2012 St. Louis Cardinals

88-74 • .543 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals went 88-74 (.543) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 765 runs, allowed 648, and played home games at Busch Stadium III. Team leaders included Carlos Beltran (32 HR, 97 RBI) and Lance Lynn (18-7, 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
765 R 648 RA
Diff +117

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⚡ Quick Stats

765 Runs Scored
648 Runs Allowed
+117 Run Diff
3,262K Attendance

📈 vs. 2012 NL Average

Batting Avg .271 7% above the 2012 league average (.253)
OBP .337 6% above the 2012 league average (.318)
SLG .421 5% above the 2012 league average (.400)
Team ERA 3.71 6% better than the 2012 league average (3.95)
Runs Scored 765 12% above the 2012 league average (683 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBusch Stadium III
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,262,109
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Avg per Game 40,272

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2012

Batting Avg

1 Pete Kozma 0.333 2 Yadier Molina 0.315 3 Allen Craig 0.307 4 Jon Jay 0.305 5 Matt Holliday 0.295

Home Runs

1 Carlos Beltran 32 2 Matt Holliday 27 3 Allen Craig 22 4 Yadier Molina 22 5 David Freese 20

RBI

1 Matt Holliday 102 2 Carlos Beltran 97 3 Allen Craig 92 4 David Freese 79 5 Yadier Molina 76
2012 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Matt Holliday 157 599 95 177 36 2 27 102 75 132 4 0.295
Carlos Beltran 151 547 83 147 26 1 32 97 65 124 13 0.269
Yadier Molina 138 505 65 159 28 0 22 76 45 55 12 0.315
David Freese 144 501 70 147 25 1 20 79 57 122 3 0.293
Rafael Furcal 121 477 69 126 18 3 5 49 44 57 12 0.264
Allen Craig 119 469 76 144 35 0 22 92 37 89 2 0.307
Jon Jay 117 443 70 135 22 4 4 40 34 71 19 0.305
Daniel Descalso 143 374 41 85 10 7 4 26 37 83 6 0.227
Matt Carpenter 114 296 44 87 22 5 6 46 34 63 1 0.294
Skip Schumaker 107 272 37 75 14 4 1 28 27 50 1 0.276
Tyler Greene 77 179 16 39 9 2 4 19 13 56 9 0.218
Shane Robinson 102 166 20 42 8 0 3 16 14 32 1 0.253
Tony Cruz 51 126 11 32 9 1 1 11 3 19 0 0.254
Matt Adams 27 86 8 21 6 0 2 13 5 24 0 0.244
Lance Berkman 32 81 12 21 7 1 2 7 14 19 2 0.259
Pete Kozma 26 72 11 24 5 3 2 14 7 19 2 0.333
Adam Wainwright 33 66 5 8 2 0 1 4 3 32 0 0.121
Kyle Lohse 34 64 4 6 1 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.094
Adron Chambers 41 54 4 12 0 2 0 4 5 18 2 0.222
Lance Lynn 35 50 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 36 0 0.060
Jake Westbrook 30 49 2 6 1 0 0 0 4 24 1 0.122
Jaime Garcia 20 40 7 10 1 1 1 3 2 15 0 0.250
Joe Kelly 29 33 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 13 0 0.152
Erik Komatsu 15 19 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.211
Ryan Jackson 13 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.118
Bryan Anderson 10 12 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 1 0.250
Steven Hill 9 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Chris Carpenter 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Shelby Miller 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Brandon Dickson 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Barret Browning 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Maikel Cleto 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kyle McClellan 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fernando Salas 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mitchell Boggs 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. J. Fick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sam Freeman 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Fuentes 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Marte 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Motte 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Edward Mujica 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
J. C. Romero 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Trevor Rosenthal 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marc Rzepczynski 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eduardo Sanchez 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2012

ERA

1 Mitchell Boggs 2.21 2 Jason Motte 2.75 3 Kyle Lohse 2.86 4 Joe Kelly 3.53 5 Lance Lynn 3.78

Wins

1 Lance Lynn 18 2 Kyle Lohse 16 3 Adam Wainwright 14 4 Jake Westbrook 13 5 Jaime Garcia 7

Strikeouts

1 Adam Wainwright 184 2 Lance Lynn 180 3 Kyle Lohse 143 4 Jake Westbrook 106 5 Jaime Garcia 98
2012 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kyle Lohse 16 3 2.86 33 33 0 211.0 192 67 38 143
Adam Wainwright 14 13 3.94 32 32 0 198.2 196 87 52 184
Lance Lynn 18 7 3.78 35 29 0 176.0 168 74 64 180
Jake Westbrook 13 11 3.97 28 28 0 174.2 191 77 52 106
Jaime Garcia 7 7 3.92 20 20 0 121.2 136 53 30 98
Joe Kelly 5 7 3.53 24 16 0 107.0 112 42 36 75
Mitchell Boggs 4 1 2.21 78 0 0 73.1 56 18 21 58
Jason Motte 4 5 2.75 67 0 42 72.0 49 22 17 86
Fernando Salas 1 4 4.30 65 0 0 58.2 56 28 27 60
Marc Rzepczynski 1 3 4.24 70 0 0 46.2 46 22 17 33
Victor Marte 3 2 4.91 48 0 0 40.1 51 22 14 36
Edward Mujica 0 0 1.03 29 0 0 26.1 20 3 3 21
Trevor Rosenthal 0 2 2.78 19 0 0 22.2 14 7 7 25
Sam Freeman 0 2 5.40 24 0 0 20.0 17 12 10 18
Barret Browning 1 3 5.12 22 0 0 19.1 18 11 7 11
Kyle McClellan 0 1 5.30 16 0 0 18.2 16 11 9 11
Chris Carpenter 0 2 3.71 3 3 0 17.0 16 7 3 12
Eduardo Sanchez 0 1 6.60 17 0 0 15.0 11 11 13 13
Shelby Miller 1 0 1.32 6 1 0 13.2 9 2 4 16
Maikel Cleto 0 0 7.00 9 0 0 9.0 13 7 2 15
J. C. Romero 0 0 10.13 11 0 0 8.0 14 9 2 5
Brandon Dickson 0 0 7.11 4 0 0 6.1 10 5 2 6
Brian Fuentes 0 0 9.00 6 0 0 5.0 6 5 5 6
C. J. Fick 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 1.2 3 1 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to SFN 4-3
NL Division Series
SLN def. WAS 3-2
NL Wild Card
SLN def. ATL 1-0

👥 Roster (45)

Matt Adams Bryan Anderson Carlos Beltran Lance Berkman Mitchell Boggs Barret Browning Chris Carpenter Matt Carpenter Adron Chambers Maikel Cleto Allen Craig Tony Cruz +33 more

45 players

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The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 2012 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 88-74 mark (.543) and finished 2nd in the NL Central. That season the St. Louis Cardinals earned a wild-card berth. Runs came in at 765 scored against 648 allowed (+117). At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .271, 7% better than the league's .253. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 3.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.95.

The home run leader was Carlos Beltran, who hit 32. Lance Lynn was the top winner, with 18 victories. In the NL Championship Series, the St. Louis Cardinals lost to SFN 4-3. In the NL Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals beat WAS 3-2. The NL Wild Card round ended in a win against ATL 1-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Carlos Beltran led the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals with 32 home runs.
What was the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 2012 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Busch Stadium III.
Who led the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carlos Beltran (32 HR, 97 RBI) and Lance Lynn (18-7, 3.78 ERA).
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