2023 St. Louis Cardinals
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkBusch Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record71–91 (.438)
Divisional place5th
OwnersWilliam DeWitt Jr.
General managersMike Girsch
ManagersOliver Marmol
TelevisionBally Sports Midwest
(Chip Caray, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
RadioKMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 2023 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 142nd season for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Major League Baseball franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 132nd season for the Cardinals in the National League and their 18th at Busch Stadium III. They entered the season as the defending NL Central champions.

Their 82nd loss on September 15 (65–82) guaranteed their first losing season since 2007 (78–84), after 16 consecutive winning seasons and only their third losing season since 1999 (75–86).[1]

After their 89th loss on September 27, they secured their first last-place finish since 1990 (70–92), with the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing above them in fourth place.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2022 season 93–69, to win the National League Central division title for the first time since 2019. They lost in the Wild Card round to the Philadelphia Phillies. The season also marked the final season for Cardinal legends Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina as both had announced their retirements prior to the season beginning.

Offseason

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:[2]

  • institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
  • limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
  • limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
  • larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares);

Regular season

Opening Day

Opening Day starting lineup
No. Player Pos.
Batters
 33Brendan Donovan2B
 21Lars NootbaarLF
46Paul Goldschmidt1B
28Nolan Arenado3B
40Willson ContrerasC
27Tyler O'NeillCF
16Nolan GormanDH
18Jordan WalkerRF
19Tommy EdmanSS
Starting pitcher
39Miles Mikolas
References: [3]

Summary

April

The Cardinals won the opening series of the season, winning two out of three from the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the Cardinals went on to only win one more series against the Colorado Rockies, and they were swept twice by the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. On April 4, drama ensued as outfielder Tyler O'Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuña Jr. at home in a 4–1 loss to Atlanta. After the game, manager Oliver Marmol sharply criticized O'Neill's perceived lack of effort while rounding third base, calling it "unacceptable."[4] Following the public criticism, it was considered that O'Neill might have been trying to avoid injury, as he had dealt with two hamstring injuries in 2022 and at the time of the incident it was drizzling.[5] O'Neill criticized Marmol subtlety, telling media that he did not need to take the issue public and it could have been dealt with behind closed doors.[6] As punishment, Marmol benched O'Neill for the following game.[7]

Highly touted rookie Jordan Walker started his career off with a twelve game hit streak, which tied a MLB record for the longest by a player age 20 or younger to begin his career.[8] Following the end of his hit streak against the Pirates on April 13, Walker cooled down at the plate and with his subpar defensive ability in his new outfield position, he was optioned back to AAA Memphis on April 26.[9]

May

To start May, the Cardinals were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels followed by dropping a series against the Detroit Tigers. Following the back-to-back series losses to start the month, the Cardinals announced that first-year catcher Willson Contreras would be removed from the catching role and be exclusively used as a designated hitter.[10] The reason given for this move was to allow Contreras to communicate with the pitching staff and figure out how to work better together.

The Cardinals then started a successful run of baseball, where they won a series against the rival Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, followed by a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Following the sweep of the Red Sox, the Cardinals announced that Contreras would return to catching duties to start the upcoming home stand.[11] They then returned home to win back to back series, starting with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers and then a four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

To finish the month, the Cardinals cooled off with a split of a four-game series against the Reds in Cincinnati, followed by dropping a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians, which was also the Cardinals' first series loss since May 6. The Cardinals ended the month by splitting a two-game series with the Kansas City Royals at home, which involved a Game One loss where Royals pitchers Josh Staumont and Mike Mayers took a perfect game into the 8th inning before being broken up by a Nolan Arenado single.[12]

June

In June, the Cardinals dropped their first four series, which included falling victim to sweeps by the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road and the San Francisco Giants at home. During this stretch, 2022 All-Star closer Ryan Helsley was also placed on the 15-Day IL with a right forearm strain on June 12,[13] which was followed with the decision to assign Jordan Hicks the closer role. Hicks was one of the few bright spots of the team in June, earning 5 saves in the second half of the month which involved earning saves on three straight days against the New York Mets and Washington Nationals and hitting 104.3 miles per hour.[14] These saves were also the first earned by Hicks since he earned 14 in the 2019 season.[15]

The Cardinals also played the Chicago Cubs in the 2023 London Series as the home team, which involved a two-game series split where the Cubs took game one by a score of 9–1 that involved outfielder Ian Happ hitting two home runs off of starter Adam Wainwright,[16] followed by the Cardinals winning game two by a score of 7–5.[17]

July

The Cardinals won two of three series before the All-Star Break, in which Nolan Arenado was the sole Cardinal All-Star selection, starting at third base for the National League.[18] Coming out of the All-Star Break, the Cardinals pulled off a six-game win streak which included a sweep of the Miami Marlins at home, their best win streak of the season, before fading at the end of the month and losing the final two of three series of July, both to the Chicago Cubs.

