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2011 {{{country}}} Series
File:2011 World Series.jpg
Official 2011 World Series logo
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Texas Rangers (3) Ron Washington 96–66, .593, GA: 10
St. Louis Cardinals (2) Tony La Russa 90–72, .556, GB: 6
DatesOctober 19–28 (TBD)
UmpiresJerry Layne (crew chief), Greg Gibson, Alfonso Márquez, Ron Kulpa, Ted Barrett, Gary Cederstrom
Broadcast
TelevisionFox
TV announcersJoe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal
RadioESPN Radio
Radio announcersDan Shulman, Orel Hershiser, Bobby Valentine
Texas Rangers over Detroit Tigers (4–2)
NLCSSt. Louis Cardinals over Milwaukee Brewers (4–2)
Series

The 2011 World Series is the 107th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff is being played between the Texas Rangers, champions of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals, champions of the National League.[1] [2] The series began on October 19, an earlier date than the previous season so that no games would be played in November.[3] Home-field advantage for the series was awarded to the Cardinals as a result of the National League winning the 2011 All-Star Game 5–1 on July 12.[4]

The Rangers appear in their second consecutive World Series, the first American League team to play in consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees did it from 1998 to 2001.[5] They could potenitally become the first team in the MLB to win the World Series after losing it the year before since the Oakland Athletics in 1989.[6]

The Cardinals appear in their eighteenth World Series, and third in eight years.[7] They lost to the Boston Red Sox in 2004, but won in 2006 against the Detroit Tigers. This is Tony La Russa's sixth World Series appearance as manager. The Rangers played in St. Louis for the first time ever, having been the last current team in the Majors to not have played in St. Louis. The only time these teams met in interleague play was June 2004 and 1991, when the Cardinals took two of three in Texas.[8]

Cardinals reliever Arthur Rhodes is set to win a World Series ring regardless of whether his current team wins or loses, having played for the Rangers at the start of the season, before being signed by the Cardinals on August 11 after his release from Texas three days earlier. Rhodes is the third player in World Series history to oppose a team he played for earlier in the season. The first two were Lonnie Smith, in 1985, and Bengie Molina, brother of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, in 2010.[9][10]

This is the first World Series assignment for umpires Greg Gibson and Ron Kulpa. All other umpires assigned to the 2011 World Series have previously worked exactly one World Series each.[11]

Background

Texas Rangers

Main article: 2011 Texas Rangers season

The Texas Rangers are making their second consecutive appearance in the World Series. After being defeated by the San Francisco Giants, four games to one, in the 2010 World Series, the Rangers made several acquisitions during the off-season including third baseman Adrián Beltré (free agent) and catcher Mike Napoli (from Toronto Blue Jays).

During the 2011 regular season, the Rangers claimed their second consecutive American League Western division title (fifth overall), and set franchise records for wins (96 wins and a .592 winning percentage, one win better than the previous record set in 1999) and home attendance (2,946,949 fans at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, breaking the old record set in 1997).[12] Texas would also earn the most shutouts in the American League. All five members of the opening day starting rotation would stay in the rotation for the entire year. C. J. Wilson tied for the league lead in starts with 34 while Derek Holland for second in shutouts with four, tied for first in the American League, and each pitcher would have at least 13 wins. The offense, always considered a strong point for the team,[citation needed] would also have another good year with three players getting 30+ home runs for the first time in franchise history, and Ian Kinsler completed his second 30–30 season.

The Rangers then defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, three games to one, in the American League Division Series before beating the Detroit Tigers, four games to two, in the American League Championship Series.

St. Louis Cardinals

Main article: 2011 St. Louis Cardinals season

The Cardinals are making their first World Series appearance since 2006, in which they defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to one to win their National League-leading 10th World Series title. Their last postseason appearance was in 2009, where they were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. They finished the 2010 season with a record of 86–76 (.531), finishing in second place in the National League Central standings, five games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

