List of Memphis Redbirds seasons
The Memphis Redbirds Minor League Baseball team has played 22 seasons since being established as an expansion team of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1998. As of the cancellation of the 2020 season, the club has played in 3,140 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 1,583–1,557 (.504).[1] They have qualified for the postseason on six occasions and have a postseason record of 29–20 (.592).
As the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, their only major league parent club, Memphis has won six division titles, five conference titles, three Pacific Coast League championships, and one Triple-A National Championship.[2] After incurring second and third-place finishes in their first two years of competition, the Redbirds won their first PCL title in 2000. Over the next eight seasons, the club regularly placed third or fourth (last). They won a second league championship in 2009 and made an appearance in the 2010 finals, but were defeated. Memphis qualified for the postseason just once from 2011 to 2016 before winning back-to-back PCL championships in 2017 and 2018. The 2018 Redbirds also won the Triple-A National Championship.
Memphis' best season record occurred in 2017, when they finished 91–50 (.645). Their lowest record was 57–87 (.369) in 2012.
Table key
| League | The team's final position in the league standings |
|---|---|
| Division | The team's final position in the divisional standings |
| GB | Games behind the team that finished in first place in the division that season |
| ‡ | Class champions |
| † | League champions |
| § | Conference champions |
| * | Division champions |
Season-by-season records
| Season | Division | Regular season | Postseason | MLB affiliate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Win % | League | Division | GB | Record | Win % | Result | |||
| 1998 | American Eastern | 74–70 | .514 | 9th | 2nd | 3 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1999 | American Eastern | 74–64 | .536 | 5th | 3rd | 7 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2000 † § * |
American Eastern | 83–61 | .576 | 3rd | 1st | — | 7–6 | .538 | Won American East Division title Won American Conference title vs Albuquerque Isotopes, 3–2[2] Won PCL Championship vs Salt Lake Buzz, 3–1[2] Lost Triple-A World Series vs Indianapolis Indians, 3–1[3] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2001 | American Eastern | 62–81 | .434 | 15th | 4th | 22 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2002 | American Eastern | 71–71 | .500 | 10th | 4th | 3 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2003 | American Eastern | 64–79 | .448 | 15th | 4th | 17 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2004 | American Eastern | 73–71 | .507 | 8th | 2nd | 8 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2005 | American Northern | 71–72 | .497 | 9th | 3rd | 31⁄2 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2006 | American Northern | 58–86 | .403 | 15th | 3rd | 18 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2007 | American Northern | 56–88 | .389 | 16th | 4th | 33 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2008 | American Northern | 75–67 | .528 | 5th (tie) | 2nd | 8 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2009 † § * |
American Northern | 77–67 | .535 | 4th | 1st | — | 6–1 | .857 | Won American North Division title Won American Conference title vs Albuquerque Isotopes, 3–0[2] Won PCL Championship vs Sacramento River Cats, 3–0[2] Lost Triple-A National Championship vs Durham Bulls[4] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2010 § * |
American Northern | 82–62 | .569 | 1st (tie) | 1st (tie) | — | 3–3 | .500 | Won American North Division title[n 1] Won American Conference title vs Oklahoma City RedHawks, 3–0[2] Lost PCL Championship vs Tacoma Rainiers, 3–0[2] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2011 | American Northern | 77–66 | .538 | 4th | 2nd | 21⁄2 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2012 | American Northern | 57–87 | .369 | 14th | 3rd | 26 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2013 | American Northern | 69–75 | .479 | 11th | 2nd | 1 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2014 * |
American Southern | 79–64 | .552 | 3rd | 1st | — | 1–3 | .250 | Won American South Division title Lost American Conference title vs Omaha Storm Chasers, 3–1[7] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2015 | American Southern | 73–71 | .507 | 8th | 2nd | 5 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2016 | American Southern | 65–77 | .458 | 14th | 4th | 18 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2017 † § * |
American Southern | 91–50 | .645 | 1st | 1st | — | 6–4 | .600 | Won American South Division title Won American Conference title vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 3–2[8] Won PCL Championship vs El Paso Chihuahuas, 3–2[8] Lost Triple-A National Championship vs Durham Bulls, 5–3[9] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2018 ‡ † § * |
American Southern | 83–57 | .593 | 1st | 1st | — | 7–2 | .778 | Won American South Division title Won American Conference title vs Oklahoma City Dodgers, 3–1[10] Won PCL championship vs Fresno Grizzlies, 3–1[10] Won Triple-A National Championship vs. Durham Bulls, 14–4[11] |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2019 | American Northern | 69–71 | .493 | 8th | 2nd | 6 | — | — | — | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 2020 | American Northern | Season cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)[n 2] | St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Totals | — | 1,583–1,557 | .504 | — | — | — | 30–19 | .612 | — | — |
Notes
- ^ The Redbirds finished the season tied for first-place with the Iowa Cubs. The division title was decided by means of a tiebreaker (having a better regular season record against opponents in their division).[5][6]
- ^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic with no games played.[12]
References
- Specific
- ^ "2015 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Redbirds. Minor League Baseball. pp. 159–202. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Past Champions". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "2016 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Redbirds. 2016. pp. 209–210. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Durham Bulls (84-61) 5, Memphis Redbirds (77-68) 4" (PDF). Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ "Pacific Coast League Playoff Procedures". Pacific Coast League. The Omaha World Herald. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Murtaugh, Frank (September 7, 2010). "The Memphis Redbirds are Winners (Again)". Memphis Flyer. Contemporary Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Pacific Coast League Playoffs". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "2017 Pacific Coast League Playoffs". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Redbirds vs. Bulls Wrapup 09/19/17". Minor League Baseball. September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "2018 Pacific Coast League Playoffs". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Mike (September 19, 2018). "Memphis slugs its way to first Triple-A title". MLB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- General
- "Memphis, Tennessee Minor League City Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- "2015 Memphis Redbirds Media Guide" (PDF). Memphis Redbirds. Minor League Baseball. pp. 159–202. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2014.