Memphis Redbirds
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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
(PCL) as an expansion team in 1998, and were owned as a non-profit
community entity. In September 2008, the Cardinals extended their player development agreement with the Redbirds through 2012. The Redbirds are currently run by Global Spectrum, a Comcast
-owned company.
The club operates a number of programs in the community. The Memphis Redbirds Foundation
is a non-profit program that uses its funds to enable children to participate in sports across the Memphis area. The RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner-City)
program is an instructional baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System)
program runs during the school year, and helps fund baseball and softball teams for middle and junior high schools in the Memphis City School System.
Since the team's inception in 1998, the Redbirds have made it to the PCL playoffs three times. The team went all the way to winning the league championship on the first two occasions.
Long-time manager, Chris Maloney
(past five years), will leave the team to become the first-base coach of the parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals
, as reported on Nov. 16, 2011.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals
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...
. They play their home games at AutoZone Park
AutoZone Park
AutoZone Park is a minor league baseball stadium located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee and the home of the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League, the AAA affiliate of the St...
in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south and I-240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis....
. The stadium's capacity is 14,320. They entered the Pacific Coast League
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League is a minor-league baseball league operating in the Western, Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Along with the International League and the Mexican League, it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball.The...
(PCL) as an expansion team in 1998, and were owned as a non-profit
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
community entity. In September 2008, the Cardinals extended their player development agreement with the Redbirds through 2012. The Redbirds are currently run by Global Spectrum, a Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
-owned company.
The club operates a number of programs in the community. The Memphis Redbirds Foundation
Memphis Redbirds Foundation
The non-profit Memphis Redbirds Foundation is the first 501 charitable organization in the United States to own a professional baseball franchise and its playing facility, AutoZone Park...
is a non-profit program that uses its funds to enable children to participate in sports across the Memphis area. The RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner-City)
RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner-City)
TheRBI program is the Memphis Redbirds' implementation of RBI , a program sponsored by Major League Baseball in an attempt to renew interest in baseball in inner-city neighborhoods. The Memphis RBI program helps inner-city children, gives them safe summer activity uniforms, equipment, daily...
program is an instructional baseball and softball summer program for boys and girls ages 6 to 15. The STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System)
STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning In The Public Education System)
The STRIPES program is a community project supported by the Memphis Redbirds and the Memphis Redbirds Foundation...
program runs during the school year, and helps fund baseball and softball teams for middle and junior high schools in the Memphis City School System.
Since the team's inception in 1998, the Redbirds have made it to the PCL playoffs three times. The team went all the way to winning the league championship on the first two occasions.
Long-time manager, 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...
(past five years), will leave the team to become the first-base coach of the parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals
2012 St. Louis Cardinals season
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...
, as reported on Nov. 16, 2011.
Managers
Statistics current through 2011| # | Manager | Seasons | Wins | Losses | WPct | PA | PW | PL | WS | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | .512 | ||||||||
| 2 | .448 | |||||||||
| 3 | – | .469 | ||||||||
| 4 | – | .512 | ||||||||
| Totals | — | 997 | 1,005 | .498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |