Official world series film for the 2011 st louis cardinals. Werth was an important contributor to the philadelphia phillies 200710 postseason runs, including the world series crown in 2008. Comparing san francisco giants world series teams to other. The cardinals, who made the postseason with the fewest wins, 90, of any playoff team, won their 11th world series title by beating the rangers in a series that went all seven games. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. Two st louis cardinals 2006 world series championship frosted stadium beer. Each world series game is now on dvd and wrapped with stats, player facts, and historic notes. Louis cardinals winning the 2011 world series, its now time to look ahead and see who the early favorites are to win it all in 2012. There was the adam wainwright injury, then game 6 of the nlcs, and all the mathematical absurdity in between. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. The 2012 world series included the batting champions from each league, buster posey of the giants and miguel cabrera of the tigers the first time since the 1954 world series when willie mays and bobby avila met. Philadelphia athletics won the american association. Get complete coverage of the 2012 world series games between the rangers and cardinals on introducing the allnew sportscenter app, a supercharged update to the popular scorecenter app.
Get complete coverage of the 2012 world series games between the rangers and cardinals on. Cards rally for four in 9th for win in game 5 of the. Louis cardinals are one of the moststoried franchises in the history of major league baseball with 11 world series championships. Louis cardinals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2012 season. Louis cardinals mlb glasses when you shop the largest online selection at. The nationals, who swept the cardinals to reach the world series, last played a game on oct. Browns cards win series 42 1944 world series logo first and only all st. Giants 2012 world series win perfectly encapsulated in. One of the nations oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs, the cardinals have won 11 world series championships. And, though seven years have passed, some of the figures on the nats and cardinals remain. The series was also known for the blowout game3, in which cardinals player albert pujols hit three home runs, a world series feat previously accomplished only by reggie jackson and babe ruth, and subsequently by pablo sandoval in 2012.
Louis cardinals world series collectors set to give away. San franciscos eliminationdefying run to the world series cannot be easily. The cardinals were also the first defending world series champion to be pitched a nohitter against since the oakland athletics in their 1990 pennant season. On paper, the 2012 world series was a demolition, but a playoff series can turn on one hit, as the giants proved that entire month. Born in tampa bay, florida, won 1 world series in 1989 as the manager of the oakland athletics and 2 with the st. Through this playoff course, the 2012 giants became the first national league team and the second team in american major league baseball. Louis cardinals celebrate winning the 2006 world series against the. During his threeyear stint as bench coach, the cardinals advanced to the world series in 20 and to the national league championship series in. Get complete coverage of the 2012 league championship series games. Louis found its last firstround pick finally free to negotiate his professional contract. San francisco sweeps detroit for second world series championship in three years. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and. If all comes together and there are no major injuries, i think the cardinals will win a 12 th world championship in 2012. Louis world series numbered in white on the back up to 1,000 pieces msrp.
Louis cardinals, american professional baseball team established in 1882 that is based in st. Cardinals don cardwell nohitter not complete only 30 min. Louis cardinals still have two 2012 mlb draft picks in the 2012 college world series bracketmiddleround picks shortstop alex mejia and pitcher kurt heyer of the arizona wildcatsbut after those selfsame wildcats eliminated florida state st. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. The team is second only to the new york yankees in world series championships. The 1983 baltimore orioles won the world series, but they may have had better teams in 1979 102 wins and 1980 100 wins. Louis cardinals over texas rangers 43 are you a stathead. The tigers advanced to the world series after sweeping the yankees in the al championship series. Florida states opening match in the 2012 college world series didnt quite go their way fridaythe seminoles lost 43 vs. My further reasoning is that tito would have been almost perfect for the job.
Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Busch stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006. Louis cardinals statistics 2011 season 20 season record. Madison bumgarner cemented his legacy in the 2014 world series and likely will go down. Detroits world series berth was its first since 2006, when it lost in five games to the cardinals. This eightdvd collection displays the fortitude of the red birds under manager tony larussa and the heroics of david freise, albert pujols, lance berkman, allen craig, yadier molina, and chris carpenter along with every glorious cardinals moment. The cardinals turn a tworun deficit into a tworun ninthinning lead. Louis, missouri, the 121st season in the national league, and the seventh at busch stadium iii.
Nationals facing cardinals in nlcs couldnt be more. Starting monday, march 23, nesn will reair memorable games from the boston red soxs world series runs. The nationals advanced to the world series for the first time in franchise history on tuesday with a 74 victory over the cardinals in game 4 of the nlcs. Louis are adam wainwright, the starting pitcher of game 5 in 2012, and yadier molina, the ageless catcher who played in all five games that series. This 27 card set is the official baseball card of the world series.
Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. The cardinals have won 11 world series titles and 23 league pennants. Louis cardinals didnt clinch a playoff berth until the final day of the season, which ended up paving the way for a world series championship. Arizona in a game that went 12 innings before johnny field doubled in joey rickard a tampa bay rays ninthrounder to put the wildcats up for good.
But now he turned the righthander who won the 2011 world series with st. Hes also won two world series championships with the redbirds, in 2006 and 2011. Louis cardinals are an american professional baseball team based in st. Yadi has won four straight gold glove awards, and should win a fifth in 2012. The tigers were coming off a fourgame sweep of the yankees in the american league championship series and the giants had won the national league pennant after being down, 31, to the cardinals. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around the world have. Each card is an authentic collectible, foil stamped with the world series champions logo, and packaged with world series champions graphics.
San francisco giants starting pitcher barry zito throws during the eighth inning of game 5 of baseballs national league championship series against the st. The cardinals compete in major league baseball mlb as a member club of the national league nl central division. Every mlb teams odds to win the 2012 world series bleacher. World series mvp david eckstein left leaps into the arms of teammate scott spiezio as the st. Of the last 30 teams to win a world series, posey and the 2012 giants come in 10th, aubrey huff and the 2010 giants come in 23rd, and posey and the 2014 giants come in 28th. Red sox sweep cardinals to win first world series since 1918. Louis cardinals 2012 season was the 1st season for the franchise in st. Featuring every game of this remarkable fall classicincluding game 6 which instantly became one of the greatest postseason games ever playedthis eightdvd set celebrates the cardinals unforgettable, exhilarating, dramatic. Walters to blue jays for jackson, dotel and rzepczynski. Cardinals catcher yadier molina arrived in camp sporting a new world series trophy tattoo during cardinals spring training feb. Cubs jim maloney 10 inning187 pitch nohitter not complete starts at 8th inn. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has been played every year since 1903. There is so much more to the cardinals story than the 2011 world series.
All signs pointed to a competitive 2012 fall classic between the detroit tigers and the san francisco giants. The cardinals received their world series rings before saturdays game, and each ring includes the players name, number and the years of the cardinals 10 previous championships. Inside giants 2012 world series sweep of tigers from. Louis cardinals lineup has been posted, going up against texas rangers righthander colby lewis. The bestofseven playoff was won by the national league champion san francisco giants in four games over the. It contains all the key players and highlights of the fall classic in one package.