During the 2010 offseason, the team signed new contracts with manager Tony La Russa and picked up all-star slugger Albert Pujols' club option. Notable offseason departures included shortstop Brendan Ryan (traded to the Seattle Mariners) and relief pitcher Blake Hawksworth (traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers). Additionally, during the offseason the team announced that ace pitcher Adam Wainwright would miss the entire season due to Tommy John surgery. Notable offseason additions included shortstop Ryan Theriot, outfielder Lance Berkman, catcher Gerald Laird, and infielder Nick Punto. After a number of blown saves, in late April the Cardinals removed pitcher Ryan Franklin from the closer role, and released him on June 29. On July 27, the Cardinals sent outfielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers Trever Miller, Brian Tallet, and P. J. Walters to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for pitchers Edwin Jackson, Marc Rzepczynski, and Octavio Dotel, and outfielder Corey Patterson. They then acquired Rafael Furcal from the Dodgers in exchange for a minor-league outfielder. On August 11, the Cardinals signed free agent pitcher Arthur Rhodes, who had been released by the Texas Rangers days earlier.

The Cardinals spent much of the early part of the 2011 season in first place in the NL Central standings, but dropped to second place for good on July 27. Going into September, the team trailed the Atlanta Braves in the NL Wild Card standings by 8+1⁄2 games. The Cardinals amassed a 17–8 record from September 1 to 27, while the Braves were 8–17 over that same interval. Meanwhile, on September 23, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central division title. On September 28, with the Cardinals and Braves tied atop the Wild Card standings on the last day of the regular season, the Cardinals routed the Houston Astros 8–0, while the Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 4–3 in 13 innings, securing the Cardinals' second wild card postseason berth in franchise history. St. Louis finished with a record of 90–72, six games behind the Brewers in the NL Central but one game ahead of the Braves in the Wild Card. They defeated the Phillies in the National League Division Series three games to two, and then defeated the Brewers in the National League Championship Series four games to two.

Summary

St. Louis Cardinals (NL) vs. Texas Rangers (AL)

Texas leads the series, 3–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 19 Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 3 Busch Stadium 3:06 46,406[13] 
2 October 20 Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 Busch Stadium 3:04 47,288[14] 
3 October 22 St. Louis Cardinals – 16, Texas Rangers – 7 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 4:04 51,462[15] 
4 October 23 St. Louis Cardinals – 0, Texas Rangers – 4 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:07 51,539[16] 
5 October 24 St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Texas Rangers – 4 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:31 51,459[17] 
6 October 27 Texas Rangers – 9, St. Louis Cardinals – 9 Busch Stadium - 47,325[18]

† Game 6 was postponed from October 26, due to rain[19]

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – 8:05 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 X 3 6 0
WP: Chris Carpenter (1–0)   LP: C. J. Wilson (0–1)   Sv: Jason Motte (1)
Home runs:
TEX: Mike Napoli (1)
STL: None

Aces were on the mound for Game 1 as C. J. Wilson faced Chris Carpenter. Both starters kept the game scoreless through the first three innings. In the fourth, Albert Pujols was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. After a double by Matt Holliday, Lance Berkman hit a single to drive both runners in. The lead wouldn't last long. Mike Napoli hit a two-run home run to tie the game in the very next inning. David Freese doubled in the sixth with one out, and moved to third on a wild pitch. After Yadier Molina struck out, and Nick Punto walked, Allen Craig entered the game, pinch-hitting for Carpenter. Alexi Ogando relieved Wilson, and tried to finish off the inning. Craig hit a 1–2 pitch down the right field line that was just out of reach of a sliding Nelson Cruz. Freese scored to give St. Louis the lead. In the seventh, the Cardinals ran into trouble as Cruz singled and Napoli walked to put two on with one out. Marc Rzepczynski came on to face pinch-hitter Craig Gentry and struck him out. Pinch-hitter Esteban Germán was the next batter. Rzepczynski struck him out as well. In the ninth, closer Jason Motte pitched an easy 1–2–3 inning to give St. Louis the win. Controversy surrounded the inning, as Adrián Beltré was the victim of a blown call. Beltré grounded a ball to third, and Freese threw the ball to first for the out, but replays showed he fouled the ball off his foot.

After the game, Rangers manager Ron Washington was questioned for his choice of pinch hitters. He had Yorvit Torrealba on the bench, and instead used Esteban Germán, who had not had an at-bat since September 25.

