2023 St. Louis Cardinals season

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2023  St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals insignia logo.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Busch Stadium
City St. Louis, Missouri
Record71–91 (.438)
Divisional place5th
Owners William DeWitt Jr.
General managers Mike Girsch
Managers Oliver Marmol
Television Bally Sports Midwest
(Chip Caray, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
Radio KMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
Stats ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 142nd season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 132nd season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 18th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the season as the defending NL Central champions. The Cardinals drew an average home attendance of 40,013 in 81 home games in the 2023 MLB season, the 4th highest in the league. [1]

Contents

Their 82nd loss on September 15 (65–82) guaranteed their first losing season since 2007 (78–84), after 15 consecutive winning seasons and only their third losing season since 1999 (75–86). [2]

After their 89th loss on September 27, they secured their first last-place finish since 1990 (70–92), with the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing above them in fourth place.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2022 season 93–69, to win the National League Central division title for the first time since 2019. They lost in the Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies. The season also marked the final season for Cardinal legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina as both had announced their retirements prior to the season beginning.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season: [3]

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day starting lineup
No.PlayerPos.
Batters
 33 Brendan Donovan 2B
 21 Lars Nootbaar LF
46 Paul Goldschmidt 1B
28 Nolan Arenado 3B
40 Willson Contreras C
27 Tyler O'Neill CF
16 Nolan Gorman DH
18 Jordan Walker RF
19 Tommy Edman SS
Starting pitcher
39 Miles Mikolas
References: [4]

Summary

April

The Cardinals won the opening series of the season, winning two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the Cardinals went on to only win one more series against the Colorado Rockies, and they were swept twice by the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. On April 4, drama ensued as outfielder Tyler O'Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuña Jr. at home in a 4–1 loss to Atlanta. After the game, manager Oliver Marmol sharply criticized O'Neill's perceived lack of effort while rounding third base, calling it "unacceptable." [5] Following the public criticism, it was considered that O'Neill might have been trying to avoid injury, as he had dealt with two hamstring injuries in 2022 and at the time of the incident it was drizzling. [6] O'Neill criticized Marmol subtlety, telling media that he did not need to take the issue public and it could have been dealt with behind closed doors. [7] As punishment, Marmol benched O'Neill for the following game. [8]

Highly touted rookie Jordan Walker started his career off with a twelve game hit streak, which tied an MLB record for the longest by a player age 20 or younger to begin his career. [9] Following the end of his hit streak against the Pirates on April 13, Walker cooled down at the plate and with his subpar defensive ability in his new outfield position, he was optioned back to AAA Memphis on April 26. [10]

May

To start May, the Cardinals were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels followed by dropping a series against the Detroit Tigers. Following the back-to-back series losses to start the month, the Cardinals announced that first-year catcher Willson Contreras would be removed from the catching role and be exclusively used as a designated hitter. [11] The reason given for this move was to allow Contreras to communicate with the pitching staff and figure out how to work better together.

The Cardinals then started a successful run of baseball, where they won a series against the rival Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, followed by a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Following the sweep of the Red Sox, the Cardinals announced that Contreras would return to catching duties to start the upcoming home stand. [12] They then returned home to win back to back series, starting with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers and then a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

To finish the month, the Cardinals cooled off with a split of a four-game series against the Reds in Cincinnati, followed by dropping a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians, which was also the Cardinals' first series loss since May 6. The Cardinals ended the month by splitting a two-game series with the Kansas City Royals at home, which involved a Game One loss where Royals pitchers Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers took a perfect game into the 8th inning before being broken up by a Nolan Arenado single. [13]

June

In June, the Cardinals dropped their first four series, which included falling victim to sweeps by the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road and the San Francisco Giants at home. During this stretch, 2022 All-Star closer Ryan Helsley was also placed on the 15-Day IL with a right forearm strain on June 12, [14] which was followed with the decision to assign Jordan Hicks the closer role. Hicks was one of the few bright spots of the team in June, earning 5 saves in the second half of the month which involved earning saves on three straight days against the New York Mets and Washington Nationals and hitting 104.3 miles per hour. [15] These saves were also the first earned by Hicks since he earned 14 in the 2019 season. [16]

The Cardinals also played the Chicago Cubs in the 2023 London Series as the home team, which involved a two-game series split where the Cubs took game one by a score of 9–1 that involved outfielder Ian Happ hitting two home runs off of starter Adam Wainwright, [17] followed by the Cardinals winning game two by a score of 7–5. [18]

July

The Cardinals won two of three series before the All-Star Break, in which Nolan Arenado was the sole Cardinal All-Star selection, starting at third base for the National League. [19] Coming out of the All-Star Break, the Cardinals pulled off a six-game win streak which included a sweep of the Miami Marlins at home, their best win streak of the season, before fading at the end of the month and losing the final two of three series of July, both to the Chicago Cubs.

