2021 St. Louis Cardinals season

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2021  St. Louis Cardinals
National League Wild Card Winners
St. Louis Cardinals insignia logo.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Busch Stadium
City St. Louis, Missouri
Record90–72 (.556)
Divisional place2nd
Owners William DeWitt Jr.
General managers Mike Girsch
Managers Mike Shildt
Television Bally Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Rick Horton, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson, Rick Ankiel)
Radio KMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference
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The 2021 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 140th for the St. Louis Cardinals of the Major League Baseball, a franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It also was the 130th season for the Cardinals in the National League, and their 16th at Busch Stadium III. They advanced to the playoffs but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLWC Game. The season included a 17-game winning streak in September, which was the longest in franchise history.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 95670.586—45–3650–31
St. Louis Cardinals 90720.556545–3645–36
Cincinnati Reds 83790.5121244–3739–42
Chicago Cubs 71910.4382439–4232–49
Pittsburgh Pirates 611010.3773437–4424–57

National League playoff standings

Division Leaders		 W L Pct.
San Francisco Giants 107550.660
Milwaukee Brewers 95670.586
Atlanta Braves 88730.547
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 106560.654+16
St. Louis Cardinals 90720.556—
Cincinnati Reds 83790.5127
Philadelphia Phillies 82800.5068
San Diego Padres 79830.48811
New York Mets 77850.47513
Colorado Rockies 74870.46015½
Chicago Cubs 71910.43819
Miami Marlins 67950.41423
Washington Nationals 65970.40125
Pittsburgh Pirates 611010.37729
Arizona Diamondbacks 521100.32138

Record vs. opponents

2021 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021

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Arizona —3–42–45–19–103–162–51–61–54–34–28–112–171–63–44–16
Atlanta 4–3—5–24–32–42–411–83–310–910–94–34–23–36–114–56–14
Chicago 4–22–5—8–113–34–31–54–154–32–514–55–11–69–104–36–14
Cincinnati 1–53–411–8—5–23–35–29–103–34–213–61–61–610–95–29–11
Colorado 10–94–23–32–5—6–134–22–52–55–24–211–84–153–44–210–10
Los Angeles 16–34–23–43–313–6—3–44–36–14–26–012–79–104–37–012–8
Miami 5–28–115–12–52–44–3—3–39–1010–92–53–43–40–68–113–17
Milwaukee 6–13–315–410–95–23–43–3—4–22–514–55–24–38–115–18–12
New York 5–19–103–43–35–21–610–92–4—9–103–44–31–52–511–89–11
Philadelphia 3–49–105–22–42–52–49–105–210–9—4–34–22–44–313–68–12
Pittsburgh 2–43–45–146–132–40–65–25–144–33–4—3–44–37–122–410–10
San Diego 11–82–41–56–18–117–124–32–53–42–44–3—8–113–34–314–6
San Francisco 17–23–36–16–115–410–94–33–45–14–23–411–8—2–45–213–7
St. Louis 6–11–610–99–104–33–46–011–85–23–412–73–34–2—2–411–9
Washington 4–35–143–42–52–40–711–81–58–116–134–23–42–54–2—10–10

Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.

