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The Rangers then defeated the [[2011 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]], three games to one, in the [[2011 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] before beating the [[2011 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]], four games to two, in the [[2011 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]].
The Rangers then defeated the [[2011 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]], three games to one, in the [[2011 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] before beating the [[2011 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]], four games to two, in the [[2011 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]].


The Rangers lost home-field advantage in the World Series due to the AL team, managed by Rangers manager [[Ron Washington]], losing the [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2011 All-Star Game]], when the Ranger ace C. J. Wilson surrendered game-winning three-run homer to [[Prince Fielder]].<ref name="2011asg"/>
The Rangers lost home-field advantage in the World Series due to the AL team, managed by Rangers manager [[Ron Washington]], losing the [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2011 All-Star Game]], when the Ranger ace C. J. Wilson surrendered the game-winning three-run homer to [[Prince Fielder]].<ref name="2011asg"/>


===St. Louis Cardinals===
===St. Louis Cardinals===

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2011 {{{country}}} Series
File:2011 World Series.jpg
Official 2011 World Series logo
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
St. Louis Cardinals (4) Tony La Russa 90–72, .556, GB: 6
Texas Rangers (3) Ron Washington 96–66, .593, GA: 10
DatesOctober 19–28
MVPDavid Freese (St. Louis)
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
Streaming
Texas Rangers over Detroit Tigers (4–2)
NLCSSt. Louis Cardinals over Milwaukee Brewers (4–2)
Series

The 2011 World Series was the 107th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. The best-of-seven playoff was played between the American League champion Texas Rangers and the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals,[1][2] with the Cardinals defeating the Rangers in seven games to win their 11th World Series championship.

In the cliff-hanging Game 6,[3] the Cardinals twice erased two-run deficits when the Rangers were one strike away from their first championship, and won it in 11 innings, 10–9.

Cardinals players celebrate after winning their franchise's 11th World Series title.

The Series began on October 19, earlier than the previous season so that no games would be played in November.[4] The Cardinals enjoyed home-field advantage for the series because the National League won the 2011 All-Star Game 5–1 on July 12.[5] The 2011 World Series was the first seven-game World Series since 2002.

Background

The Rangers appeared in their second consecutive World Series; they lost the 2010 Series to the San Francisco Giants in five games. They were the first American League team to play in consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees did it from 1998 to 2001.[6] They earned their postseason berth by winning the American League West division, and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series and the Detroit Tigers in the American League Championship Series to earn their World Series berth.

The Cardinals appeared in their 18th 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. The Cardinals earned their postseason berth by winning the National League Wild Card on the last day of the regular season, and defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series and the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series to earn their World Series berth.

This Series was only the second time the Rangers and the Cardinals played each other; they met in regular-season interleague play in 2004, where the Cardinals won two games of a three-game series.[8] This was the first World Series assignment for umpires Greg Gibson and Ron Kulpa. Each of the other umpires had previously worked one World Series.[9]

Texas Rangers

Main article: 2011 Texas Rangers season

This was the Rangers' second appearance in the World Series. Heading into 2010, the Rangers' 50th season as a franchise (counting its time as the Washington Senators), the team was the only one in Major League Baseball to never win a postseason series,[8] and was one of three teams (along with the Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals) to never appear in the World Series. However, that season, the Rangers won their first postseason series and made their first appearance in the World Series, losing to the San Francisco Giants in five games.

During the offseason, Chuck Greenberg, who along with Nolan Ryan purchased the Rangers from Tom Hicks during the 2010 season, sold his interest in the team to Ryan, making Ryan the principal owner of the Rangers.[10] Notable player departures during the offseason included pitcher Cliff Lee and outfielder/designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero, both to free agency, and catcher Bengie Molina, who retired. Notable free agent additions during the offseason included pitchers Yoshinori Tateyama and Brandon Webb, catcher Yorvit Torrealba, and third baseman Adrián Beltré. In January, as part of a three-way trade with the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Rangers acquired catcher Mike Napoli in exchange for pitcher Frank Francisco. During the season, the Rangers acquired pitcher Koji Uehara from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for infielder Chris Davis, and Mike Adams from the San Diego Padres in exchange for two minor-league pitchers. Pitcher Arthur Rhodes was released and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals days later; as a result, Rhodes would have been entitled to receive a World Series ring regardless of which team won.[11][12]

With the exception of one day in late April and a brief stretch in early May, the Rangers led the American League West standings for most of the season. They finished the season with a franchise record 96–66 win-loss record (.593 winning percentage) and won their second consecutive and fifth overall division title, 10 games ahead of the second-place Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. They also set a franchise record for home attendance at 2,946,949.[13] 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 would also have another good year with three players getting 30-plus 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.

