6) || || 41,210 || 48-41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 12 || @ Cubs || 7–3 || Zambrano (5-4) || Lohse (4-5) || || 40,701 || 48-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 12 || @ Cubs (ESPN Sunday Night Baseball) || 4–2 || Wainwright (10-5) || Wells (4-4) || Franklin (21) || 41,244 || 49-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || July 14 || All-Star Game 7:00pm (Fox) ||colspan=6|American League 4,   National League 3   (St. Louis, Missouri   Busch Stadium) |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 17 || Diamondbacks || 6–1 || Carpenter (8-3) || Garland (5-9) || || 44,781 || 50-42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 18 || Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Haren (10-5) || Wainwright (10-6) || Qualls (17) || 45,267 || 50-43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 19 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Piñeiro (8-9) || Petit (0-4) || Franklin (22) || 41,759 || 51-43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 20 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Moehler (7-5) || Lohse (4-6) || Valverde (10) || 36,437 || 51-44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Astros || 11–6 || Rodríguez (10-6) || Wellemeyer (7-8) || || 33,140 || 51-45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 22 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Valverde (1-2) || Franklin (2-1) || || 37,619 || 51-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 23 || @ Nationals || 4–1 (6) || Wainwright (11-6) || Balester (0-1) || || 25,359 || 52-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Phillies || 8–1 || Piñeiro (9-9) || Happ (7-1) || || 45,166 || 53-46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 25 || @ Phillies (Fox) || 14–6 || Lopez (3-0) || Motte (3-4) || || 45,182 || 53-47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 26 || @ Phillies (TBS) || 9–2 || Blanton (7-4) || Wellemeyer (7-9) || || 45,271 || 53-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 27 || Dodgers (ESPN) || 6–1 || Carpenter (9-3) || Wolf (5-5) || Franklin (23) || 43,756 || 54-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 28 || Dodgers || 10–0 || Wainwright (12-6) || Billingsley (10-6) || || 40,105 || 55-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 29 || Dodgers || 3–2 (15) || Hawksworth (1-0) || Weaver (5-4) || || 40,011 || 56-48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 30 || Dodgers || 5–3 (10) || McDonald (3-2) || Reyes (0-2) || Broxton (24) || 43,263 || 56-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || July 31 || Astros || 4–3 || Miller (3-0) || Arias (2-1) || Franklin (24) || 43,760 || 57-49 |- y background:#9EBD69; AUGUST (20-6) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 1 || Astros || 3–1 || Carpenter (10-3) || Fulchino (4-4) || || 45,074 || 58-49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 2 || Astros || 2–0 || Norris (1-0) || Wainwright (12-7) || Valverde (12) || 45,227 || 58-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 4 || @ Mets || 12–7 (10) || McClellan (3-2) || Feliciano (4-4) || || 40,354 || 59-50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 5 || @ Mets || 9–0 || Figueroa (1-2) || Lohse (4-7) || Parnell (1) || 39,781 || 59-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 111 || August 7 || @ Pirates || 6–4 || Carpenter (11-3) || Ascanio (0-2) || Franklin (25) || 24,854 || 60-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 8 || @ Pirates || 5–3 || Wainwright (13-7) || Morton (2-5) || Franklin (26) || 38,593 || 61-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 9 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Piñeiro (10-9) || Capps (2-7) || McClellan (2) || 24,369 || 62-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 10 || Reds || 4–1 || Lohse (5-7) || Wells (0-3) || Franklin (27) || 40,212 || 63-51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 11 || Reds || 5–4 || Lehr (2-0) || Boggs (1-1) || Cordero (25) || 40,145 || 63-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 12 || Reds || 5–2 || Carpenter (12-3) || Bailey (2-4) || Franklin (28) || 40,328 || 64-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 14 || Padres || 9–2 || Wainwright (14-7) || Latos (4-2) || || 42,208 || 65-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 15 || Padres || 7–4 || Piñeiro (11-9) || Stauffer (1-5) || Franklin (29) || 44,292 || 66-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 119 || August 16 || Padres || 7–5 || Miller (4-0) || Bell (4-2) || || 40,812 || 67-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 17 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Carpenter (13-3) || Haeger (0-1) || Franklin (30) || 49,415 || 68-52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 18 || @ Dodgers || 7–3 || Billingsley (12-6) || Boggs (1-2) || Broxton (26) || 49,052 || 68-53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 19 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || McClellan (4-2) || Broxton (7-1) || Franklin (31) || 54,847 || 69-53 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 20 || @ Padres || 5–1 || Piñeiro (12-9) || Stauffer (1-6) || || 19,867 || 70-53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 21 || @ Padres || 4–0 || Richard (7-3) || Lohse (5-8) || || 27,282 || 70-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || @ Padres || 7–0 || Carpenter (14-3) || Correia (8-10) || || 38,156 || 71-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 23 || @ Padres || 5–2 || Smoltz (3-5)   [1st GS, 1-0] || Carrillo (1-2) || Franklin (32) || 27,435 || 72-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 127 || August 25 || Astros || 1–0 || Wainwright (15-7) || Rodríguez (12-8) || Franklin (33) || 40,512 || 73-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 128 || August 26 || Astros || 3–2 || Piñeiro (13-9) || Oswalt (7-5) || Franklin (34) || 40,311 || 74-54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 27 || Astros || 4–3 || Valverde (2-2) || McClellan (4-3) || || 40,348 || 74-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 28 || Nationals || 3–2 || Motte (4-4) || Bergmann (2-4) || || 40,033 || 75-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 29 || Nationals || 9–4 || Boggs (2-2) || Stammen (4-7) || || 44,028 || 76-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 132 || August 30 || Nationals || 2–1 || Wainwright (16-7) || Mock (3-6) || Franklin (35) || 41,083 || 77-55 |- y background:#9EBD69; SEPTEMBER (13-13) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || September 1 || Brewers || 7–6 || Piñeiro (14-9) || Weathers (3-5) || Franklin (36) || 40,119 || 78-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || September 2 || Brewers || 10–3 || Carpenter (15-3) || Bush (3-6) || || 40,214 || 79-55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 3 || Brewers || 4–3 || Parra (10-10) || Smoltz (3-6) || Hoffman (30) || 37,791 || 79-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 4 || @ Pirates || 14–7 || Wainwright (17-7) || Hart (4-5) || || 15,258 || 80-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 5 || @ Pirates || 2–1 (10) || Hawksworth (2-0) || Capps (3-8) || Franklin (37) || 27,071 || 81-56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 6 || @ Pirates || 6–5 || Chavez (1-4) || Franklin (2-2) || || 19,274 || 81-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 7 || @ Brewers || 3–0 || Carpenter (16-3) || Bush (3-7) || || 35,360 || 82-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 140 || September 8 || @ Brewers || 4–3 || Hawksworth (3-0) || Hoffman (1-2) || McClellan (3) || 36,172 || 83-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 9 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Wainwright (18-7) || Suppan (6-9) || || 26,559 || 84-57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 11 || Braves || 1–0 || Jurrjens (11-10) || Piñeiro (14-10) || Soriano (23) || 43,984 || 84-58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 12 || Braves (Fox) || 7–6 || Gonzalez (4-4) || Franklin (2-3) || Soriano (24) || 43,869 || 84-59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 13 || Braves || 9–2 || Vázquez (13-9) || Carpenter (16-4) || || 41,179 || 84-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 14 || Marlins || 11–6 || Hawksworth (4-0) || Nolasco (11-9) || || 43,582 || 85-60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 15 || Marlins || 2–1 || West (7-5) || Wainwright (18-8) || Núñez (21) || 42,895 || 85-61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 16 || Marlins || 5–2 || Johnson (15-4) || Piñeiro (14-11) || Núñez (22) || 43,020 || 85-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 18 || Cubs || 3–2 || Franklin (3-3) || Heilman (3-4) || || 45,959 || 86-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 19 || Cubs (Fox) || 2–1 || Franklin (4-3) || Mármol (2-4) || || 46,506 || 87-62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 20 || Cubs (ESPN) || 6–3 (11) || Caridad (1-0) || Boggs (2-3) || Mármol (14) || 44,937 || 87-63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 21 || @ Astros || 7–3 || Lohse (6-8) || Rodríguez (13-11) || || 34,705 || 88-63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 22 || @ Astros || 11–2 || Piñeiro (15-11) || Bazardo (0-2) || || 32,644 || 89-63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 23 || @ Astros || 3–0 || Norris (6-3) || Smoltz (3-7) || Valverde (24) || 38,732 || 89-64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 25 || @ Rockies || 2–1 || Street (4-1) || Miller (4-1) || || 48,847 || 89-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 26 || @ Rockies || 6–3 || Wainwright (19-8) || Jiménez (14-12) || Franklin (38) || 47,741 || 90-65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 27 || @ Rockies || 4–3 || de la Rosa (16-9) || Lohse (6-9) || Street (34) || 42,032 || 90-66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 29 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Bailey (7-5) || Piñeiro (15-12) || || 12,026 || 90-67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 158 || September 30 || @ Reds || 6–1 || Arroyo (15-13) || Smoltz (3-8) || || 11,930 || 90-68 |- y background:#9EBD69; OCTOBER (1-3) # Date Opponent / Time Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || October 1 || @ Reds || 13–0 || Carpenter (17-4) || Wells (2-5) || || 11,861 || 91-68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 2 || Brewers || 12–6 || Looper (14-7) || McClellan (4-4) || || 44,331 || 91-69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || October 3 || Brewers || 5–4 || Villanueva (4-10)|| Lohse (6-10) || Hoffman (37) || 43,977 || 91-70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 4 || Brewers || 9–7 (10) || Hoffman (3-2) || Wellemeyer (7-10) || Axford (1) || 43,464 || 91-71 |- Record vs. opponents STL Roster 2009 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 41 Mitchell Boggs 54 Blaine Boyer 29 Chris Carpenter 31 Ryan Franklin 53 Blake Hawksworth 52 Josh Kinney 26 Kyle Lohse 46 Kyle McClellan 43 Trever Miller 54 Clay Mortensen 60 Jason Motte 34 Chris Perez 35 Joel Piñeiro 36 Dennys Reyes 30 John Smoltz 48 Brad Thompson 30 Jess Todd 50 Adam Wainwright 62 P. J. Walters 37 Todd Wellemeyer Catchers 21 Jason LaRue  4 Yadier Molina 19 Matt Pagnozzi Infielders 23 Brian Barden  7 Mark DeRosa 12,23 David Freese  8 Troy Glaus  3 Khalil Greene 27 Tyler Greene 34 Jarrett Hoffpauir 12 Julio Lugo  5 Albert Pujols 13 Brendan Ryan 55 Skip Schumaker 22 Joe Thurston Outfielders 24 Rick Ankiel 16 Chris Duncan 15 Matt Holliday 47 Ryan Ludwick 28 Colby Rasmus 33 Shane Robinson 19 Nick Stavinoha Manager 10 Tony La Russa Coaches 18 Dave Duncan (pitching) 38 Marty Mason (bullpen) 39 Dave McKay (first base) 16 Hal McRae (hitting) 11 José Oquendo (third base) 49 Joe Pettini (bench) Players St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B= Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; Avg. = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage (through October 4) 2009 St. Louis Cardinals batting stats at Baseball Reference 2009 St. Louis Cardinals hitting stats at Baseball Almanac Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Avg. OBP SLG Albert Pujols 160 568 124 186 45 1 47 135 115 64 .327 .443 .658 Skip Schumaker 153 532 85 161 34 1 4 35 52 69 .303 .364 .393 Ryan Ludwick 139 486 63 129 20 1 22 97 41 106 .265 .329 .447 Yadier Molina 140 481 45 141 23 1 6 54 50 39 .293 .366 .383 Colby Rasmus 147 474 72 119 22 2 16 52 36 95 .251 .307 .407 Brendan Ryan 129 390 55 114 19 7 3 37 24 56 .292 .340 .400 Rick Ankiel 122 372 50 86 21 2 11 38 26 99 .231 .285 .387 Joe Thurston 124 