Game log

2021 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log, 90–72 (Home: 45–36; Away: 45–36) [1]
April: 14–12 (Home: 7–6 ; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
1April 1@ Reds 11–6 Gallegos (1–0) Castillo (0–1)—12,6951–0 W1
2April 3@ Reds 6–9 Mahle (1–0) Wainwright (0–1)—12,2131–1 L1
3April 4@ Reds 1–12 Hoffman (1–0) Martínez (0–1)—11,6291–2 L2
4April 5@ Marlins 4–1 Ponce de Leon (1–0) Rogers (0–1) Reyes (1)4,6052–2 W1
5April 6@ Marlins 4–2 Helsley (1–0) Alcántara (0–1) Reyes (2)4,9823–2 W2
6April 7@ Marlins 7–0 Flaherty (1–0) López (0–1)—5,2444–2 W3
7April 8 Brewers 3–1 Gallegos (2–0) Rasmussen (0–1) Reyes (3)13,3285–2 W4
8April 10 Brewers 5–9 Houser (1–1) Martínez (0–2)—13,3045–3 L1
9April 11 Brewers 3–9 Anderson (1–1) Ponce de Leon (1–1)—13,1765–4 L2
10April 12 Nationals 2–5 Finnegan (1–0) Gant (0–1) Hand (1)12,8945–5 L3
11April 13 Nationals 14–3 Flaherty (2–0) Strasburg (0–1)—12,7146–5 W1
12April 14 Nationals 0–6 Ross (1–0) Wainwright (0–2)—13,2066–6 L1
13April 16@ Phillies 2–9 Eflin (1–0) Martínez (0–3)—10,8426–7 L2
14April 17@ Phillies 9–4 Helsley (2–0) Moore (0–1)—10,8907–7 W1
15April 18@ Phillies 0–2 Nola (1–1) Gant (0–2)—10,8767–8 L1
16April 19@ Nationals 12–5 Flaherty (3–0) Ross (1–1)—7,5428–8 W1
17April 20@ Nationals 2–3 Hudson (2–0) Gallegos (2–1) Hand (2)8,4188–9 L1
18April 21@ Nationals 0–1 Scherzer (1–1) Martínez (0–4) Hand (3)7,7698–10 L2
19April 23 Reds 5–4 Kim (1–0) Gray (0–1) Reyes (4)13,1969–10 W1
20April 24 Reds 2–0 Gant (1–2) Miley (2–2) Gallegos (1)13,17610–10 W2
21April 25 Reds 5–2 Flaherty (4–0) Castillo (1–2) Reyes (5)13,34811–10 W3
22April 26 Phillies 1–2 Wheeler (2–2) Wainwright (0–3) Neris (4)12,86611–11 L1
23April 27 Phillies 5–2 Martínez (1–4) Eflin (1–1) Reyes (6)12,89512–11 W1
24April 28 Phillies 3–5 Kintzler (1–0) Cabrera (0–1) Neris (5)12,70112–12 L1
25April 29 Phillies 4–3 (10) Reyes (1–0) Hale (0–1)—13,15913–12 W1
26April 30@ Pirates 7–3 Gant (2–2) Brubaker (2–2)—5,95314–12 W2
May: 16–12 (Home: 8–4 ; Away: 8–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
27May 1@ Pirates 12–5 Flaherty (5–0) Cahill (1–3)—7,33115–12 W3
28May 2@ Pirates 3–0 Martínez (2–4) Crowe (0–1) Reyes (7)7,34316–12 W4
29May 3 Mets 6–5 Wainwright (1–3) Lucchesi (0–2) Reyes (8)12,68617–12 W5
—May 4 Mets Postponed (rain, makeup May 5)
30May 5 (1) Mets 4–1 (7) Helsley (3–0) Stroman (3–3) Reyes (9)N/A18–12 W6
31May 5 (2) Mets 2–7 (7) Yamamoto (1–0) Oviedo (0–1)—13,18718–13 L1
32May 6 Mets 1–4 Walker (2–1) Gant (2–3) Díaz (4)12,93918–14 L2
33May 7 Rockies 5–0 Flaherty (6–0) Gomber (2–4)—13,43519–14 W1
34May 8 Rockies 9–8 Martínez (3–4) Gonzalez (1–1) Reyes (10)13,39020–14 W2
35May 9 Rockies 2–0 Wainwright (2–3) Márquez (1–4) Helsley (1)13,38021–14 W3
36May 11@ Brewers 6–1 (11) Reyes (2–0) Boxberger (0–1)—10,59522–14 W4
37May 12@ Brewers 1–4 Williams (1–0) Helsley (3–1) Hader (8)10,22622–15 L1
38May 13@ Brewers 2–0 Flaherty (7–0) Burnes (2–3) Reyes (11)10,55423–15 W1
39May 14@ Padres 4–5 Musgrove (3–4) Oviedo (0–2) Melancon (13)15,25023–16 L1
40May 15@ Padres (FS1)3–13 Díaz (2–0) Wainwright (2–4)—15,25023–17 L2
41May 16@ Padres (ESPN)3–5 Lamet (1–0) Kim (1–1) Melancon (14)15,25023–18 L3
