The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They are located in Memphis,Tennessee,and are named for their Major League Baseball affiliate. The Redbirds play their home games at AutoZone Park,which opened in 2000 and is located in Downtown Memphis. The team previously played at Tim McCarver Stadium in 1998 and 1999.
Darrell Dean Johnson was an American Major League Baseball catcher,coach,manager and scout. As a manager,he led the 1975 Boston Red Sox to the American League pennant,and was named "Manager of the Year" by both The Sporting News and the Associated Press.
Richard Keith "Stubby" Clapp is a Canadian professional baseball coach and former second baseman and Triple-A manager who is the first base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for 11 years,most notably within the Cardinals organization,including a brief stint in MLB with the Cardinals. In his native Canada,he is best remembered for his performance at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,where he hit a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to beat a more experienced U.S. team and put Canada in the semifinals. Canada eventually won the bronze medal.
Brian Michael Daubach is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current hitting coach for the Rochester Red Wings. During his playing career Daubach served as a first baseman,outfielder,and designated hitter.
John Christopher Gall is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins from 2005 to 2007.
Anthony Loza Reyes is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched primarily as a starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians. Reyes attended the University of Southern California (USC),before the Cardinals selected him in the 15th round of the 2003 MLB draft,and made his major league debut on August 9,2005. During his playing career,Reyes threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall,and weighed 230 pounds (100 kg).
JoséManuel Oquendo Contreras,nicknamed "the Secret Weapon",is a Puerto Rican former infielder and current coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He currently serves as Minor League Infield Coordinator of the St. Louis Cardinals,an organization with whom he has been affiliated since 1985. He managed the Puerto Rico national team in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics. During his playing career,Oquendo proved highly versatile defensively:he played primarily second base and shortstop,but also frequently in the outfield,and made at least one appearance at every position during his MLB playing career. Oquendo has the second-highest career fielding percentage for second basemen at .9919 (99.19%),behind only Plácido Polanco's career mark of .9927 (99.27%).
Danny Todd Sheaffer is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and third baseman and former manager of the Princeton Rays,the Rookie League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. Scheaffer was a minor league baseball coach within the Houston Astros organization. From 2009 through 2012,he was the minor league catching instructor. Previously,he was the manager of the Round Rock Express (2007),the Astros' Triple-A affiliate,and the Memphis Redbirds (2003–2006).
Joshua Thomas Kinney is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago White Sox and Seattle Mariners. He threw a slider,four-seam fastball,curveball,and a two-seam fastball.
Christopher Edwin Duncan was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 through 2009.
Howard Roddy Clark is an American professional baseball coach and former utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Toronto Blue Jays,and Minnesota Twins,and coached for the Orioles and Chicago White Sox. He is currently the hitting coach for the Memphis Redbirds.
Bryan Douglas Anderson is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago White Sox,and Oakland Athletics,and in international competition for the United States national baseball team.
Lance Frederick Zawadzki is an American former professional baseball shortstop and current assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers. He played for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2010. Previously,he was a minor league coach in the Boston Red Sox organization.
Ronald Michael "Pop" Warner is an American professional baseball coach and former minor league manager who is the third base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). His professional career began in 1991 and its entirety has been spent in the Cardinals' organization.
Brandon Durell Allen is an American professional baseball coach and former first baseman who is the assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Oakland Athletics,and Tampa Bay Rays and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
The St. Louis Cardinals 2014 season was the 133rd for the franchise in St. Louis,Missouri,the 123rd season in the National League (NL),and the ninth at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals entered 2014 as the defending NL champions.
Rangel Ravelo is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.
Dean Allen Kiekhefer is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher who is the assistant pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Cardinals and Oakland Athletics in 2016 and 2018.
Ryan Sebastian Sherriff is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays,and Boston Red Sox.
Jobel Jiménez is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach. He previously served as the assistant hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