A positive turn for the Cardinals in the month of July however as they fell further out of contention was starting pitcher Steven Matz, who had started the season with a 0–7 record and an ERA around five. In July however Matz found his stride, as he went 5.1 innings scoreless against the Chicago White Sox on July 9 before the All-Star Break. Matz then picked up his first win of the season on July 20 against the Chicago Cubs after going 5.0 innings and surrendering one earned run. Matz followed that start with two consecutive quality starts, going 6.0 innings scoreless against both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs again, picking up his second win of the year in the start against Chicago. Matz finished the month of July with a 2–0 record and a 2.17 ERA in 29.0 IP in the month. [20]

September

The Cardinals in action at Milwaukee on September 27 St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers September 2023 08 (in-game action).jpg
The Cardinals in action at Milwaukee on September 27

On September 18, Adam Wainwright, 42, pitching at home against the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers, won his 200th game, 1-0, pitching seven scoreless innings, giving up only four hits, walking two, striking out three. His 2,202 career strikeouts make him the 66th pitcher to have at least 2,200 strikeouts. His 200 wins make him the 122nd pitcher in baseball history to reach that milestone. His 200 wins, all with the Cardinals, rank him third in the team's history, joining Bob Gibson (251) and Jesse Haines (210). [21]

At home on September 29, Wainwright batted for the first time since October 6, 2021. In the sixth inning with the team trailing 14-2, he pinch-hit for designated hitter Luken Baker. On the second pitch, he grounded out sharply to second base. It was his only at-bat that night. Over his career, he has 10 home runs, 75 RBIs, and a .193 batting average. He has five seasons batting over .200. [22]

In his final game and the team for the season on October 1, Wainwright struck out swinging in the eighth inning, with the team leading 4-3, the final score. Wainwright was 0-for-2 for the season. [23]