267 27 60 17 4 1 25 33 56 .225 .316 .330 Chris Duncan ^ (4/6-7/21) 87 260 25 59 15 2 5 32 41 67 .227 .329 .358 Mark DeRosa ^ (6/28-10/4) 68 237 31 54 10 1 10 28 18 58 .228 .291 .405 Matt Holliday ^ (7/24-10/4) 63 235 42 83 16 2 13 55 26 43 .353 .419 .604 Khalil Greene 77 170 21 34 7 0 6 24 15 35 .200 .272 .347 Julio Lugo ^ (7/24-10/4) 51 148 24 41 9 4 2 13 17 27 .277 .351 .432 Tyler Greene 48 108   9 24 5 0 2 7 4 32 .222 .270 .327 Jason LaRue 51 104 10 25 3 0 2 6 3 22 .240 .288 .298 Brian Barden 52 103 13 24 3 0 4 10 6 21 .233 .286 .379 Adam Wainwright 39   89 7 16 5 1 2 4 1 26 .180 .189 .326 Nick Stavinoha 39   87 6 20 7 0 2 17 2 15 .230 .242 .379 Joel Piñeiro 32   66 4 9 2 0 0 4 4 33 .136 .186 .167 Chris Carpenter 26   63 3 11 3 0 1 7 2 13 .175 .212 .270 Todd Wellemeyer 30   39 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 .128 .128 .128 Kyle Lohse 23   37 3 8 0 0 0 2 1 7 .216 .275 .216 David Freese 17   31 3 10 2 0 1 7 2 7 .323 .353 .484 Troy Glaus 14   29 2 5 2 0 0 2 3 8 .172 .250 .241 Shane Robinson 11   25 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 .240 .231 .280 Mitchell Boggs 16   14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .143 John Smoltz   7   13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 .077 .143 .077 Jarrett Hoffpauir   8   12 1 3 2 0 0 2 4 2 .250 .438 .417 Brad Thompson 31   12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .083 .083 .083 P.J. Walters 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 Kyle McClellan 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 Josh Kinney 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 Jason Motte 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 Clay Mortensen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Blaine Boyer 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 TOTALS 162 5,465 730 1,436 294 29 160 694 528 1,041 .263 .332 .415G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Avg. OBP SLG --> Note: Pitchers batting stats included (at least one at-bat). ^ Traded to or away from Cardinals dates BOLD = Leading NL Pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; 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 innings pitched; HBP = Hit by pitch; BF = Batters faced (FINAL through October 4) 2009 St. Louis Cardinals pitching stats at Baseball Reference 2009 St.Louis Cardinals pitching stats at Baseball Almanac Player G GS SV IP W L ERA H HR BB SO WHIP HBP BFAdam Wainwright 34 34 0 233.0 19 8 2.63 216 17 66 212 1.210 3 970 Joel Piñeiro 32 32 0 214.0 15 12 3.49 218 11 27 105 1.145 8 865 Chris Carpenter 28 28 0 192.2 17 4 2.24 156 7 38 144 1.007 7 750 Todd Wellemeyer 28 21 0 122.1 7 10 5.89 160 19 57 78 1.774 3 561Kyle Lohse 23 22 0 117.2 6 10 4.74 125 16 36 77 1.368 3 512Brad Thompson 32 8 0 80.0 2 6 4.84 85 8 23 34 1.350 7 345Kyle McClellan 66 0 3 66.2 4 4 3.38 56 4 34 51 1.350 2 288Ryan Franklin 62 0 38 61.0 4 3 1.92 49 2 24 44 1.147 1 250Mitchell Boggs 16 9 0 58.0 2 3 4.19 71 3 33 46 1.793 4 268 Jason Motte 69 0 0 56.2 4 4 4.76 57 10 23 54 1.412 2 244Trever Miller 70 0 0 43.2 4 1 2.06 31 5 11 46 0.962 2 173Dennys Reyes 75 0 1 41.0 0 2 3.29 35 2 21 33 1.366 3 180Blake Hawksworth 30 0 0 40.0 4 0 2.03 29 2 15 20 1.100 1 160John Smoltz 7 7 0 38.0 1 3 4.26 36 3 9 40 1.184 0 158 Chris Perez 29 0 1 23.2 1 1 4.18 17 3 15 30 1.352 3 106Blaine Boyer 15 0 0 16.1 0 0 4.41 14 1 5 9 1.163 1 70P. J. Walters 8 1 0 16.0 0 0 9.56 21 6 9 14 1.875 0 80 Josh Kinney 17 0 0 15.1 1 0 8.80 23 2 11 8 2.217 2 81Clayton Mortensen 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 6.00 5 1 1 2 2.000 1 16Jess Todd 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 10.80 3 1 2 2 3.000 0 10TOTALS 162 162 43 1,440.2 91 71 3.66 1,407 123 460 1,049 1.296 53 6,087 G GS SV IP W L ERA H HR BB SO WHIP HBP BF --> Bold = leading NL Relief pitchers (FINAL through October 4) 22–17, 3.61 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 432.0 IP, 379 H, 193 R, 173 ER, 42 HR, 191 BB, 335 SOhttp://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_2093.pdf PDF St. Louis Cardinals GAME NOTES ('Bullpen Briefs') 2 MLB.com October 4, 2009 November 4, 2009 September 2010 H3llBot (FINAL through October 4) Saves / Opp: 43/58 (74%)   1st Batter / Retired: 338/474 (71%) Holds: 