A positive turn for the Cardinals in the month of July however as they fell further out of contention was starting pitcher Steven Matz, who had started the season with a 0–7 record and an ERA around five. In July however Matz found his stride, as he went 5.1 innings scoreless against the Chicago White Sox on July 9 before the All-Star Break. Matz then picked up his first win of the season on July 20 against the Chicago Cubs after going 5.0 innings and surrendering one earned run. Matz followed that start with two consecutive quality starts, going 6.0 innings scoreless against both the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs again, picking up his second win of the year in the start against Chicago. Matz finished the month of July with a 2–0 record and a 2.17 ERA in 29.0 IP in the month.[19]

September

The Cardinals in action at Milwaukee on September 27

On September 18, Adam Wainwright, 42, pitching at home against the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers, won his 200th game, 1-0, pitching seven scoreless innings, giving up only four hits, walking two, striking out three. His 2,202 career strikeouts make him the 66th pitcher to have at least 2,200 strikeouts. His 200 wins make him the 122nd pitcher in baseball history to reach that milestone. His 200 wins, all with the Cardinals, rank him third in the team's history, joining Bob Gibson (251) and Jesse Haines (210).[20]

At home on September 29, Wainwright batted for the first time since October 6, 2021. In the sixth inning with the team trailing 14-2, he pinch-hit for designated hitter Luken Baker. On the second pitch, he grounded out sharply to second base. It was his only at-bat that night. Over his career, he has 10 home runs, 75 RBIs, and a .193 batting average. He has five seasons batting over .200.[21]

In his final game and the team for the season on October 1, Wainwright struck out swinging in the eighth inning, with the team leading 4-3, the final score. Wainwright was 0-for-2 for the season.[22]