The Rangers lost home-field advantage in the World Series due to the AL team, managed by Rangers manager Ron Washington, losing the 2011 All-Star Game, when the Ranger ace C. J. Wilson surrendered the game-winning three-run homer to Prince Fielder.[5]

St. Louis Cardinals

Main article: 2011 St. Louis Cardinals season

The Cardinals made their first World Series appearance since 2006, when they defeated the Detroit Tigers four games to one to win their National League-leading 10th World Series title. This was manager Tony La Russa's sixth World Series appearance as manager and his third such appearance with the Cardinals. The Cardinals' last postseason appearance was in 2009, where they were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. 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. On August 25, the team trailed the Atlanta Braves in the NL Wild Card standings by 10+1⁄2 games. The Cardinals amassed a 21–9 record from August 26 to September 27, while the Braves were 10–19 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

NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Texas Rangers (3)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 19 Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 3 Busch Stadium 3:06 46,406[14] 
2 October 20 Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 1 Busch Stadium 3:04 47,288[15] 
3 October 22 St. Louis Cardinals – 16, Texas Rangers – 7 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 4:04 51,462[16] 
4 October 23 St. Louis Cardinals – 0, Texas Rangers – 4 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:07 51,539[17] 
5 October 24 St. Louis Cardinals – 2, Texas Rangers – 4 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington 3:31 51,459[18] 
6 October 27† Texas Rangers – 9, St. Louis Cardinals – 10 (11 innings) Busch Stadium 4:33 47,325[19] 
7 October 28 Texas Rangers – 2, St. Louis Cardinals – 6 Busch Stadium 3:17 47,399[20]

†: Postponed from October 26 due to rain[21]

Matchups

Game 1

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 – 8:05 pm (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.

Game 2

Thursday, October 20, 2011 – 8:05 pm (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 pm (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, 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 23 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".[22]

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 423 ft (129 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[23] 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 14 total bases.[24]

The 16 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 18 by the New York Yankees against the New York Giants in 1936.

Game 4

Sunday, October 23, 2011 – 8:05 pm (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, 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.[25]

Game 5

Monday, October 24, 2011 – 8:05 pm (EDT) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, 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, Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman, in the second inning 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.[26]

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.[26]

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 pm (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Texas 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 9 15 2
St. Louis 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 10 13 3
WP: Jake Westbrook (1–0)   LP: Mark Lowe (0–1)
Home runs:
TEX: Adrián Beltré (2), Nelson Cruz (2), Josh Hamilton (1)
STL: Lance Berkman (1), Allen Craig (2), David Freese (1)

Despite commiting three errors (to the Rangers' two), the Cardinals pulled off one of the greatest come-from-behind wins in the Series' history, twice coming back from two-run deficits in the ninth and tenth innings, both times down to their last strike. David Freese tied the game at 7–7 with a two-out, two-strike, two-RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth against Rangers closer Neftalí Feliz. However, in the top of the 10th, the Rangers regained the lead after Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer. In the bottom half of the inning, Ryan Theriot's RBI groundout followed by Lance Berkman's RBI single brought in Jon Jay with the tying run. After holding the Rangers scoreless in the top of the 11th, the Cardinals won the game with David Freese's solo walk-off home run shot to dead center field. The win forced a Game 7 for the first time since 2002.[3] Of the last 13 Major League teams that won Game 6 at home to force a Game 7 in the postseason, all but one went on to win Game 7.[3]

Freese's walk-off home run was only the fourth[27] in a Game 6 in World Series history.[28][29]