42May 18 Pirates 5–2 Gant (3–3) Brubaker (3–3) Reyes (12)14,00524–18 W1
43May 19 Pirates 8–5 Flaherty (8–0) Cahill (1–5) Reyes (13)14,67725–18 W2
44May 21 Cubs 3–12 Hendricks (4–4) Helsley (3–2)—24,28225–19 L1
45May 22 Cubs (Fox)2–1 Cabrera (1–1) Alzolay (2–4) Reyes (14)26,02726–19 W1
46May 23 Cubs (ESPN)1–2 (10) Kimbrel (1–2) Reyes (2–1)—24,08226–20 L1
47May 24@ White Sox 1–5 Lynn (5–1) Kim (1–2)—14,62926–21 L2
48May 25@ White Sox 3–8 Giolito (4–4) Flaherty (8–1) Hendriks (10)16,38026–22 L3
49May 26@ White Sox 4–0 Gant (4–3) Rodón (5–2)—14,79127–22 W1
50May 27@ Diamondbacks 5–4 (10) Reyes (3–1) Crichton (0–4) Ponce de Leon (1)8,95128–22 W2
51May 28@ Diamondbacks 8–6 Woodford (1–0) Bumgarner (4–5) Ponce de Leon (2)11,58129–22 W3
52May 29@ Diamondbacks 7–4 Wainwright (3–4) Frankoff (0–2) Reyes (15)17,83430–22 W4
53May 30@ Diamondbacks 2–9 Peacock (2–1) Kim (1–3) Smith (1)16,68130–23 L1
54May 31@ Dodgers 4–9 Bauer (6–3) Helsley (3–3)—18,07130–24 L2
June: 10–17 (Home: 8–8 ; Away: 2–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
55June 1@ Dodgers 3–2 Gallegos (3–1) Treinen (1–2) Reyes (16)15,68331–24 W1
56June 2@ Dodgers 3–14 Buehler (4–0) Martínez (3–5)—15,88931–25 L1
57June 3 Reds 2–4 Gutiérrez (1–1) Wainwright (3–5) Sims (4)15,32731–26 L2
58June 4 Reds 4–6 Castillo (2–8) Kim (1–4) Feliz (1)22,75631–27 L3
59June 5 Reds 2–5 Mahle (5–2) Helsley (3–4) Sims (5)23,36531–28 L4
60June 6 Reds 7–8 Hembree (1–1) Reyes (3–2) Sims (6)21,15231–29 L5
61June 8 Indians 1–10 Bieber (7–3) Martínez (3–6)—16,17831–30 L6
62June 9 Indians 8–2 Wainwright (4–5) Mejía (0–1)—16,33132–30 W1
63June 11@ Cubs 5–8 Nance (1–0) Cabrera (1–2) Kimbrel (16)35,11232–31 L1
64June 12@ Cubs (Fox)2–7 Hendricks (8–4) Gant (4–4) Kimbrel (17)39,09532–32 L2
65June 13@ Cubs (ESPN)0–2 Davies (4–3) Martínez (3–7) Kimbrel (18)35,22532–33 L3
66June 14 Marlins 4–2 Gallegos (4–1) Floro (2–4) Reyes (17)24,28133–33 W1
67June 15 Marlins 2–1 Reyes (4–2) García (3–5)—24,73634–33 W2
68June 16 Marlins 1–0 Helsley (4–4) Alcántara (4–6)—24,68235–33 W3
69June 17@ Braves 0–4 Morton (6–3) Gant (4–5)—33,41235–34 L1
70June 18@ Braves 1–9 Fried (4–4) Martínez (3–8)—40,37735–35 L2
—June 19@ Braves Postponed (rain, makeup June 20)
71June 20 (1)@ Braves 9–1 (7) Wainwright (5–5) Wilson (2–3)—33,78136–35 W1
72June 20 (2)@ Braves (ESPN)0–1 (7) Smyly (4–3) Kim (1–5) Smith (13)36,97736–36 L1
73June 22@ Tigers 2–8 Funkhouser (1–0) Oviedo (0–3)—13,49236–37 L2
74June 23@ Tigers 2–6 Manning (1–1) Gant (4–6)—13,26336–38 L3
75June 24 Pirates 2–8 Kuhl (2–4) Martínez (3–9)—33,25436–39 L4
76June 25 Pirates 4–5 Crowe (1–4) Woodford (1–1) Rodríguez (10)34,81236–40 L5
77June 26 Pirates 3–1 Wainwright (6–5) Brubaker (4–7) Reyes (18)33,05837–40 W1
78June 27 Pirates 2–7 Kranick (1–0) Oviedo (0–4)—25,16337–41 L1
79June 28 Diamondbacks 7–1 Gallegos (5–1) Young (2–6)—27,17538–41 W1
80June 29 Diamondbacks 3–2 Martínez (4–9) Smith (2–4) Reyes (19)28,74039–41 W2
81June 30 Diamondbacks 7–4 Kim (2–5) Smith (1–4) Reyes (20)27,23540–41 W3
July: 12–11 (Home: 6–3 ; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
82July 1@ Rockies 2–5 Bard (4–4) Gallegos (5–2)—30,41040–42 L1
