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2001 St. Louis Cardinals season

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Record
  
93–69 (.574)

Start date
  
2001

General manager
  
Walt Jocketty

Local radio
  
KMOX

Divisional place
  
2nd

Manager
  
Tony La Russa

Owner
  
William O. DeWitt Jr.

2001 St. Louis Cardinals season

Local televisions
  
Fox Sports Midwest, KPLR-TV

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2000 St. Louis Cardinals season

The St. Louis Cardinals 2001 season was the team's 120th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 110th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 93-69 during the season and finished tied for first in the National League Central division with the Houston Astros. Both the Cardinals and Astros finished five games ahead of the third-place Chicago Cubs. The Astros were declared the NL Central champion in the playoffs due to a better head-to-head record, and the Cardinals were seeded as the wild-card. In the playoffs the Cardinals lost to the eventual World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks 3 games to 2 in the NLDS.

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Third baseman/Outfielder Albert Pujols won the Rookie of the Year Award this year, batting .329, with 37 home runs and 130 RBIs. Second baseman Fernando Viña and outfielder Jim Edmonds won Gold Gloves in 2001.

Offseason

  • December 22, 2000: Quinton McCracken was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • January 5, 2001: Bobby Bonilla was Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • January 5, 2001: John Mabry was signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • March 28, 2001: Quinton McCracken was released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

    • Regular season

    Albert Pujols made his major league debut on April 2 against the Colorado Rockies. He appeared in three at-bats and collected one hit.

    On September 3, Bud Smith became the ninth Cardinal and eighteenth rookie to hurl a no-hitter.

    Transactions

  • April 9, 2001: John Mabry was sent to the Florida Marlins by the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a conditional deal.
  • June 5, 2001: Dan Haren was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 2001.
  • June 5, 2001: Joe Mather was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft.
  • June 5, 2001: Skip Schumaker was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th round of the 2001 amateur draft.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    NLDS

    Arizona wins the series, 3-2

    Awards and honors

  • Jim Edmonds, OF, Gold Glove Award
  • Albert Pujols, 3B, National League Rookie of the Year Award
  • Fernando Viña, 2B, Gold Glove Award

    • All-Star Game

  • Matt Morris, Pitcher, Reserve
  • Albert Pujols, 3B, Reserve

    • References

    2001 St. Louis Cardinals season Wikipedia
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