2021 St. Louis Cardinals season

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2021 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Wild Card Winners
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkBusch Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record90–72 (.556)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersWilliam DeWitt Jr.
General managersMike Girsch
ManagersMike Shildt
TelevisionBally Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Rick Horton, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson, Rick Ankiel)
RadioKMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball 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.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League Central

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NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 95 67 .586 — 45‍–‍36 50‍–‍31
St. Louis Cardinals 90 72 .556 5 45‍–‍36 45‍–‍36
Cincinnati Reds 83 79 .512 12 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
Chicago Cubs 71 91 .438 24 39‍–‍42 32‍–‍49
Pittsburgh Pirates 61 101 .377 34 37‍–‍44 24‍–‍57


National League playoff standings

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Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
San Francisco Giants 107 55 .660
Milwaukee Brewers 95 67 .586
Atlanta Braves 88 73 .547
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Los Angeles Dodgers 106 56 .654 +16
St. Louis Cardinals 90 72 .556 —
Cincinnati Reds 83 79 .512 7
Philadelphia Phillies 82 80 .506 8
San Diego Padres 79 83 .488 11
New York Mets 77 85 .475 13
Colorado Rockies 74 87 .460 15½
Chicago Cubs 71 91 .438 19
Miami Marlins 67 95 .414 23
Washington Nationals 65 97 .401 25
Pittsburgh Pirates 61 101 .377 29
Arizona Diamondbacks 52 110 .321 38


Record vs. opponents

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2021 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 3–4 2–4 5–1 9–10 3–16 2–5 1–6 1–5 4–3 4–2 8–11 2–17 1–6 3–4 4–16
Arizona — 3–4 2–4 5–1 9–10 3–16 2–5 1–6 1–5 4–3 4–2 8–11 2–17 1–6 3–4 4–16
Atlanta 4–3 — 5–2 4–3 2–4 2–4 11–8 3–3 10–9 10–9 4–3 4–2 3–3 6–1 14–5 6–14
Chicago 4–2 2–5 — 8–11 3–3 4–3 1–5 4–15 4–3 2–5 14–5 5–1 1–6 9–10 4–3 6–14
Cincinnati 1–5 3–4 11–8 — 5–2 3–3 5–2 9–10 3–3 4–2 13–6 1–6 1–6 10–9 5–2 9–11
Colorado 10–9 4–2 3–3 2–5 — 6–13 4–2 2–5 2–5 5–2 4–2 11–8 4–15 3–4 4–2 10–10
Los Angeles 16–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 13–6 — 3–4 4–3 6–1 4–2 6–0 12–7 9–10 4–3 7–0 12–8
Miami 5–2 8–11 5–1 2–5 2–4 4–3 — 3–3 9–10 10–9 2–5 3–4 3–4 0–6 8–11 3–17
Milwaukee 6–1 3–3 15–4 10–9 5–2 3–4 3–3 — 4–2 2–5 14–5 5–2 4–3 8–11 5–1 8–12
New York 5–1 9–10 3–4 3–3 5–2 1–6 10–9 2–4 — 9–10 3–4 4–3 1–5 2–5 11–8 9–11
Philadelphia 3–4 9–10 5–2 2–4 2–5 2–4 9–10 5–2 10–9 — 4–3 4–2 2–4 4–3 13–6 8–12
Pittsburgh 2–4 3–4 5–14 6–13 2–4 0–6 5–2 5–14 4–3 3–4 — 3–4 4–3 7–12 2–4 10–10
San Diego 11–8 2–4 1–5 6–1 8–11 7–12 4–3 2–5 3–4 2–4 4–3 — 8–11 3–3 4–3 14–6
San Francisco 17–2 3–3 6–1 6–1 15–4 10–9 4–3 3–4 5–1 4–2 3–4 11–8 — 2–4 5–2 13–7
St. Louis 6–1 1–6 10–9 9–10 4–3 3–4 6–0 11–8 5–2 3–4 12–7 3–3 4–2 — 2–4 11–9
Washington 4–3 5–14 3–4 2–5 2–4 0–7 11–8 1–5 8–11 6–13 4–2 3–4 2–5 4–2 — 10–10