The Cardinals set two milestones in their Game 6 win—the first team to come back twice from deficits in both the 9th and 10th innings, and the first team to score in the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th innings.[30] On Mike & Mike in the Morning the next day, ESPN senior baseball analyst Buster Olney called it the greatest game in the history of baseball.[31]

Game 6 was originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 26, but was postponed due to heavy rain in the forecast. Although rain was only falling fairly lightly in St. Louis when this decision was made, MLB officials did not want a repeat of Game 5 of the 2008 World Series, when that contest was suspended after the top of the sixth inning and then resumed two days later.[21]

Game 7

Friday, October 28, 2011 – 8:05 pm (EDT) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
St. Louis 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6 7 1
WP: Chris Carpenter (2–0)   LP: Matt Harrison (0–2)
Home runs:
TEX: None
STL: Allen Craig (3)
Crowds fill the stadium and parking lots during Game 7

Before Game 7, the Cardinals replaced Matt Holliday, who sprained his wrist in Game 6, on their roster with Adron Chambers.[32]

Josh Hamilton and Michael Young had RBI doubles in the first inning against Chris Carpenter, who became the first pitcher in a decade[33] to make three starts in one Series. David Freese had a game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the first, breaking the post-season RBI record, and Allen Craig hit a go-ahead homer in the third. St. Louis added two runs off the Texas bullpen in the fifth inning without getting a hit. Yadier Molina walked with the bases loaded and Rafael Furcal was hit by a pitch, forcing in another run to make it 5–2.[34] In the seventh inning, Lance Berkman scored on a Molina single to make it 6–2.[35]

Chris Carpenter was relieved after pitching six innings and was credited with the win. The Cardinals used four relievers to hold Texas scoreless over the final three innings. The final out was recorded when David Murphy flied out to Cardinal left fielder Allen Craig as Busch Stadium went into a frenzy.[36][37]

David Freese became the sixth player in history to earn a League Championship Series and World Series MVP award in the same postseason.[38]

The Rangers set a Series record with 41 walks, breaking the previous record held by the Florida Marlins when winning the 1997 World Series with 40.

Composite box

2011 World Series (4–3): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over Texas Rangers (A.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 5 2 1 7 5 6 4 2 3 2 1 38 56 6
Texas Rangers 4 1 1 4 6 4 4 2 2 2 0 30 60 8
Total attendance: 342,878    Average attendance: 48,983
Winning player’s share: $   Losing player’s share: $

Aftermath

This was the third and final World Series title for Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, who announced his retirement on October 31, 2011, after 33 seasons as a major league manager.[39]

Broadcasting

Television

The series was televised in the United States and Canada by Fox. Joe Buck called play-by-play on his 14th World Series for the network, dating back to 1996, while color analyst Tim McCarver handled his 22nd World Series since 1985. Ken Rosenthal served as field reporter for the games, while Chris Rose hosted the pregame and postgame coverage with analysts A. J. Pierzynski and Eric Karros.[40]

MLB International syndicated television coverage of the Series (with Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe announcing) to viewers outside the United States.[41]

Ratings

The overall average national Nielsen rating for the seven games was 10.0, with Fox's 14.7 rating for Game 7 being the network's highest for a World Series telecast since Game 4 of the 2004 World Series.[42]

Game Ratings
(households)		 Share
(households)		 American audience
(in millions)
1 8.7 14 14.2
2 8.9 14 14.3
3 6.6 12 11.2
4 9.2 14 15.2
5 8.8 14 14.3
6 12.7 21 21.1
7 14.7 25 25.4

Radio

ESPN Radio also broadcast the games nationally. This was the first World Series for play-by play announcer Dan Shulman and analysts Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine.[43]

Locally, the two teams' flagship stations broadcast the Series with their respective announcing crews. The Rangers' broadcasts aired on KESN-FM (with Eric Nadel and Steve Busby announcing)[44], while the Cardinals' broadcasts aired on KMOX (with Mike Shannon and John Rooney announcing)[45]. Due to contractual obligations, the non-flagship stations on the teams' radio networks carried the ESPN Radio broadcasts of the games, although the local broadcasts were available on XM Satellite Radio and to Gameday Audio subscribers at MLB.com.

In the United Kingdom, Simon Brotherton and Josh Chetwynd called the games for BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.[46]

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