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The St. Louis Cardinals are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played under three names since beginning play in 1882: the current moniker, the Perfectos, as well as the Browns.[1] Since the franchise's inception, 1,990 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team, weather as an offensive player (batting and baserunning) or a defensive player (fielding, pitching, or both).
Of those 1,990, 53 have had the surnames beginning with the letter A. Two of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, who played for the Cardinals from 1926 to 1929[2] and first basemen Walter Alston who played for the team in 1926, but what inducted as a manager in 1983.[3] However, Alexander's primary team was the Philadelphia Phillies,[2] and Alston's primary team was the Los Angeles Dodgers.[3]
Among the 32 batters in this list, leftfielder Harry Atkinson has the highest batting average: a .400 mark, with two hits in five plate appearances.[4] Other players with an average over .300 include Benny Ayala (.333 in one season)[5] and Matty Alou (.314 in three seasons).[6] Dick Allen's 34 home runs lead Cardinals players whose name begins with A,[7] as do Luis Alicea's 173 runs batted in.[8] Of the list's 22 pitchers, Ted Abernathy has the best win–loss record, in terms of winning percentage; his one win and zero losses notched his a 1.000 win ratio in his one season for the team.[9] Joaquín Andújar has the most wins (68), losses (53), and strikeouts (540).[10] Alexander has the lowest earned run average (3.08) among qualifying pitchers.[11]
† or ‡ | Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; ‡ indicates that the Cardinals are the player's primary team[H] |
* | Indicates a team record[R] |
(#) | A number following a player's name indicates that the number was retired by the Cardinals in the player's honor. |
Year | Italic text indicates that the player is a member of the Cardinals' active (25-man) roster.[12] |
Position(s) | Indicates the player's primary position(s)[P] |
Notes | Statistics shown only for playing time with Cardinals[S] |
Ref | References |
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Footnotes
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- H The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum determines which cap a player wears on their plaque, signifying "the team with which he made his most indelible mark". The Hall of Fame considers the player's wishes in making their decision, but the Hall makes the final decision as "it is important that the logo be emblematic of the historical accomplishments of that player’s career".[57]
- P Players are listed at a position if they appeared in 30% of their games or more during their Cardinals career, as defined by Baseball-Reference.com. Additional positions may be shown on the Baseball-Reference website by following each player's citation.
- R Franchise batting and pitching leaders are drawn from Baseball-Reference.com. A total of 1,500 plate appearances are needed to qualify for batting records,[58] and 500 innings pitched or 50 decisions are required to qualify for pitching records.[59]
- S Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2011 Major League Baseball season.
References
edit- General
- "St. Louis Cardinals Player Career Batting Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- "St. Louis Cardinals Player Career Pitching Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Alexander, Grover". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ a b "Alston, Walter". Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ a b "Harry Atkinson Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Benny Ayala Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "Matty Alou Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Dick Allen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Luis Alicea Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Ted Abernathy Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "Joaquin Andujar Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "Pete Alexander Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Active Roster". Cardinals.MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ "Ody Abbott Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Juan Acevedo Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Babe Adams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Buster Adams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Jim Adams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Joe Adams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Sparky Adams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Jim Adduci Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Tommie Agee Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Juan Agosto Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Eddie Ainsmith Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Gibson Alba Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Cy Alberts Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Nin Alexander Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Ethan Allen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Ron Allen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Tom Alston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Walter Alston Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "George Altman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Luis Alvarado Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Brant Alyea Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Ruben Amaro Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Red Amos Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Bryan Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Craig Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Dwain Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Ferrell Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "George Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "John Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Marlon Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Mike Anderson Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "John Andrews Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Nate Andrews Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Pat Ankenman Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Rick Ankiel Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "John Antonelli Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Harry Arndy Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Scott Arnold Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Rene Arocha Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Luis Arroyo Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Rudy Arroyo Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Bryan Augenstein Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Dennis Aust Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Manny Aybar Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ Carr, Samantha (January 20, 2011). "Hall Cap Selections Announced". Cooperstown Crier. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
- ^ "St Louis Cardinals Top 10 Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Top 10 Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2010.