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

Game log

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2021 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log, 90–72 (Home: 45–36; Away: 45–36) [1]
April: 14–12 (Home: 7–6 ; Away: 7–6)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
1 April 1 @ Reds 11–6 Gallegos (1–0) Castillo (0–1) — 12,695 1–0 W1
2 April 3 @ Reds 6–9 Mahle (1–0) Wainwright (0–1) — 12,213 1–1 L1
3 April 4 @ Reds 1–12 Hoffman (1–0) Martínez (0–1) — 11,629 1–2 L2
4 April 5 @ Marlins 4–1 Ponce de Leon (1–0) Rogers (0–1) Reyes (1) 4,605 2–2 W1
5 April 6 @ Marlins 4–2 Helsley (1–0) Alcántara (0–1) Reyes (2) 4,982 3–2 W2
6 April 7 @ Marlins 7–0 Flaherty (1–0) López (0–1) — 5,244 4–2 W3
7 April 8 Brewers 3–1 Gallegos (2–0) Rasmussen (0–1) Reyes (3) 13,328 5–2 W4
8 April 10 Brewers 5–9 Houser (1–1) Martínez (0–2) — 13,304 5–3 L1
9 April 11 Brewers 3–9 Anderson (1–1) Ponce de Leon (1–1) — 13,176 5–4 L2
10 April 12 Nationals 2–5 Finnegan (1–0) Gant (0–1) Hand (1) 12,894 5–5 L3
11 April 13 Nationals 14–3 Flaherty (2–0) Strasburg (0–1) — 12,714 6–5 W1
12 April 14 Nationals 0–6 Ross (1–0) Wainwright (0–2) — 13,206 6–6 L1
13 April 16 @ Phillies 2–9 Eflin (1–0) Martínez (0–3) — 10,842 6–7 L2
14 April 17 @ Phillies 9–4 Helsley (2–0) Moore (0–1) — 10,890 7–7 W1
15 April 18 @ Phillies 0–2 Nola (1–1) Gant (0–2) — 10,876 7–8 L1
16 April 19 @ Nationals 12–5 Flaherty (3–0) Ross (1–1) — 7,542 8–8 W1
17 April 20 @ Nationals 2–3 Hudson (2–0) Gallegos (2–1) Hand (2) 8,418 8–9 L1
18 April 21 @ Nationals 0–1 Scherzer (1–1) Martínez (0–4) Hand (3) 7,769 8–10 L2
19 April 23 Reds 5–4 Kim (1–0) Gray (0–1) Reyes (4) 13,196 9–10 W1
20 April 24 Reds 2–0 Gant (1–2) Miley (2–2) Gallegos (1) 13,176 10–10 W2
21 April 25 Reds 5–2 Flaherty (4–0) Castillo (1–2) Reyes (5) 13,348 11–10 W3
22 April 26 Phillies 1–2 Wheeler (2–2) Wainwright (0–3) Neris (4) 12,866 11–11 L1
23 April 27 Phillies 5–2 Martínez (1–4) Eflin (1–1) Reyes (6) 12,895 12–11 W1
24 April 28 Phillies 3–5 Kintzler (1–0) Cabrera (0–1) Neris (5) 12,701 12–12 L1
25 April 29 Phillies 4–3 (10) Reyes (1–0) Hale (0–1) — 13,159 13–12 W1
26 April 30 @ Pirates 7–3 Gant (2–2) Brubaker (2–2) — 5,953 14–12 W2
May: 16–12 (Home: 8–4 ; Away: 8–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
27 May 1 @ Pirates 12–5 Flaherty (5–0) Cahill (1–3) — 7,331 15–12 W3
28 May 2 @ Pirates 3–0 Martínez (2–4) Crowe (0–1) Reyes (7) 7,343 16–12 W4
29 May 3 Mets 6–5 Wainwright (1–3) Lucchesi (0–2) Reyes (8) 12,686 17–12 W5
— May 4 Mets Postponed (rain, makeup May 5)
30 May 5 (1) Mets 4–1 (7) Helsley (3–0) Stroman (3–3) Reyes (9) N/A 18–12 W6
31 May 5 (2) Mets 2–7 (7) Yamamoto (1–0) Oviedo (0–1) — 13,187 18–13 L1
