2001 St. Louis Cardinals

93-69 • .574 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals went 93-69 (.574) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 814 runs, allowed 684, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (37 HR, 130 RBI) and Matt Morris (22-8, 3.16 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

93 Wins
69 Losses
.574 Win %
2nd Rank
814 R 684 RA
Diff +130

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⚡ Quick Stats

814 Runs Scored
684 Runs Allowed
+130 Run Diff
3,109K Attendance

📈 vs. 2001 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 2001 league average (.261)
OBP .338 2% above the 2001 league average (.331)
SLG .441 4% above the 2001 league average (.425)
Team ERA 3.93 10% better than the 2001 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 814 7% above the 2001 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 3,109,578
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Avg per Game 37,921

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2001

Batting Avg

1 Albert Pujols 0.329 2 J. D. Drew 0.323 3 Placido Polanco 0.307 4 Jim Edmonds 0.304 5 Fernando Vina 0.303

Home Runs

1 Albert Pujols 37 2 Jim Edmonds 30 3 Mark McGwire 29 4 J. D. Drew 27 5 Ray Lankford 15

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 130 2 Jim Edmonds 110 3 J. D. Drew 73 4 Mark McGwire 64 5 Craig Paquette 64
2001 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fernando Vina 154 631 95 191 30 8 9 56 32 35 17 0.303
Albert Pujols 161 590 112 194 47 4 37 130 69 93 1 0.329
Placido Polanco 144 564 87 173 26 4 3 38 25 43 12 0.307
Jim Edmonds 150 500 95 152 38 1 30 110 93 136 5 0.304
Edgar Renteria 141 493 54 128 19 3 10 57 39 73 17 0.260
Mike Matheny 121 381 40 83 12 0 7 42 28 76 0 0.218
J. D. Drew 109 375 80 121 18 5 27 73 57 75 13 0.323
Craig Paquette 123 340 47 96 17 0 15 64 18 67 3 0.282
Mark McGwire 97 299 48 56 4 0 29 64 56 118 0 0.187
Ray Lankford 91 264 38 62 18 3 15 39 44 105 4 0.235
Eli Marrero 86 203 37 54 11 3 6 23 15 36 6 0.266
Kerry Robinson 114 186 34 53 6 1 1 15 12 20 11 0.285
Bobby Bonilla 93 174 17 37 7 0 5 21 23 53 1 0.213
Matt Morris 34 72 5 10 2 0 0 5 2 33 0 0.139
Darryl Kile 34 71 5 9 4 0 1 4 5 33 0 0.127
Dustin Hermanson 34 62 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 30 0 0.081
Larry Sutton 33 42 3 5 1 0 1 3 1 10 0 0.119
Miguel Cairo 27 33 5 11 5 0 1 7 2 2 0 0.333
Andy Benes 27 32 1 5 3 0 0 4 1 15 0 0.156
Woody Williams 11 27 4 7 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.259
Stubby Clapp 23 25 0 5 2 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.200
Bud Smith 16 25 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.160
Mike Matthews 52 17 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0.118
Rick Ankiel 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
John Mabry 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Ortega 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Luis Saturria 13 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.200
T. J. Mathews 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Gene Stechschulte 69 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0.667
Dave Veres 71 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alan Benes 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Steve Kline 89 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Keith McDonald 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Luther Hackman 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Hutchinson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike James 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Timlin 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Christiansen 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Karnuth 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Tabaka 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2001

ERA

1 Steve Kline 1.80 2 Woody Williams 2.28 3 Darryl Kile 3.09 4 Matt Morris 3.16 5 Mike Matthews 3.24

Wins

1 Matt Morris 22 2 Darryl Kile 16 3 Dustin Hermanson 14 4 Andy Benes 7 5 Woody Williams 7

Strikeouts

1 Matt Morris 185 2 Darryl Kile 179 3 Dustin Hermanson 123 4 Andy Benes 78 5 Mike Matthews 72
2001 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Darryl Kile 16 11 3.09 34 34 0 227.1 228 78 65 179
Matt Morris 22 8 3.16 34 34 0 216.1 218 76 54 185
Dustin Hermanson 14 13 4.45 33 33 0 192.1 195 95 73 123
Andy Benes 7 7 7.38 27 19 0 107.1 122 88 61 78
Mike Matthews 3 4 3.24 51 10 1 89.0 74 32 33 72
Bud Smith 6 3 3.83 16 14 0 84.2 79 36 24 59
Steve Kline 3 3 1.80 89 0 9 75.0 53 15 29 54
Woody Williams 7 1 2.28 11 11 0 75.0 54 19 19 52
Mike Timlin 4 5 4.09 67 0 3 72.2 78 33 19 47
Gene Stechschulte 1 5 3.86 67 0 6 70.0 71 30 30 51
Dave Veres 3 2 3.70 71 0 15 65.2 57 27 28 61
Mike James 1 2 5.21 40 0 0 38.0 43 22 17 26
Luther Hackman 1 2 4.29 35 0 1 35.2 28 17 14 24
Rick Ankiel 1 2 7.13 6 6 0 24.0 25 19 25 27
Jason Christiansen 1 1 4.66 30 0 3 19.1 15 10 10 19
Alan Benes 2 0 7.36 9 1 0 14.2 14 12 12 10
T. J. Mathews 1 0 3.07 10 0 0 14.2 11 5 1 10
Jason Karnuth 0 0 1.80 4 0 0 5.0 6 1 4 1
Chad Hutchinson 0 0 24.75 3 0 0 4.0 9 11 6 2
Jeff Tabaka 0 0 7.36 8 0 0 3.2 6 3 1 3
Bobby Bonilla 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to ARI 3-2

👥 Roster (40)

Rick Ankiel Alan Benes Andy Benes Bobby Bonilla Miguel Cairo Jason Christiansen Stubby Clapp J. D. Drew Jim Edmonds Luther Hackman Dustin Hermanson Chad Hutchinson +28 more

40 players

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The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals finished 93-69, a .574 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL Central. The club earned a wild-card berth. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 814 runs and allowed 684, a run differential of +130. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 2001 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 3.93 was 10% better than the league average of 4.36.

Busch Stadium II was home in 2001, drawing a total attendance of 3,109,578. Albert Pujols topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 37 home runs. Matt Morris was the top winner, with 22 victories. The saves leader was Dave Veres with 15. In the NL Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to ARI 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals finished 93-69 (.574 win pct).
Who led the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Albert Pujols led the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals with 37 home runs.
What was the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.93.
Did the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2001 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
Who led the 2001 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Albert Pujols (37 HR, 130 RBI) and Matt Morris (22-8, 3.16 ERA).
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