Game Log

Legend
Cardinals WinCardinals LossGame PostponedEliminated from playoff race
Boldface text denotes a Cardinals pitcher
2023 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 71–91 (Home: 35–46; Away: 36–45) [24]
March/April: 10–19 (Home: 5–8; Away: 5–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
1March 30 Blue Jays 9–10 García (1–0) Helsley (0–1) Romano (1)47,6490–1 L1
2April 1 Blue Jays 4–1 Flaherty (1–0) Gausman (0–1) Helsley (1)44,4611–1 W1
3April 2 Blue Jays 9–4 Montgomery (1–0) Bassitt (0–1)—45,5252–1 W2
4April 3 Braves 4–8 Morton (1–0) Woodford (0–1)—37,6892–2 L1
5April 4 Braves 1–4 Dodd (1–0) Matz (0–1) Minter (1)36,5012–3 L2
6April 5 Braves 2–5 Elder (1–0) Mikolas (0–1) Chavez (1)36,3002–4 L3
7April 7@ Brewers 0–4 Woodruff (1–0) Flaherty (1–1)—28,4592–5 L4
8April 8@ Brewers 6–0 Montgomery (2–0) Lauer (1–1)—43,0773–5 W1
9April 9@ Brewers 1–6 Peralta (2–0) Woodford (0–2)—27,7013–6 L1
10April 10@ Rockies 4–7 Márquez (2–1) Matz (0–2)—24,0923–7 L2
11April 11@ Rockies 9–6 Gallegos (1–0) Johnson (0–1) Helsley (2)25,3994–7 W1
12April 12@ Rockies 7–4 Pallante (1–0) Lawrence (0–1) Helsley (3)22,2505–7 W2
13April 13 Pirates 0–5 Velasquez (1–0) Montgomery (2–1)—37,8055–8 L1
14April 14 Pirates 3–0 Thompson (1–0) Oviedo (1–1) Gallegos (1)40,6376–8 W1
15April 15 Pirates 3–6 (10) Bednar (2–0) Hicks (0–1) Moreta (1)40,0426–9 L1
16April 16 Pirates 5–4 (10) VerHagen (1–0) Crowe (0–1)—40,3467–9 W1
17April 17 Diamondbacks 3–6 Kelly (1–2) Flaherty (1–2) Chafin (3)36,4057–10 L1
18April 18 Diamondbacks 7–8 Nelson (3–0) Montgomery (2–2) Castro (1)36,0287–11 L2
19April 19 Diamondbacks 14–5 Woodford (1–2) Bumgarner (0–3)—39,0688–11 W1
20April 21@ Mariners 2–5 Kirby (2–1) Matz (0–3) Sewald (5)29,6338–12 L1
21April 22@ Mariners 4–5 Brash (2–2) Thompson (1–1) Sewald (6)38,7328–13 L2
22April 23@ Mariners 7–3 Flaherty (2–2) Flexen (0–4)—36,2499–13 W1
23April 24@ Giants 0–4 Cobb (1–1) Montgomery (2–3)—20,2039–14 L1
24April 25@ Giants 4–5 Hjelle (1–0) Helsley (0–2)—20,7979–15 L2
25April 26@ Giants 3–7 DeSclafani (2–1) Hicks (0–2) Doval (3)21,7489–16 L3
26April 27@ Giants 6–0 Mikolas (1–1) Webb (1–5)—23,39710–16 W1
27April 28@ Dodgers 3–7 May (3–1) Flaherty (2–3)—48,13810–17 L1
28April 29@ Dodgers 0–1 Kershaw (5–1) Montgomery (2–4) Graterol (2)48,76310–18 L2
29April 30@ Dodgers 3–6 Syndergaard (1–3) Thompson (1–2) Phillips (3)52,30410–19 L3
May: 15–13 (Home: 7–8; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
30May 2 Angels 1–5 Sandoval (3–1) Matz (0–4)—37,04810–20 L4
31May 3 Angels 4–6 Tepera (2–1) Gallegos (1–1) Estévez (7)42,14810–21 L5
32May 4 Angels 7–11 Canning (2–0) Flaherty (2–4)—40,50810–22 L6
33May 5 Tigers 4–5 Boyd (2–2) Hicks (0–3) Lange (6)36,35910–23 L7
34May 6 Tigers 5–6 (10) Cisnero (2–0) Gallegos (1–2)—39,51210–24 L8
35May 7 Tigers 12–6 VerHagen (2–0) Englert (1–2)—44,46511–24 W1
36May 8@ Cubs 3–1 Cabrera (1–0) Stroman (2–3) Helsley (4)30,93712–24 W2
37May 9@ Cubs 6–4 Stratton (1–0) Assad (0–2) Gallegos (2)32,69313–24 W3
38May 10@ Cubs 4–10 Steele (6–0) Montgomery (2–5)—36,41313–25 L1
39May 12@ Red Sox 8–6 Helsley (1–2) Jansen (1–1)—34,55314–25 W1
40May 13@ Red Sox 4–3 Pallante (2–0) Jansen (1–2) Gallegos (3)35,93515–25 W2
