⭐ Division Winner

2005 St. Louis Cardinals

100-62 • .617 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals went 100-62 (.617) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 805 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Busch Stadium II. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (41 HR, 117 RBI) and Chris Carpenter (21-5, 2.83 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

100 Wins
62 Losses
.617 Win %
1st Rank
805 R 634 RA
Diff +171

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⚡ Quick Stats

805 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
+171 Run Diff
3,542K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 3% above the 2005 league average (.261)
OBP .338 3% above the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .423 2% above the 2005 league average (.414)
Team ERA 3.49 17% better than the 2005 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 805 12% above the 2005 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,542,271
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Avg per Game 43,731

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Albert Pujols 0.330 2 Jason Marquis 0.310 3 John Rodriguez 0.295 4 David Eckstein 0.294 5 Mark Grudzielanek 0.294

Home Runs

1 Albert Pujols 41 2 Jim Edmonds 29 3 Reggie Sanders 21 4 Larry Walker 15 5 David Eckstein 8

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 117 2 Jim Edmonds 89 3 David Eckstein 61 4 Mark Grudzielanek 59 5 Reggie Sanders 54
2005 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
David Eckstein 158 630 90 185 26 7 8 61 58 44 11 0.294
Albert Pujols 161 591 129 195 38 2 41 117 97 65 16 0.330
Mark Grudzielanek 137 528 64 155 30 3 8 59 26 81 8 0.294
Jim Edmonds 142 467 88 123 37 1 29 89 91 139 5 0.263
Abraham Nunez 139 421 64 120 13 2 5 44 37 63 0 0.285
So Taguchi 143 396 45 114 21 2 8 53 20 62 11 0.288
Yadier Molina 114 385 36 97 15 1 8 49 23 30 2 0.252
Larry Walker 100 315 66 91 20 1 15 52 41 64 2 0.289
Reggie Sanders 93 295 49 80 14 2 21 54 28 75 14 0.271
John Mabry 112 246 26 59 15 1 8 32 20 63 0 0.240
Scott Rolen 56 196 28 46 12 1 5 28 25 28 1 0.235
John Rodriguez 56 149 15 44 6 0 5 24 19 45 2 0.295
Hector Luna 64 137 26 39 10 2 1 18 9 25 10 0.285
Einar Diaz 58 130 14 27 6 0 1 17 5 12 0 0.208
Scott Seabol 59 105 11 23 5 0 1 10 8 23 0 0.219
Jason Marquis 44 87 10 27 8 1 1 10 2 11 0 0.310
Chris Carpenter 33 77 7 5 2 0 0 2 5 23 0 0.065
Mike Mahoney 26 64 5 10 1 0 1 6 4 10 0 0.156
Mark Mulder 32 62 3 9 0 0 0 3 3 25 0 0.145
Jeff Suppan 32 58 5 12 2 0 1 5 3 9 0 0.207
Roger Cedeno 37 57 4 9 1 0 0 8 2 6 0 0.158
Matt Morris 31 57 4 5 0 0 0 2 4 23 0 0.088
John Gall 22 37 5 10 3 0 2 10 1 8 0 0.270
Skip Schumaker 27 24 9 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.250
Chris Duncan 9 10 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0.200
Brad Thompson 41 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Anthony Reyes 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Cal Eldred 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Randy Flores 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alberto Reyes 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Carmen Cali 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Isringhausen 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Jarvis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tyler Johnson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Journell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray King 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Pulsipher 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julian Tavarez 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Wainwright 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gabe White 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Jason Isringhausen 2.14 2 Alberto Reyes 2.15 3 Cal Eldred 2.19 4 Chris Carpenter 2.83 5 Brad Thompson 2.95

Wins

1 Chris Carpenter 21 2 Mark Mulder 16 3 Jeff Suppan 16 4 Matt Morris 14 5 Jason Marquis 13

Strikeouts

1 Chris Carpenter 213 2 Matt Morris 117 3 Jeff Suppan 114 4 Mark Mulder 111 5 Jason Marquis 100
2005 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chris Carpenter 21 5 2.83 33 33 0 241.2 204 76 51 213
Jason Marquis 13 14 4.13 33 32 0 207.0 206 95 69 100
Mark Mulder 16 8 3.64 32 32 0 205.0 212 83 70 111
Jeff Suppan 16 10 3.57 32 32 0 194.1 206 77 63 114
Matt Morris 14 10 4.11 31 31 0 192.2 209 88 37 117
Julian Tavarez 2 3 3.43 74 0 4 65.2 68 25 19 47
Alberto Reyes 4 2 2.15 65 0 3 62.2 38 15 20 67
Jason Isringhausen 1 2 2.14 63 0 39 59.0 43 14 27 51
Brad Thompson 4 0 2.95 40 0 1 55.0 46 18 15 29
Randy Flores 3 1 3.46 50 0 1 41.2 37 16 13 43
Ray King 4 4 3.38 77 0 0 40.0 46 15 16 23
Cal Eldred 1 0 2.19 31 1 0 37.0 35 9 18 29
Anthony Reyes 1 1 2.70 4 1 0 13.1 6 4 4 12
Gabe White 0 0 2.16 6 0 0 8.1 14 2 1 1
Carmen Cali 0 0 10.50 6 0 0 6.0 10 7 6 5
Jimmy Journell 0 1 10.38 5 0 0 4.1 6 5 5 5
Bill Pulsipher 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 4.0 5 3 2 1
Kevin Jarvis 0 1 13.50 4 0 0 3.1 3 5 3 2
Tyler Johnson 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 2.2 3 0 3 4
Adam Wainwright 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 3 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to HOU 4-2
NL Division Series
SLN def. SDN 3-0

👥 Roster (40)

Carmen Cali Chris Carpenter Roger Cedeno Einar Diaz Chris Duncan David Eckstein Jim Edmonds Cal Eldred Randy Flores John Gall Mark Grudzielanek Jason Isringhausen +28 more

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The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals reads 100 wins and 62 losses, good for 1st in the NL Central. The club took the division title. With 805 runs scored and 634 given up, the 2005 differential was +171. The team batting average of .269 was 3% above the 2005 league mark of .261. Pitchers allowed 3.49 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22.

The home park, Busch Stadium II, recorded 3,542,271 in attendance, about 43,731 a game. For power, Albert Pujols led the way with 41 homers. On the mound, Chris Carpenter won 21 games to lead the staff. In the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to HOU 4-2. In the NL Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat SDN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals finished 100-62 (.617 win pct).
Did the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Albert Pujols led the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals with 41 home runs.
What was the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.49.
Did the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium II.
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