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St. Louis Cardinals track this thread

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St. Louis Cardinals

Long-time leaders of the National League Central Division beat out Detroit for the 2006 World Series

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  • April 2007
    • Sox Submarine Seattle In Fenway Debut

      Sox Submarine Seattle In Fenway Debut

      After four snowed-out days in Cleveland, the Mariners' nightmare roadtrip continued at Fenway. The Sox chased former Cardinals World Series hero Jeff Weaver with seven runs in two innings en route to a 14-3 win; Boston leadoff man Julio Lugo got on base four times in the first four frames. Meanwhile, Beckett held Seattle to an existentially bleak one run in seven innings, thrice striking out Ichiro Suzuki. More »

    • Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump

      Pujols Busts Out Of Mini-Slump

      Albert Pujols’s hibernating bat woke up last night, as the 2005 NL MVP hit his first homer of the young season. The Cardinals crushed the Astros 10-1 in Houston after getting off to a slow start, thanks in large part to Pujols' 1-for-17 skid. More »

  • March 2007
    • LaRussa Asleep At the Wheel

      LaRussa Asleep At the Wheel

      St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was picked up for DWI around midnight Thursday, when Jupiter, Fla., police found his SUV running at a stop light, with La Russa asleep at the wheel. La Russa blew a. 0.093, above Florida’s limit of 0.08. More »

  • October 2006
    • Cards roll past Tigers for first Series win since '82

      [The Cardinals] beat the Tigers 4-2 in Game 5 on Friday night behind castoffs Jeff Weaver and David Eckstein and sore-shouldered Scott Rolen to wrap up their first Series title in nearly a quarter-century and 10th overall.

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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Rick Ankiel, right, is joined by Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty as he answers questions from the media prior to the team's baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Aaron Miles, center, is congratulated at home plate by teammate Kelly Stinnett, left, as umpire Jim Wolf, right, looks on after Miles hit a three-run home run off Arizona Diamondbacks...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Aaron Miles, left, throws to first as Arizona Diamondbacks' Eric Byrnes, right, slides safely into the base when umpire Gary Darling ruled Miles missed the base with...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds sprints to make a diving catch on a fly ball hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, in...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Russell Branyan moves in to field a ground ball against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Phoenix. Third base...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick, left, reacts as he heads to first base after being hit by a pitch as Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jose Valverde, right, of the Dominican Republic, looks on in the ninth...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel reacts after striking out during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joel Pineiro (35) leaves the game as manager Tony La Russa, center, and catcher Jason Kendall walk to the pitchers mound during the fourth inning of a baseball game against...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, left, talks with pitcher Mark Mulder (30) in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom...   (Associated Press)
SPORTS BREWERS-CARDINALS 1 SL   (KRT Photos)
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa pauses as he formulates a response to a question about pitcher Josh Hancock during a press conference to address police findings about his accident Friday, May...   (Associated Press)
A photo of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock during his last baseball game before he was killed in an auto accident on Sunday sits out in front of memorabilia table following the memorial service...   (Associated Press)
This is a 2007 file photo of Josh Hancock of the St. Louis Cardinals. Hancock was legally drunk at the time of his fatal accident, Police Chief Joe Mokwa said. According to St. Louis medical examiner...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel swings at a pitch in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, in St. Louis. Ankiel was called up Thursday from Triple-A...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel gets a big hug from manager Tony La Russa after they beat the San Diego Padres 5-0 in their baseball game Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007 in St. Louis. Ankiel posted a successful...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel is congratulated by teammates after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres in their baseball game Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, in St....   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel takes a curtain call for the fans after hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres in their baseball game Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
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League & Division:The St. Louis Cardinals compete in the National League Central Division with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates.Ballpark: Busch Stadium * Capacity: 46,861 * Opened in: 2006 * Ballpark owner: St. Louis Cardinals *...

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