41May 14@ Red Sox 9–1 Mikolas (2–1) Kluber (2–5)—27,73216–25 W3
42May 15 Brewers 18–1 Flaherty (3–4) Peralta (4–3)—34,54817–25 W4
43May 16 Brewers 2–3 Payamps (2–0) Montgomery (2–6) Williams (6)34,65517–26 L1
44May 17 Brewers 3–0 Liberatore (1–0) Burnes (4–3) Helsley (5)35,43318–26 W1
45May 18 Dodgers 16–8 Wainwright (1–0) Urías (5–4)—36,98219–26 W2
46May 19 Dodgers 0–5 Gonsolin (2–1) Matz (0–5)—44,77419–27 L1
47May 20 Dodgers 6–5 Helsley (2–2) González (1–1) Gallegos (4)45,17720–27 W1
48May 21 Dodgers 10–5 VerHagen (3–0) Kershaw (6–4)—44,72121–27 W2
49May 22@ Reds 5–6 (10) Gibaut (4–1) Helsley (2–3)—9,19421–28 L1
50May 23@ Reds 8–5 Wainwright (2–0) Ashcraft (2–3) Helsley (6)14,15922–28 W1
51May 24@ Reds 3–10 Lively (2–2) Matz (0–6)—12,62622–29 L1
52May 25@ Reds 2–1 Mikolas (3–1) Sims (1–1) Gallegos (5)15,97823–29 W1
53May 26@ Guardians 3–4 Bieber (4–3) Liberatore (1–1) Clase (17)31,30323–30 L1
54May 27@ Guardians 2–1 (10) Helsley (3–3) Sandlin (2–2) Gallegos (6)32,22424–30 W1
55May 28@ Guardians 3–4 Curry (1–0) Helsley (3–4)—27,39824–31 L1
56May 29 Royals 0–7 Mayers (1–0) Wainwright (2–1)—45,91124–32 L2
57May 30 Royals 2–1 Mikolas (4–1) Hernández (0–2) Gallegos (7)38,40625–32 W1
June: 8–15 (Home: 3–8; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
58June 2@ Pirates 5–7 Ramírez (1–0) Gallegos (1–3) Bednar (11)24,38825–33 L1
59June 3@ Pirates 3–4 Moreta (3–1) Montgomery (2–7) Bednar (12)29,16125–34 L2
60June 4@ Pirates 1–2 Hill (5–5) Mikolas (4–2) Bednar (13)22,94725–35 L3
61June 5@ Rangers 3–4 Smith (1–2) Cabrera (1–1)—25,16125–36 L4
62June 6@ Rangers 4–6 Dunning (5–1) Liberatore (1–2) Smith (11)28,15125–37 L5
63June 7@ Rangers 1–0 Hicks (1–3) Gray (6–2) Helsley (7)30,25126–37 W1
64June 9 Reds 7–4 Montgomery (3–7) Lively (3–4) Gallegos (8)43,23827–37 W2
65June 10 Reds 4–8 Abbott (2–0) Mikolas (4–3)—45,24627–38 L1
66June 11 Reds 3–4 Gibaut (6–1) Hicks (1–4) Díaz (15)42,44527–39 L2
67June 12 Giants 3–4 Webb (5–6) Stratton (1–1) Doval (17)40,88627–40 L3
68June 13 Giants 3–11 Jackson (1–0) Flaherty (3–5) Winn (1)40,91727–41 L4
69June 14 Giants 5–8 (10) Rogers (1–4) Matz (0–7) Doval (18)39,16527–42 L5
70June 16@ Mets 1–6 Megill (6–4) Mikolas (4–4)—33,94827–43 L6
71June 17@ Mets 5–3 Wainwright (3–1) Senga (6–4) Hicks (1)39,14328–43 W1
72June 18@ Mets 8–7 VerHagen (4–0) Ottavino (0–3) Hicks (2)43,11029–43 W2
73June 19@ Nationals 8–6 Flaherty (4–5) Gray (4–6) Hicks (3)19,99730–43 W3
74June 20@ Nationals 9–3 Montgomery (4–7) Gore (3–6)—22,22331–43 W4
75June 21@ Nationals 0–3 Williams (4–4) Mikolas (4–5) Harvey (4)16,19131–44 L1
76June 24† Cubs 1–9 Steele (8–2) Wainwright (3–2)—54,66231–45 L2
77June 25† Cubs 7–5 Woodford (2–2) Stroman (9–5) Hicks (4)55,56532–45 W1
78June 27 Astros 4–2 Montgomery (5–7) Valdez (7–6) Hicks (5)41,51233–45 W2
79June 28 Astros 7–10 Martinez (2–3) Gallegos (1–4) Pressly (15)41,45233–46 L1
80June 29 Astros 0–14 France (3–3) Wainwright (3–3)—42,50433–47 L2
—June 30 Yankees Postponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 1
†The Cardinals were the home team against the Cubs in a two-game series at London Stadium in the 2023 MLB London Series.