83July 2@ Rockies 9–3 (10) Reyes (5–2) Almonte (1–2)—47,22441–42 W1
84July 3@ Rockies 2–3 Chacín (2–1) Cabrera (1–3) Bard (12)48,18241–43 L1
85July 4@ Rockies 2–3 Lawrence (1–0) Reyes (5–3)—36,89141–44 L2
86July 5@ Giants 5–3 Kim (3–5) Gausman (8–3)—32,64442–44 W1
87July 6@ Giants 6–5 Wainwright (7–5) Cueto (6–5) Miller (1)18,78543–44 W2
88July 7@ Giants 2–5 Wood (8–3) Oviedo (0–5) McGee (17)19,06743–45 L1
89July 9@ Cubs 5–10 Hendricks (11–4) LeBlanc (0–2)—36,19243–46 L2
90July 10@ Cubs 6–0 Kim (4–5) Davies (5–6)—39,36844–46 W1
—July 11@ Cubs Postponed (rain, makeup September 24)
91st All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado
91July 16 Giants 2–7 Jackson (1–0) Wainwright (7–6)—33,74344–47 L1
92July 17 Giants 3–1 Kim (5–5) DeSclafani (10–4) Reyes (21)40,48945–47 W1
93July 18 Giants 2–1 Cabrera (2–3) Brebbia (0–1) Reyes (22)29,42546–47 W2
94July 19 Cubs 8–3 Woodford (2–1) Mills (4–3)—38,19947–47 W2
95July 20 Cubs 6–7 Maples (1–0) Reyes (5–4) Kimbrel (22)35,40247–48 L1
96July 21 Cubs 3–2 (10) McFarland (1–0) Kimbrel (1–3)—37,00848–48 L1
97July 22 Cubs 3–2 Kim (6–5) Alzolay (4–10) Reyes (23)41,41249–48 W1
98July 23@ Reds 5–6 Brach (1–1) Gallegos (5–3) Hembree (7)30,60549–49 L1
99July 24@ Reds 3–5 Castillo (4–10) Woodford (2–2) Hembree (8)33,48949–50 L2
100July 25@ Reds 10–6 Helsley (5–4) Gray (2–6)—21,94750–50 W1
101July 27@ Indians 4–2 Wainwright (8–6) Shaw (3–5) Reyes (24)19,48051–50 W2
102July 28@ Indians 2–7 Plesac (6–3) Kim (6–6)—19,92751–51 W2
103July 30 Twins 5–1 Helsley (6–4) Duffey (2–3)—34,03652–51 W3
104July 31 Twins 1–8 Alcalá (3–5) Woodford (2–3)—33,43252–52 L1
August: 15–11 (Home: 6–9 ; Away: 9–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
105August 1 Twins 7–3 Wainwright (9–6) Pineda (4–6)—28,97553–52 W1
106August 3 Braves 1–6 Fried (8–7) Lester (3–6)—31,50953–53 L1
107August 4 Braves 4–7 Martin (1–3) Gallegos (5–4) Smith (22)32,20553–54 L2
108August 5 Braves 4–8 Santana (1–0) Gallegos (5–5)—30,54953–55 L3
109August 6 Royals 4–2 Wainwright (10–6) Minor (8–10) Reyes (25)29,09054–55 W1
110August 7 Royals 5–2 García (1–0) Keller (7–11) Gallegos (2)36,61555–55 W2
111August 8 Royals 5–6 Barlow (4–3) Reyes (5–5) Lovelady (1)31,94355–56 L1
112August 10@ Pirates 4–1 Happ (6–6) Brault (0–1) Reyes (26)10,05656–56 W1
113August 11@ Pirates 4–0 Wainwright (11–6) Crowe (3–7)—8,54857–56 W2
114August 12@ Pirates 7–6 McFarland (2–0) Brubaker (4–12) Reyes (27)8,67658–56 W3
115August 13@ Royals 6–0 Flaherty (9–1) Minor (8–11)—30,62059–56 W4
116August 14@ Royals 9–4 Lester (4–6) Keller (7–13)—35,78460–56 W5
117August 15@ Royals 7–2 Happ (7–6) Bubic (3–6)—18,31761–56 W6
118August 17 Brewers 0–2 Burnes (8–4) Wainwright (11–7) Hader (24)28,05861–57 L1
119August 18 Brewers 4–6 (10) Hader (4–2) Reyes (5–6) Williams (3)25,93861–58 L2
120August 19 Brewers 8–4 Fernández (1–0) Woodruff (7–7)—27,54562–58 W1
121August 20 Pirates 0–4 Keller (4–10) Mikolas (0–1)—28,40662–59 L1
122August 21 Pirates 4–5 Shreve (2–1) Cabrera (2–4) Bednar (1)30,20562–60 L2
123August 22 Pirates 3–0 Wainwright (12–7) Brault (0–2) Reyes (28)34,43163–60 W1
124August 24 Tigers 3–4 Mize (7–6) Flaherty (9–2) Fulmer (8)28,18563–61 L1