32 May 6 Mets 1–4 Walker (2–1) Gant (2–3) Díaz (4) 12,939 18–14 L2
33 May 7 Rockies 5–0 Flaherty (6–0) Gomber (2–4) — 13,435 19–14 W1
34 May 8 Rockies 9–8 Martínez (3–4) Gonzalez (1–1) Reyes (10) 13,390 20–14 W2
35 May 9 Rockies 2–0 Wainwright (2–3) Márquez (1–4) Helsley (1) 13,380 21–14 W3
36 May 11 @ Brewers 6–1 (11) Reyes (2–0) Boxberger (0–1) — 10,595 22–14 W4
37 May 12 @ Brewers 1–4 Williams (1–0) Helsley (3–1) Hader (8) 10,226 22–15 L1
38 May 13 @ Brewers 2–0 Flaherty (7–0) Burnes (2–3) Reyes (11) 10,554 23–15 W1
39 May 14 @ Padres 4–5 Musgrove (3–4) Oviedo (0–2) Melancon (13) 15,250 23–16 L1
40 May 15 @ Padres (FS1) 3–13 Díaz (2–0) Wainwright (2–4) — 15,250 23–17 L2
41 May 16 @ Padres (ESPN) 3–5 Lamet (1–0) Kim (1–1) Melancon (14) 15,250 23–18 L3
42 May 18 Pirates 5–2 Gant (3–3) Brubaker (3–3) Reyes (12) 14,005 24–18 W1
43 May 19 Pirates 8–5 Flaherty (8–0) Cahill (1–5) Reyes (13) 14,677 25–18 W2
44 May 21 Cubs 3–12 Hendricks (4–4) Helsley (3–2) — 24,282 25–19 L1
45 May 22 Cubs (Fox) 2–1 Cabrera (1–1) Alzolay (2–4) Reyes (14) 26,027 26–19 W1
46 May 23 Cubs (ESPN) 1–2 (10) Kimbrel (1–2) Reyes (2–1) — 24,082 26–20 L1
47 May 24 @ White Sox 1–5 Lynn (5–1) Kim (1–2) — 14,629 26–21 L2
48 May 25 @ White Sox 3–8 Giolito (4–4) Flaherty (8–1) Hendriks (10) 16,380 26–22 L3
49 May 26 @ White Sox 4–0 Gant (4–3) Rodón (5–2) — 14,791 27–22 W1
50 May 27 @ Diamondbacks 5–4 (10) Reyes (3–1) Crichton (0–4) Ponce de Leon (1) 8,951 28–22 W2
51 May 28 @ Diamondbacks 8–6 Woodford (1–0) Bumgarner (4–5) Ponce de Leon (2) 11,581 29–22 W3
52 May 29 @ Diamondbacks 7–4 Wainwright (3–4) Frankoff (0–2) Reyes (15) 17,834 30–22 W4
53 May 30 @ Diamondbacks 2–9 Peacock (2–1) Kim (1–3) Smith (1) 16,681 30–23 L1
54 May 31 @ Dodgers 4–9 Bauer (6–3) Helsley (3–3) — 18,071 30–24 L2
June: 10–17 (Home: 8–8 ; Away: 2–9)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
55 June 1 @ Dodgers 3–2 Gallegos (3–1) Treinen (1–2) Reyes (16) 15,683 31–24 W1
56 June 2 @ Dodgers 3–14 Buehler (4–0) Martínez (3–5) — 15,889 31–25 L1
57 June 3 Reds 2–4 Gutiérrez (1–1) Wainwright (3–5) Sims (4) 15,327 31–26 L2
58 June 4 Reds 4–6 Castillo (2–8) Kim (1–4) Feliz (1) 22,756 31–27 L3
59 June 5 Reds 2–5 Mahle (5–2) Helsley (3–4) Sims (5) 23,365 31–28 L4
60 June 6 Reds 7–8 Hembree (1–1) Reyes (3–2) Sims (6) 21,152 31–29 L5
61 June 8 Indians 1–10 Bieber (7–3) Martínez (3–6) — 16,178 31–30 L6
62 June 9 Indians 8–2 Wainwright (4–5) Mejía (0–1) — 16,331 32–30 W1
63 June 11 @ Cubs 5–8 Nance (1–0) Cabrera (1–2) Kimbrel (16) 35,112 32–31 L1
64 June 12 @ Cubs (Fox) 2–7 Hendricks (8–4) Gant (4–4) Kimbrel (17) 39,095 32–32 L2
65 June 13 @ Cubs (ESPN) 0–2 Davies (4–3) Martínez (3–7) Kimbrel (18) 35,225 32–33 L3
