2019 St. Louis Cardinals season

2019 St. Louis Cardinals
National League Central Champions
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkBusch Stadium
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place1st
OwnersWilliam O. DeWitt Jr
General managersMike Girsch
ManagersMike Shildt
TelevisionFox Sports Midwest
(Dan McLaughlin, Rick Horton, Tim McCarver, Jim Edmonds, Brad Thompson)
RadioKMOX NewsRadio 1120
St. Louis Cardinals Radio Network
(Mike Shannon, John Rooney, Rick Horton, Mike Claiborne)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2019 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 138th for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB), a franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the 128th season for the Cardinals in the National League (NL), and their 14th at Busch Stadium III. On September 22, 2019, the Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 3–2 to clinch their first playoff berth since 2015.[1] On September 29, the Cardinals clinched the National League Central for the first time since 2015,[2] and defeated the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS on October 9.[3] They went on to play the Washington Nationals in the NLCS, but were swept in four games.

  1. ^ Goold, Derrick. "Comeback Clincher: Cardinals secure playoff berth by upending Cubs in ninth, sweeping series". stltoday.com. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rout secures Cards' first Central title since '15". MLB.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Schaeffer, Brenden. "Moving on! 10-run first inning sends Cardinals to NLDS Game 5 win". KMOV.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.