Game Log

Legend
Cardinals Win Cardinals Loss Game Postponed Eliminated from playoff race
Boldface text denotes a Cardinals pitcher
2023 St. Louis Cardinals Game Log: 71–91 (Home: 35–46; Away: 36–45) [23]
March/April: 10–19 (Home: 5–8 ; Away: 5–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
1March 30Blue Jays9–10García (1–0)Helsley (0–1)Romano (1)47,6490–1L1
2April 1Blue Jays4–1Flaherty (1–0)Gausman (0–1)Helsley (1)44,4611–1W1
3April 2Blue Jays9–4Montgomery (1–0)Bassitt (0–1)—45,5252–1W2
4April 3Braves4–8Morton (1–0)Woodford (0–1)—37,6892–2L1
5April 4Braves1–4Dodd (1–0)Matz (0–1)Minter (1)36,5012–3L2
6April 5Braves2–5Elder (1–0)Mikolas (0–1)Chavez (1)36,3002–4L3
7April 7@ Brewers0–4Woodruff (1–0)Flaherty (1–1)—28,4592–5L4
8April 8@ Brewers6–0Montgomery (2–0)Lauer (1–1)—43,0773–5W1
9April 9@ Brewers1–6Peralta (2–0)Woodford (0–2)—27,7013–6L1
10April 10@ Rockies4–7Márquez (2–1)Matz (0–2)—24,0923–7L2
11April 11@ Rockies9–6Gallegos (1–0)Johnson (0–1)Helsley (2)25,3994–7W1
12April 12@ Rockies7–4Pallante (1–0)Lawrence (0–1)Helsley (3)22,2505–7W2
13April 13Pirates0–5Velasquez (1–0)Montgomery (2–1)—37,8055–8L1
14April 14Pirates3–0Thompson (1–0)Oviedo (1–1)Gallegos (1)40,6376–8W1
15April 15Pirates3–6 (10)Bednar (2–0)Hicks (0–1)Moreta (1)40,0426–9L1
16April 16Pirates5–4 (10)VerHagen (1–0)Crowe (0–1)—40,3467–9W1
17April 17Diamondbacks3–6Kelly (1–2)Flaherty (1–2)Chafin (3)36,4057–10L1
18April 18Diamondbacks7–8Nelson (3–0)Montgomery (2–2)Castro (1)36,0287–11L2
19April 19Diamondbacks14–5Woodford (1–2)Bumgarner (0–3)—39,0688–11W1
20April 21@ Mariners2–5Kirby (2–1)Matz (0–3)Sewald (5)29,6338–12L1
21April 22@ Mariners4–5Brash (2–2)Thompson (1–1)Sewald (6)38,7328–13L2
22April 23@ Mariners7–3Flaherty (2–2)Flexen (0–4)—36,2499–13W1
23April 24@ Giants0–4Cobb (1–1)Montgomery (2–3)—20,2039–14L1
24April 25@ Giants4–5Hjelle (1–0)Helsley (0–2)—20,7979–15L2
25April 26@ Giants3–7DeSclafani (2–1)Hicks (0–2)Doval (3)21,7489–16L3
26April 27@ Giants6–0Mikolas (1–1)Webb (1–5)—23,39710–16W1
27April 28@ Dodgers3–7May (3–1)Flaherty (2–3)—48,13810–17L1
28April 29@ Dodgers0–1Kershaw (5–1)Montgomery (2–4)Graterol (2)48,76310–18L2
29April 30@ Dodgers3–6Syndergaard (1–3)Thompson (1–2)Phillips (3)52,30410–19L3
May: 15–13 (Home: 7–8 ; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
30May 2Angels1–5Sandoval (3–1)Matz (0–4)—37,04810–20L4
31May 3Angels4–6Tepera (2–1)Gallegos (1–1)Estévez (7)42,14810–21L5
32May 4Angels7–11Canning (2–0)Flaherty (2–4)—40,50810–22L6
33May 5Tigers4–5Boyd (2–2)Hicks (0–3)Lange (6)36,35910–23L7
34May 6Tigers5–6 (10)Cisnero (2–0)Gallegos (1–2)—39,51210–24L8
35May 7Tigers12–6VerHagen (2–0)Englert (1–2)—44,46511–24W1
36May 8@ Cubs3–1Cabrera (1–0)Stroman (2–3)Helsley (4)30,93712–24W2
37May 9@ Cubs6–4Stratton (1–0)Assad (0–2)Gallegos (2)32,69313–24W3
38May 10@ Cubs4–10Steele (6–0)Montgomery (2–5)—36,41313–25L1
39May 12@ Red Sox8–6Helsley (1–2)Jansen (1–1)—34,55314–25W1
40May 13@ Red Sox4–3Pallante (2–0)Jansen (1–2)Gallegos (3)35,93515–25W2
