2001 St. Louis Cardinals season

2001 St. Louis Cardinals NL Wildcard Albert Pujols Rookie Year
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1892) Central Division (since 1994)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
2001 information
Owner(s)	William DeWitt, Jr.
Manager(s)	Tony La Russa
Local television	Fox Sports Midwest KPLR (Al Hrabosky, Bob Carpenter, Dan McLaughlin, Joe Buck)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon, Joe Buck, Dan McLaughlin)
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The St. Louis Cardinals 2001 season was the team's 120th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 110th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93-69 during the season and finished tied for first in the National League Central division with the Houston Astros. The Astros were declared the NL Central champion in the playoffs due to a better head-to-head record, and the Cardinals were seeded as the wild-card. In the playoffs the Cardinals lost to the eventual World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 2 in the NLDS.

Third baseman/Outfielder Albert Pujols won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .329, with 37 home runs and 130 RBIs. Second baseman Fernando Viña and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves in 2001.

Offseason

• December 22, 2000: Quinton McCracken was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• January 5, 2001: Bobby Bonilla was Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• January 5, 2001: John Mabry was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
• March 28, 2001: Quinton McCracken was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Regular season

Albert Pujols made his major league debut on April 2, 2001 It was in a game against the Colorado Rockies and Pujols appeared in three at-bats and had one hit.

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	GB	Pct.
Houston Astros	93	69	--	.574
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	--	.574
Chicago Cubs	88	74	5	.543
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	25	.420
Cincinnati Reds	66	96	27	.407
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	100	31	.346

Transactions

• April 9, 2001: John Mabry was sent to the Florida Marlins by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
• June 5, 2001: Dan Haren was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
• June 5, 2001: Joe Mather was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
• June 5, 2001: Skip Schumaker was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft.

Roster

2001 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 66 Rick Ankiel 31 Alan Benes 40 Andy Benes 48 Jason Christiansen 63 Luther Hackman 30 Dustin Hermanson 65 Chad Hutchinson 49 Mike James 41 Jason Karnuth 57 Darryl Kile 44 Steve Kline 37,33 T. J. Mathews 60 Mike Matthews 35 Matt Morris 51,52 Bud Smith 67,37,36 Gene Stechschulte 46 Jeff Tabaka 50 Mike Timlin 43 Dave Veres 19 Woody Williams		Catchers 26 Eli Marrero 22 Mike Matheny 32 Keith McDonald Infielders 25 Mark McGwire 24 Bobby Bonilla 29 Stubby Clapp 47 John Mabry 27 Plácido Polanco  3 Edgar Renteria 28 Larry Sutton  4 Fernando Viña		Outfielders 41 Miguel Cairo  7 J. D. Drew 15 Jim Edmonds 16 Ray Lankford 21 Craig Paquette  5 Albert Pujols 13 Kerry Robinson 23 Luis Saturria Other batters 28 Bill Ortega		Manager 10 Tony LaRussa Coaches 34 Mark DeJohn 18 Dave Duncan 19 Mike Easler 38 Marty Mason 39 Dave McKay 11 José Oquendo

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

NLDS

Main article: 2001 National League Division Series

Arizona wins the series, 3-2

Game Home Score Visitor Score Date Series 1 Arizona 1 St. Louis 0 October 1-0 (AZ) 2 Arizona 1 St. Louis 4 October 10 1-1 3 St. Louis 3 Arizona 5 October 12 2-1 (AZ) 4 St. Louis 4 Arizona 1 October 13 2-2 5 Arizona 2 St. Louis 1 October 14 3-2 (AZ) Awards and honors Jim Edmonds, OF, Gold Glove Award Albert Pujols, 3B, National League Rookie of the Year Award Fernando Viña, 2B, Gold Glove Award All-Star Game Matt Morris, Pitcher, Reserve Albert Pujols, 3B, Reserve Farm system See also: Minor league baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Memphis Redbirds Pacific Coast League Gaylen Pitts AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Danny Sheaffer A Potomac Cannons Carolina League Joe Cunningham, Jr. A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Joe Hall Short-Season A New Jersey Cardinals New York-Penn League Brian Rupp Rookie Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Chris Maloney References External links 2001 St. Louis Cardinals 2001 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 2000 NL Central Championship Season shared with Houston Astros 2001 Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 2002 Preceded by New York Mets 2000 NL Wild Card 2001 Succeeded by San Francisco Giants 2002