2004 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 2004 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 105-57. They scored 855 runs and belted 214 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Albert Pujols, who led the team with 46 home runs and 196 hits. Scott Rolen was the best run producer with 124 RBI.
The team allowed 659 runs and had a team ERA of 3.75. Jeff Suppan was the winningest pitcher, with 16 games won. Chris Carpenter struck out 152 batters to lead the team. Jason Isringhausen was the team's best fireman, with 47 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Marlon Anderson | 2B | 113 | 253 | 31 | 60 | 8 | 28 | 6 | .269 | .379 | .648 | .237 |
| Bo Hart | 2B | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Hector Luna | SS | 83 | 173 | 25 | 43 | 3 | 22 | 6 | .304 | .364 | .668 | .249 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | 154 | 592 | 133 | 196 | 46 | 123 | 5 | .415 | .657 | 1.072 | .331 |
| Edgar Renteria | SS | 149 | 586 | 84 | 168 | 10 | 72 | 17 | .327 | .401 | .728 | .287 |
| Scott Rolen | 3B | 142 | 500 | 109 | 157 | 34 | 124 | 4 | .409 | .598 | 1.007 | .314 |
| Tony Womack | 2B | 145 | 553 | 91 | 170 | 5 | 38 | 26 | .349 | .385 | .734 | .307 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roger Cedeno | OF | 95 | 200 | 22 | 53 | 3 | 23 | 5 | .327 | .375 | .702 | .265 |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | 153 | 498 | 102 | 150 | 42 | 111 | 8 | .418 | .643 | 1.061 | .301 |
| Ray Lankford | OF | 92 | 200 | 36 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 2 | .349 | .425 | .774 | .255 |
| John Mabry | OF | 87 | 240 | 32 | 71 | 13 | 40 | 0 | .363 | .504 | .867 | .296 |
| Colin Porter | OF | 23 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .429 | .743 | .314 |
| Reggie Sanders | OF | 135 | 446 | 64 | 116 | 22 | 67 | 21 | .315 | .482 | .797 | .260 |
| So Taguchi | OF | 109 | 179 | 26 | 52 | 3 | 25 | 6 | .337 | .419 | .756 | .291 |
| Larry Walker | OF | 44 | 150 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 27 | 4 | .393 | .560 | .953 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Matheny | C | 122 | 385 | 28 | 95 | 5 | 50 | 0 | .292 | .348 | .640 | .247 |
| Cody McKay | C | 35 | 74 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .269 | .257 | .526 | .230 |
| Yadier Molina | C | 51 | 135 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .329 | .356 | .685 | .267 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5555 | 855 | 1544 | 214 | 817 | 111 | .340 | .460 | .800 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Rick Ankiel | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5.40 | 1.100 | |||
| Kiko Calero | 41 | 0 | 45.3 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 2.78 | 0.817 | |||
| Carmen Cali | 10 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8.59 | 2.603 | |||
| Chris Carpenter | 28 | 28 | 182 | 15 | 5 | .750 | 0 | 152 | 38 | 3.46 | 1.137 | |||
| Cal Eldred | 52 | 0 | 67 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 54 | 17 | 3.76 | 1.313 | |||
| Randy Flores | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.93 | 1.143 | |||
| Dan Haren | 14 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 4.50 | 1.348 | |||
| Jason Isringhausen | 74 | 0 | 75.3 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 47 | 71 | 23 | 2.87 | 1.036 | |||
| Ray King | 86 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 2.61 | 1.081 | |||
| Steve Kline | 67 | 0 | 50.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 1.79 | 1.074 | |||
| Mike Lincoln | 13 | 0 | 17.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5.19 | 0.925 | |||
| Jason Marquis | 32 | 32 | 201.3 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 0 | 138 | 70 | 3.71 | 1.416 | |||
| Cody McKay | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Matt Morris | 32 | 32 | 202 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 131 | 56 | 4.72 | 1.292 | |||
| Josh Pearce | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.304 | |||
| Alberto Reyes | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 2 | .75 | 0.417 | |||
| Jason Simontacchi | 13 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5.28 | 1.569 | |||
| Jeff Suppan | 31 | 31 | 188 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 0 | 110 | 65 | 4.16 | 1.367 | |||
| Julian Tavarez | 77 | 0 | 64.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4 | 48 | 19 | 2.38 | 1.182 | |||
| Woody Williams | 31 | 31 | 189.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 131 | 58 | 4.18 | 1.323 | |||
| Team Totals | 631 | 162 | 1453.4 | 105 | 57 | .648 | 57 | 1041 | 440 | 3.75 | 1.251 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Albert Pujols | 154 |
| At Bats | Albert Pujols | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Albert Pujols | 692 |
| Batting Average | Albert Pujols | .331 |
| On-Base % | Jim Edmonds | .418 |
| Slugging % | Albert Pujols | .657 |
| OPS | Albert Pujols | 1.072 |
| Runs | Albert Pujols | 133 |
| Hits | Albert Pujols | 196 |
| Total Bases | Albert Pujols | 389 |
| Doubles | Albert Pujols | 51 |
| Triples | Scott Rolen | 4 |
| Home Runs | Albert Pujols | 46 |
| RBI | Scott Rolen | 124 |
| Walks | Jim Edmonds | 101 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Edmonds | 150 |
| Stolen Bases | Tony Womack | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Edgar Renteria | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | So Taguchi | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Edgar Renteria | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Albert Pujols | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jeff Suppan | 16 |
| Losses | Matt Morris | 10 |
| Saves | Jason Isringhausen | 47 |
| Won-Loss % | Chris Carpenter | .750 |
| ERA | Chris Carpenter | 3.46 |
| WHIP | Chris Carpenter | 1.137 |
| Innings Pitched | Matt Morris | 202 |
| Games | Ray King | 86 |
| Games Started | Jason Marquis and Matt Morris | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Chris Carpenter | 152 |
| Complete Games | Matt Morris | 3 |
| Shutouts | Matt Morris | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jason Marquis | 874 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Matt Morris | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Jason Marquis | 215 |
| Walks Allowed | Jason Marquis | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Matt Morris | 35 |
| Doubles Allowed | Woody Williams | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | Jason Marquis | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Woody Williams | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jason Marquis | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Matt Morris | 26 |