66 June 14 Marlins 4–2 Gallegos (4–1) Floro (2–4) Reyes (17) 24,281 33–33 W1
67 June 15 Marlins 2–1 Reyes (4–2) García (3–5) — 24,736 34–33 W2
68 June 16 Marlins 1–0 Helsley (4–4) Alcántara (4–6) — 24,682 35–33 W3
69 June 17 @ Braves 0–4 Morton (6–3) Gant (4–5) — 33,412 35–34 L1
70 June 18 @ Braves 1–9 Fried (4–4) Martínez (3–8) — 40,377 35–35 L2
— June 19 @ Braves Postponed (rain, makeup June 20)
71 June 20 (1) @ Braves 9–1 (7) Wainwright (5–5) Wilson (2–3) — 33,781 36–35 W1
72 June 20 (2) @ Braves (ESPN) 0–1 (7) Smyly (4–3) Kim (1–5) Smith (13) 36,977 36–36 L1
73 June 22 @ Tigers 2–8 Funkhouser (1–0) Oviedo (0–3) — 13,492 36–37 L2
74 June 23 @ Tigers 2–6 Manning (1–1) Gant (4–6) — 13,263 36–38 L3
75 June 24 Pirates 2–8 Kuhl (2–4) Martínez (3–9) — 33,254 36–39 L4
76 June 25 Pirates 4–5 Crowe (1–4) Woodford (1–1) Rodríguez (10) 34,812 36–40 L5
77 June 26 Pirates 3–1 Wainwright (6–5) Brubaker (4–7) Reyes (18) 33,058 37–40 W1
78 June 27 Pirates 2–7 Kranick (1–0) Oviedo (0–4) — 25,163 37–41 L1
79 June 28 Diamondbacks 7–1 Gallegos (5–1) Young (2–6) — 27,175 38–41 W1
80 June 29 Diamondbacks 3–2 Martínez (4–9) Smith (2–4) Reyes (19) 28,740 39–41 W2
81 June 30 Diamondbacks 7–4 Kim (2–5) Smith (1–4) Reyes (20) 27,235 40–41 W3
July: 12–11 (Home: 6–3 ; Away: 6–8)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
82 July 1 @ Rockies 2–5 Bard (4–4) Gallegos (5–2) — 30,410 40–42 L1
83 July 2 @ Rockies 9–3 (10) Reyes (5–2) Almonte (1–2) — 47,224 41–42 W1
84 July 3 @ Rockies 2–3 Chacín (2–1) Cabrera (1–3) Bard (12) 48,182 41–43 L1
85 July 4 @ Rockies 2–3 Lawrence (1–0) Reyes (5–3) — 36,891 41–44 L2
86 July 5 @ Giants 5–3 Kim (3–5) Gausman (8–3) — 32,644 42–44 W1
87 July 6 @ Giants 6–5 Wainwright (7–5) Cueto (6–5) Miller (1) 18,785 43–44 W2
88 July 7 @ Giants 2–5 Wood (8–3) Oviedo (0–5) McGee (17) 19,067 43–45 L1
89 July 9 @ Cubs 5–10 Hendricks (11–4) LeBlanc (0–2) — 36,192 43–46 L2
90 July 10 @ Cubs 6–0 Kim (4–5) Davies (5–6) — 39,368 44–46 W1
— July 11 @ Cubs Postponed (rain, makeup September 24)
91st All-Star Game in Denver, Colorado
91 July 16 Giants 2–7 Jackson (1–0) Wainwright (7–6) — 33,743 44–47 L1
92 July 17 Giants 3–1 Kim (5–5) DeSclafani (10–4) Reyes (21) 40,489 45–47 W1
93 July 18 Giants 2–1 Cabrera (2–3) Brebbia (0–1) Reyes (22) 29,425 46–47 W2
94 July 19 Cubs 8–3 Woodford (2–1) Mills (4–3) — 38,199 47–47 W2
95 July 20 Cubs 6–7 Maples (1–0) Reyes (5–4) Kimbrel (22) 35,402 47–48 L1
96 July 21 Cubs 3–2 (10) McFarland (1–0) Kimbrel (1–3) — 37,008 48–48 L1
97 July 22 Cubs 3–2 Kim (6–5) Alzolay (4–10) Reyes (23) 41,412 49–48 W1
98 July 23 @ Reds 5–6 Brach (1–1) Gallegos (5–3) Hembree (7) 30,605 49–49 L1