125August 25 Tigers 3–2 (10) McFarland (3–0) Fulmer (5–6)—24,30464–61 W1
126August 26@ Pirates 7–11 Kuhl (4–6) Cabrera (2–5)—8,61864–62 L1
127August 27@ Pirates 4–3 Happ (8–6) Peters (0–2) Reyes (29)12,66265–62 W1
128August 28@ Pirates 13–0 Wainwright (13–7) Brault (0–3)—20,04366–62 W2
129August 29@ Pirates 3–4 Stratton (5–0) Reyes (5–7)—10,29066–63 L1
130August 30@ Reds 3–1 Lester (5–6) Castillo (7–14) Gallegos (3)10,77367–63 W1
—August 31@ Reds Postponed (rain, makeup September 1)
September: 22–7 (Home: 9–4 ; Away: 13–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
131 September 1 (1)@ Reds 5–4 (7) Cabrera (3–5) Miley (11–5) Gallegos (4)10,36568–63 W2
132 September 1 (2)@ Reds 2–12 (7) Gray (7–6) Happ (8–7)—10,89268–64 L1
133September 3@ Brewers 15–4 Wainwright (14–7) Peralta (9–4)—23,98769–64 W1
134September 4@ Brewers 0–4 Houser (8–6) Kim (6–7)—33,43969–65 L1
135September 5@ Brewers 5–6 Sánchez (2–0) Reyes (5–8)—33,84569–66 L2
136September 6 Dodgers 1–5 Scherzer (13–4) Mikolas (0–2)—43,57569–67 L3
137September 7 Dodgers 2–7 Vesia (3–1) Happ (8–8)—34,50069–68 L4
138September 8 Dodgers 5–4 Wainwright (15–7) White (1–3) Gallegos (5)35,56670–68 W1
139September 9 Dodgers 2–1 Reyes (6–8) Bickford (3–2) Gallegos (6)31,17371–68 W2
140 September 10 Reds 2–4 Lorenzen (1–2) McFarland (3–1) Givens (7)29,59771–69 L1
141September 11 Reds 6–4 Reyes (7–8) Sims (5–3) Gallegos (7)33,40472–69 W1
142September 12 Reds 2–0 Happ (9–8) Gray (7–7) Gallegos (8)32,87273–69 W2
143September 13@ Mets 7–0 Wainwright (16–7) Hill (6–7)—19,05774–69 W3
144September 14@ Mets 7–6 (11) Reyes (8–8) Reed (0–1) Kim (1)21,82575–69 W4
145September 15@ Mets 11–4 Lester (6–6) Megill (3–5)—21,00176–69 W5
146September 17 Padres 8–2 Mikolas (1–2) Velasquez (3–7)—30,93777–69 W6
147September 18 Padres 3–2 Miller (1–0) Pagán (4–2) Gallegos (9)40,62678–69 W7
148September 19 Padres 8–7 Reyes (9–8) Arrieta (5–14) Gallegos (10)35,32679–69 W8
149September 20@ Brewers 5–2 Lester (7–6) Peralta (9–5) García (1)28,29180–69 W9
150September 21@ Brewers 2–1 Woodford (3–3) Woodruff (9–10) Gallegos (11)30,47581–69 W10
151September 22@ Brewers 10–2 Mikolas (2–2) Anderson (4–9)—29,63582–69 W11
152September 23@ Brewers 8–5 McFarland (4–1) Ashby (3–1) Gallegos (12)30,80483–69 W12
153September 24 (1)@ Cubs 8–5 (7) Reyes (10–8) Steele (3–4) Gallegos (13)29,03084–69 W13
154September 24 (2)@ Cubs 12–4 (7) Hudson (1–0) Davies (6–12)—35,02085–69 W14
155September 25@ Cubs 8–5 Kim (7–7) Heuer (7–3)—32,91886–69 W15
156September 26@ Cubs 4–2 Cabrera (4–5) Heuer (7–4) Gallegos (14)26,54787–69 W16
157September 28 Brewers 6–2 Wainwright (17–7) Gustave (1–1)—35,72688–69 W17
158September 29 Brewers 0–4 Houser (10–6) Mikolas (2–3)—35,28388–70 L1
159September 30 Brewers 4–3 Happ (10–8) Sánchez (2–1) García (2)29,16189–70 W1
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2 ; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / L10
160October 1 Cubs 4–3 Gallegos (6–5) Nance (1–1)—41,61890–70 W2
161October 2 Cubs (Fox)5–6 Adam (1–0) García (1–1) Wick (5)45,23990–71 L1
162October 3 Cubs 2–3 (7) Biagini (1–0) Woodford (3–4)—46,52590–72 L2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals team member