41May 14@ Red Sox9–1Mikolas (2–1)Kluber (2–5)—27,73216–25W3
42May 15Brewers18–1Flaherty (3–4)Peralta (4–3)—34,54817–25W4
43May 16Brewers2–3Payamps (2–0)Montgomery (2–6)Williams (6)34,65517–26L1
44May 17Brewers3–0Liberatore (1–0)Burnes (4–3)Helsley (5)35,43318–26W1
45May 18Dodgers16–8Wainwright (1–0)Urías (5–4)—36,98219–26W2
46May 19Dodgers0–5Gonsolin (2–1)Matz (0–5)—44,77419–27L1
47May 20Dodgers6–5Helsley (2–2)González (1–1)Gallegos (4)45,17720–27W1
48May 21Dodgers10–5VerHagen (3–0)Kershaw (6–4)—44,72121–27W2
49May 22@ Reds5–6 (10)Gibaut (4–1)Helsley (2–3)—9,19421–28L1
50May 23@ Reds8–5Wainwright (2–0)Ashcraft (2–3)Helsley (6)14,15922–28W1
51May 24@ Reds3–10Lively (2–2)Matz (0–6)—12,62622–29L1
52May 25@ Reds2–1Mikolas (3–1)Sims (1–1)Gallegos (5)15,97823–29W1
53May 26@ Guardians3–4Bieber (4–3)Liberatore (1–1)Clase (17)31,30323–30L1
54May 27@ Guardians2–1 (10)Helsley (3–3)Sandlin (2–2)Gallegos (6)32,22424–30W1
55May 28@ Guardians3–4Curry (1–0)Helsley (3–4)—27,39824–31L1
56May 29Royals0–7Mayers (1–0)Wainwright (2–1)—45,91124–32L2
57May 30Royals2–1Mikolas (4–1)Hernández (0–2)Gallegos (7)38,40625–32W1
June: 8–15 (Home: 3–8 ; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
58June 2@ Pirates5–7Ramírez (1–0)Gallegos (1–3)Bednar (11)24,38825–33L1
59June 3@ Pirates3–4Moreta (3–1)Montgomery (2–7)Bednar (12)29,16125–34L2
60June 4@ Pirates1–2Hill (5–5)Mikolas (4–2)Bednar (13)22,94725–35L3
61June 5@ Rangers3–4Smith (1–2)Cabrera (1–1)—25,16125–36L4
62June 6@ Rangers4–6Dunning (5–1)Liberatore (1–2)Smith (11)28,15125–37L5
63June 7@ Rangers1–0Hicks (1–3)Gray (6–2)Helsley (7)30,25126–37W1
64June 9Reds7–4Montgomery (3–7)Lively (3–4)Gallegos (8)43,23827–37W2
65June 10Reds4–8Abbott (2–0)Mikolas (4–3)—45,24627–38L1
66June 11Reds3–4Gibaut (6–1)Hicks (1–4)Díaz (15)42,44527–39L2
67June 12Giants3–4Webb (5–6)Stratton (1–1)Doval (17)40,88627–40L3
68June 13Giants3–11Jackson (1–0)Flaherty (3–5)Winn (1)40,91727–41L4
69June 14Giants5–8 (10)Rogers (1–4)Matz (0–7)Doval (18)39,16527–42L5
70June 16@ Mets1–6Megill (6–4)Mikolas (4–4)—33,94827–43L6
71June 17@ Mets5–3Wainwright (3–1)Senga (6–4)Hicks (1)39,14328–43W1
72June 18@ Mets8–7VerHagen (4–0)Ottavino (0–3)Hicks (2)43,11029–43W2
73June 19@ Nationals8–6Flaherty (4–5)Gray (4–6)Hicks (3)19,99730–43W3
74June 20@ Nationals9–3Montgomery (4–7)Gore (3–6)—22,22331–43W4
75June 21@ Nationals0–3Williams (4–4)Mikolas (4–5)Harvey (4)16,19131–44L1
76June 24†Cubs1–9Steele (8–2)Wainwright (3–2)—54,66231–45L2
77June 25†Cubs7–5Woodford (2–2)Stroman (9–5)Hicks (4)55,56532–45W1
78June 27Astros4–2Montgomery (5–7)Valdez (7–6)Hicks (5)41,51233–45W2
79June 28Astros7–10Martinez (2–3)Gallegos (1–4)Pressly (15)41,45233–46L1
80June 29Astros0–14France (3–3)Wainwright (3–3)—42,50433–47L2
—June 30YankeesPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup: July 1
†The Cardinals were the home team against the Cubs in a two-game series at London Stadium in the 2023 MLB London Series.