99 July 24 @ Reds 3–5 Castillo (4–10) Woodford (2–2) Hembree (8) 33,489 49–50 L2
100 July 25 @ Reds 10–6 Helsley (5–4) Gray (2–6) — 21,947 50–50 W1
101 July 27 @ Indians 4–2 Wainwright (8–6) Shaw (3–5) Reyes (24) 19,480 51–50 W2
102 July 28 @ Indians 2–7 Plesac (6–3) Kim (6–6) — 19,927 51–51 W2
103 July 30 Twins 5–1 Helsley (6–4) Duffey (2–3) — 34,036 52–51 W3
104 July 31 Twins 1–8 Alcalá (3–5) Woodford (2–3) — 33,432 52–52 L1
August: 15–11 (Home: 6–9 ; Away: 9–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
105 August 1 Twins 7–3 Wainwright (9–6) Pineda (4–6) — 28,975 53–52 W1
106 August 3 Braves 1–6 Fried (8–7) Lester (3–6) — 31,509 53–53 L1
107 August 4 Braves 4–7 Martin (1–3) Gallegos (5–4) Smith (22) 32,205 53–54 L2
108 August 5 Braves 4–8 Santana (1–0) Gallegos (5–5) — 30,549 53–55 L3
109 August 6 Royals 4–2 Wainwright (10–6) Minor (8–10) Reyes (25) 29,090 54–55 W1
110 August 7 Royals 5–2 García (1–0) Keller (7–11) Gallegos (2) 36,615 55–55 W2
111 August 8 Royals 5–6 Barlow (4–3) Reyes (5–5) Lovelady (1) 31,943 55–56 L1
112 August 10 @ Pirates 4–1 Happ (6–6) Brault (0–1) Reyes (26) 10,056 56–56 W1
113 August 11 @ Pirates 4–0 Wainwright (11–6) Crowe (3–7) — 8,548 57–56 W2
114 August 12 @ Pirates 7–6 McFarland (2–0) Brubaker (4–12) Reyes (27) 8,676 58–56 W3
115 August 13 @ Royals 6–0 Flaherty (9–1) Minor (8–11) — 30,620 59–56 W4
116 August 14 @ Royals 9–4 Lester (4–6) Keller (7–13) — 35,784 60–56 W5
117 August 15 @ Royals 7–2 Happ (7–6) Bubic (3–6) — 18,317 61–56 W6
118 August 17 Brewers 0–2 Burnes (8–4) Wainwright (11–7) Hader (24) 28,058 61–57 L1
119 August 18 Brewers 4–6 (10) Hader (4–2) Reyes (5–6) Williams (3) 25,938 61–58 L2
120 August 19 Brewers 8–4 Fernández (1–0) Woodruff (7–7) — 27,545 62–58 W1
121 August 20 Pirates 0–4 Keller (4–10) Mikolas (0–1) — 28,406 62–59 L1
122 August 21 Pirates 4–5 Shreve (2–1) Cabrera (2–4) Bednar (1) 30,205 62–60 L2
123 August 22 Pirates 3–0 Wainwright (12–7) Brault (0–2) Reyes (28) 34,431 63–60 W1
124 August 24 Tigers 3–4 Mize (7–6) Flaherty (9–2) Fulmer (8) 28,185 63–61 L1
125 August 25 Tigers 3–2 (10) McFarland (3–0) Fulmer (5–6) — 24,304 64–61 W1
126 August 26 @ Pirates 7–11 Kuhl (4–6) Cabrera (2–5) — 8,618 64–62 L1
127 August 27 @ Pirates 4–3 Happ (8–6) Peters (0–2) Reyes (29) 12,662 65–62 W1
128 August 28 @ Pirates 13–0 Wainwright (13–7) Brault (0–3) — 20,043 66–62 W2
129 August 29 @ Pirates 3–4 Stratton (5–0) Reyes (5–7) — 10,290 66–63 L1
130 August 30 @ Reds 3–1 Lester (5–6) Castillo (7–14) Gallegos (3) 10,773 67–63 W1
— August 31 @ Reds Postponed (rain, makeup September 1)
September: 22–7 (Home: 9–4 ; Away: 13–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
131 September 1 (1) @ Reds 5–4 (7) Cabrera (3–5) Miley (11–5) Gallegos (4) 10,365 68–63 W2