Awards

The Cardinals became the first team to have five players win Gold Glove Awards: first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, left fielder Tyler O'Neill and center fielder Harrison Bader. [2]

Winning streak

In September, the Cardinals went on a franchise record 17-game winning streak. The streak started with two wins in St. Louis against the Cincinnati Reds, followed by three-game sweeps of the New York Mets and San Diego Padres, and continued with four-game sweeps of the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals won their 17th consecutive game in St. Louis against Milwaukee, marking the longest win streak in the National League since 1937 and longest in the MLB since the 2017 Cleveland Indians. [3] The streak, which began on September 11, came to an end on September 29 with a 4–0 loss to the Brewers. The 17 straight wins for the Cardinals broke the previous franchise record of 14 consecutive wins in 1935. [4] This 17-game stretch vaulted the Cardinals into a commanding lead in the NL Wild Card race, and helped them reach the 2021 MLB playoffs.

Gold Gloves

On defense, the Cardinals were the first team in MLB history to win five Gold Glove Awards. [5] The five National League Gold Glove winners for the Cardinals were first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, center fielder Harrison Bader, and left fielder Tyler O'Neill. [6] Arenado won his fifth National League Platinum Glove Award in a row and first as a Cardinal, which is given to the best fielder in each respective league. [7]

Rookie of the Year

St. Louis outfielder, Dylan Carlson was a nominee for the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year Award. Carlson finished third in votes for the NL Rookie of Year, behind Trevor Rogers of the Miami Marlins and Jonathan India of the Cincinnati Reds. [8] India won the Rookie of Year, playing infield for a division rival of the Cardinals. In his first full season with the team, Carlson played in 149 games and hit for an average of .266 with 18 home runs. [9]

Manager of the Year

Cardinal manager, Mike Shildt, was named a finalist for the 2021 National League Manager of the Year Award. Shildt received one first-place vote, and finished third overall behind San Francisco Giants manager, Gabe Kapler, and Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers. [10] Kapler, who won the award, led his team to the best record in the MLB, while Counsell's Brewers won the NL Central division over the Cardinals. Shildt managed the Cardinals to a 90–72 record and playoff berth. This was Shildt's second nomination for NL Manager of the Year, having won the award in 2019. [10]

Roster

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Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Tommy Edman 1596419116841311563038.262.387
Paul Goldschmidt 15860310217736231991267.294.514
Nolan Arenado 1575938115134334105250.255.494
Dylan Carlson 149542791443141865257.266.437
Tyler O'Neill 1384828913826234801538.286.560
Yadier Molina 121440451111901166324.252.370
Harrison Bader 10336745982111650927.267.460
Paul DeJong 11335644701011945435.197.390
Edmundo Sosa 113288397884627417.271.389
Matt Carpenter 1302071835111321235.169.275
Andrew Knizner 6316118287019020.174.236
Justin Williams 51119101900411017.160.261
Lars Nootbaar 58109152631515213.239.422
José Rondón 63801321303928.263.413
Lane Thomas 3248251001210.104.125
Austin Dean 223057201706.233.400
John Nogowski 191821000001.056.056
Max Moroff 61601000100.063.063
Scott Hurst 7500000000.000.000
Ali Sánchez 2402200000.5001.000
Pitcher Totals16224282360111015.095.132
Team Totals162535170613032612219867889478.244.412