July: 14–13 (Home: 8–5 ; Away: 6–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
81July 1 (1)Yankees11–4Flaherty (5–5)Severino (1–3)—44,23734–47W1
82July 1 (2)Yankees2–6King (2–4)Liberatore (1–3)—44,84634–48L1
83July 2Yankees5–1Montgomery (6–7)Cole (8–2)—44,67635–48W1
84July 3@ Marlins4–5Brazobán (3–1)Pallante (2–1)Puk (14)19,63835–49L1
85July 4@ Marlins2–15Luzardo (7–5)Wainwright (3–4)—16,43735–50L2
86July 5@ Marlins9–10Puk (4–2)Hicks (1–5)—9,91135–51L3
87July 6@ Marlins3–0Flaherty (6–5)Pérez (5–3)Hicks (6)8,76336–51W1
88July 7@ White Sox7–8Middleton (2–0)Leahy (0–1)Graveman (7)27,56936–52L1
89July 8@ White Sox3–0Mikolas (5–5)Toussaint (0–2)Hicks (7)26,56037–52W1
90July 9@ White Sox4–3 (10)Romero (1–0)Middleton (2–1)—29,76938–52W2
93rd All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
—July 14NationalsSuspended (rain); Resuming: July 15th
91July 15 (1)Nationals5–7 (10)Finnegan (4–3)Hicks (1–6)Harvey (9)42,04238–53L1
92July 15 (2)Nationals9–6Hudson (1–0)Willingham (0–1)—41,90039–53W1
93July 16Nationals8–4Flaherty (7–5)Gray (6–8)—42,62640–53W2
94July 17Marlins6–4Mikolas (6–5)Floro (3–5)Hicks (8)35,61941–53W3
95July 18Marlins5–2 (10)Romero (2–0)Puk (4–4)—38,49042–53W4
96July 19Marlins6–4Thompson (2–2)Alcántara (3–9)Stratton (1)35,90643–53W5
97July 20@ Cubs7–2Matz (1–7)Stroman (10–7)—34,25144–53W6
98July 21@ Cubs3–4Steele (10–3)Flaherty (7–6)Alzolay (8)38,81944–54L1
99July 22@ Cubs6–8Palencia (2–0)Thompson (2–3)Alzolay (9)40,42544–55L2
100July 23@ Cubs2–7Taillon (4–6)Montgomery (6–8)—38,22344–56L3
101July 24@ Diamondbacks10–6Gallegos (2–4)Chafin (2–3)—23,18445–56W1
102July 25@ Diamondbacks1–3Nelson (5–2)Romero (2–1)Ginkel (3)23,57245–57L1
103July 26@ Diamondbacks11–7Pallante (3–1)Gallen (11–5)—22,45746–57W1
104July 27Cubs3–10Steele (11–3)Mikolas (6–6)—44,58446–58L1
105July 28Cubs2–3Smyly (8–7)Montgomery (6–9)Alzolay (12)43,42446–59L2
106July 29Cubs1–5Taillon (5–6)Wainwright (3–5)—44,87746–60L3
107July 30Cubs3–0Matz (2–7)Hendricks (4–5)Romero (1)43,67047–60W1
August: 11–16 (Home: 7–9 ; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
108August 1Twins2–3López (6–6)Mikolas (6–7)Durán (18)37,16247–61L1
109August 2Twins7–3Hudson (2–0)Ryan (9–8)—34,33248–61W1
110August 3Twins3–5Gray (5–4)Liberatore (1–4)Durán (19)36,94948–62L1
111August 4Rockies4–9Flexen (1–5)Wainwright (3–6)—38,55948–63L2
112August 5Rockies6–2Matz (3–7)Blach (1–1)—38,12149–63W1
113August 6Rockies0–1Gomber (9–8)Thompson (2–4)Lawrence (9)40,05149–64L1
114August 8@ Rays2–4Adam (3–2)Mikolas (6–8)Fairbanks (15)15,52249–65L2
115August 9@ Rays6–4Hudson (3–0)Kelly (4–2)Gallegos (9)11,20350–65W1
116August 10@ Rays5–2Liberatore (2–4)Littell (2–3)—11,99051–65W2
117August 11@ Royals8–12Zerpa (1–1)Wainwright (3–7)—26,27151–66L1
118August 12@ Royals5–4Matz (4–7)Ragans (3–4)Romero (2)37,01652–66W1
119August 14Athletics7–5Romero (3–1)Felipe (1–1)—34,79353–66W2
120August 15Athletics6–2Hudson (4–0)Watkins (0–1)—32,52854–66W3
121August 16Athletics0–8Blackburn (3–3)Liberatore (2–5)—33,14654–67L1
