2005 St. Louis Cardinals

2005 St. Louis Cardinals / Franchise: St. Louis Cardinals / BR Team Page

Record: 100-62, Finished 1st in NL Central Division (2005 NL)

Clinched Division: September 17, 2005, At Chicago Cubs

Managed by Tony LaRussa

Coaches: Dave Duncan, Marty Mason, Dave McKay, Hal McRae, Jose Oquendo and Joe Pettini

Ballpark: Busch Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 2005 St. Louis Cardinals won an even 100 games and finished first in the NL Central, before being eliminated by the Houston Astros in the NLCS. What was most remarkable about this team was how "un-streaky" they were. If the secret to compiling a good record is to avoid long losing streaks, they were better at this than any team in the past 50 years: they had just 10 streaks of two or more consecutive losses during the year: 7 of two games, and 3 of three games. As a result, they did not require any long winning streak to compile their great record, they just systematically won almost two of every three games they played.

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Chris Carpenter, David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds, Jason Isringhausen, Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen
• NL MVP: Albert Pujols
• NL Cy Young Award: Chris Carpenter
• NL Gold Glove: Jim Edmonds (OF)
• NL Silver Slugger Award: Jason Marquis (P)

Postseason

NLCS vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Winning pitcher	Losing pitcher	Attendance
1	Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5	October 12	Chris Carpenter (1-0)	Andy Pettitte (0-1)	52,332
2	Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1	October 13	Roy Oswalt (1-0)	Mark Mulder (0-1)	52,358
3	St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 4	October 15	Roger Clemens (1-0)	Matt Morris (0-1)	42,823
4	St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Houston Astros 2	October 16	Chad Qualls (1-0)	Jason Marquis (0-1)	43,010
5	St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Houston Astros 4	October 17	Jason Isringhausen (1-0)	Brad Lidge (0-1)	43,470
6	Houston Astros 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1	October 19	Roy Oswalt (2-0)	Mark Mulder (0-2)	52,438

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "Cards officially clinch Central title", ESPN.com, September 17, 2005
• Paul H. Kvam and Zezhong Chen: "A Comprehensive Analysis of Team Streakiness in Major League Baseball: 1962-2016", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 46, Number 2 (Fall 2017), pp. 112-115.

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