132 September 1 (2) @ Reds 2–12 (7) Gray (7–6) Happ (8–7) — 10,892 68–64 L1
133 September 3 @ Brewers 15–4 Wainwright (14–7) Peralta (9–4) — 23,987 69–64 W1
134 September 4 @ Brewers 0–4 Houser (8–6) Kim (6–7) — 33,439 69–65 L1
135 September 5 @ Brewers 5–6 Sánchez (2–0) Reyes (5–8) — 33,845 69–66 L2
136 September 6 Dodgers 1–5 Scherzer (13–4) Mikolas (0–2) — 43,575 69–67 L3
137 September 7 Dodgers 2–7 Vesia (3–1) Happ (8–8) — 34,500 69–68 L4
138 September 8 Dodgers 5–4 Wainwright (15–7) White (1–3) Gallegos (5) 35,566 70–68 W1
139 September 9 Dodgers 2–1 Reyes (6–8) Bickford (3–2) Gallegos (6) 31,173 71–68 W2
140 September 10 Reds 2–4 Lorenzen (1–2) McFarland (3–1) Givens (7) 29,597 71–69 L1
141 September 11 Reds 6–4 Reyes (7–8) Sims (5–3) Gallegos (7) 33,404 72–69 W1
142 September 12 Reds 2–0 Happ (9–8) Gray (7–7) Gallegos (8) 32,872 73–69 W2
143 September 13 @ Mets 7–0 Wainwright (16–7) Hill (6–7) — 19,057 74–69 W3
144 September 14 @ Mets 7–6 (11) Reyes (8–8) Reed (0–1) Kim (1) 21,825 75–69 W4
145 September 15 @ Mets 11–4 Lester (6–6) Megill (3–5) — 21,001 76–69 W5
146 September 17 Padres 8–2 Mikolas (1–2) Velasquez (3–7) — 30,937 77–69 W6
147 September 18 Padres 3–2 Miller (1–0) Pagán (4–2) Gallegos (9) 40,626 78–69 W7
148 September 19 Padres 8–7 Reyes (9–8) Arrieta (5–14) Gallegos (10) 35,326 79–69 W8
149 September 20 @ Brewers 5–2 Lester (7–6) Peralta (9–5) García (1) 28,291 80–69 W9
150 September 21 @ Brewers 2–1 Woodford (3–3) Woodruff (9–10) Gallegos (11) 30,475 81–69 W10
151 September 22 @ Brewers 10–2 Mikolas (2–2) Anderson (4–9) — 29,635 82–69 W11
152 September 23 @ Brewers 8–5 McFarland (4–1) Ashby (3–1) Gallegos (12) 30,804 83–69 W12
153 September 24 (1) @ Cubs 8–5 (7) Reyes (10–8) Steele (3–4) Gallegos (13) 29,030 84–69 W13
154 September 24 (2) @ Cubs 12–4 (7) Hudson (1–0) Davies (6–12) — 35,020 85–69 W14
155 September 25 @ Cubs 8–5 Kim (7–7) Heuer (7–3) — 32,918 86–69 W15
156 September 26 @ Cubs 4–2 Cabrera (4–5) Heuer (7–4) Gallegos (14) 26,547 87–69 W16
157 September 28 Brewers 6–2 Wainwright (17–7) Gustave (1–1) — 35,726 88–69 W17
158 September 29 Brewers 0–4 Houser (10–6) Mikolas (2–3) — 35,283 88–70 L1
159 September 30 Brewers 4–3 Happ (10–8) Sánchez (2–1) García (2) 29,161 89–70 W1
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2 ; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Box / L10
160 October 1 Cubs 4–3 Gallegos (6–5) Nance (1–1) — 41,618 90–70 W2
161 October 2 Cubs (Fox) 5–6 Adam (1–0) García (1–1) Wick (5) 45,239 90–71 L1
162 October 3 Cubs 2–3 (7) Biagini (1–0) Woodford (3–4) — 46,525 90–72 L2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals team member