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Adam Wainwright 1773.0532320206.1168727050174
Kwang-hyun Kim 773.4627211106.29846413980
Carlos Martínez 496.231616082.17758573657
Giovanny Gallegos 653.027301480.15128272095
Jack Flaherty 923.221715078.15735282685
John Gant 463.422514076.16432295656
Alex Reyes 1083.246902972.14632265295
Génesis Cabrera 453.73710070.05231293677
Jake Woodford 343.99268067.26632302550
Jon Lester 414.361212066.06834322640
Johan Oviedo 054.911413062.16139343751
J. A. Happ 524.001111054.05224241745
Ryan Helsley 644.56510147.14024242747
Miles Mikolas 234.2399044.24324211131
Wade LeBlanc 013.61128042.14517171623
T. J. McFarland 412.56380038.2321111921
Andrew Miller 004.75400036.04119191640
Daniel Ponce de Leon 116.21242233.13224232224
Luis García 113.24340233.1251212834
Kodi Whitley 002.49250025.115871227
Junior Fernández 105.66180020.22513131515
Tyler Webb 0013.22220016.12226241914
Justin Miller 104.50180116.0158859
Seth Elledge 004.63110011.21366711
Jordan Hicks 005.40100010.05661010
Dakota Hudson 102.082108.272216
Brandon Waddell 004.154004.142256
Brandon Dickson 0013.502002.053301
Ángel Rondón 000.002002.010011
Matt Carpenter 000.001001.120000
Roel Ramírez 0081.001000.113320
Bernardo Flores 00inf1000.011120
Team Totals90723.98162162501417.012346726266081225

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Postseason

Game log

2021 Postseason (0–1)
National League Wild Card Game (0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 6@ Dodgers 1–3 Jansen (1–0) McFarland (0–1)—53,1930–1

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
National League Wild Card Game

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

LevelTeamLeagueDivisionManagerW–L/StatsStandingRefs
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds Triple-A East Southeast Ben Johnson 61–675th of 7 [11]
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Double-A Central NorthJosé Leger45–755th of 5
High-A Peoria Chiefs High-A Central WestChris Swauger45–756th of 6
Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals Low-A Southeast East José León 37–804th of 4
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League EastRoberto Espinoza24–295th of 5
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Blue Dominican Summer League SouthFray Peniche21–387th of 8
DSL Cardinals Red San PedroEstuar Ruiz27–306th of 8

Major League Baseball draft

The 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday, July 11, and ended on Tuesday, July 13. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

2021 Draft Order

2021 Draft Tracker (StL Cardinals)

2021 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list
RoundPickName, AgePos / BatsSchool (State)Signing bonus
118 Michael McGreevy, 21RHP / R University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)$2.75 million
254 Joshua Baez, 18OF / R Dexter Southfield School (MA)$2.25 million
370Ryan Holgate, 21OF / L University of Arizona (AZ)$875,000
390Austin Love, 22RHP / R University of North Carolina (NC)$600,000
4120Zane Mills, 21RHP / R Washington State University (WA)$375,000
5151 Gordon Graceffo, 21RHP / R Villanova University (PA)$500,000
6181Alfredo Ruiz, 21LHP / L Long Beach State University (CA)$50,000
7211Alec Willis, 18RHP / R Regis Jesuit High School (CO)$1.00 million
8241Mike Antico, 23OF / L University of Texas (TX)$20,000
9271Trent Baker, 22RHP / R Angelo State University (TX)$75,000
10301Osvaldo Tovalin, 213B / R Azusa Pacific University (CA)$50,000
11331Mack Chambers, 21SS / S University of New Mexico (NM)$175,000
12361Chris Gerard, 21LHP / R Virginia Tech (VA)$250,000
13391Hayes Heinecke, 22LHP / L Wofford College (SC)$125,000
14421 Andre Granillo, 21RHP / R University of California, Riverside (CA)$125,000
15451Alex Cornwell, 22LHP / L University of Southern California (CA)$50,000
16481Aaron McKeithan, 21C / R University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC)$50,000
17511Elijah Cabell, 21OF / R Florida State University (FL)$125,000
18541Andrew Marrero, 21RHP / R University of Connecticut (CT)$100,000
19571Thomas Francisco, 221B / L East Carolina University (NC)$100,000
20601Xavier Casserilla, 183B / R V.R. Eaton High School (TX)Did not sign

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