🏆 World Series Champions

2006 St. Louis Cardinals

83-78 • .516 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals went 83-78 (.516) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 781 runs, allowed 762, and played home games at Busch Stadium III. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (49 HR, 137 RBI) and Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.09 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

83 Wins
78 Losses
.516 Win %
1st Rank
781 R 762 RA
Diff +19

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⚡ Quick Stats

781 Runs Scored
762 Runs Allowed
+19 Run Diff
3,407K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 NL Average

Batting Avg .268 2% above the 2006 league average (.264)
OBP .337 1% above the 2006 league average (.334)
SLG .431 1% above the 2006 league average (.427)
Team ERA 4.54 1% worse than the 2006 league average (4.49)
Runs Scored 781 1% above the 2006 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium III
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 3,407,104
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Avg per Game 42,588

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Albert Pujols 0.331 2 John Rodriguez 0.301 3 Scott Rolen 0.296 4 Chris Duncan 0.293 5 David Eckstein 0.292

Home Runs

1 Albert Pujols 49 2 Chris Duncan 22 3 Scott Rolen 22 4 Jim Edmonds 19 5 Juan Encarnacion 19

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 137 2 Scott Rolen 95 3 Juan Encarnacion 79 4 Jim Edmonds 70 5 Scott Spiezio 52
2006 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Juan Encarnacion 153 557 74 155 25 5 19 79 30 86 6 0.278
Albert Pujols 143 535 119 177 33 1 49 137 92 50 7 0.331
Scott Rolen 142 521 94 154 48 1 22 95 56 69 7 0.296
David Eckstein 123 500 68 146 18 1 2 23 31 41 7 0.292
Aaron Miles 135 426 48 112 20 5 2 30 38 42 2 0.263
Yadier Molina 129 417 29 90 26 0 6 49 26 41 1 0.216
Jim Edmonds 110 350 52 90 18 0 19 70 53 101 4 0.257
So Taguchi 134 316 46 84 19 1 2 31 32 48 11 0.266
Chris Duncan 90 280 60 82 11 3 22 43 30 69 0 0.293
Scott Spiezio 119 276 44 75 15 4 13 52 37 66 1 0.272
Hector Luna 76 223 27 65 14 1 4 21 21 34 5 0.291
Ronnie Belliard 54 194 20 46 9 1 5 23 15 36 0 0.237
John Rodriguez 102 183 31 55 12 3 2 19 21 45 0 0.301
Gary Bennett 60 157 13 35 5 0 4 22 11 30 0 0.223
Preston Wilson 33 111 18 27 3 0 8 17 7 27 6 0.243
Jason Marquis 46 78 8 14 4 1 0 5 2 14 0 0.179
Chris Carpenter 32 71 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 27 0 0.127
Jeff Suppan 32 55 4 12 1 0 0 6 5 11 0 0.218
Skip Schumaker 28 54 3 10 1 0 1 2 5 6 2 0.185
Timo Perez 23 31 3 6 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0.194
Jeff Weaver 17 27 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 12 0 0.111
Larry Bigbie 17 25 2 6 1 0 0 1 3 9 0 0.240
Mark Mulder 17 25 5 7 2 0 1 5 5 8 0 0.280
Anthony Reyes 18 25 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.120
Jose Vizcaino 16 23 3 8 3 0 1 3 1 4 0 0.348
Sidney Ponson 14 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.231
John Gall 8 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.250
Mike Rose 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Josh Hancock 62 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Adam Wainwright 61 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
John Nelson 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jorge Sosa 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Braden Looper 69 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Brad Thompson 43 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Brian Falkenborg 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tyler Johnson 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Chris Narveson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy Flores 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Isringhausen 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Kinney 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricardo Rincon 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Chris Carpenter 3.09 2 Adam Wainwright 3.12 3 Brad Thompson 3.34 4 Jason Isringhausen 3.55 5 Braden Looper 3.56

Wins

1 Chris Carpenter 15 2 Jason Marquis 14 3 Jeff Suppan 12 4 Braden Looper 9 5 Mark Mulder 6

Strikeouts

1 Chris Carpenter 184 2 Jeff Suppan 104 3 Jason Marquis 96 4 Anthony Reyes 72 5 Adam Wainwright 72
2006 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chris Carpenter 15 8 3.09 32 32 0 221.2 194 76 43 184
Jason Marquis 14 16 6.02 33 33 0 194.1 221 130 75 96
Jeff Suppan 12 7 4.12 32 32 0 190.0 207 87 69 104
Mark Mulder 6 7 7.14 17 17 0 93.1 124 74 35 50
Anthony Reyes 5 8 5.06 17 17 0 85.1 84 48 34 72
Jeff Weaver 5 4 5.18 15 15 0 83.1 99 48 26 45
Josh Hancock 3 3 4.09 62 0 1 77.0 70 35 23 50
Adam Wainwright 2 1 3.12 61 0 3 75.0 64 26 22 72
Braden Looper 9 3 3.56 69 0 0 73.1 76 29 20 41
Sidney Ponson 4 4 5.24 14 13 0 68.2 82 40 29 33
Jason Isringhausen 4 8 3.55 59 0 33 58.1 47 23 38 52
Brad Thompson 1 2 3.34 43 1 0 56.2 58 21 20 32
Randy Flores 1 1 5.62 65 0 0 41.2 49 26 22 40
Tyler Johnson 2 4 4.95 56 0 0 36.1 33 20 23 37
Jorge Sosa 0 1 5.28 19 0 1 30.2 33 18 8 17
Josh Kinney 0 0 3.24 21 0 0 25.0 17 9 8 22
Chris Narveson 0 0 4.82 5 1 0 9.1 6 5 5 12
Brian Falkenborg 0 1 2.84 5 0 0 6.1 5 2 0 5
Ricardo Rincon 0 0 10.80 5 0 0 3.1 6 4 4 6

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
SLN def. NYN 4-3
NL Division Series
SLN def. SDN 3-1
World Series
SLN def. DET 4-1

👥 Roster (41)

Ronnie Belliard Gary Bennett Larry Bigbie Chris Carpenter Chris Duncan David Eckstein Jim Edmonds Juan Encarnacion Brian Falkenborg Randy Flores John Gall Josh Hancock +29 more

41 players

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The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 2006 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 83-78 mark (.516) and finished 1st in the NL Central. That season the St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series and took the division title. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 781 runs and allowed 762, a run differential of +19. The team batting average of .268 was 2% above the 2006 league mark of .264. Pitchers allowed 4.54 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.49.

Albert Pujols topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 49 home runs. Chris Carpenter led the pitchers with 15 wins. In the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat NYN 4-3. In the NL Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat SDN 3-1. The World Series ended in a win against DET 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals finished 83-78 (.516 win pct).
Did the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Albert Pujols led the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals with 49 home runs.
What was the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Where did the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium III.
Who led the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Albert Pujols (49 HR, 137 RBI) and Chris Carpenter (15-8, 3.09 ERA).
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