122August 17Mets2–4Quintana (1–4)Wainwright (3–8)Gott (1)36,15554–68L2
123August 18Mets1–7Lucchesi (2–0)Thompson (2–5)—42,07654–69L3
124August 19Mets2–13Senga (10–6)Mikolas (6–9)—40,30354–70L4
125August 20Mets7–3Hudson (5–0)Carrasco (3–7)—37,47055–70W1
126August 21@ Pirates1–11Falter (1–7)Rom (0–1)—12,27055–71L1
127August 22@ Pirates3–6Oviedo (7–13)Wainwright (3–9)Bednar (27)11,82355–72L2
128August 23@ Pirates6–4Thompson (3–5)Ortiz (2–4)Romero (3)11,50456–72W1
129August 25@ Phillies2–7Sánchez (2–3)Mikolas (6–10)—34,11856–73L1
130August 26@ Phillies1–12Wheeler (10–6)Hudson (5–1)—44,09756–74L2
131August 27@ Phillies0–3Nola (12–8)Rom (0–2)Kimbrel (20)41,14156–75L3
132August 28Padres1–4Snell (11–9)Wainwright (3–10)Hader (28)35,91756–76L4
133August 29Padres6–5 (10)Romero (4–1)Hader (0–2)—36,85157–76W1
134August 30Padres5–4Pallante (4–1)Hader (0–3)—32,58358–76W2
September/October: 13–15 (Home: 5–8 ; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox / Streak
135September 1Pirates2–4 (10)Selby (2–0)Romero (4–2)Bednar (30)33,84258–77L1
136September 2Pirates6–7Bolton (1–0)VerHagen (4–1)Bednar (31)38,27658–78L2
137September 3Pirates6–4Thompson (4–5)Oviedo (8–14)Gallegos (10)35,85659–78W1
138September 5@ Braves10–6Mikolas (7–10)Soroka (2–2)—33,55360–78W2
139September 6@ Braves11–6Hudson (6–1)Strider (16–5)—35,51461–78W3
140September 7@ Braves5–8Fried (7–1)Wainwright (3–11)—34,34961–79L1
141September 8@ Reds9–4Liberatore (3–5)Abbott (8–5)—29,87062–79W1
142September 9@ Reds4–3Thompson (5–5)Moll (1–4)Helsley (8)40,81063–79W2
143September 10@ Reds1–7Greene (4–6)Mikolas (7–11)—31,19063–80L1
144September 11@ Orioles5–11Hall (1–0)Hudson (6–2)—15,48563–81L2
145September 12@ Orioles5–2Wainwright (4–11)Means (0–1)Helsley (9)15,52664–81W1
146September 13@ Orioles1–0Rom (1–2)Gibson (14–9)Helsley (10)14,44265–81W2
147September 15Phillies4–5Strahm (9–4)Thompson (5–6)Alvarado (8)42,16665–82L1
148September 16Phillies1–6Suárez (3–6)Mikolas (7–12)—42,81765–83L2
149September 17Phillies6–5King (2–1)Domínguez (4–5)Helsley (11)40,99666–83W1
150September 18Brewers1–0Wainwright (5–11)Peralta (12–9)Helsley (12)33,17667–83W2
151September 19Brewers3–7Rea (6–6)Rom (1–3)—35,76067–84L1
152September 20Brewers2–8Houser (7–4)Thompson (5–7)—37,00867–85L2
153September 21Brewers0–6Miley (9–4)Mikolas (7–13)—37,10567–86L3
154September 22@ Padres2–4Suárez (4–2)Liberatore (3–6)—42,98367–87L4
155September 23@ Padres5–2 (11)Lawrence (1–0)Barlow (2–5)—42,52568–87W1
156September 24@ Padres2–12Wacha (13–4)Rom (1–4)—42,50568–88L1
157September 26@ Brewers4–1Mikolas (8–13)Houser (7–5)Helsley (13)36,75569–88W1
158September 27@ Brewers2–3Payamps (7–5)Barnes (0–1)Williams (36)31,25669–89L1
159September 28@ Brewers0–3Teherán (3–5)Hudson (6–3)Small (1)29,18569–90L2
160September 29Reds2–19Williamson (5–5)Woodford (2–3)Spiers (1)38,96469–91L3
161September 30Reds15–6VerHagen (5–1)Phillips (1–1)—39,92370–91W1
162October 1Reds4–3Mikolas (9–13)Greene (4–7)Helsley (14)44,61471–91W2

