2012 St. Louis Cardinals season
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The St. Louis Cardinals
' 2012 season
will be the 131st for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri
, the 121st season in the National League
, and the seventh at Busch Stadium III
. The Cardinals, who will be attempting to make their 25th trip to postseason play in 2012, after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over Atlanta
on the last day of the regular season in 2011, begin the 2012 season away against the Miami Marlins on April 4.
announced his retirement after 16 years as manager of the Cardinals.
After interviewing several candidates, the Cardinals announced, in a press conference on November 14, that former Cardinals' catcher Mike Matheny
would the team's new manager.
On November 16, Matheny and the Cardinals announced the new coaching staff: Dave Duncan stays on as the pitching coach for the 17th year as he was the only coach under contract, with third-base coach Jose Oquendo
, hitting coach Mark McGwire
, and bullpen coach Derek Lilliquist
. Mike Aldrete
, 50, moves from assistant hitting coach to bench coach. Chris Maloney
also 50, moves from manager of the AAA Memphis Redbirds
team to first-base coach; his first time on a major league staff. Former bench coach Joe Pettini
and first-base coach Dave McKay
move to other roles in baseball operations for the team.
Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)
Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)
All game times are in Central Time Zone
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St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
' 2012 season
2012 Major League Baseball season
The 2012 Major League Baseball season, will begin on March 28 with the first of a two game series between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Japan...
will be the 131st for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, the 121st season in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
, and the seventh at Busch Stadium III
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, of MLB...
. The Cardinals, who will be attempting to make their 25th trip to postseason play in 2012, after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
on the last day of the regular season in 2011, begin the 2012 season away against the Miami Marlins on April 4.
Management
On October 31, 2011, Tony La RussaTony La Russa
Anthony "Tony" La Russa, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball manager and infielder, best known for his tenures as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals...
announced his retirement after 16 years as manager of the Cardinals.
After interviewing several candidates, the Cardinals announced, in a press conference on November 14, that former Cardinals' catcher Mike Matheny
Mike Matheny
Michael Scott Matheny is the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He is also a former baseball catcher, playing for four different teams during his thirteen years in the major leagues...
would the team's new manager.
On November 16, Matheny and the Cardinals announced the new coaching staff: Dave Duncan stays on as the pitching coach for the 17th year as he was the only coach under contract, with third-base coach Jose Oquendo
José Oquendo
José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo Contreras is a former Major League Baseball infielder and the current third base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals...
, hitting coach Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire
Mark David McGwire , nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St...
, and bullpen coach Derek Lilliquist
Derek Lilliquist
Derek Jansen Lilliquist , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1989-1996. He later became a minor league pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and was named their major league bullpen coach on November 2, 2010.-External links:...
. Mike Aldrete
Mike Aldrete
Michael Peter Aldrete is a former first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball.Aldrete was a four-year letterman at Stanford University...
, 50, moves from assistant hitting coach to bench coach. Chris Maloney
Chris Maloney
James Christopher Maloney is the first base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. A former minor league first baseman and outfielder, he began the season as the skipper of the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League, his fifth consecutive season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A...
also 50, moves from manager of the AAA Memphis Redbirds
Memphis Redbirds
The Memphis Redbirds are the Triple-A minor league baseball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. They play their home games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The stadium's capacity is 14,320. They entered the Pacific Coast League as an expansion team in 1998, and were owned as a...
team to first-base coach; his first time on a major league staff. Former bench coach Joe Pettini
Joe Pettini
Joseph Paul "Joe" Pettini is a former Major League Baseball player and a current major league bench coach with the St. Louis Cardinals. Joe and his family now reside in Bethany, West Virginia....
and first-base coach Dave McKay
Dave McKay
David Lawrence McKay is a Canadian former major league baseball player and a longtime coach at the MLB level. As an active player, he was an infielder for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics...
move to other roles in baseball operations for the team.
Game log
The Cardinals, and all 30 teams, had their schedules released by Major League Baseball on September 14, 2011. The Cardinals' opening is away against the Miami Marlins on April 4.Regular Season Schedule (calendar style)
Regular Season Schedule (sortable text)
All game times are in Central Time Zone
Central Time zone
In North America, the Central Time Zone refers to national time zones which observe standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC , and daylight saving, or summer time by subtracting five hours...
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| 2012 Game Log | |
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Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B= Doubles; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; GIDP = Grounded into Double Play; Avg. = Batting Average; OBP = On-base Percentage; SLG = Slugging Percentage| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | GIDP | Avg. | OBP | SLG |
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Starting pitchers
Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W = Wins; L = Loss; ERA = Earned Run Average; WHIP = (Walks + Hits) per Innings Pitched; HBP = Hit by Pitch; BF = Batters faced; O-AVG = Opponent Batting Ave.; O-SLG = Opponent Slugging Ave.; R support avg = Average Runs support from his team per Games Started| Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched In baseball statistics, walks plus hits per inning pitched is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. It is a measure of a pitcher's ability to prevent batters from reaching base... |
HBP | BF | O-AVG | O-SLG | R support avg |
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