2008 St. Louis Cardinals

86-76 • .531 Win% • 4th in NL C

The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals went 86-76 (.531) finishing 4th in the NL C division. The club scored 779 runs, allowed 725, and played home games at Busch Stadium III. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (37 HR, 116 RBI) and Kyle Lohse (15-6, 3.78 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

86 Wins
76 Losses
.531 Win %
4th Rank
779 R 725 RA
Diff +54

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⚡ Quick Stats

779 Runs Scored
725 Runs Allowed
+54 Run Diff
3,430K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 NL Average

Batting Avg .281 8% above the 2008 league average (.260)
OBP .349 6% above the 2008 league average (.330)
SLG .433 5% above the 2008 league average (.412)
Team ERA 4.19 2% better than the 2008 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 779 6% above the 2008 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium III
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,430,403
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Avg per Game 42,350

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Felipe Lopez 0.385 2 Albert Pujols 0.357 3 Aaron Miles 0.317 4 Yadier Molina 0.304 5 Skip Schumaker 0.302

Home Runs

1 Ryan Ludwick 37 2 Albert Pujols 37 3 Troy Glaus 27 4 Rick Ankiel 25 5 Joe Mather 8

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 116 2 Ryan Ludwick 113 3 Troy Glaus 99 4 Rick Ankiel 71 5 Yadier Molina 56
2008 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Troy Glaus 151 544 69 147 33 1 27 99 87 104 0 0.270
Skip Schumaker 153 540 87 163 22 5 8 46 47 60 8 0.302
Ryan Ludwick 152 538 104 161 40 3 37 113 62 146 4 0.299
Albert Pujols 148 524 100 187 44 0 37 116 104 54 7 0.357
Yadier Molina 124 444 37 135 18 0 7 56 32 29 0 0.304
Cesar Izturis 135 414 50 109 10 3 1 24 29 26 24 0.263
Rick Ankiel 120 413 65 109 21 2 25 71 42 100 2 0.264
Aaron Miles 134 379 49 120 15 2 4 31 23 37 3 0.317
Adam Kennedy 115 339 42 95 17 4 2 36 21 43 7 0.280
Chris Duncan 76 222 26 55 8 0 6 27 34 52 2 0.248
Brendan Ryan 80 197 30 48 9 0 0 10 16 31 7 0.244
Jason LaRue 61 164 17 35 8 1 4 21 15 20 0 0.213
Felipe Lopez 43 156 30 60 8 2 4 21 11 28 4 0.385
Brian Barton 82 153 23 41 9 2 2 13 19 39 3 0.268
Joe Mather 54 133 20 32 7 0 8 18 12 32 1 0.241
Kyle Lohse 33 63 1 7 1 0 0 5 0 20 0 0.111
Braden Looper 42 63 5 16 3 1 0 4 4 21 0 0.254
Adam Wainwright 25 60 5 16 2 0 1 6 2 20 0 0.267
Todd Wellemeyer 33 58 2 9 0 0 0 5 1 29 0 0.155
Nick Stavinoha 29 57 4 11 1 0 0 4 2 11 0 0.193
Joel Pineiro 31 51 3 5 3 0 0 4 3 35 0 0.098
Josh Phelps 19 34 4 9 1 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.265
Rico Washington 14 19 2 3 2 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.158
Mark Johnson 10 17 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.294
Brad Thompson 26 12 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 6 1 0.250
Brian Barden 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Mitchell Boggs 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Chris Carpenter 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Kyle McClellan 68 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Mike Parisi 12 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.250
Kelvin Jimenez 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jason Isringhausen 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Worrell 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0.500
Jaime Garcia 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Chris Perez 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Anthony Reyes 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ron Villone 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy Flores 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Franklin 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Kinney 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Motte 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Mulder 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Russ Springer 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Russ Springer 2.32 2 Adam Wainwright 3.20 3 Chris Perez 3.46 4 Ryan Franklin 3.55 5 Todd Wellemeyer 3.71

Wins

1 Kyle Lohse 15 2 Todd Wellemeyer 13 3 Braden Looper 12 4 Adam Wainwright 11 5 Joel Pineiro 7

Strikeouts

1 Todd Wellemeyer 134 2 Kyle Lohse 119 3 Braden Looper 108 4 Adam Wainwright 91 5 Joel Pineiro 81
2008 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kyle Lohse 15 6 3.78 33 33 0 200.0 211 84 49 119
Braden Looper 12 14 4.16 33 33 0 199.0 216 92 45 108
Todd Wellemeyer 13 9 3.71 32 32 0 191.2 178 79 62 134
Joel Pineiro 7 7 5.15 26 25 1 148.2 180 85 35 81
Adam Wainwright 11 3 3.20 20 20 0 132.0 122 47 34 91
Ryan Franklin 6 6 3.55 74 0 17 78.2 86 31 30 51
Kyle McClellan 2 7 4.04 68 0 1 75.2 79 34 26 59
Brad Thompson 6 3 5.15 26 6 0 64.2 72 37 19 32
Russ Springer 2 1 2.32 70 0 0 50.1 39 13 18 45
Ron Villone 1 2 4.68 74 0 1 50.0 45 26 37 50
Jason Isringhausen 1 5 5.70 42 0 12 42.2 48 27 22 36
Chris Perez 3 3 3.46 41 0 7 41.2 34 16 22 42
Mitchell Boggs 3 2 7.41 8 6 0 34.0 42 28 22 13
Randy Flores 1 0 5.26 43 0 1 25.2 34 15 20 17
Kelvin Jimenez 0 0 5.63 15 0 0 24.0 28 15 15 11
Mike Parisi 0 4 8.22 12 2 0 23.0 37 21 15 13
Jaime Garcia 1 1 5.63 10 1 0 16.0 14 10 8 8
Chris Carpenter 0 1 1.76 4 3 0 15.1 16 3 4 7
Anthony Reyes 2 1 4.91 10 0 1 14.2 16 8 3 10
Jason Motte 0 0 0.82 12 0 1 11.0 5 1 3 16
Josh Kinney 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 7.0 3 0 1 8
Mark Worrell 0 1 7.94 4 0 0 5.2 8 5 4 4
Mark Mulder 0 0 10.80 3 1 0 1.2 4 2 2 2
Aaron Miles 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (43)

Rick Ankiel Brian Barden Brian Barton Mitchell Boggs Chris Carpenter Chris Duncan Randy Flores Ryan Franklin Jaime Garcia Troy Glaus Jason Isringhausen Cesar Izturis +31 more

43 players

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The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 86-76 record (.531) put the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals 4th in the NL Central. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 779 runs and allowed 725, a run differential of +54. Against a league average of .260, the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals batted .281. The staff ERA of 4.19 was 2% better than the league average of 4.29. The 779 runs scored compare with a league average of 734 per club, 6% more.

Busch Stadium III was home in 2008, drawing a total attendance of 3,430,403. The home run leader was Albert Pujols, who hit 37. On the mound, Kyle Lohse won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Todd Wellemeyer with 134. Ryan Franklin closed out 17 saves. The 2008 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals finished 86-76 (.531 win pct).
Who led the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Ryan Ludwick led the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals with 37 home runs.
What was the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2008 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium III.
Who led the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Albert Pujols (37 HR, 116 RBI) and Kyle Lohse (15-6, 3.78 ERA).
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