July: 14–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
81July 1 (1) Yankees 11–4 Flaherty (5–5) Severino (1–3)—44,23734–47 W1
82July 1 (2) Yankees 2–6 King (2–4) Liberatore (1–3)—44,84634–48 L1
83July 2 Yankees 5–1 Montgomery (6–7) Cole (8–2)—44,67635–48 W1
84July 3@ Marlins 4–5 Brazobán (3–1) Pallante (2–1) Puk (14)19,63835–49 L1
85July 4@ Marlins 2–15 Luzardo (7–5) Wainwright (3–4)—16,43735–50 L2
86July 5@ Marlins 9–10 Puk (4–2) Hicks (1–5)—9,91135–51 L3
87July 6@ Marlins 3–0 Flaherty (6–5) Pérez (5–3) Hicks (6)8,76336–51 W1
88July 7@ White Sox 7–8 Middleton (2–0) Leahy (0–1) Graveman (7)27,56936–52 L1
89July 8@ White Sox 3–0 Mikolas (5–5) Toussaint (0–2) Hicks (7)26,56037–52 W1
90July 9@ White Sox 4–3 (10) Romero (1–0) Middleton (2–1)—29,76938–52 W2
93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
—July 14 Nationals Suspended (rain); Resuming: July 15th
91July 15 (1) Nationals 5–7 (10) Finnegan (4–3) Hicks (1–6) Harvey (9)42,04238–53 L1
92July 15 (2) Nationals 9–6 Hudson (1–0) Willingham (0–1)—41,90039–53 W1
93July 16 Nationals 8–4 Flaherty (7–5) Gray (6–8)—42,62640–53 W2
94July 17 Marlins 6–4 Mikolas (6–5) Floro (3–5) Hicks (8)35,61941–53 W3
95July 18 Marlins 5–2 (10) Romero (2–0) Puk (4–4)—38,49042–53 W4
96July 19 Marlins 6–4 Thompson (2–2) Alcántara (3–9) Stratton (1)35,90643–53 W5
97July 20@ Cubs 7–2 Matz (1–7) Stroman (10–7)—34,25144–53 W6
98July 21@ Cubs 3–4 Steele (10–3) Flaherty (7–6) Alzolay (8)38,81944–54 L1
99July 22@ Cubs 6–8 Palencia (2–0) Thompson (2–3) Alzolay (9)40,42544–55 L2
100July 23@ Cubs 2–7 Taillon (4–6) Montgomery (6–8)—38,22344–56 L3
101July 24@ Diamondbacks 10–6 Gallegos (2–4) Chafin (2–3)—23,18445–56 W1
102July 25@ Diamondbacks 1–3 Nelson (5–2) Romero (2–1) Ginkel (3)23,57245–57 L1
103July 26@ Diamondbacks 11–7 Pallante (3–1) Gallen (11–5)—22,45746–57 W1
104July 27 Cubs 3–10 Steele (11–3) Mikolas (6–6)—44,58446–58 L1
105July 28 Cubs 2–3 Smyly (8–7) Montgomery (6–9) Alzolay (12)43,42446–59 L2
106July 29 Cubs 1–5 Taillon (5–6) Wainwright (3–5)—44,87746–60 L3
107July 30 Cubs 3–0 Matz (2–7) Hendricks (4–5) Romero (1)43,67047–60 W1
August: 11–16 (Home: 7–9; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
108August 1 Twins 2–3 López (6–6) Mikolas (6–7) Durán (18)37,16247–61 L1
109August 2 Twins 7–3 Hudson (2–0) Ryan (9–8)—34,33248–61 W1
110August 3 Twins 3–5 Gray (5–4) Liberatore (1–4) Durán (19)36,94948–62 L1
111August 4 Rockies 4–9 Flexen (1–5) Wainwright (3–6)—38,55948–63 L2
112August 5 Rockies 6–2 Matz (3–7) Blach (1–1)—38,12149–63 W1
113August 6 Rockies 0–1 Gomber (9–8) Thompson (2–4) Lawrence (9)40,05149–64 L1
114August 8@ Rays 2–4 Adam (3–2) Mikolas (6–8) Fairbanks (15)15,52249–65 L2
115August 9@ Rays 6–4 Hudson (3–0) Kelly (4–2) Gallegos (9)11,20350–65 W1
116August 10@ Rays 5–2 Liberatore (2–4) Littell (2–3)—11,99051–65 W2
117August 11@ Royals 8–12 Zerpa (1–1) Wainwright (3–7)—26,27151–66 L1
118August 12@ Royals 5–4 Matz (4–7) Ragans (3–4) Romero (2)37,01652–66 W1
119August 14 Athletics 7–5 Romero (3–1) Felipe (1–1)—34,79353–66 W2
120August 15 Athletics 6–2 Hudson (4–0) Watkins (0–1)—32,52854–66 W3
121August 16 Athletics 0–8 Blackburn (3–3) Liberatore (2–5)—33,14654–67 L1