86         Inherited Runners / Scored: 56/242 (23%) 22-17, 3.61 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 432.0 IP, 379 H, 193 R, 173 ER, 42 HR, 191 BB, 335 SO Saves / Opp: 43/58 (74%) 1st Batter / Retired: 338/474 (71%) Holds: 86 Inherited Runners / Scored: 56/242 (23%) --> Blown Saves by bullpen: 17   Franklin (5), McClellan (4), Perez (1), Kinney (1), Miller (2), Motte (4) Games lost by bullpen:   16 Scoring by inning (FINAL through October 4) INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TOTAL CARDINALS 97 43 82 95 92 92 80 87 52 8 1 0 0 0 1 730 OPPONENTS 92 62 58 68 78 81 88 62 39 6 6 0 0 0 0 640 Cardinals Record When (FINAL through October 4) Home   46-35 Away   45-36 Scoring first       71-25 Opp. scores first 20-46 Scoring more than 3 runs   66-19       Scoring 3 runs             17-17 Scoring fewer than 3 runs     8-35 Leading after 7 innings       72-5       Tied after 7 innings       9-7 Trailing after 7 innings         9-59 Leading after 8 innings     79-3       Tied after 8 innings     7-9 Trailing after 8 innings      4-59 Blown Saves by bullpen: 17 (Franklin (5), McClellan (4), (Perez [1], Kinney [1], (Miller [2], Motte [4]) Games lost by bullpen:   16 In errorless games   56-33 Extra innings             5-6 Shutouts                   11-10 One-run games       24-21 Out-hit opponents           62-12 Same hits as opponents 13-5 Out-hit by opponents     16-54 Runs via HR         249 Opp. Runs via HR 213 By Day Mon. 8-9 Tue. 14-11 Wed. 15-10 Thu. 14-5 Fri.   15-10 Sat. 15-11 Sun. 10-15 By Opponent DIVISION                 HOME ROAD TOTAL NL Central   24-16   22-18   46-34 NL East        7-7     10-9    17-16 NL West     10-8       9-7   19-15 AL Central     5-4      4-2      9-6 TOTALS     46-35   45-36   91-71 (Interleague 9-6) Busch Stadium (Indexes) (FINAL through October 4) 2009   (100 = Neutral Park, > 100 Ballpark favors, < 100 Ballpark inhibits   81 HOME G; Cardinals: 2,654 AB;   Opponents: 2,790 AB)   81 AWAY G: Cardinals: 2,811 AB;   Opponents: 2,670 AB) R 92   H 98   HR 74   (Cardinals batting: HOME .263   ROAD .263   OVERALL .263) (Opponents batting: at StL .254   on ROAD .261   OVERALL .258) 2007–2009 Index (3-yr. composite) HOME 243 G; Cardinals: 8,089 AB;   Opponents: 8,503 AB) BA 100   R 93   H 99   2B 93   3B 90   HR 80   BB 99   SO 95   E 107   E-inf. 108   LHB-BA 101   LHB-HR 82   RHB-BA 99   RHB-HR 78The Bill James Handbook 2010 Baseball Info Solutions and Bill James 2009 ACTA Sports 388 Draft picks St. Louis' picks at the 2009 Major League Baseball draft at MLB Network Studios, New York City on June 9 – 11, 2009.Draft: 2009 DraftTracker – St. Louis Cardinals http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/drafttracker.jsp?p=0&s=30&sc=pick_number&so=ascending&st=number&ft=TM&fv=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090619012017/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/drafttracker.jsp?p=0&s=30&sc=pick_number&so=ascending&st=number&ft=TM&fv=stl June 19, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 http://presspass.mlb.com/dbdocs/77/129/3700_2032.pdf PDF St. Louis Cardinals GAME NOTES ("2009 First-Year Player Draft") 5 MLB.com July 20, 2009 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes For the entire draft, the Cardinals selection breakdown was as follows: 29 pitchers (21-RHP, 8-LHP), 11 infielders, six catchers and four outfielders. The Cardinals second-round pick, Robert Stock out of USC, will begin his pro career as a catcher and that is reflected in these numbers. St. Louis selected 43 college players and seven high school prospects. bold = agreed to terms Round # Player Position Class, Bats/Throws, Ht/Wt., birthdate (birthplace) College   1  19 Shelby Millerhttp://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=miller Shelby Miller – scouting report June 10, 2009 June 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615095930/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=miller dead Cards draft hard-throwing high schooler: Committed to Texas A&M, Miller happy to fall to St. Louis, MLB.com (June 9, 2009). Accessed August 11, 2009. Archived 2009-08-14. P Senior (HS), R/R, 6' 3" / 195 lb., Oct 10, 1990 (Brownwood, Texas) Brownwood High School (TX)  2  67 Robert Stock C Junior, L/R, 6' 1" / 195 lb., Nov 21, 1989 (Westlake Village, California) USC  3  98 Joseph KellyJoseph Kelly – scouting report http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=kelly https://web.archive.org/web/20110615100052/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=kelly June 15, 2011 dead August 11, 2009 mdy RP Junior, R/R, 6' 1" / 170 lb., Jun 9, 1988 (Corona, California) University of California-Riverside  4129 Joseph Bittle P 5S, R/R, 6' 2" / 190 lb., Aug 27, 1986 (Texarkana, Texas) University of Mississippi  5159 Ryan JacksonCards get defensive on Draft Day 2: St. Louis selects Miami shortstop Jackson in fifth round, (June 10) http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090610&content_id=5248704&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl https://web.archive.org/web/20090614075058/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090610&content_id=5248704&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl June 14, 2009 dead August 11, 2009 Ryan Jackson – scouting report http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=jackson https://web.archive.org/web/20110615100250/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2009/reports.jsp?content=jackson June 15, 2011 dead August 11, 2009 mdy SS Junior, R/R, 6' 2" / 175 lb., May 10, 1988 (Miami Springs, Florida) University of Miami  6189 Virgil Hill CF J2, R/R, 6' 0" / 185 lb., September 9, 1989 (Valencia, California) Los Angeles Mission College  7219 Kyle Conley RF Senior, R/R, 6' 4" / 215 lb., May 7, 1987 (Richland, Washington) University of Washington  8249 Jason Stidham SS Junior, L/R, 5' 11" / 170 lb., Feb 26, 1988 (Palm Bay, Florida) Florida State University  9279 Nick McCully P Junior, R/R, 5' 10" / 195 lb., September 5, 1988 (Lakeland, Florida) Coastal Carolina University10309 Héctor Hernández P Senior (HS), S/L, 6' 1" / 198 lb., Feb 20, 1991 (Carolina, Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School11339 Alan Ahmady 1b Junior, R/R, 5' 11" / 195 lb., Dec 14, 1987 (Fresno, California) Fresno State University12369 Pat Daugherty P J2, L/L, 6' 5" / 215 lb., Aug 30, 1988 (Bailey, Mississippi) Pearl River Community College13399 Matt Carpenter 3b Senior, L/R, 6' 3" / 200 lb., Nov 26, 1985 (Sugar Land, Texas) Texas Christian University14429 Ross Smith CF J3, R/R, 6' 2" / 200 lb., Oct 6, 1987 (Eastman, Georgia) Middle Georgia College15459 David Washington 1b Senior (HS), L/L, 6' 5" / 200 lb., Nov 20, 1990 (University City, California) University City High School (San Diego, California)16489 Daniel Bibona P Junior, L/L, 5' 11" / 165 lb., Jun 19, 1988 (Lake Forest, California) University of California-Irvine17519 Jonathan Rodriguez 1b J2, R/R, 6' 2" / ? lbs., Aug 21, 1989 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Manatee Community College (FL)18549 Anthony Garcia C Senior (HS), R/R, 6' 0" / 180 lb., Jan 4, 1992 (Carolina, Puerto Rico) San Juan Educational School (PR)19579 Travis Tartamella C Junior, R/R, 6' 0" / 205 lb., Dec 17, 1987 (Alta Loma, California) California State University, Los Angeles20609 Scott Schneider P Junior, R/R, 6' 0" / 175 lb., Jun 7, 1988 (Fallbrook, California) St. Mary's College (xx) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Chris Maloney AA Springfield Cardinals Texas League Ron Warner A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League Tom Spencer A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Steve Dillard A-Short Season Batavia Muckdogs New York–Penn League Mark DeJohn Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Mike Shildt Rookie GCL Cardinals Gulf Coast League Steve Turco LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Memphis Draft selections St. Louis Cardinals 2009 Draft Selections References External links St. Louis Cardinals 2009 season at Baseball Reference St. Louis Cardinals Roster at Baseball Almanac St. Louis Cardinals TEAM AUDIT at Baseball Prospectus St. Louis Cardinals Team Page at Scout.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080513114335/http://www.thestlcardinals.com/ May 13, 2008 Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons St. Louis Cardinals Category:National League Central champion seasons St Louis