⭐ Division Winner

2009 St. Louis Cardinals

91-71 • .562 Win% • 1st in NL C

The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals went 91-71 (.562) finishing 1st in the NL C division. They won their division. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 640, and played home games at Busch Stadium III. Team leaders included Albert Pujols (47 HR, 135 RBI) and Adam Wainwright (19-8, 2.63 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

91 Wins
71 Losses
.562 Win %
1st Rank
730 R 640 RA
Diff +90

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
640 Runs Allowed
+90 Run Diff
3,343K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 2% above the 2009 league average (.258)
OBP .332 equal to the 2009 league average (.330)
SLG .415 2% above the 2009 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.66 13% better than the 2009 league average (4.19)
Runs Scored 730 2% above the 2009 league average (718 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium III
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,343,252
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Avg per Game 41,274

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Matt Holliday 0.353 2 Albert Pujols 0.327 3 Skip Schumaker 0.303 4 Yadier Molina 0.293 5 Brendan Ryan 0.292

Home Runs

1 Albert Pujols 47 2 Ryan Ludwick 22 3 Colby Rasmus 16 4 Matt Holliday 13 5 Rick Ankiel 11

RBI

1 Albert Pujols 135 2 Ryan Ludwick 97 3 Matt Holliday 55 4 Yadier Molina 54 5 Colby Rasmus 52
2009 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Albert Pujols 160 568 124 186 45 1 47 135 115 64 16 0.327
Skip Schumaker 153 532 85 161 34 1 4 35 52 69 2 0.303
Ryan Ludwick 139 486 63 129 20 1 22 97 41 106 4 0.265
Yadier Molina 140 481 45 141 23 1 6 54 50 39 9 0.293
Colby Rasmus 147 474 72 119 22 2 16 52 36 95 3 0.251
Brendan Ryan 129 390 55 114 19 7 3 37 24 56 14 0.292
Rick Ankiel 122 372 50 86 21 2 11 38 26 99 4 0.231
Joe Thurston 124 267 27 60 17 4 1 25 33 56 4 0.225
Chris Duncan 87 260 25 59 15 2 5 32 41 67 0 0.227
Mark DeRosa 68 237 31 54 10 1 10 28 18 58 2 0.228
Matt Holliday 63 235 42 83 16 2 13 55 26 43 2 0.353
Khalil Greene 77 170 21 34 7 0 6 24 15 35 2 0.200
Julio Lugo 51 148 24 41 9 4 2 13 17 27 6 0.277
Tyler Greene 48 108 9 24 5 0 2 7 4 32 3 0.222
Jason LaRue 51 104 10 25 3 0 2 6 3 22 1 0.240
Brian Barden 52 103 13 24 3 0 4 10 6 21 0 0.233
Adam Wainwright 40 89 7 16 5 1 2 4 1 26 0 0.180
Nick Stavinoha 39 87 6 20 7 0 2 17 2 15 1 0.230
Joel Pineiro 33 66 4 9 2 0 0 4 4 33 1 0.136
Chris Carpenter 28 63 3 11 3 0 1 7 2 13 0 0.175
Todd Wellemeyer 30 39 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.128
Kyle Lohse 23 37 3 8 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.216
David Freese 17 31 3 10 2 0 1 7 2 7 0 0.323
Troy Glaus 14 29 2 5 2 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.172
Shane Robinson 11 25 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.240
Mitchell Boggs 16 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.071
John Smoltz 7 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.077
Jarrett Hoffpauir 8 12 1 3 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.250
Brad Thompson 32 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.083
Kyle McClellan 66 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Pagnozzi 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
P. J. Walters 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Blaine Boyer 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Josh Kinney 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clayton Mortensen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Motte 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ryan Franklin 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blake Hawksworth 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Trever Miller 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Perez 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennys Reyes 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jess Todd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Ryan Franklin 1.92 2 Blake Hawksworth 2.03 3 Trever Miller 2.06 4 Chris Carpenter 2.24 5 Adam Wainwright 2.63

Wins

1 Adam Wainwright 19 2 Chris Carpenter 17 3 Joel Pineiro 15 4 Todd Wellemeyer 7 5 Kyle Lohse 6

Strikeouts

1 Adam Wainwright 212 2 Chris Carpenter 144 3 Joel Pineiro 105 4 Todd Wellemeyer 78 5 Kyle Lohse 77
2009 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Adam Wainwright 19 8 2.63 34 34 0 233.0 216 68 66 212
Joel Pineiro 15 12 3.49 32 32 0 214.0 218 83 27 105
Chris Carpenter 17 4 2.24 28 28 0 192.2 156 48 38 144
Todd Wellemeyer 7 10 5.89 28 21 0 122.1 160 80 57 78
Kyle Lohse 6 10 4.74 23 22 0 117.2 125 62 36 77
Brad Thompson 2 6 4.84 32 8 0 80.0 85 43 23 34
Kyle McClellan 4 4 3.38 66 0 3 66.2 56 25 34 51
Ryan Franklin 4 3 1.92 62 0 38 61.0 49 13 24 44
Mitchell Boggs 2 3 4.19 16 9 0 58.0 71 27 33 46
Jason Motte 4 4 4.76 69 0 0 56.2 57 30 23 54
Trever Miller 4 1 2.06 70 0 0 43.2 31 10 11 46
Dennys Reyes 0 2 3.29 75 0 1 41.0 35 15 21 33
Blake Hawksworth 4 0 2.03 30 0 0 40.0 29 9 15 20
John Smoltz 1 3 4.26 7 7 0 38.0 36 18 9 40
Chris Perez 1 1 4.18 29 0 1 23.2 17 11 15 30
Blaine Boyer 0 0 4.41 15 0 0 16.1 14 8 5 9
P. J. Walters 0 0 9.56 8 1 0 16.0 21 17 9 14
Josh Kinney 1 0 8.80 17 0 0 15.1 23 15 11 8
Clayton Mortensen 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 3.0 5 2 1 2
Jess Todd 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 3 2 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to LAN 3-0

👥 Roster (42)

Rick Ankiel Brian Barden Mitchell Boggs Blaine Boyer Chris Carpenter Mark DeRosa Chris Duncan Ryan Franklin David Freese Troy Glaus Khalil Greene Tyler Greene +30 more

42 players

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The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals won 91 games and lost 71, ending up 1st in the NL Central. This was a year in which the St. Louis Cardinals took the division title. The run column shows 730 for and 640 against. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .262, 2% better than the league's .258. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.66 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.19.

Busch Stadium III was home in 2009, drawing a total attendance of 3,343,252. Albert Pujols topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 47 home runs. Adam Wainwright was the top winner, with 19 victories. The saves leader was Ryan Franklin with 38. In the NL Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to LAN 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals finished 91-71 (.562 win pct).
Did the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals make the playoffs?
The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in their division.
Who led the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Albert Pujols led the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals with 47 home runs.
What was the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.66.
Did the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2009 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium III.
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