122August 17 Mets 2–4 Quintana (1–4) Wainwright (3–8) Gott (1)36,15554–68 L2
123August 18 Mets 1–7 Lucchesi (2–0) Thompson (2–5)—42,07654–69 L3
124August 19 Mets 2–13 Senga (10–6) Mikolas (6–9)—40,30354–70 L4
125August 20 Mets 7–3 Hudson (5–0) Carrasco (3–7)—37,47055–70 W1
126August 21@ Pirates 1–11 Falter (1–7) Rom (0–1)—12,27055–71 L1
127August 22@ Pirates 3–6 Oviedo (7–13) Wainwright (3–9) Bednar (27)11,82355–72 L2
128August 23@ Pirates 6–4 Thompson (3–5) Ortiz (2–4) Romero (3)11,50456–72 W1
129August 25@ Phillies 2–7 Sánchez (2–3) Mikolas (6–10)—34,11856–73 L1
130August 26@ Phillies 1–12 Wheeler (10–6) Hudson (5–1)—44,09756–74 L2
131August 27@ Phillies 0–3 Nola (12–8) Rom (0–2) Kimbrel (20)41,14156–75 L3
132August 28 Padres 1–4 Snell (11–9) Wainwright (3–10) Hader (28)35,91756–76 L4
133August 29 Padres 6–5 (10) Romero (4–1) Hader (0–2)—36,85157–76 W1
134August 30 Padres 5–4 Pallante (4–1) Hader (0–3)—32,58358–76 W2
September/October: 13–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
135September 1 Pirates 2–4 (10) Selby (2–0) Romero (4–2) Bednar (30)33,84258–77 L1
136September 2 Pirates 6–7 Bolton (1–0) VerHagen (4–1) Bednar (31)38,27658–78 L2
137September 3 Pirates 6–4 Thompson (4–5) Oviedo (8–14) Gallegos (10)35,85659–78 W1
138September 5@ Braves 10–6 Mikolas (7–10) Soroka (2–2)—33,55360–78 W2
139September 6@ Braves 11–6 Hudson (6–1) Strider (16–5)—35,51461–78 W3
140September 7@ Braves 5–8 Fried (7–1) Wainwright (3–11)—34,34961–79 L1
141September 8@ Reds 9–4 Liberatore (3–5) Abbott (8–5)—29,87062–79 W1
142September 9@ Reds 4–3 Thompson (5–5) Moll (1–4) Helsley (8)40,81063–79 W2
143September 10@ Reds 1–7 Greene (4–6) Mikolas (7–11)—31,19063–80 L1
144September 11@ Orioles 5–11 Hall (1–0) Hudson (6–2)—15,48563–81 L2
145September 12@ Orioles 5–2 Wainwright (4–11) Means (0–1) Helsley (9)15,52664–81 W1
146September 13@ Orioles 1–0 Rom (1–2) Gibson (14–9) Helsley (10)14,44265–81 W2
147September 15 Phillies 4–5 Strahm (9–4) Thompson (5–6) Alvarado (8)42,16665–82 L1
148September 16 Phillies 1–6 Suárez (3–6) Mikolas (7–12)—42,81765–83 L2
149September 17 Phillies 6–5 King (2–1) Domínguez (4–5) Helsley (11)40,99666–83 W1
150September 18 Brewers 1–0 Wainwright (5–11) Peralta (12–9) Helsley (12)33,17667–83 W2
151September 19 Brewers 3–7 Rea (6–6) Rom (1–3)—35,76067–84 L1
152September 20 Brewers 2–8 Houser (7–4) Thompson (5–7)—37,00867–85 L2
153September 21 Brewers 0–6 Miley (9–4) Mikolas (7–13)—37,10567–86 L3
154September 22@ Padres 2–4 Suárez (4–2) Liberatore (3–6)—42,98367–87 L4
155September 23@ Padres 5–2 (11) Lawrence (1–0) Barlow (2–5)—42,52568–87 W1
156September 24@ Padres 2–12 Wacha (13–4) Rom (1–4)—42,50568–88 L1
157September 26@ Brewers 4–1 Mikolas (8–13) Houser (7–5) Helsley (13)36,75569–88 W1
158September 27@ Brewers 2–3 Payamps (7–5) Barnes (0–1) Williams (36)31,25669–89 L1
159September 28@ Brewers 0–3 Teherán (3–5) Hudson (6–3) Small (1)29,18569–90 L2
160September 29 Reds 2–19 Williamson (5–5) Woodford (2–3) Spiers (1)38,96469–91 L3
161September 30 Reds 15–6 VerHagen (5–1) Phillips (1–1)—39,92370–91 W1
162October 1 Reds 4–3 Mikolas (9–13) Greene (4–7) Helsley (14)44,61471–91 W2