Game 2

Thursday, October 20, 2011 – 8:05 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1
WP: Mike Adams (1–0)   LP: Jason Motte (0–1)   Sv: Neftalí Feliz (1)

Game 2 saw a pitchers' duel between Jaime García and Colby Lewis. Both starters kept the game scoreless through the first six innings. A pair of excellent defensive plays by Elvis Andrus stopped a couple of Cardinals rallies. In the seventh, David Freese again started a rally for St. Louis, much like in Game 1. He singled with one out, and moved to third on a single by Nick Punto with two outs. Allen Craig pinch-hit for García to face Alexi Ogando, setting up almost the same exact situation from the previous night. Again, Craig beat Ogando with a single to right field to drive in Freese. Jason Motte was brought in to save the game in the ninth. Ian Kinsler led off with a bloop single, and stole second with Andrus batting. Andrus singled into center field, and moved to second on the throw home, which got by Albert Pujols for an error. With runners on second and third, and none out, Tony La Russa switched in Arthur Rhodes for Motte. Consecutive sacrifice flies from Josh Hamilton and Michael Young gave Texas the lead. Neftalí Feliz came on in the ninth, and allowed a leadoff walk to Yadier Molina, but retired the next three batters in order to end the game and tie the Series at one game apiece.

Game 3

Saturday, October 22, 2011 – 8:05 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 1 0 0 4 3 4 2 1 1 16 15 0
Texas 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 7 13 3
WP: Lance Lynn (1–0)   LP: Matt Harrison (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: Allen Craig (1), Albert Pujols 3 (3)
TEX: Michael Young (1), Nelson Cruz (1)

After a total of just eight runs scored in the first two games in St. Louis, the offense of the two lineups scored a combined twenty-three runs on a historic night in Arlington in which Albert Pujols had what was described as "the greatest individual hitting performance in World Series history".[20]

Allen Craig hit a home run in the first to put the Cardinals up 1–0. They scored four more runs in the fourth after a controversial call at first base by umpire Ron Kulpa and a run-producing error by Mike Napoli, but the Rangers came back in the bottom frame: Michael Young and Nelson Cruz hit home runs to make it 5–3. But in the next inning the Cardinals added three more runs including what became the game-winning two-RBI double by Yadier Molina making the score 8–3. The Rangers answered with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to make it a two-run game again. Albert Pujols, who had been hitless through the first two games, then hit a 426 ft (130 m) home run off Alexi Ogando in the sixth inning to drive in three runs. He homered two more times later and drove in six runs in total on the night. The Cardinals went on to win the game by a score of 16–7, leading the Series by 2–1.

Albert Pujols joined Babe Ruth (1926, 1928) and Reggie Jackson (1977) as the only players in baseball history to hit three home runs in a World Series game. Pujols was 5-for-6 with two singles, three HRs, four runs scored, and six RBIs. Yadier Molina added two doubles, driving in four runs. David Freese continued his postseason 13-game hitting streak getting two hits (one double), driving in two runs. Pujols became the first player in World Series history[21] to get hits in four consecutive innings: fourth (single), fifth (single), sixth (HR, three RBIs), and seventh (HR, two RBIs). He tied records for most HRs (3), most hits (5), and most RBIs (6) in a World Series game, and established a new record with fourteen total bases.[22]

The sixteen runs scored by the Cardinals were the most runs scored in a World Series game since 2002, when the San Francisco Giants scored 16 against the Anaheim Angels. The current record is eighteen by the New York Yankees against the New York Giants in 1936.

Game 4

Sunday, October 23, 2011 – 8:05 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Texas 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 6 0
WP: Derek Holland (1–0)   LP: Edwin Jackson (0–1)
Home runs:
STL: None
TEX: Mike Napoli (2)

After a high scoring affair the night before, Derek Holland quieted the Cardinals' bats as he pitched 8+1⁄3 innings of two-hit baseball. Josh Hamilton's first-inning RBI double put the Rangers in front for only the second time in the Series. A three-run home run by Mike Napoli provided Holland a comfortable 4–0 lead. The Cardinals managed a small rally in the ninth, but were unable to score against closer Neftalí Feliz.