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 9270 0.568 — 49–32 43–38
Chicago Cubs 8379 0.512 9 45–36 38–43
Cincinnati Reds 8280 0.506 10 38–43 44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 7686 0.469 16 39–42 37–44
St. Louis Cardinals 7191 0.438 21 35–46 36–45

National League Wild Card

Division leaders W L Pct.
Atlanta Braves 10458 0.642
Los Angeles Dodgers 10062 0.617
Milwaukee Brewers 9270 0.568


Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 9072 0.556 +6
Miami Marlins 8478 0.519 —
Arizona Diamondbacks 8478 0.519 —
Chicago Cubs 8379 0.512 1
Cincinnati Reds 8280 0.506 2
San Diego Padres 8280 0.506 2
San Francisco Giants 7983 0.488 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 7686 0.469 8
New York Mets 7587 0.463 9
St. Louis Cardinals 7191 0.438 13
Washington Nationals 7191 0.438 13
Colorado Rockies 59103 0.364 25

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. National League

2023 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2023

Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona —3–36–13–410–35–82–44–21–63–44–27–67–63–35–121–25
Atlanta 3–3—4–25–17–04–39–45–110–38–54–33–44–24–28–526–20
Chicago 1–62–4—6–74–23–42–46–73–31–510–34–35–18–53–425–21
Cincinnati 4–31–57–6—4–24–23–33–104–23–45–83–33–46–74–328–18
Colorado 3–100–72–42–4—3–105–24–24–22–52–44–94–93–33–418–28
Los Angeles 8–53–44–32–410–3—3–35–13–34–24–39–47–64–34–230–16
Miami 4–24–94–23–32–53–3—3–44–97–65–22–43–33–411–226–20
Milwaukee 2–41–57–610–32–41–54–3—6–14–28–56–12–58–53–328–18
New York 6–13–103–32–42–43–39–41–6—6–73–33–34–34–37–619–27
Philadelphia 4–35–85–14–35–22–46–72–47–6—3–35–22–45–17–628–18
Pittsburgh 2–43–43–108–54–23–42–55–83–33–3—5–12–49–45–219–27
San Diego 6–74–33–43–39–44–94–21–63–32–51–5—8–53–33–328–18
San Francisco 6–72–41–54–39–46–73–35–23–44–24–25–8—6–11–520–26
St. Louis 3–32–45–87–63–33–44–35–83–41–54–93–31–6—4–323–23
Washington 1–55–84–33–44–32–42–113–36–76–72–53–35–13–4—23–23

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Record vs. American League

2023 National League record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR
Arizona 1–21–22–12–13–00–32–12–10–31–22–11–21–23–10–3
Atlanta 2–11–31–22–12–10–33–02–13–03–01–22–12–12–10–3
Chicago 2–11–23–11–22–10–32–10–31–22–13–02–12–12–12–1
Cincinnati 2–12–11–22–22–13–03–03–01–20–32–12–11–23–01–2
Colorado 1–22–12–12–11–21–32–12–11–22–11–20–30–30–31–2
Los Angeles 2–12–12–12–12–12–11–24–02–11–23–03–01–22–11–2
Miami 0–33–02–12–12–11–23–03–02–12–13–01–21–30–31–2
Milwaukee 2–11–23–02–11–22–13–02–12–22–10–33–01–23–01–2
New York 0–31–22–13–00–31–20–31–21–22–23–02–12–11–20–3
Philadelphia 2–11–22–11–23–02–12–12–11–21–23–02–13–00–33–1
Pittsburgh 1–23–02–11–22–21–23–01–21–21–21–21–20–31–20–3
San Diego 2–11–23–02–12–11–21–23–01–21–23–01–32–13–02–1
San Francisco 1–22–12–12–10–32–11–21–22–11–22–21–21–21–21–2
St. Louis 2–13–02–11–21–21–22–20–31–22–12–11–22–11–22–1
Washington 0–42–12–11–22–11–22–11–22–12–13–02–10–32–11–2

Updated with the results of all games through October 1, 2023.

Roster

2023 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player statistics

Yellow background = Team leader in category.

Batting

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
Paul Goldschmidt1545938915931025801187.268.447
Nolan Arenado144560711492622693341.266.459
Tommy Edman1374796911925413472735.248.399
Willson Contreras125428551132702067651.264.467
Lars Nootbaar1174267411123114461172.261.418
Jordan Walker117420511161921651737.276.445
Nolan Gorman11940659961702776753.236.478
Brendan Donovan9532748931011134533.284.422
Alec Burleson1073153477201836323.244.390
Paul DeJong8127938651101332421.233.412
Tyler O'Neill722382755140921528.231.403
Andrew Knizner7022430541101031212.241.424
Dylan Carlson76219274881527326.219.333
Masyn Winn3712282120212210.172.238
Richie Palacios32939246061626.258.516
Luken Baker338691830210013.209.314
Taylor Motter2976313300205.171.211
Juan Yepez2860511102204.183.300
José Fermín2151512100406.235.255
Iván Herrera1337611200405.297.351
Óscar Mercado203139300521.290.387
Juniel Querecuto92022100001.100.150
Irving Lopez51100000100.000.000
Michael Siani5500000010.000.000
Tres Barrera6200000000.000.000
Adam Wainright2200000000.000.000
Totals1625510719137626412209697101570.250.416
Rank in NL—510711155812476

