Memphis Redbirds
| Memphis Redbirds Founded in 1998 Memphis, Tennessee |
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| League titles | 2000, 2009 | ||||
| Conference titles | 2000, 2009, 2010 | ||||
| Division titles | 2000, 2009, 2010 | ||||
| Owner(s)/Operated by: Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation, Inc. | |||||
| Manager: Ron Warner | |||||
| General Manager: Ben Weiss | |||||
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 Returning Baseball to the Inner-City (RBI) program is an instructional baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System (STRIPES) 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 left the team to become the first-base coach of the parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals, after the 2011 season.[2] His replacement is Ron "Pop" Warner, who was promoted from manager of the Springfield Cardinals.[3]
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Statistics current through 2011
| #[a] | Manager | Seasons | Wins | Losses | WPct | PA | PW | PL | WS | Ref(s) |
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| 1 | Gaylen Pitts | 1998–2002 | 364 | 347 | .512 | — | — | — | — | [4] |
| 2 | Tom Spencer | 2003 | 64 | 79 | .448 | — | — | — | — | [5] |
| 3 | Danny Sheaffer | 2003–2006 | 202 | 229 | .469 | — | — | — | — | [6] |
| 4 | Chris Maloney | 2007–2011 | 367 | 350 | .512 | — | — | — | — | [7] |
| Totals | — | 1998-2011 | 997 | 1,005 | .498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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References [edit]
- ^ Paul Munsey. Park "AutoZone Park". Ballparks.com. 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)
- ^ "Ron 'Pop' Warner named Redbirds manager". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "Gaylen Pitts Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Tom Spencer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Danny Sheaffer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ "Chris Maloney Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
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