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 9270.568—49‍–‍3243‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 8379.512945‍–‍3638‍–‍43
Cincinnati Reds 8280.5061038‍–‍4344‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates 7686.4691639‍–‍4237‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals 7191.4382135‍–‍4636‍–‍45

National League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Atlanta Braves 10458.642
Los Angeles Dodgers 10062.617
Milwaukee Brewers 9270.568
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 9072.556+6
Miami Marlins 8478.519—
Arizona Diamondbacks 8478.519—
Chicago Cubs 8379.5121
San Diego Padres 8280.5062
Cincinnati Reds 8280.5062
San Francisco Giants 7983.4885
Pittsburgh Pirates 7686.4698
New York Mets 7587.4639
St. Louis Cardinals 7191.43813
Washington Nationals 7191.43813
Colorado Rockies 59103.36425

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. National League

2023 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona —3–36–13–410–35–82–44–21–63–44–27–67–63–35–121–25
Atlanta 3–3—4–25–17–04–39–45–110–38–54–33–44–24–28–526–20
Chicago 1–62–4—6–74–23–42–46–73–31–510–34–35–18–53–425–21
Cincinnati 4–31–57–6—4–24–23–33–104–23–45–83–33–46–74–328–18
Colorado 3–100–72–42–4—3–105–24–24–22–52–44–94–93–33–418–28
Los Angeles 8–53–44–32–410–3—3–35–13–34–24–39–47–64–34–230–16
Miami 4–24–94–23–32–53–3—3–44–87–65–22–43–33–411–226–20
Milwaukee 2–41–57–610–32–41–54–3—6–14–28–56–12–58–53–328–18
New York 6–13–103–32–42–43–38–41–6—6–73–33–34–34–37–619–27
Philadelphia 4–35–85–14–35–22–46–72–47–6—3–35–22–45–17–628–18
Pittsburgh 2–43–43–108–54–23–42–55–83–33–3—5–12–49–45–219–27
San Diego 6–74–33–43–39–44–94–21–63–32–51–5—8–53–33–328–18
San Francisco 6–72–41–54–39–46–73–35–23–44–24–25–8—6–11–520–26
St. Louis 3–32–45–87–63–33–44–35–83–41–54–93–31–6—4–223–23
Washington 1–55–84–33–44–32–42–113–36–76–72–53–35–12–4—23–23

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. American League

2023 National League record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTOR
Arizona 1–21–22–12–13–00–32–12–10–31–22–11–21–23–10–3
Atlanta 2–11–31–22–12–10–33–02–13–03–01–22–12–12–10–3
Chicago 2–11–23–11–22–10–32–10–31–22–13–02–12–12–12–1
Cincinnati 2–12–11–22–22–13–03–03–01–20–32–12–11–23–01–2
Colorado 1–22–12–12–11–21–32–12–11–22–11–20–30–30–31–2
Los Angeles 2–12–12–12–12–12–11–24–02–11–23–03–01–22–11–2
Miami 0–33–02–12–12–11–23–03–02–12–13–01–21–30–31–2
Milwaukee 2–11–23–02–11–22–13–02–12–22–10–33–01–23–01–2
New York 0–31–22–13–00–31–20–31–21–22–23–02–12–11–20–3
Philadelphia 2–11–22–11–23–02–12–12–11–21–23–02–13–00–33–1
Pittsburgh 1–23–02–11–22–21–23–01–21–21–21–21–20–31–20–3
San Diego 2–11–23–02–12–11–21–23–01–21–23–01–32–13–02–1
San Francisco 1–22–12–12–10–32–11–21–22–11–22–21–21–21–21–2
St. Louis 2–13–02–11–21–21–22–20–31–22–12–11–22–11–22–1
Washington 0–42–12–11–22–11–22–11–22–12–13–02–10–32–11–2

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Roster

2023 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player statistics

= Indicates team leader

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; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage
* = bats left-handed
# = bats both (switch-hitter)
TEAM .742 OPS (On-base + Slugging percentages; 6th of 15 NL teams), 101 OPS+ (adjusted for the team's ballpark)

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
Paul Goldschmidt 1545938915931025801187161.268.363.447
Nolan Arenado 144560711492622693341101.266.315.459
Tommy Edman#137479691192541347273584.248.307.399
Willson Contreras 125428551132702067651111.264.358.467
Lars Nootbaar*117426741112311446117299.261.367.418
Jordan Walker 117420511161921651737104.276.342.445
Nolan Gorman*11940659961702776753148.236.328.478
Brendan Donovan*953274893101113453353.284.365.422
Alec Burleson*107315347720183632345.244.300.390
Paul DeJong 812793865110133242187.233.297.412
Tyler O'Neill 72238275514092152867.231.312.403
Andrew Knizner 702243054110103121262.241.288.424
Dylan Carlson#7621927488152732649.219.318.333
Masyn Winn 371228212021221026.172.230.238
Richie Palacios*3293924606162611.258.307.516
Luken Baker 33869183021001331.209.313.314
Taylor Motter 297631330020531.171.232.211
Juan Yepez 286051110220420.183.246.300
José Fermín 21515121004068.235.339.255
Iván Herrera 133761120040511.297.409.351
Óscar Mercado 2031393005214.290.313.387
Juniel Querecuto#920221000016.100.143.150
Irving Lopez*511000001005.000.000.000
Michael Siani*55000000101.000.000.000
Tres Barrera 62000000000.000.000.000
Adam Wainright 22000000001.000.000.000
PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
Totals1625,5107191,376264122096971015701,326.250.326.416
Rank in NL—51071115581246776