Source:

Pitching

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
Miles Mikolas9134.7835350201.122611010739137
Jordan Montgomery693.4221210121.0116544635108
Jack Flaherty764.4320200109.2116565454106
Steven Matz473.8625170105.010848453298
Adam Wainwright5117.4021210101.015189834155
Dakota Hudson634.981812081.18846453445
Andre Pallante414.76620068.07637363043
Zack Thompson574.48259066.16935332572
Matthew Liberatore365.252211061.26642362546
Drew VerHagen513.98600061.05230272660
Giovanny Gallegos244.425601055.05428271259
Chris Stratton114.19420153.24528251759
Jake Woodford236.23158047.26134332229
Jordan Hicks163.67400841.23921172459
Ryan Helsley342.453301436.22211101752
JoJo Romero423.68270336.22917151042
Drew Rom148.0288033.25134301932
Génesis Cabrera115.06320032.03218181838
Andrew Suárez007.16130027.23327221517
Casey Lawrence106.59150027.13220201020
John King101.45200018.21933610
James Naile008.80100015.127191597
Jacob Barnes015.93130013.21811938
Packy Naughton000.004005.020015
Ryan Tepera009.002002.032211
Guillermo Zuñiga004.502002.021104
Alec Burleson0021.602001.284401
Kyle Leahy0121.603001.244452
Totals71914.79162162361428.115498297605301215
Rank in NL13212——1112141312814

Source:

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

Level Team League Division Manager W–L/Stats Standing Refs
Triple-A Memphis Redbirds International League West Ben Johnson [24]
Double-A Springfield Cardinals Texas League North José Leger
High-A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League West Patrick Anderson
Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals Florida State League East Gary Kendall
Rookie FCL Cardinals Florida Complex League East Roberto Espinoza
Foreign Rookie DSL Cardinals Dominican Summer League South Fray Peniche

Major League Baseball draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began in Seattle on Sunday, July 9, and will end on Tuesday, July 11. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

2023 Draft Order

2023 Draft Tracker (STL Cardinals)
Cardinals Draft Signings Tracker

2023 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list
Round Pick Name, Age Pos / Bats (P throws) School (State) Signing bonus
1 21 Chase Davis, 21 OF / L University of Arizona (AZ) $6.3 million[25][26]
2 No pick due to the signing of Willson Contreras
3 90 Travis Honeyman, 21 OF / R Boston College (MA) $700,000
4 122 Quinn Mathews, 22 P / L Stanford University (CA) $600,000
5 158 Zach Levenson, 21 OF / R University of Miami (FL) $381,300
6 185 Jason Savacool, 21 P / R University of Maryland (MD) $302,300
7 215 Charles Harrison, 21 P / R UCLA (CA) $236,700
8 245 Ixan Henderson, 21 P / L Fresno State University (CA) $230,000
9 275 Christian Worley, 21 P / R Virginia Tech (VA) $200,000
10 305 Caden Kendle, 21 OF / R University of California-Irvine (CA) $175,000
11 335 Dakota Harris, 21 SS / S University of Oklahoma (OK) $150,000
12 365 Brayden Jobert, 22 OF / L LSU (LA) $150,000
13 395 William Sullivan, 22 1B / L Troy University (AL) $150,000
14 425 Jacob Odle, 19 P / R Orange Coast College (CA) $150,000
15 455 Tre Richardson, 21 SS / R Texas Christian University (TX) $150,000
16 485 Tyler Bradt, 22 P / R East Carolina University (NC) $75,000
17 515 Trey Paige, 22 3B / L Delaware State University (DE) $150,000
18 545 Hunter Kublick, 20 P / R Umpqua Community College (OR) $150,000
19 575 Graysen Tarlow, 22 C / R California State-Northridge (CA) $125,000
20 605 Cameron Johnson, 18 P / L IMG Academy HS (FL) $150,000

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