Awards

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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See also: St. Louis Cardinals all-time roster and List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches
2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Tommy Edman 159 641 91 168 41 3 11 56 30 38 .262 .387
Paul Goldschmidt 158 603 102 177 36 2 31 99 12 67 .294 .514
Nolan Arenado 157 593 81 151 34 3 34 105 2 50 .255 .494
Dylan Carlson 149 542 79 144 31 4 18 65 2 57 .266 .437
Tyler O'Neill 138 482 89 138 26 2 34 80 15 38 .286 .560
Yadier Molina 121 440 45 111 19 0 11 66 3 24 .252 .370
Harrison Bader 103 367 45 98 21 1 16 50 9 27 .267 .460
Paul DeJong 113 356 44 70 10 1 19 45 4 35 .197 .390
Edmundo Sosa 113 288 39 78 8 4 6 27 4 17 .271 .389
Matt Carpenter 130 207 18 35 11 1 3 21 2 35 .169 .275
Andrew Knizner 63 161 18 28 7 0 1 9 0 20 .174 .236
Justin Williams 51 119 10 19 0 0 4 11 0 17 .160 .261
Lars Nootbaar 58 109 15 26 3 1 5 15 2 13 .239 .422
José Rondón 63 80 13 21 3 0 3 9 2 8 .263 .413
Lane Thomas 32 48 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 10 .104 .125
Austin Dean 22 30 5 7 2 0 1 7 0 6 .233 .400
John Nogowski 19 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .056 .056
Max Moroff 6 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .063 .063
Scott Hurst 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Ali Sánchez 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000
Pitcher Totals 162 242 8 23 6 0 1 11 0 15 .095 .132
Team Totals 162 5351 706 1303 261 22 198 678 89 478 .244 .412

Source:[1]

Pitching

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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

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Adam Wainwright 17 7 3.05 32 32 0 206.1 168 72 70 50 174
Kwang-hyun Kim 7 7 3.46 27 21 1 106.2 98 46 41 39 80
Carlos Martínez 4 9 6.23 16 16 0 82.1 77 58 57 36 57
Giovanny Gallegos 6 5 3.02 73 0 14 80.1 51 28 27 20 95
Jack Flaherty 9 2 3.22 17 15 0 78.1 57 35 28 26 85
John Gant 4 6 3.42 25 14 0 76.1 64 32 29 56 56
Alex Reyes 10 8 3.24 69 0 29 72.1 46 32 26 52 95
Génesis Cabrera 4 5 3.73 71 0 0 70.0 52 31 29 36 77
Jake Woodford 3 4 3.99 26 8 0 67.2 66 32 30 25 50
Jon Lester 4 1 4.36 12 12 0 66.0 68 34 32 26 40
Johan Oviedo 0 5 4.91 14 13 0 62.1 61 39 34 37 51
J. A. Happ 5 2 4.00 11 11 0 54.0 52 24 24 17 45
Ryan Helsley 6 4 4.56 51 0 1 47.1 40 24 24 27 47
Miles Mikolas 2 3 4.23 9 9 0 44.2 43 24 21 11 31
Wade LeBlanc 0 1 3.61 12 8 0 42.1 45 17 17 16 23
T. J. McFarland 4 1 2.56 38 0 0 38.2 32 11 11 9 21
Andrew Miller 0 0 4.75 40 0 0 36.0 41 19 19 16 40
Daniel Ponce de Leon 1 1 6.21 24 2 2 33.1 32 24 23 22 24
Luis García 1 1 3.24 34 0 2 33.1 25 12 12 8 34
Kodi Whitley 0 0 2.49 25 0 0 25.1 15 8 7 12 27
Junior Fernández 1 0 5.66 18 0 0 20.2 25 13 13 15 15
Tyler Webb 0 0 13.22 22 0 0 16.1 22 26 24 19 14
Justin Miller 1 0 4.50 18 0 1 16.0 15 8 8 5 9
Seth Elledge 0 0 4.63 11 0 0 11.2 13 6 6 7 11
Jordan Hicks 0 0 5.40 10 0 0 10.0 5 6 6 10 10
Dakota Hudson 1 0 2.08 2 1 0 8.2 7 2 2 1 6
Brandon Waddell 0 0 4.15 4 0 0 4.1 4 2 2 5 6
Brandon Dickson 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 5 3 3 0 1
Ángel Rondón 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Matt Carpenter 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Roel Ramírez 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
Bernardo Flores 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 2 0
Team Totals 90 72 3.98 162 162 50 1417.0 1234 672 626 608 1225

Source:[2]

Postseason

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Game log

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2021 Postseason (0–1)
National League Wild Card Game (0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 October 6 @ Dodgers 1–3 Jansen (1–0) McFarland (0–1) — 53,193 0–1

Postseason rosters

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Playoff rosters
National League Wild Card Game

Minor league system and first-year player draft

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Teams

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See also: List of St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliates, St. Louis Cardinals minor league players, and Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Division Manager W–L/Stats Standing Refs
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds Triple-A East Southeast Ben Johnson 61–67 5th of 7 [11]
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Double-A Central North José Leger 45–75 5th of 5
High-A Peoria Chiefs High-A Central West Chris Swauger 45–75 6th of 6
Low-A Palm Beach Cardinals Low-A Southeast East José León 37–80 4th of 4
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League East Roberto Espinoza 24–29 5th of 5
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Blue Dominican Summer League South Fray Peniche 21–38 7th of 8
DSL Cardinals Red San Pedro Estuar Ruiz 27–30 6th of 8

Major League Baseball draft

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Main article: 2021 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
Round Pick Name, Age Pos / Bats School (State) Signing bonus
1 18 Michael McGreevy, 21 RHP / R University of California, Santa Barbara (CA) $2.75 million
2 54 Joshua Baez, 18 OF / R Dexter Southfield School (MA) $2.25 million
3 70 Ryan Holgate, 21 OF / L University of Arizona (AZ) $875,000
3 90 Austin Love, 22 RHP / R University of North Carolina (NC) $600,000
4 120 Zane Mills, 21 RHP / R Washington State University (WA) $375,000
5 151 Gordon Graceffo, 21 RHP / R Villanova University (PA) $500,000
6 181 Alfredo Ruiz, 21 LHP / L Long Beach State University (CA) $50,000
7 211 Alec Willis, 18 RHP / R Regis Jesuit High School (CO) $1.00 million
8 241 Mike Antico, 23 OF / L University of Texas (TX) $20,000
9 271 Trent Baker, 22 RHP / R Angelo State University (TX) $75,000
10 301 Osvaldo Tovalin, 21 3B / R Azusa Pacific University (CA) $50,000
11 331 Mack Chambers, 21 SS / S University of New Mexico (NM) $175,000
12 361 Chris Gerard, 21 LHP / R Virginia Tech (VA) $250,000
13 391 Hayes Heinecke, 22 LHP / L Wofford College (SC) $125,000
14 421 Andre Granillo, 21 RHP / R University of California, Riverside (CA) $125,000
15 451 Alex Cornwell, 22 LHP / L University of Southern California (CA) $50,000
16 481 Aaron McKeithan, 21 C / R University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC) $50,000
17 511 Elijah Cabell, 21 OF / R Florida State University (FL) $125,000
18 541 Andrew Marrero, 21 RHP / R University of Connecticut (CT) $100,000
19 571 Thomas Francisco, 22 1B / L East Carolina University (NC) $100,000
20 601 Xavier Casserilla, 18 3B / R V.R. Eaton High School (TX) Did not sign

References

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  1. ^ "2021 St. Louis Cardinals sortable schedule". St. Louis Cardinals.[dead link]
  2. ^ Silver, Zachary (November 7, 2021). "Five Cardinals win 2021 NL Gold Glove Awards". MLB.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardinals winning streak: St. Louis shut out by Brewers, ending winning streak at 17 games". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cards match team record with 14 straight wins". ESPN.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "5 Cardinals snag Gold Glove awards to set record". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cards first team to win 5 -- FIVE!! -- GGs". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arenado, Correa take home Platinum Gloves". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlson finishes third in NL ROY voting". MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cardinals Stats | Cardinals Leaders". MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Shildt finishes third in NL MOY voting". MLB.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Affiliates". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
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