Memphis Redbirds

Memphis Redbirds
	Memphis Redbirds; Founded in 1998; Memphis, Tennessee;
; Team Logo	; Cap Insignia
	Class-level
	Triple-A (1998–present);
	Minor league affiliations
	Pacific Coast League (1998–present) American Conference - North Division; ;
	Major league affiliations
	St. Louis Cardinals (1998–present);
	Name
	Memphis Redbirds (1998–present);
	Ballpark
	AutoZone Park (2000–present); Tim McCarver Stadium (1998–2000);
	Minor league titles
League titles	2000, 2009
Conference titles	2000, 2009
Division titles	2000, 2009, 2010
	Owner(s)/Operated by: Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, Inc.
	Manager: Ron Warner
	General Manager: Ben Weiss

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The Memphis Redbirds are the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They play their home games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The stadium's capacity is 14,320.^[1] They entered the Pacific Coast League (PCL) as an expansion team in 1998, and were owned as a non-profit community entity. In September 2008, the Cardinals extended their player development agreement with the Redbirds through 2012. The Redbirds are currently run by Global Spectrum, a Comcast-owned company.

The club operates a number of programs in the community. The Memphis Redbirds Foundation is a non-profit program that uses its funds to enable children to participate in sports across the Memphis area. The RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner-City) program is an instructional baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System) program runs during the school year, and helps fund baseball and softball teams for middle and junior high schools in the Memphis City School System.

Since the team's inception in 1998, the Redbirds have made it to the PCL playoffs three times. The team went all the way to winning the league championship on the first two occasions.

Long-time manager, Chris Maloney (past five years), will leave the team to become the first-base coach of the parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals, as reported on Nov. 16, 2011.^[2]

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Memphis Redbirds roster

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-- Ron Warner

Coaches

34 Mark Budaska (hitting)
30 Blaise Ilsley (pitching)

7-day disabled list
* On St. Louis Cardinals 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated November 21, 2011
Transactions
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[edit] Managers

Statistics current through 2011

#^[a]	Manager	Seasons	Wins	Losses	WPct	PA	PW	PL	WS	Ref(s)
1	Pitts !Gaylen Pitts	1998–2002	0364 !364	0347 !347	.512	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[3]
2	Spencer !Tom Spencer	2003	064 !64	079 !79	.448	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[4]
3	Sheaffer !Danny Sheaffer	2003–2006	0202 !202	0229 !229	.469	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[5]
4	Maloney !Chris Maloney	2007–2011	0367 !367	0350 !350	.512	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	^[6]
Totals	—	1998-2011	997	1,005	.498	0	0	0	0

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Paul Munsey. Park "AutoZone Park". Ballparks.com. http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/general/facts/pcl.htm#AutoZone Park. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
^ Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (Nov. 16, 2011)
^ "Gaylen Pitts Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pitts-001gay. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^ "Tom Spencer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=spence001hub. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^ "Danny Sheaffer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sheaff001dan. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^ "Chris Maloney Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=malone003jam. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

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[0] Paul Munsey. Park "AutoZone Park". Ballparks.com. http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/general/facts/pcl.htm#AutoZone Park. Retrieved 2009-04-04.

[1] Cards retain Duncan, McGwire, Oquendo: Aldrete takes over as bench coach, Maloney new first-base coach, MLB.com (Nov. 16, 2011)

[2] "Gaylen Pitts Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pitts-001gay. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

[3] "Tom Spencer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=spence001hub. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

[4] "Danny Sheaffer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sheaff001dan. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

[5] "Chris Maloney Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=malone003jam. Retrieved 2011-11-16.

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