Game 5

Monday, October 24, 2011 – 8:05 p.m. (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Texas 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 4 9 2
WP: Darren Oliver (1–0)   LP: Octavio Dotel (0–1)   Sv: Neftalí Feliz (2)
Home runs:
STL: None
TEX: Mitch Moreland (1), Adrián Beltré (1)

Game 1 starters C. J. Wilson and Chris Carpenter faced off again. Wilson walked two batters in the second, Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman (respectively) and both came in to score (aided in part by an error by David Murphy). However, despite the Rangers walking nine batters in the game (including Albert Pujols thrice intentionally), the Cardinals had not scored again, leaving twelve runners on base. Mitch Moreland hit a solo home run in the third, and Adrián Beltré also hit one in the sixth, to tie the score at 2–2.

The Rangers' half of the eighth featured a series of bullpen mix-ups by the Cardinals, leaving Tony La Russa without closer Jason Motte in a crucial situation. After Michael Young led off the inning with a double, La Russa sent both Motte (a right-hander) and left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski to begin warmups. However, Cardinals bullpen coach Derek Lilliquist later stated that he only heard Rzepczynski's name called. When La Russa saw that Motte was not warming up, he made a second call to the bullpen, but this time Lilliquist thought he heard La Russa called for reliever Lance Lynn, who was supposedly unavailable for the game due to throwing 47 pitches in Game 3.[23]

Dotel intentionally walked Nelson Cruz, whereupon La Russa summoned Rzepczynski to face the left-handed hitting Murphy. Usually, the Rangers would counter with a right-handed pinch-hitter, such as Craig Gentry or Yorvit Torrealba. However, Murphy stayed in the game, and hit a grounder off Rzepczynski, loading the bases. With Motte not yet available (La Russa thought he was warming up, but he was not yet ready), La Russa was forced to match Rzepczynski against the right-handed hitting Mike Napoli, who hit a two-run double scoring Young and Cruz. After a Moreland strikeout, La Russa summoned for Motte from the bullpen, only to be surprised to see Lynn coming out (it was then when he learned of the mix-ups). Lynn then was asked to intentionally walk Ian Kinsler, making him only the third pitcher in World Series history to make a relief appearance solely to serve an intentional walk.[23]

Neftalí Feliz came in to save the game in the ninth, his second save of the Series.

Game 6

Thursday, October 27, 2011 – 8:05 p.m. (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Texas 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 14 2
St. Louis 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 8 11 3
Home runs:
TEX: Adrian Beltre (2), Nelson Cruz (2), Josh Hamilton (1)
STL: Lance Berkman (1), Allen Craig (2)

Composite box

2011 World Series (3–2): Texas Rangers (A.L.) lead St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers 1 0 1 3 5 4 1 2 2 19 39 6
St. Louis Cardinals 1 2 0 6 3 5 3 1 1 22 36 2
Total attendance: 295,479    Average attendance: 49,247
Winning player’s share: $   Losing player’s share: $

Broadcasting

The series will be televised in the United States by Fox, and broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio. For Fox, Joe Buck will call play-by-play on his 14th World Series dating back to 1996, while color analyst Tim McCarver will handle his 22nd World Series since 1985. Ken Rosenthal will serve as sideline reporter. Chris Rose will host the pregame and postgame coverage with analysts A. J. Pierzynski and Eric Karros. ESPN sent a large crew to cover the Series for Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter, including Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Barry Larkin, Curt Schilling, Buster Olney, Tim Kurkjian, Steve Berthiaume, Aaron Boone, and Ozzie Guillen.

On ESPN Radio, this will be the first World Series for play-by play announcer Dan Shulman, and analysts Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine.

Locally, the two teams' flagship stations will broadcast the Series with their respective announcing crews. The Rangers' English-language broadcasts will air on KESN-FM (with Eric Nadel and Steve Busby announcing) while their Spanish-language broadcasts will air on KZMP (AM) (with Eleno Orlenas and Jerry Romo announcing). The Cardinals' broadcasts will air on KMOX (with Mike Shannon and John Rooney announcing). Due to contractual obligations, the non-flagship stations on the teams' radio networks will carry the ESPN Radio broadcasts of the games, although the local broadcasts will also be available on XM Satellite Radio and to Gameday Audio subscribers at MLB.com.

MLB International will syndicate television coverage of the Series (with Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe announcing) to viewers outside the United States. In the United Kingdom, ESPN America will carry the MLB International telecasts while Simon Brotherton and Josh Chetwynd will also call the games for BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.

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