Source: [25]

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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; WHIP = Walks plus hits per inning pitched
* = throws left-handed
TEAM BF = 6,273; ERA+ = 90

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBSOWHIP
Miles Mikolas 9134.7835350201.122611010726391371.32
Jordan Montgomery*693.4221210121.0116544612351081.25
Jack Flaherty 764.4320200109.2116565410541061.55
Steven Matz*473.8625170105.01084845932981.33
Adam Wainwright 5117.4021210101.015189832041551.90
Dakota Hudson 634.981812081.1884645934451.50
Andre Pallante 414.76620068.0763736630431.56
Zack Thompson*574.48259066.1693533825721.42
Matthew Liberatore*365.252211061.2664236525461.48
Drew VerHagen 513.98600061.0523027926601.28
Giovanny Gallegos 244.425601055.05428271112591.20
Chris Stratton 114.19420153.2452825417591.16
Jake Woodford 236.23158047.26134331122291.74
Jordan Hicks 163.67400841.2392117224591.51
Ryan Helsley 342.453301436.2221110117521.06
JoJo Romero*423.68270336.2291715110421.06
Drew Rom*148.0288033.2513430719322.08
Génesis Cabrera*115.06320032.0321818618381.56
Andrew Suárez*007.16130027.2332722715171.74
Casey Lawrence 106.59150027.1322020710201.54
John King*101.45200018.2193316101.34
James Naile 008.80100015.12719151972.35
Jacob Barnes 015.93130013.2181191381.54
Packy Naughton*000.004005.02000150.60
Ryan Tepera 009.002002.03221112.00
Guillermo Zuñiga 004.502002.02110041.00
Alec Burleson*0021.602001.28441014.80
Kyle Leahy 0121.603001.24441525.40
PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBSOWHIP
Totals71914.79162162361,428.11,5498297601795301,2151.456
Rank in NL13212——11121413123814—

Source: [26]

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

LevelTeamLeagueDivisionManagerW–L/StatsStandingRefs
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds International League West Ben Johnson 7–8 [27]
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Texas League NorthJosé Leger9–0
High-A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League WestPatrick Anderson5–4
Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League EastGary Kendall64–63
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League EastRoberto Espinoza17–33
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer League SouthFray Peniche17–36

Major League Baseball draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

2023 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list [28] [29]
RoundPickName, AgePos / Bats (P throws)School (State)Signing bonus
121 Chase Davis, 21OF / L University of Arizona (AZ)$6.3 million [30] [31]
2 No pick due to the signing of Willson Contreras
390Travis Honeyman, 21OF / R Boston College (MA)$700,000
4122 Quinn Mathews, 22P / L Stanford University (CA)$600,000
5158Zach Levenson, 21OF / R University of Miami (FL)$381,300
6185Jason Savacool, 21P / R University of Maryland (MD)$302,300
7215Charles Harrison, 21P / R UCLA (CA)$236,700
8245Ixan Henderson, 21P / L Fresno State University (CA)$230,000
9275Christian Worley, 21P / R Virginia Tech (VA)$200,000
10305Caden Kendle, 21OF / R University of California-Irvine (CA)Did not sign
11335Dakota Harris, 21SS / S University of Oklahoma (OK)$150,000
12365Brayden Jobert, 22OF / L LSU (LA)$150,000
13395William Sullivan, 221B / L Troy University (AL)$150,000
14425Jacob Odle, 19P / R Orange Coast College (CA)$150,000
15455Tre Richardson, 21SS / R Texas Christian University (TX)$150,000
16485Tyler Bradt, 22P / R East Carolina University (NC)$75,000
17515Trey Paige, 223B / L Delaware State University (DE)$150,000
18545Hunter Kublick, 20P / R Umpqua Community College (OR)$150,000
19575Graysen Tarlow, 22C / R California State-Northridge (CA)$125,000
20605Cameron Johnson, 18P / L IMG Academy HS (FL)Did not sign

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