2019 St. Louis Cardinals season


The 2019 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 138th for the St. Louis Cardinals of the Major League Baseball, a franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 128th season for the Cardinals in the National League, and their 14th at Busch Stadium III. On September 22, 2019, the Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-2 to clinch their first playoff berth since 2015. On September 29, the Cardinals clinched the National League Central for the first time since 2015, and defeated the Atlanta Braves in the Division Series on October 9. They went on to play the Washington Nationals in the NLCS, but were swept in four games.

Season standings

National League Central

National League playoff standings

Record vs. opponents

Season summary

On Opening Day, versus the Milwaukee Brewers, catcher Yadier Molina extended his team-record for Opening Day starts with 15. The following game, newly-acquired first baseman Paul Goldschmidt homered three times in a 9−5 win over the Brewers, making him the fastest player to hit a three-home run game with a new team. He also drove in five runs.

Game log

Regular Season

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Cardinals player

Postseason

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

Minor league system and first-year player draft

Teams

LevelTeamLeagueDivisionManagerW–L/StatsStanding
AAAMemphis RedbirdsPacific CoastAmerican–SouthBen Johnson
AASpringfield CardinalsTexasNorthJoe Kruzel
A+Palm Beach CardinalsFlorida StateSouthDann Bilardello
APeoria ChiefsMidwestWesternChris Swauger
A State College SpikesNew York–PennPinckneyJose Leon
RookieJohnson City CardinalsAppalachianWestRoberto Espinoza
RookieGCL CardinalsGulf CoastEastSteve Turco
RookieDSL CardinalsDominican SummerBoca Chica NorthFrey Peniche

Major League Baseball draft

The 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft began on Monday, June 3, 2019, and ended June 5. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams.
2019 St. Louis Cardinals complete draft list------

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